Before anyone should think that all my roses look fabulous, be it known that I'm only showing pictures in this post of my better looking plants or those that I have good pictures of. My Double Delight looks so bad that I haven't shown any pictures of it this year. Some of my other roses, such as Mrs. B.R. Cant, Westerland, Madame Alfred Carriere, Gertrude Jekyll, Compassion, Prosperity, Buff Beauty, and Crepuscule, are all in-between flushes. With that disclaimer in place, on to the show! The following pictures were all taken within the last day or two.
This is Abraham Darby looking better at this time of year than ever in his life. Usually, by late May blackspot has this bush looking very poor. I think it's because we've had an exceptionally dry May that this hasn't happened this year. Plus, I'm trying to keep this plant pruned back very far so it is continually putting on new, spotless leaves and growth.
Belinda's Dream is performing up to her usually stellar standard. The blooms are as huge as normal and they have been continual this year.
Dublin Bay is putting out a second flush of bloom right now that will be amazing in about a week or so. It's really doing well for me this year too. I've trained the branches quite horizontally along the chain-link fence and he's putting out far more blooms than last year at this same time.
Ducher is also blooming like crazy right now. Of course, this bush always blooms well for me through the heat. Because it hasn't been as hot as usual, the blooms haven't started crisping yet and are larger than normal for this time of year. As usual, no disease to speak of.
Yet another stellar performance month out of Earthsong. The blooms have kept a deeper color because of the cooler weather. Such a perfect plant! I don't think there is a spot on any leaf on this entire bush right now.
Golden Celebration is performing about like Abraham Darby this year and I think for the same reasons.
Julia Child is putting out her best flush of blooms of the whole year right now. She is such a sweet plant. The other plants around her tend to shade her out some in the late summer, but at this time she is getting the perfect amount of sun.
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