No, not the industrial revolutionary! The rose, silly! The rose pictured above is a David Austin English Rose named Abraham Darby. Lovely, no? Pete has agreed to help me dig up the landscape rocks and rip out the evergreen bushes. Then we will improve the soil. All to get ready for the arrival of the new rose bushes. I've been dreaming of doing this for 3 or 4 years. I've never grown roses so I really don't know what I'm doing. To make matters worse five out of the seven roses I've ordered are these English Roses which are technically hardy only to zone 5 (we are zone 4). I'm hoping they make it through our nasty winters. But when I have a chance to grow roses as beautiful as Abraham Darby... seriously, I couldn't resist.
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SO beautiful! Makes me want to garden. You know, in all the free time I have these days. :) It was fun to see you at church last week!
i love getting new plants! and i'm just like you... sometimes i push the limit with hardiness, just because i like the flower so much. i always figure... at least i'll get one season out of every plant.
Check the Univ.of MN extension service for info on wintering roses...we've always used the "MN Tip" method perfected by the Extension and we never lost one. Put them to sleep Oct. 15 and bring them back up Ap. 15!
My favorite is Queen Elizabeth...she is pure MAJESTY!
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