Atta boy, Jim. Lookin' good! You really have your Pinkie going.

FWIW, I let a sweet autumn clematis get going a little strong on the arbor where my pinkies are, so, I'm afraid mine may have an off year this year. Its nice of you to help out with my climbing pinkie "fix" this year. :)

IMHO Climbing Pinkie is the BEST climbing, draping, swooping, arching rose for the South. It's always in bloom and there are so many things you can do with it. It's easy to work with because it's pretty much thornless.

Jim, thanks for showing us what you are doing with yours!

Very nice. It must be growing on one of those umbrella shaped rebar supports he makes.

I love all the blooms.

Sam

Nice one, Jim!
J.D.

Oh, I can hardly wait for mine to get that big. They are such beautiful roses. I have even been able to get a couple to root for me.
Nice work, Jim, as usual!!!

Well Jim, I hope you feel guilty... you are making the ONE poor little bloom that my pinkie has managed to produce so far feel very lonely:

Beautiful! I have to get one of those supports since i have run out of room in my small rose garden and need to plant elsewhere. Did you make this from rebar? Does it require soldering?

Red Geranium- the trellis is made from 3/8" rebar and is welded together. If you could get the pieces bent like you want, you could probably use wire to tie it together.
Jim

{{gwi:292242}}

I love how you've done your Climbing Pinkie on the umblella type form! Here's how it looks just leaning on the fence a bit and left to arch on its on. This was taken three or four years ago about this same time of year. I can tell the time because the Confederate jasmine is blooming on the left.

Antique Rose Emporium in San Antonio weaves it through a short open cedar pole fence. There are so many ways to use it.

Okay, guys, mine will get there one of these days. It is blooming, though still small, and putting on quite a show.

I bet it will be "cooking" for you in no time Carrie. My main problem is keeping it from engulfing the arbor bench and path it is on.

Looks like there will be another plus for the Climbing Pinkie. A pair of Cardinals are busy building a nest in it this morning.
Jim

Jim, those cardinals should know they will stand out like a sore thumb in a pink rose --- they should have chosen a red one.

RC, my climbing pinkie is getting larger each day.

and i wasn't going to buy ANY more roses
i'll be shopping next weekend-and thanks for the picture of the trellis-i'lve never seen one exactly like that!!

okokok, I got the Climbing Pinkie via the internet from Antique Rose Emporium.
Jim

Jim - You should get a patent on that umbrella shaped structure then find a company to manufacture it for you to market and sell. With all the people on this forum that like that structure, you could make a lot of money with something like that.

Good idea, Denise ---- Jim, are you listening ????

Sounds like a plan. Let me know if he renigs on the brokers fee denise. ;)

fwiw, my pinkie is warming up. Don't think its gonna break any records this year, but her and the irises should rate a pic or two pretty soon.

OK, this is about as pink as pinkie is gonna get this year:

Plus, while I was out taking those pics, a couple of different varieties of pink petunias said they wanted to get shot too:

Since pink is my favorite color in flowers, this is absolutely beautiful!!!! The contrast of the iris is breathtaking.

I knew your Pinkie would put on a show when it's season was right. Mine is already finished. The iris are as close as it comes to making me wish I lived in north Texas again.
Jim