Beautiful yard with so many glorious blossoms... I love it! Perhaps you should move Clair Martin "out of the corner"... before Hawkeye Belle takes over the entire space... just a thought...
Your yard is lovely and I know this requires a lot of work, but it must be so rewarding to see it all blooming... and "looking good!"
It's very rewarding. I know there are beautiful rose gardens on the coasts, but there is something special about having your own pretty little spot even if it isn't as spectacular or grand.
Clair Matin is a climber, and they are notoriously slow in getting started. I'll give him five to ten years to get going. I'm very patient with my roses!
I had a problem with Japanese beetles "eating my roses" ... the plants were skeletons, almost overnight. I just couldn't seem to get rid of them... finally had my son dig out the roses. Now I have no problem with Japanese beetles... but I also have no roses... boo-hoo-hoo I hesitate to plant more as I don't want to bring the bugs back... I wonder if was just something that year... Have you ever had a problem with "bugs" on your roses... and what did you do?
I've heard that Japanese beetles are a nightmare. I'm so grateful they aren't here yet. The only thing I've heard that people do is knock them off into soapy water, but that would be a full-time job in some locations.
I'm fortunate that I have lots of birds and beneficial insects that take care of predators. I may squish some aphids by hand, but that's about all I have to do. We also are home to a family of skinks, and they keep the garden patrolled, too.
I envy you the tidiness, and the time to take photos; aside from documenting a huge overgrown peach branch currently looming above my lilacs, quince tree, and Russell's Cottage Rose I've got twenty pounds of work in a five pound bag right now.
Julia, must document chicks, but no time, no time!
I don't have living things that need to be cared for on a daily basis! If I don't touch my roses for the rest of the year, most of them would do just fine.
I don't photograph the untidiness. The bindweed encircling most of my plants is enough to discourage anyone. I also don't have the acreage to cover like you--just a city lot.
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Pure Poetry has gorgeous blooms. I rather like your gargoyle, too.
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The gargoyle--like the swan--came with the property. No one wanted to move them, and I'm glad. I just wish they'd had a heavy birdbath, too!
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Perhaps you should move Clair Martin "out of the corner"...
before Hawkeye Belle takes over the entire space... just a thought...
Your yard is lovely and I know this requires a lot of work,
but it must be so rewarding to see it all blooming...
and "looking good!"
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Clair Matin is a climber, and they are notoriously slow in getting started. I'll give him five to ten years to get going. I'm very patient with my roses!
Thanks!
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I just couldn't seem to get rid of them... finally had my son dig out the roses.
Now I have no problem with Japanese beetles... but I also have no roses... boo-hoo-hoo
I hesitate to plant more as I don't want to bring the bugs back... I wonder if was just something that year...
Have you ever had a problem with "bugs" on your roses... and what did you do?
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I'm fortunate that I have lots of birds and beneficial insects that take care of predators. I may squish some aphids by hand, but that's about all I have to do. We also are home to a family of skinks, and they keep the garden patrolled, too.
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Julia, must document chicks, but no time, no time!
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I don't photograph the untidiness. The bindweed encircling most of my plants is enough to discourage anyone. I also don't have the acreage to cover like you--just a city lot.
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I love all the color in your yard. It's really a feast for the eyes.
I didn't see one range picture in the bunch, though. Just sayin'.
;-)
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I'll see about shooting the range tomorrow!
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