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Sometimes I think I chose my antique roses as much for their names as their scent
or form, Souvenir de Malmaison c. 1843 at the back arch, Deuil de Dr. Reynaud
(otherwise known as Philémon Cochet c. 1862) at front. They have more than lived
up to their names and weathered late rains and hot summers with aplomb. I have
“pruned with a shovel” several old roses that sadly didn’t live up to their lovely
names in my garden… Varigata de Bologna, Charles de Mills, Madame Louise
Leveque…all lovely but not quite at home (it wasn’t them, it was me…)
Here’s a still tightly wound herbaceous peony Kansas at back , and Sarah Bernhardt
in foreground…more difficult to grown in a Northern California garden than tree
peony varieties. I have over thirty plants that I fuss over, and am thrilled to get scores
of buds most years, but they are definitely not a high yield part of my garden. In the
midwest and in Ireland they are veritable weeds…but prima donnas in a hardly cold
enough micro-climate….
Foxgloves…
These showy gals showed up with bells on…
every garden need some carefree and pretty interlopers
A true friend….I placed Iris Pallida Varigata in my garden a decade ago…
puts on a lavender hued haze every spring and her glaucose striped swords
continue to add interest throughout the year….
In a corner between the house and the garden below…
Devoniensis c. 1838 at the pillar, Mme Isaac Pereire c. 1881
in foreground, modern Davis Austin rose Gertrude Jekyll at back …
As always…to be continued…
Note: I’ve changed the way I load my photos…
if you double click them you will get full page photos
So beautiful. Can’t believe your Kansas peony is starting to unfurl. Still a good 2-3 weeks away in my garden. Kansas is an award winner and was cultivated from a seedling found by Myron Bigger in Topeka. He always said he didn’t hybridize because the bees did it better! Sarah B. has been on my list. Look forward to view of her taking center stage. And you almost gave me The Heart Attack (as my mother would have said) over those Foxgloves (appropriate response, no?). Upstanding and recurrent…here they are fickle, fickle, fickle. Love the softening of the colors with the lamb’s ears as one would expect Trouvais to have a thing or two gray for grace.
Hi my Kansas friend! The venerable Brit garden designer Penelope Hobhouse sold me on gray in the garden…it reads like white, relief for your eye as you bounce from color to color.
Your garden is beautiful Trish and I was happy to walk around and see your gorgeous flowers.
The arch with roses and the foxgloves standing tall are delightful.
Hope that you are having a great week
Hugs
Carolyn
Beautiful!
Dear Trish,nothing quite like English roses epecially old ones.They look lovely and happy there. If you need a climbing rose for a shady spot, I did very well here(zone 6) Canada with Erfurt.(Funny little name, but a beauty and hardy, she just kept on flowering and wonderful green foliage as well.It is a deep shade of fushia pink, it was planted bare root. I had it trained along a wall by my back entry.Sadly I have only kept 2 (the Fairy) of my over 70 English roses,(another story) and I am now planting and tending a shade garden with only white. A new chapter and verse in my life. Again thanks for sharing your beautiful piece of Heaven. Nella
Hi Nella. I love white gardens! Iceberg has been lauded as a fantastic, easy (white) rose. Unfortunately I think my standard one I had in a huge pot drowned from all the rain…but it was constantly in bloom. Not a pretty French antique, but a real performer. Erfurt…yikes, that name…I’ll check it out, thanks!
Thanks for the stroll through your beautiful garden. Your roses are gorgeous. I have the same Monet style arbor in my backyard. It’s over run with Cecile Brunner roses that are struggling to bloom. Too much shade.
Your roses are lovely.
(PS I had a friend who swore by tossing a couple of buckets of ice in her herbaceous peonies each winter for the proper chill.)
Hi Gray…I’d heard that! Also…you need to make sure they don’t sink too low. I like to keep them less than an inch below the surface so they can really experience what chill we do get.
Hi Trish,
Your gardens are just gorgeous…love the old roses and those foxgloves!
Have a great night!
Laura
(Just so you know…when I double click on your photos which are already appearing quite large….the picture that appears is smaller than the original….at least that’s what I’m seeing here!)
Hmmm…scratches head. Thanks for the feedback, Laura!
Hello !
I chose to my antiques roses for their names…
I have “Robert le Diable”, “La belle Sultane”,”Richelieu”, “St-Nicolas”…
Celine.
Your garden is an inspiration Trish….I think we share a love of roses, xv.
Trish so beautiful, love peonies and the foxgloves!!
Karena
Art by Karena
Opening this post to the sight of your garden was sheer delight. If anyone could coax peonies to bloom in this region of Cali it would of course be you. It is apparent that you love your garden and it loves you back.
~jermaine~
a quiet place and beautiful photos!
Val
These pictures of your garden are always beautiful, I’m sure it must give you so much pleasure. Each year I’ve always had scores of self-seeded foxgloves, but this year for the first time only the established plants are showing. I think our harsh winter was too much for the tiny seedlings.
Sharon