We had almost record heat this 4th of July weekend.. in the upper 90s and almost 100 degrees on Monday, which is ridiculous for our area. Normals are supposed to be in the mid 80s. What I had done the week before was watered & fed like gangbusters heavily so my poor roses could take the extreme heat, then just let them alone during the frying time. And, because of all the mulch I have around my yard & the fact that it *is* the 4th of July weekend, I watered lightly on both Sunday (about 94-96degs) and Monday (99degs) so that the mulch wouldn't catch fire should a firework land on it. Now, tonight, I need to deadhead desperately.. my front yard is full of spent blooms. But I did get some pretties this morning, including a lot of new ones!

Artistry - front yard (Home Depot 2010)


Bodybad Blue Girl - front yard (NEW! Lowes - Certified Roses, bodybag, 2011)


Cha-Ching! - back yard (Tagawa Gardens, 2010)


Charisma - side yard (Home Depot, 2010, 3 different plants)


Fragrant Plum - back yard (Nick's Gardens, bodybag 2010)


Gemini - front yard (Home Depot, 2010)


Gingersnap - back yard (Tagawa Gardens, 2010)


Hawkeye - back yard (Roses Unlimited, 2010 - actually *LOOKING* kinda like Hawkeye.. maybe needed a lot of heat? to bring out the pink)


Hot Princess - side yard (Roses Unlimited, 2010)


Judy Garland - front yard (Paulino Gardens, 2010)


Koko Loko - back yard (Edmunds, 2011)


Kordes Brilliant - side yard (Palatine, 2010)


Our Lady de Guadalupe & Barbara Streisand - side yard (OLG - Home Depot 2010, BS - Paulino Gardens 2009)


Magenta - back yard (Palatine, 2011)


Medallion - side yard (Home Depot, 2009)


No ID Pink - front yard (can't remember getting this rose, nor can I remember putting it in this spot.. any ideas?)


Oranges & Lemons - front yard (Nick's Garden 2008)


Othello - front yard (Nick's Gardens, 2010)


Picante - front yard (Lowes, Certified Roses bodybag, 2009)


Playboy - back yard (Home Depot, 2011)


Pure Perfume - side yard (Tagawa Gardens, 2009)


Purple Splash Climber - back yard (Edmunds, 2011)


Rainbow's End - minibed (Burlington Roses, 2011)


Star of the Nile - back yard (pond area) (Roses Unlimited, 2011)


White Licorice - back yard (Garden Valley Ranch, 2011)


Yankee Doodle - front yard (Home Depot, 2010)

Wow! Your yard must be really festive with so many roses blooming now. I really like your Koko Loko - lovely color.

If you can excuse the mess on the front porch, here's what the front yard looks like. I don't have any decent pictures of the back yard on this machine (actually, I don't have any decent pictures of the back yard because the back yard isn't decent yet!). Excuse crap on the porch & sidewalk!

Street View


From the porch

Yes, Hawkeye Belle does look like Hawkeye Belle now. Those maiden blooms can be so deceptive.

They all look great, Toni, and I see lots of roses that aren't in our database yet. Woohoo! I'm still waiting for a full database page with photos for every entry so I can yell "Bingo!"

Got rain all night last night so couldn't deadhead (sorry, won't play out in a lightning storm). This morning everything was beat to hell, but I did get 2 more shots of Yankee Doodle as he's new for me and I never saw him bloom at all last year (got him late). Full bush shot is with a Perfume Tiger on the left.

Because it's been raining so much for the past week, I got very very few blooms. Plus I deadheaded almost every rose in the front (need to work on the back & side yards this weekend). But I did get a couple of mini blooms this morning.

Orange Honey - minibed (NEW! Burlington Roses)


Ring of Fire - minibed (Burlington Roses, 2010)