The Rambler Fence Approaching Full Bloom

Open Garden Visitors yesterday were greeted by this sight as they walked down the driveway past our house toward the rose gardens in the back of the property.

The roses you see are:

1.  'Alexandre Girault'

2.  A heap of 'Auguste Roussel', 'New Dawn', and 'Ferdinand Roussel'

3.  'Jean Guichard' blending with 'Leontine Gervais'

4.  'Albertine', beside 'Rene Andre' and a root sucker of "Peggy Martin"

5.  'Paul Transon'

6.  'Aviateur Bleriot'

7.  'Alberic Barbier'

8.  'Silver Moon'

9.  'American Pillar' climbing into a cedar tree

(The name of each rose is a link to its description page on Help Me Find, a great rose reference site.

The Rambler Fence is a total mess this year, but it's a glorious mess with roses the size of haystacks.   I didn't take the time to thin or train any of them this winter like I usually do ... and it is still a spectacular sight, with thousands of flowers and buds.

I won't torture you by mentioning the fragrance (which is lovely, BTW).