A Walk Through My Rose Garden in Early May

Roses Close-Up

These are two of my favorite rose colors. See more photos of these and roses of other colors on my earlier post, Roses Are Not Just Red.

I like these roses so much I've even made greeting cards featuring them. You can get them at Zazzle and keep them handy. You never know when you might need to use one. 

 Pale Yellow Rose: Thinking, of you Card Friendship card with coral rose. Yellow Rose With Three Buds Cards

Mom Planted this Rose Garden

I inherited it. No other flower is planted in the back yard. Mom planted no roses in the front yard. I've always wondered why she wanted to keep all the beauty in back where only family and friends could see it.

When she died and I inherited the house, I was depressed. It was early March. The roses were dormant. By April the roses were blooming again and I was sorry that Mom couldn't enjoy them anymore. They helped cheer me up, though.

They are always in bloom on Mother's Day, and they remind me of her. She never had a rose garden before she moved to Paso Robles. Maybe a few rose bushes, but no rose garden.

Some of My Rose Gifts from My Rose Photos on Zazzle

 Mug with Rose Arrangement Rose Garden Sticker: Take time. Classic Round Sticker Two pink roses within a heart coffee mug Pink Rose Return Address Label ipad Case: Cecile Brunner Pink Roses Cover For The iPad Mini An Arrangement of Roses Keychain

A Brief Walk Through the Rose Garden

Along the fence beside the street, one sees this view. It's the most unruly part of the rose garden. The gardener never really gets it under control. 

As you will see, Mom's favorite rose was the small Cecile Brunner climbing rose. It would like to overwhelm and cover up all the other roses. You can see what's left of a chard I planted in front of the roses, too. It's bolting.

The view below is what you see if you go to the corner past the last rose bush on the right of the photo above. I am looking back at the corner where the back and side fence meet behind the tree.

In the middle of the garden, to the left of the photo above, you see more climbing roses. These have taken advantage of a pine tree that died and used it as a trellis.

Here's a closer look at the pine tree and the roses around it. This is also the southeast corner of the rose garden.

The photo below shows the view in front of the photo above, along the south side of the fence.

Below is the last rose bush in the garden. It's along the south fence closest to the house.

Do you have roses in your garden? Which of my roses do you like best? I'd love to have you leave a comment.

Roses Are Not Just Red

Roses come in a wide variety of colors. When my mom planted the rose garden at her house I inherited years ago, she chose roses in many shades and even variegated colors. My roses are not just red. The one below is a candy cane rose.

Candy Cane Rose, © B. Radisavljevic

I also love yellow roses, like the one below I photographed after the recent rain. Yellow roses are said to speak of friendship, welcome, joy and gladness, among other sentiments. This rose seems to be welcoming a visiting bug.

Yellow Roses, © B. Radisavljevic

My personal favorite among my roses is this coral rose. First the rose, then the bush it came from. The rosebush sits outside my kitchen window. The coral rose represents desire.

Coral Rose, © B. Radisavljevic

Coral Rose Bush, © B. Radisavljevic

I have many shades of pink roses, many of which you will see below.  In the photo below, we see raindrops on pink roses. These roses are bashful and are hiding behind the leaves. The tiny pale pink rose on the left near the top is a Cecile Brunner, a climbing rose, and my mom's favorite. The pink roses speak of gentleness and grace. See the meanings of other rose colors.

Raindrops on Bashful Pink Roses, © B. Radisavljevic

Since my mom was the one who actually planted the garden, I'm not sure of the names of any of her roses except the Cecile Brunner. Some of the other roses in our rose garden are featured on the Zazzle products below. Most designs come on more than one product.

 ipad Case: Cecile Brunner Pink Roses Cover For The iPad Mini Rose Garden Sticker: Take time. Classic Round Sticker Valentine for a Bereaved Husband or Wife Card Coral Rose Card, Thinking of you today. Card Blank card: One Pale Yellow Rose Card Red and White Striped Rose Card Two pink roses within a heart basic round button keychain Two pink roses within a heart adult apron

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This is my eighteenth post for the 2016 AtoZchallenge, a Blogging Challenge for the month of April, 2016. My theme is plants, since this is a gardening blog. Here are links to the other posts if you missed them.

A is for Apple Blossoms
B is for Bottlebrush
C is for Carnations
D is for Daisy
E is for Elderberry
F is for Flowers
G is for Gazania
Hollyhocks are Edible
Irises Are Garden Survivors
Jupiter's Beard: A Mystery Finally Solved
Kale for Lunch
Lion's Tail - A Perennial Summer Burst of Orange
Miner's Lettuce is Tasty and Free"Naked Ladies" Bloom in August
Oleander through the Year
Plant Pests and their Predators: Aphids and Ladybugs

Quince Fruit from Blossom to Table

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