Oh, Elena, that is simply gorgeous! I can barely imagine the amount of planning and labor that went into it. I envy your energy and creativity.

Beautiful! How old is the garden? Looks like you crammed a lot of plants in, I do that too.

Thank you Porkpal! We made this final version with a few iterations over the years by shrinking garden beds and lawn. We were started from here 5 years ago.

Calif_Sue said: Beautiful! How old is the garden? Looks like you crammed a lot of plants in, I do that too.

Thank you,Sue! It's 5 years from nothing and tons of plants.

Good job! You should be proud!
Mine was started 13 years ago and it had some decomposed granite pathways and foundation plants, we ended up removing most of the plants. I brought over 600 plants with me and of course added (and subtracted) many more. I recorded the progress on my blog in my profile, just need to go back to the oldest page to get to the beginning.
And now it's almost too big to keep up with it.

Colette

Very nice Colette! I have also planted this rose a month ago. It's a good idea with the Blog! Wow, you brought 600 plants with you!
We started from scratch and adding/removing based on changes in my passion. A few iterations before all perimeter was tomatoes.

Very nice @Elena999. You accomplished a lot in only five years. Must be a real pleasure looking out at that garden.

Stopped by my Mom's this afternoon, my inspiration, still gardening at 90 even through constant back pain.

Rozanne geranium with Buff Beauty



Grace, with its pretty apple green foliage



Sally Holmes with a huge one stem bouquet


Every spring she has violas reseed around her stepping stones.


And this pretty alstroemeria looks so good with all her garden colors, I need this one too

Sue, your Mom is an inspiration for all of us! Great garden and roses!
We have a very rainy spring, will see how roses will survive black spots.


Fragrant Factory


AL


Amour de Molene


Rosarium Uteresen


Pretty in Pink


Eden

More pictures taken this rainy morning…


Fragrant Cloud


Olivia



Peach Swirl



Earth Angel


Sister Emmanuel one of my fav


My fav Ashley



Amour de Molene, love this rose, have two of them


Romantic Fuchsia


PAOK


Distant Drums

Your roses are beautiful, Elena, and the droplets give them extra sparkle.

Thank you! Can't wait to post new roses... Almost there.

Please let me know if I overwhelm you with my pictures , but so excited about this phase of the garden before any trouble starts.
This is New Dawn , please confirm that if I deadheaded this rose I got a chance for next flash? To reach the flowers will be a challenge.

Elena999 said: More pictures taken this rainy morning…


Peach Swirl

I don't think any other flower is quote as beautiful as roses in the rain. Thank you for sharing! I'm looking forward to a rainy spell this weekend.

That Peach Swirl rose is to die for!

Elena, go ahead and try to overwhelm us with photos. That's a challenge.

I have always wondered how completely one needs to deadhead a rose to encourage rebloom. My New dawn is not nearly as prosperous as yours, and I don't deadhead her very faithfully, but she does rebloom to some degree through the summer and better in the fall.

I hope someone has a better answer for you.

Yes to deadheading. To reach them try an extendable lopper or shears. You don't have to be exact. I usually wait til the flush is finished. Ours are blooming at the same time!

Anyone know the rose in today's banner?

Deadheading my New Dawn back when I grew it definitely helped with re-bloom. Some really appreciate it... for example, my Compassion re-blooms very well with deadheading, only sporadically without it. Compassion sets fabulous hips, so that might be the reason. My big old Eden doesn't care if I deadhead it... it re-blooms well anyway!

Vaporvac, I was wondering the same thing!