Double award winner: 2007 AARS and “Floribunda of the Year” winner!
A progeny of “Iceberg”, this floribunda is even more vigorously blooming and fragrant than its famous parent. The clusters of flowers are huge and the fragrance is heavenly with the scent of raspberry. Since it resists mildew, it should be virtually trouble-free and […]

We have often been told to “stop and smell the roses” - meaning that we should enjoy and appreciate life now. Maybe that is why I have always had roses in my yard - no matter where I have lived or for how short a time. Nothing can compare to the beauty of a […]

Here is a photo of the rose “Love” from my yard last year.  It absolutely amazes me that I have made my way to the computer and am making a post.  I have the flu and have been sicker than I have been in years.  I passed out yesterday in the bathroom and today in […]

The days are cold, but the postman is bringing gardening catalogs. As aways at this time of year, my thoughts are turning to the spring and I am awaiting with eager anticipation. Perhaps I am more excited about my yard this year than I have been in a long time. This season will […]

Hoping that we all win first prizes in the new year. Here is a picture of a rose that I love by that name “First Prize”. This rose bush is growing in my front flowerbed by our lamppost.

The Peace rose is one of my favorite flowers of all time. No matter where I have moved - from Dallas to Atlanta to Santa Cruz to San Jose and finally to where I have retired in Lubbock, Texas, I have grown Peace roses in my gardens. This rose is perhaps the best […]

Our rose garden has been a source of much pleasure and many pictures. Here is a photo of the rose Kordes Perfecta from our garden this past summer.
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