I told Mom that 'Red Intuition' seemed to be the "must have" rose this year! I know she's never grown anything like it.
She has grown roses for years, and very well... but I think Dad has done most of the planting, especially the past few years... and I think some of her plants survived in spite of it!
Actually, replanting them at Christmas worked out pretty well, as the roses were our early Christmas gift to them... they looked nice all freshly mulched!
I put a trio of Knockout roses down near their front walk, too, when we visited at the end of September... talk about blooming & blooming! I underplanted them with some bulbs when we went down for Christmas, and the blue anemone blanda are blooming now. When they went home Sunday, they were greeted by some of the new daffs I put in last fall, too. Tulips are coming up all along the edge of the new rose bed, too... :-)
Mom has had wonderful gardens for years and really loves them, but she's just not up to planting any more... so I try to help keep her in flowers! My niece has helped me put in annuals a couple of times, and this June I know Joyanna will be helping also.
I'm grateful that I learned about Palatine from you all! I knew it had to be a special source to have its own thread here.
Thanks!
