Hi there rose friends!
Boy am I enjoying all these gorgeous photos!
Not much hope for rose blooms this year for me - this summer is turning out to be a total bust. We've barely gotten into the low 50's so far, it's July and we're still getting days with highs in the 40's. Haven't figured out where to post my complaints yet but there should be a rule against that ....
Wet, wet, wet as well. My 14 year old daughter has never experienced a summer like this, which says something about how totally spoiled we've been for the past decade. This summer is like most of the summers of my childhood however, no needs for shorts or t-shirts at all. Not much need for summer clothes this year either - we're still wearing our winter coats most days.
They're promising one summer day tomorrow with a high close to 60 - there was one day last week as well with a high around 58°F .... we're just getting crumbs of a summer.
Sooooo, I'll just have to live vicariously through all your fabulous photos!
I've been in the process of moving my garden so this wet, cool weather has been pretty ideal for that. The rose bushes aren't too happy about the move so I probably wouldn't have gotten many blooms anyway .... I guess it'll take them a couple of years to get settled in. They're currently in a "storage bed" with just the unamended soil that was in the garden and not very sheltered .... so now I'm in the process of making a temporary bed for them with amended soil and better shelter to store them for the winter. Hopefully I'll be able to get them settled in their permanent places next summer.
Rita - I LOVE those planters posted in the June thread btw - I need to make several raised beds and those are a inspiration! Absolutely stunning!
