Monday, May 7, 2012

William Baffin.........


The original growth of this rose was wonderful.  Then a few years into it we had a rainy season that killed it out down to small sprouts.  After much pruning of huge pieces of dead wood last summer the rose has resurrected.  I bought this rose at Grand Marais, Minnesota many years ago figuring if it can survive in there is should do well in Iowa.



3 comments:

Far Side of Fifty said...

I have that one or one similar..it is a great rose:)

Valerie said...

It is so pretty, it was certainly worth the effort of cutting back and nurturing.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Pretty color- I have one rose bush that has survived it all- and I hope we don't have another drought, because I don't think it would make it through two of them in a row.

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