Tag: Roses

This summer seems to go on and on.  I am still pulling vegetables from the garden, the maximilians are still in bloom, and so are the roses.  It’s November!

There’s and old folk tradition that after Samhain, October 31st, anything not removed from the garden should remain there for the Fey.  But up until this October, there wasn’t that much left for the Fey anyway.  I decided to harvest the blessing of these late season veges and flowers and ask pardon from the Fey.  I left them some extra shiny things in the garden as payment.

These Roses were harvest mid November, before what would be the first hard freeze and snow fall of the season.

I am still trying to figure out which roses will do well here, and  how to make them happy.  Truth be told, I think I’m just a bit negligent and/or the roses are a bit persnickety.

I bought hardy, one 3-4, shrub roses only.  So if these babies don’t make it here – I don’t know who will.

Here’s some pictures of some of the better bloomers.  I always seem to miss the best shot; the garden looks spectacular and then I go, I’ll get a picture tomorrow – and well, you know how that goes.