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I just love roses, and all things with roses. Living here in Central Oregon has always been a challenge for me in gardening, because I can't grow the lovely tea roses I was used to in Seattle, and I especially miss the rosebuds just before they open. I got brave enough a few years ago to try some old-fashioned climbing roses, and wonder of wonders they thrived!
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They are still not the double, full rose blooms of my younger days, but they are pretty with their deep red single petals, yellow centers and day-long life span. They are especially pretty this season, as about a hundred burst into bloom
all at once last week. I also love the fact that they climb up and cover the arbor the insurance man built for us.
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I have another couple of bushes here at the bird bath, and I can see these through my front screen door and the birds drinking and bathing happily among the roses.
Yes, with a little
perseverance, even roses will bloom in the High Desert.
1 comment:
My mom had a yard full of red roses too. She does have Peace roses too but the ones I love the most grow on their bush as bouquets of 6. I don't know the name but it always reminds me of a wedding. I love to watch those clumps aka bouquets appear and will try to remember my camera when they start blooming.
Gotta love flowers!
Kathy
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