It's hotter than hades lately. Gotta get the shots in the morning before they fry. I hate winter cold, but I'm really not liking these triple digits!

Here's a few blooms...

DELIGHT - this one's not listed on HMF. I have no idea who bred it or anything. It was a rose I purchased bagged bareroot yrs ago. Almost lost it in the shady bed that I've been digging roses out of this yr. So happy it recovered nicely.

EDDIE EDWARDS - really flushed the pink in this heat, and blew pretty fast too!

EMMA

FABULOUS - been showing the redder shades lately.

GINGERSNAP - picture taken before my husband and I yanked all that clumpy grass outta the bed. This bed was waaaay overrun with grasses and blackberry, and pine needles! It appears I lost a couple roses in there from the mess not being cleaned out for several yrs. The sprinklers apparently weren't penetrating very well through all that weed mat.

GRAFIN SONJA

HAROLD MACMILLAN - a little shy of petals in this heat...

JOHNNIE WALKER

JUBILE DU PRINCE DE MONACO aka CHERRY PARFAIT

L'OREAL TROPHY - not a real great bloomer...