How does the garden look?

Last week's heat wave (ninety-eight degrees at one point) pushed most of the roses into high-gear, including my favorite, a single shrub rose called 'Indian Love Call', crimson red with bright yellow stamens. 'Burgundy Iceberg' changed from maroon to dark pink, as it does whenever the weather is hot.

Cooler temparatures this week prolong their bloom period. 'Madame Hardy', a pure white damask rose, will be next up; her buds are forming now. Hydrangeas and fuchsias are also developing buds for their later springtime bloom. To see details of the garden, including an admirable wave of nasturtiums, visit the Photo Gallery to your right.

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Nasturtiums, daisies, miniature single rose 'Simplex', lobelia.
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A peach-colored miniature rose bought at a local market.
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Hybrid musk rose 'Penelope'.
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'Cardinal Hume' a shrub rose raised from a cutting.
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Erigeron daisies are usually white but this one emerged in pink.
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A cluster of 'Midnight Blue' rose tumble over a wooden chair.
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Viola labradorica, 'Labrador violet', re-seed themselves and spread through the garden.
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Tea rose 'Tipsy Imperial Concubine', named after a Chinese opera.
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'Indian Love Call', a single once-blooming stunner bred by Kim Rupert.
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A view from the ground of 'Strawberry Cream' nasturtiums.
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'Hot Tamale', an orangy-yellow miniature rose edged with hot pink.
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After a heat wave, 'Burgundy Iceburg' gets a little pinker.
 

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Last update: April 26, 2009

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