Thursday, May 2, 2013

My Ojai Garden Roses
















 I was so nervous to plant roses in my garden in Ojai... and predominantly David Austin English roses.  I thought the weather might be too hot. I took a chance late last spring, surfed the web for ideas and ordered my favorites from Rose Story Farm in Carpinteria. then of course we had a horrendously hot summer and they looked like hell by August.  But, alas... spring came and what a great surprise.  My delicate little babies are twice as big and so abundant .... YIPPPEEE!!!

The roses shown above are "Johann Strauss", "Hot Cocoa", "Glamis Castle", "Gentle Hermione", "Jubilee Celebration", "Julia Child" and "Mary Magdalene"(not in order).

5 comments:

Cobalt Violet said...

Gorgeous!!!
Lovely lovely roses. I'm a little green with envy but at least I got to enjoy them the other day! I love the happy wild looking ones on the fence too. Dad and I were admiring them. They are so open, like little faces. :)

Beatnheart said...

Hi stranger!!
Wow your roses are beautiful... I had them but had no luck...bugs mold ...never worked for so out they came.

Hope things are going well. My blog has taken a back seat since I started my etsy store... Workin hard at being a jeweler... Always something new to learn and explore...

Take care Penny... I'll try to pop in when I see you've done a post... Xxx Cynthia

PK Studios said...

Thanks Lulu and Cynthia!


Lynn Goodman said...

They are gorgeous! Well done Penny!

PK Studios said...

Thank Lynnie ... You should come over and see!