Gertrude Jekyll Rose began flowering earlier than most of my different roses and got here out a really cerise pink.
A stunning cistus which tends to be decrease rising and was within the backyard after we moved right here 40 years in the past, that is one among many cuttings.
White rose Francine Austin with Jayne Austin peach simply beginning to flower and brilliant pink cerise cystus within the foreground. The crimson rose is a slicing from Nanny’s rose.
Francine Austin is magnificent this 12 months.
A later photograph of Gertrude Jekyll now the flowers are a lot paler however then we had days of sturdy solar.
The perennial crimson poppy with the primary rose of Sophie’s rose crimson exterior the window.
It has been my pleasure to look at the crops within the entrance backyard come into bloom.
I used to be recognized with Triple Detrimental Breast most cancers in January adopted by a mastectomy after which 4 rounds of Chemotherapy. The chemo has been horrendous so I’ve been unable to do something within the backyard and Mike is doing a beautiful job of taking good care of issues. My final chemo was simply over every week in the past so it is going to be not less than one other week earlier than I begin to enhance.
