Wednesday, May 25, 2011

White Roses on Wednesday

I am overwhelmed with garden work and wedding preparations lately.  Instead of applying myself to my never-ending To Do list, I find myself wandering in the garden with my camera in hand, to see what new things I can find to photograph.  Yesterday, the white roses were especially beautiful.

This is Alba Meideland, a climber with huge clusters of small white flowers and bulletproof foliage.


Madame Plantier is one of my best white roses.  She blooms once in late spring ... but WHAT a bloom she has!


Glenn Dale is a graceful rambler with these beautiful, delicate flowers.  It is exceptionally rare, and I am thrilled to have it in the garden here.


White Pet is another superstar.  It's a compact bush with dark green foliage, and it's preparing to burst  with hundreds of buds in upright clusters.


Puerto Rico is a rose that doesn't mind hot summers.


I was in the greenhouse when I took this photo of a flower on Little Eskimo.

Here's a second shot, with a pencil eraser for perspective, to show you just now tiny this flower is.  Man, I love miniatures!!


With the current state of part of some of my gardens, a post about white flowers wouldn't be complete without a view of one of the weeds that's putting on a show right now.  I don't know its name, but it sure is photogenic.




This morning will be spent in the greenhouse, planting a ton of cuttings that have arrived in the mail in the past few days.  After I finish with this, I have a list of wedding details to attend to.

I hope your day is a pleasant one!


I'm going to share this post with the folks at Faded Charm for this week's White Wednesday.

11 comments:

  1. I wish I knew the name of the weed. Here they plant it intentionally. I think that preparing yourself for the wedding with a cup of coffee and a camera is perfect.

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  2. Madame Plantier is gorgeous!
    Your weed looks a lot like my chamomile.

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  3. Lovely...those roses are amazing. White does not get enough credit in the garden for its subtle beauty.

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  4. Oh I am such a lover of white roses and those tiny little white ones are just adorable. I had to giggle with your comment about avoiding your to-do-list, taking pics instead. My hubby came home yesterday to find a pile of laundry, dirty dishes and me out in the yard taking pic's, I can't seem to stick to any sort of to-do-list either. Thanks for sharing these beautiful flowers...love it!!

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  5. Will you be using your roses for bridal flowers and bouquets? Please don't tell me you are buying them, I think I'd be crushed.

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  6. Your white roses are as lovely as any in your garden! I am looking at the Cafe Ole minature...does it do well in the heat of the south? That wedding will be here soon!

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  7. Your white roses are just beautiful. That little miniature bloom was a surprise! I know what you mean when you have things to do, but instead just walk around with a camera. It's mental health for us gardeners! Good luck with all the wedding plans!

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  8. Conny, I love white roses so naturally I enjoyed your post very much. I have 'Pink Pet' but maybe I should trying out 'White Pet', too. Yours is so pretty! Good luck with the wedding preparations!
    Christina

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  9. What elegance Glenn Dale possesses! Absolutely stunning.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Sandra

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  10. White roses always make me say wedding roses. :))

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  11. Oh, those white roses are real beauties!

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