Rose (member) Garden  

Listing last updated on Wed Aug 2024

United States

I have a container garden mostly, with only two roses in the ground.
Golden Showers rules at the northwest fence corner (fitting, as an awful lot of dogs choose to do their own Golden Shower on my fence . . . ) I have a Softee in a old galvanized sink on the porch (big enough to donate cuttings, folks). Here when we moved was a big red rose, I suspect it is a Mr. Lincoln but anyone who can I.D. it for sure will have my lifetime admiration. It has sepels that have little red petals on the ends that extend beyond the common length of sepels, if that is any help. In the buckets are a tiny Astra and Simon Robinson, replacements for some of my previous roses sacrificed to the summer. Across the way is a white Lady Banksia so huge taking cuttings is a courtesy (I asked) so if anyone wants some of that they are welcome.
Brutal heat occasionally murders my plants, so I have to move the buckets around. I aim at having an edible garden but right now only the dogs are eating (mostly rose leaves and fig leaves.)
One of the dogs runs insanely back and forth whenever anything, living or machine, passes the house. This makes a nice receptive surface for rainwater and mulches anything on the path to dust, very good for the roses that grow along the fence. The dog will not bite but it barks with great expertise.
I dearly desire roses with dark stamens. Thanks.