Oh Vicki... those are just BREATH-TAKING! I'm absolutely LOVIN' IT!!

Thank you ladies!
I love Rooguchi Clematis too!
Its so hardy and blooms so nice every year and I don't do anything to it.
I think I'm going to plant more of it.
Sweet Autumn Clematis is another winner for me.

I won't take another chance with Sweet Autumn Clematis. It's a thug! It completely overwhelmed all of the other plants within reach and almost smothered some of them.

Its probably more tame in cold climates.

zuzu said:
They really are going wild, and all of this is happening before Japanese Beetle season. What luck!

Zuzu the JB's don't come until later BUT I do have Rose Chafers that come soon after the roses start blooming
but this year the numbers are so low I've only seen a few THANK GOD!
I did read once that either the JB or the RC do not do well with a lot of wet soil and we had heavy rains this spring
so it must of killed a lot of the RC grubs off. Its sooo wonderful to be able to see all my beloved roses not being
destroyed by those blasted beetles.
Something else...before I put down Milky Spore no matter where I'd dig I would dig up JB grubs but now I barely come
upon any, yet I still get them. They must be flying in from other areas. Grrrrr!!! I HATE THEM!

Vicky,
What an impressive garden! Thank you for posting pictures of the whole bush. so many times, all I see in catalogs or other places is just the bloom. Those bushes are magnificent. Wish I lived near you and could come see them in person. I'll bet the whole yard is perfumed.

CindiKS said:Vicky,
What an impressive garden! Thank you for posting pictures of the whole bush. so many times, all I see in catalogs or other places is just the bloom. Those bushes are magnificent. Wish I lived near you and could come see them in person. I'll bet the whole yard is perfumed.

But we'd have to bring some shovels & buckets...

Thank you! Some of them are very fragrant and do perfume the air.
My Alba's and rambler Amethyst are especially nice.
Amethyst has a VERY SWEET candy scent instead of a rose scent
and has trusses of blossoms covering it.
The pics don't do it justice.
Just love it.
Guess I spoke too soon Zuzu...a lot more Rose Chafers today.







Lillian Gibson still going strong and so lovely.




Charles de Mills is so pretty too with its flat quartered blossoms.


Don't get Bayses Purple...get Rugosa hybrid Purple Pavement AKA Rotes Meer

Ycck!I remember rose chafers in my mother's garden - what a pity to have them invade when your roses are looking so glorious! We are lucky that our climate is apparently too nasty for rose chafers or Japanese beetles - so far - or maybe they just find black spot unappetizing.

Yes, I think that road-trip with shovels & buckets are DEFINITELY in order.

Rugosa Polareis just keeps popping out more blossoms!
Another cool feature of Polareis is its not fountain shaped
like most Rugosa's...as you can see its a huge round shrub with
fullness all the way to the ground.
Incredible HUGE, lovely Rugosa!
I got Polareis and Lillian Gibson from Suzy Verrier, North Creek Farm

Front side


Back side hanging over fence


Dripping with blossoms









Freckles is a favorite Buck rose of mine.
I use to have ~a lot~ of Buck roses but aside from big Apple Jack
I think its the only smaller one I still have.

What a great bloom season you are having!

I love my Polareis too, and I bought it because your photos of it were so beautiful. I love to see Freckles still going strong.

Can you identify this rambler for bearsearch?

The thread "Any ideas for an ID?" in Roses forum

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