Roses

[truepenny]

Today I planted two Cerise Bouquet climbing roses, in the hopes that they will be obliging enough to climb the trellis on the west end of the front porch. I am uneasily aware that I am standing at the top of a slippery slope, rose-wise, and am hoping that my aversion to sunlight will keep me strong.

Also, a plug: HelpMeFind.Com is very aptly named, for they did, in fact, help me find the identity of my roses. (The nursery from which I got them had had them for quite a while and had lost their information.)

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I finally...

[themadblonde]

seem to have found my rose. For years I have wanted ONE rose bush (I have a tiny yard & only space for one), & I didn't feel I was being too picky. It had to be not white or yellow (I really wanted red), it had to be fragrant, northern winter hardy, & the blooms had to NOT come in clumps so that they could be cut for vases (even small ones). I'd been looking cursorily for years, not finding anything that fit all my criteria, then I found my ramblin' red rose. I was never expecting to get a climbing rose, but it works for where I want it, & so far (knock on wood) it's done remarkably well. I'm hoping to see it blooming in a few weeks.