Look who decided to grow fresh sprouts. This Rose bush is now towering over these lilies, which it has never done before.
Maybe, I gave it a complex in the past post when I stated how it takes a back seat to the Tiger Lilies when they are in bloom.
The only thing different I’ve done is more than usual dead-heading and pruning. Whatever the reason, I’m pleased. I can’t wait for all the new buds to open.
The colour of, The Sons, car seemed a perfect contrasting background to show off the new growth.
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Much better this year since we had a reprieve from the drought.
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That’s good to hear.
We had too much rain and not enough sun for a great flowering season. I’m not complaining though, drought is scary, especially if it can lead to wild fires.
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And too much rain leads to floods.
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That’s true, and just as devastating.
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My lilies took a long time to bloom and seemed to come and go quickly. My hosta blooms were here and gone in a matter of a week. And all my mums died. So I’m going to say this year has been worse.
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Oh dear, your growing season this year certainly sounds worse. With all our rain this year, some things here grew like crazy, like hospices, and decorative sea grasses for a couple. In saying that, our Lilic bush grew more than usual, at least a foot, has tons of leaves, but had maybe five blossoms and it’s usually packed. Most plants are a few weeks later blooming. ☹️
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There is a rose disease around here locally and most roses are not doing well. Also, the deer have decided that this is the year to eat the buds. Between both of those I have 5 bushes of naked sticks. Sigh.
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That would be heartbreaking. I’ve had ants and slugs do damage, but so far this year they haven’t been a problem. Deer and rabbits become an issue here once the ground is covered with snow. What is your favourite colour of roses?
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Dark pink. We have a city rose garden. They removed 700 bushes because of the disease. They replaced with 500 resistant ones but it’s not the same. They have to grow a season or two to get back to their former glory.
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Oh my, that is a lot of loss. Dark pink are beautiful, I do like yellow ones too. With only having a spot for one bush I chose red. If I’d know when it was planted that some red Tiger Lilies would need to be transplanted with it I would have done a different colour though. Red roses do have a place in my heart, having been in my wedding bouquet.
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They were in my wedding bouquet too. There isn’t a rose I don’t love. My mother grew them very successfully, all colors. Me, not so much.
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