June is the month of roses.
My roses are going crazy right now, one of the benefits of a very rainy spring.
Roses from the driveway.
My $5 rose-bush from Wal-Mart continues to be a great bloomer. I believe the secrets is that I have never trimmed the branches below the graft point. I give it a 20-minute drink two times a week.
View of Roses from the front walk.
The other thing I do is deadhead spent blooms. That way the plant focuses on making more blooms and not seed production. I am not the only one with a great rose display. This picture is on my way to work.
Roses on a Fence
I saw this bush earlier in the spring wrapped around the fence. It looked cool and I wondered how the plant would look once it bloomed. And so it has…
This next plant is a rare specimen in my garden.
Purple Spider Wort
I have a ton of Spider Wort that is Fuchsia in color, as you can see in the background. This one is purple, given to me by Dawna, but I only have a few of them. I am hoping that next year more will spread.
Last but not least is the latest tree to bloom in a gentle sweet smell. The sycamore has giant flowers and a seed pod. Oh, and it looks spectacular.
Sycamore Tree
And now for a little love song from Cass Elliot on the Smothers Brothers Show.
The roses are beautiful. Are they parade roses, by chance? I am waiting for mine to bloom. We are having a serious dry spell. Love sycamore trees.
Nice pictures, Rumbly. The random Cass/Smother’s Brothers video is great, too.
Here is what I remember. These are climbers and they are red. That is all I know. I love them for being old fashioned and not so tight of a bud.
What a treat to see your gardens going crazy, especially those roses! Our roses just started to bloom this week. And our knockout rose bushes seem to be a little ahead from other years. I haven’t seen a Spider Wort in ages – how cool to see those again.
Spider Wort does not grow in your neck of the woods?
I have a very serious and sever case of rose envy!! GORGEOUS! Pretty sycamore tree also….how old do you think it is? I love big old trees.
I have no idea how old that tree is. I am guessing 70 – 90 years old. It lives on another street but I see it when I walk my dog. The picture was taken on my droid.
Your roses are gorgeous! It’s been so dry here everything looks burned up.
Your neighborhood is beautiful! Thank you for bringing them to our bloggie neighborhood. What is that purple flower…a purple lily? Just wondering. My husband knows a little about deadheading blooms. When a dear 90 yr. old member of our church couldn’t do the roses along the drive anymore, it fell to him as the trustee member to take over the roses. He sweated over doing as good a job as Miss Amy…someone did step in tho’ and took it over. So nice to meet you.
That is a Purple Spiderwort. All of my other plants in this category are fuschia or a deep pink color.
You’ve inspired me to freshen up the garden! Thank you!
Brilliant work mate, gardens have never looked better.
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Your roses are outrageous!! Wow Wow Wow!
Love this post .. Cheers MJ