Calif_Sue's blog: May 16 2023

Posted on May 24, 2023 2:05 PM

May is always my favorite month in the garden because all the roses start to bloom. This year they were a bit delayed because of the winter of unprecedented rains. The roses loved it, so did the weeds.
I posted in the Rose forum but needed to revive this blog so I will copy the posts over here as well.

Cell shots taken May 16th of only a few roses (with an overcast sky so not as vibrant as they should be), most roses are at peak, as are the tall grass weeds! Both benefited from the record rains we had over the winter. Most roses were not pruned in winter so are extra large. I'm slowly working my way through the weeding part.

Autumn Sunset
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Teasing Georgia
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Graham Thomas, I need to tie up the long front cane to the satellite dish pergola, I'm just not a fan of ladders and heights so I procrastinated.
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GT with Buff Beauty in back on an arch
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Molineux


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South Africa (with its weedy grass skirt)
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Jacob's Robe
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Brothers Grimm
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Grace is just starting its flush
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Tradescant
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Perle d'Or
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Aloha Hawaii with Roguchi clematis
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Crepsucle
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Moonfleet
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Best ever yellow rose, Julia Child
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So many yellows are prone to blackspot and Julia Child is a noticeably clean plant, I rarely see any leaf damage. Even without blooms it's a good looking plant with it's upright vase shaped form.


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