Tag Archives: Roses

Rose ‘Bees Knees’ in the Thanksgiving Snow

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Susan

Miniature rose ‘Bees Knees’ under a Thanksgiving snow
Happy Thanksgiving!

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Rose Hips: Autumn Beauty

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Susan

Rose Hips
When people think about the beauty of roses, we often do not think of the beautiful hips, which provide food for birds in the winter (among other uses). They are beautiful and colorful in their own right.

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‘Gemini,’ a Great Hybrid Tea Rose for the Desert Southwest

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Susan

Spray of hybrid tea rose, ‘Gemini’
Isn’t this a gorgeous spray of roses? This is ‘Gemini,’ a hybrid tea by Keith Zary of Jackson and Perkins.
This photo was taken this afternoon. This week has been both hot and windy, and yet the bush is covered with single blooms and with sprays.

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‘Flower Girl,’ A Wonderful Rose for the Desert Southwest

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Susan

Flower Girl, a shrub rose Susan Brandt Graham, photographer
‘Flower Girl’ is one of my favorite roses to grow in Albuquerque. It blooms early, continuously, and well into the fall. As you can see, it makes huge sprays of delicate flowers. It is disease-free, and requires little more than an occasional feeding [...]

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Roses with Rose of Sharon Trained as a Small Tree

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Susan

Roses, Rose of Sharon, small city garden
Isn’t this a beautiful garden? This photo was taken today, July 11, when gardens in the Desert Southwest frequently look like crispy critters.

Some of the roses are ‘Hot Cocoa,’ ‘Gemini,’ and ‘St. Patrick.’
The tree in the foreground is a crabapple.
The Rose of Sharon, ‘Blushing Bride,” seen in the [...]

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‘Distant Drums’ after a Gentle Rain

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Susan

This Griffith Buck shrub rose is both hardy and rapidly repeating.

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‘Gemini,’ A Great Rose for the Desert Southwest

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Susan

‘Gemini’ is a great rose for the desert southwest. This photo was shot on August 15, 2008. You can see that the rose does not lose its size, form, or color even in the heat of summer. Flowers generally appear singly, one-bloom-to-a-stem, but ‘Gemini’ is capable of making very large sprays. [...]

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This Is Why Gardeners Garden!

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Susan

The reward for the time and effort spent gardening? It is the simple joy of spending a morning like this enjoying the beauty of the flowers and the birds and the clouds and the sounds!
The rose in the foreground in ‘Cesar E. Chavez,’ a hybrid tea.
The two larger birds are house finches.
The cute little [...]

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