Roses

Each year on Mother's day my son "Apron Strings" gets me a rose bush. I never had any interest in them. In my mind they were boring and stupid.

Now as the years have gone one into another I adore my rose bushes. I love to cut them and bring them in the house. There are so many ! I prune in January or February and use Epsom Salts also. I have never bought a rose fertilizer but it may help you with your roses. 

This little orange one has been transplanted twice and survived and the color is such a bright and mellow orange. I wish I knew the names of the roses. 

This yellow bush is right next to my fountain and the birds use it all the time to perch either prior to their bath or after to shake the water off.

This red one is under a tree we never even knew we had it. One day I was a beautiful red something behind the tee. It was so red and so beautiful it reminds me of the rose in Beauty and the Beast

These nice candy cane ones are up on the gate behind the barn. When people walk or ride their horses by I thought it was a nice thing to look at. Candy Cane who would have thought that a rose could do the strip thing! Over the years it has just gotten more beautiful.

And the last vine-ing was from my sister Casey in Hemet she has since passed so having it up on the gate is really a great memory. This ne has gone crazy big and turned out to be a great vining plant. Ever time I see it it reminds me of her. It would not last in the weather out in the desert so she dug it up and brought it to us. LUCKY.

The great thing about roses I have found is they are so forgiving. This is only a few of mine. Year after year they come back some years more blooms than others.

 Thanks for taking the Rose tour!