Sunday Snapshot ... American Pillar

I mark the stages of rose season with the appearance of flowers on certain roses.  The first rose of the season this year was on 'Sarah Van Fleet', followed closely by 'Old Blush'.  Mid-season is marked by a riot of flowers in every part of the garden.  It's difficult to know what happened when or where to look, there are so many flowers.  One of my most eagerly-anticipated roses popped its first flower a few days ago ... yes, folks, 'American Pillar' is in full bloom, spilling dark pink flowers from high up in its cedar tree!

I hoped this would happen, years ago when I planted that tiny little 'American Pillar' at the base of the dripline of this tree.  We had a couple of years of false starts, as the long canes would get blown out of the tree by strong North winds, but I kept at it ... returning the canes to the tree and tying them in place when necessary.  Patience and tenacity paid off, and this is the result!

Happy Sunday, Everyone!

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Sunday Snapshots are posts that are devoted to a moment in time that represents a slice of life in Hartwood, or wherever else I happen to be at the time.