I wish we were allowed more than ten photos since I had to split the pictures into two posts. I suppose ten might be enough for any normal person.......

Lovely graceful blooms Ingrid, and your bouquet is exquisite as always. I can see your careful attention to color in the harmony across these soft pink roses. Makes me think I need more pink roses looking at your lovely pictures.

Cynthia

Beautiful!! I don't know that it would be hardy for me but I especially like rjg. That is gorgeous!

The RJG is just spectacular, Ingrid. The Faun is also gorgeous.

They're all lovely, but your SdLM looks scrumptious!

The Faun is photogenic, as you say, and as are all of these lovely roses. The little bouquet just ties it all together. Diane

I agree, ten is not enough for your photos, Ingrid, they are very uplifting. The more the merrier.

Super pretty Ingrid! Keep the photos coming!

Ann

All so gorgeous! I'm kind of taken by Baronne Henriette de Snoy and Rhodologue Jules Gravereaux. So wonderfully whipped creamy looking in a tea rose sort of way.

Wow! I love your RJG! The Faun has turned out to be a wonderful little rose for you, too. I can't imagine how many people will be enabled through your photos.

Thanks so much for all the lovely comments. I'm glad I took these pictures when I did, because overnight the temperature went from 74 to 90 and a lot of the blooms are fried and it all looks quite different now. It will be hot again today and I'm afraid the spring flush for the most part is over, although Blush Noisette's many buds haven't opened yet, and ditto for Potter and Moore and a few others. I'm glad that we'll have beautiful roses to look forward to from those who have spent their winters buried in snow.

Beautiful Ingrid! Is the Potter and Moore picture looking into water?

The roses are gorgeous as is your beautiful companion planting. That photo of Rhodologue Jules Gravereaux with yellow irises and blue lavender is absolutely stunning.

lavender, no water there, the only water we have is in bird baths and bowls we set out for the thirsty wildlife. P&M is just backlit by the sun.

thanks, vesfl, I'm glad you like that combination of colors and textures. The blue plant is actually not lavender but sea lavender (Limonium perezii), a very different plant that is particularly happy after our ample seasonal rains. The irises repeat-bloom throughout the year in our long warm season (which is getting ever longer).

Ingrid, I wondered about the leaves, not typical for lavender as I know it, but this explains it. What a beautiful plant!

" I suppose ten might be enough for any normal person..."

You'd think GW would know by now that we aren't normal?

Lovely photos, Ingrid. I'd say your winter rains did some good there.

Virginia

What a lovely spring your having , gorgeous blooms..thanks for posting. I just pruned my roses a week ago when the forsythias started blooming

Virginia, you're so right, the winter rains did rejuvenate all the vegetation.

rose_crazy, your being behind some of us means that we'll have wonderful rose pictures for much longer!