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My Blaze Climbing Rose

May 10, 2010 by Jeanne

My Blaze climbing rose has finally begun blooming! Last year, I had one sickly looking blossom. My makeshift pine tree branch support tee pee has done its job beautifully. In March I hammered branches into the ground and then used twine to gently train the Blaze to grow against the support. The result is an interesting pyramid form in the garden and nodding scarlet blossoms. The scent is just lovely, a soft rose perfume that was a delight as we worked today in the flower garden, finishing the cement work on the walkways.  The walls around the butterfly garden, the rose garden, and the main pathway are finished, as is the rock wall that will now keep the hillside in place. One short wall and one long wall to finish and my long-awaited pathways can be finished. I tell you, laying down weed barrier fabric beats laying down a red carpet anyday!

When I was little, my mom had two Blaze roses climbing a trellis next to the garage. I loved those roses but they were sacrificed when my dad used the garage wall as the fourth wall of his greenhouse.  I have heard the rose hails from the 1930’s, but a quick look online didn’t turn up anything more than sales pages.

If you look very carefully, you can see more red peeking up from the miniature rose bush at Blaze’s feet.  I bought these Valentine’s Day leftovers at Lowe’s.  They weren’t in flower and were missing tags, but for $2 who’s going to argue?  They started blooming this weekend – all red.  Now I will have a shower of red roses in that corner of the garden!

 

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  1. ~Gardener on Sherlock Street

    May 10, 2010 at

    So nice that they smell divine. I like the trellis for it. Can’t wait to see more of your stone walks. They are really going to give your garden an “established” look.

  2. Jeanne

    May 10, 2010 at

    It’s really funny but the stone walls around the beds are already establishing boundaries. Shadow the German Shepherd is notorious for just smashing through the plants to join us in the garden, but today she pranced just as nice as you please, sticking to the pathways! It was as if she “knew” the rocks were boundaries now.

  3. Bangchik

    May 10, 2010 at

    A rose is real beauty when we are a foot away, to be able to view perfection and beauty and at the same time smell the most fragrant flower. Beautiful color!
    ~bangchik

  4. Lisa is Raw on $10 a Day (or less!)

    May 11, 2010 at

    Beautiful! I’ve had little luck with roses, other than the shrub roses.

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