New roses

Rose  Henrys' Gold

Thank goodness, the heat has lifted! The air is delicious.This spring I went a little overboard with buying roses. The hardware store had heaps of plastic wrapped bare-root roses in a bin for about $4.00 each. Most of them are hybrid teas which I thought I didn't like because of their rather stiff and poky shape, During the very cold, long spring this year I just couldn't resist - (I felt sorry for them lying in those deep, dark bins.)  Over the weeks, I wound up collecting about 15 new ones. Of course in our backyard there isn't very much room for so many, but...:) Here are a few that have begun blooming

Rose  Mr. Burns

Rose Pink Peace - the fragrance is perfection

 Rose Iceberg The pictures are bad but this is really a beautiful and  sweetly fragrant creature

Rose Cocoa Amour

Every year the garden is a little different. These new roses are a joy.