Rosa, 'Old Blush', also known as 'Parsons' Pink China, and by several other names, is a China rose derived from Rosa chinensis, and is generally accepted as the first East Asian rose to reach Europe; this in the mid-eighteenth century.
For the past many weeks my Climbing Old Blush, a sport of the original bush rose, has looked like this:
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| Climbing Old Blush viewed from the back deck. |
Glorious to behold.
Now with our recently warm days the blooms are mostly gone. More will follow but nothing to equal the splendor of this. The good thing is that Old Blush blooms for a long time, starting in the winter months then reaching the crescendo you see here in spring.
Gardeners must learn to accept the ephemeral.
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Your last line is so very true. So many 'gardening' books and magazines are really all about outdoor decor and rarely touch on the necessity for patience, succession planting and an appreciation of the ephemeral!
ReplyDeleteYour last line is so very true. So many 'gardening' books and magazines are really all about outdoor decor and rarely touch on the necessity for patience, succession planting and an appreciation of the ephemeral!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!! I love climbing roses, and the way it climbs up so gracefully the arbor is just beautiful. Wonderful to have such a beauty in the garden.
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks like a post card of English garden. You have such a wonderful touch of all you grow. So,so pretty.
ReplyDeleteBe still my heart!!!!!!!! Why oh why do they have to go away...maybe it's because that much awesomeness has to have it's 'beauty rest'. I ADORE your garden!!!!!!
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My - what a difference.
ReplyDeleteWatering can at the ready. Must be so hard to have little or no rain. I grumbled about our UK deluge yesterday, flattened all the flowers at their peak, but I am very grateful nonetheless for the freshness the rain leaves behind.