Rose Update

The volcano roses, Graham Thomas and Jude the Obscure, that we planted the other day aren't happy with their new life. Spending 67 days in the dungeon made them look positively anemic. Jude has numerous creepy white arms reaching up and Graham, with its one lone white cane and sickly detached limb, is bowing over. I wonder if dropping rose food pellets in the buckets of water would have made a difference. The plants desperately needed sun but at least they would have had something to eat.













Eden isn't nearly as blanched looking but is drooping dramatically more than Graham and Jude. I don't know anything about plant "shock" but Eden looks pretty shocked to me. Sad, sad, sad.













Zepherine Drouhin on the northwest side of the house is growing fast. Still no buds on it though. But my info says it does well on a north wall so we'll see if that's true. We may have planted it too far from the house though. I'll have to figure out a way to make some kind of stepped lattice for the rose to climb to reach the house.













There are buds on the two Fair Biancas in front of the house. One bush seems to be doing much better than its twin, even though they both started out looking the same and were planted the same. I'll have to watch and see if one is getting more sun than the other.














Blush Noisette is teasing me with a grand promise of blooms. Alas, this lovely display will be approximately 8 feet below the deck this year so I'll have to lean over the railing to see it. But I have visions of its loveliness, even if it is short.

If I had a Prince Charming that was so inclined, I'd send him a message, written on a scroll, that said... "Dear Prince Charming, Please stand by the flourishing pink rose bush under my deck if you are inclined to sing to me. Your song will rise with the scent of roses and bring a merry blush to my cheeks. Yours truly, the Moatless Princess." Yep, that's the message I'd send to a so-inclined prince.