Tuesday, May 15, 2012

A rose by any other name ...

The AARS Award winning Mardi Gras from Jackson Perkins never disappoints.
The fragrance of Ebb Tide is a nice strong spicy clove. The color is actually a little darker than this image might suggest.

















Rosa Easy Going went nuts this season. It has so many blooms this season heavy rain has flopped it over.
Rosa Cookies and Cream is usually more red than pink but this is quite beautiful.
Pink Double Knockout is another heavy bloomer. This year we had one in another bed get munched by voles. It survived but didn't recover in time to bloom as heavy as this one.









An unknown species of pink floribunda rose.













Rosa Sterling Silver has a beautiful bloom but is very stingy with the flowers. Its not a vigorous plant but the fragrance is worth it the wait.
Rosa Livin' Easy, a 1996 AARS Award winner, is a new introduction to our rose garden this season.
This is the other Sterling Silver rose. Only a single flower but well worth it.
Our Digitalis is in its final days. This was the center of an amazing bright white Camelot.
Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' is not the showiest species. We have this planted (and intertwined) with the classic Wisteria sinensis. We hope it blooms next season.
Japanese Fleece Flower or Fallopia japonica “Variegata’ or Polygonatum cuspidatum ‘Variegata' has the most amazing foliage.
A clump of large purple bearded Iris germanica.
An unknown pink Peony.




















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