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Carol, the rain was predicted to start around 11 pm and it has, though Jim would call it Idaho drizzle. As I've said, we measure rain in hundredths of an inch......Hardy hibiscus likes full sun to part sun from what I've read, but the same "authority" said it lives five years. What??? All my hibiscus are around 18 years old. Don't believe the experts about anything is my motto, whether it's roses and their size, or how long something lives. On to more fun topics. I see we are treated to more beautiful blooms. Wish I had some. Your first four photos are gorgeous, and maybe Anni and Perfume Factory have that lovely extra pretty look. The first photo of Perfume Factory looks like a queen surrounded by her ladies in waiting. Great photo. And Sweet Madame Blue is really an outstanding bloomer. The big bunches of blooms remind me of Wild Blue Yonder's way of blooming. SMB is stunning. Well, I'm going to check on the rain or drizzle. Sorry Heirloom only carries an Eisvogel hydrangea, which I thought was ironic. I can't win. Diane
Munstead Wood in August. As hot as it was, I don't know how this rose did this.
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Nothing is near out here, Trish. I'll pass and keep using Deer Out which seems to work pretty well. I just need to remember to spray it on regularly and hope it isn't windy. I've been covered with the stuff plenty of times--eau de rotten eggs, oil de peppermint, and oil de white pepper. Dab it on from a crystal bottle. Diane
Great to see you popping back in Marlorena, hope you had a nice break. Peter too, your hobbling safari into the garden was much appreciated. Lovely blooms and plants from both. I vaguely recall DA senior saying somewhere that ‘Buttercup’ was one of his favourite roses, Marlorena, be interesting to see how it compares with ’Tottering’..
Unfortunately, my main pink rose bed is behind a raised stone terrace wall, which was fine five years ago, but is now being blasted by too much fierce sun - not helped by the demise of a walnut tree that used to offer some afternoon shade to the south. My current ’Soul’ replaced one that got literally burnt to death a few years ago, but even though it is planted further in, it too is getting miserably crisped. Being honest, the last decent flush (on the old one) was in Spring 2021 and back then, it was heavy rain that mostly spoilt the blooms.
The apricot and pink blends in the West Garden (big trees to the south) have done better this year and are still giving me some blooms. Just Joey, Versigny, Mary Ann and Lady Emma Hamilton..
However, a new pink has impressed me the most. Comtesse de Liger-Belair has given me four to five respectsble flushes in her debut season and proving healthy, fragrant and surprisingly weather resistant. It’s odd really, because the petals aren’t that thick but somehow they don’t crisp in heat or spoil in rain. I have got to find a permanent home for this one!
Trish those Osteos are fantastic, mine never looked anything like that either because they tended to flop in my clay soil. I really wanted Candlelight to be a success, but alas.. lacking in vigour, disease resistance and actually the promised fragrance - in fact the blooms I got were distinctly underwhelming. Hope with persistence yours turns out better.