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Roses, Jerome, the new abbey etc.... - Hi everyone, Jerome here and sorry for my long absences. We moved to a new facility about 14-15 months ago and it's been wonderful, but a r... Read More
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The gardens this week - Here are some photos I took in the gardens these past couple of days. I hope you all enjoy them. Souvenir de Pierre Notting - one of our m... Read More
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Hybrid Perpetuals in Southern California - Sorry I have been so absent, and for years now; I have been incredibly busy with things outside of gardening. This morning, walking through ... Read More
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Rejuvenating gardens in decline? - Hi folks! Haven't been on here in ages because of different work I had to do, but recently had my workload restructured which allows a lot o... Read More
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Abraham Darby - This is a photo from June 25. Took this rose a while to settle in, but he's hit his stride this season.
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Soncy (or Etoile de Lyon?) looking spectacular - We are having some unusual late May/early June "misty days" here. Can't say it's exactly rain, but the ground is wet and it's pret... Read More
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The winds....ruined everything - Well...so much for the glory of the best flush we've ever had. Friday night, the high winds and high temperatures blew in, and we had violen... Read More
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Size of Munstead Wood in SoCal - How large will this one get if you leave it alone for a couple of years? Grow a lot of Wllm Shakespeare 2K and Dark Lady here. Prune them cl... Read More
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Two Austins from the garden today - First up: a couple shots of Crown Princess Margareta. Planted this as a 1 gallon plant in 2010. It grew and grew and grew - and we pruned an... Read More
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Is Soncy really Etoile de Lyon? - A while back, I asked a friend who was sending the abbey some roses to send me a tea that was yellow and "as big as possible". She... Read More
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