Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Bud and Bloom..........


I have had this hardy rose for a few years.  It did not freeze out like three other roses did.  It always has dead stems over the winter and it keeps coming back.  I really thought I had lost it but it pokes its new stems up among the vinca plants and here is its first bloom.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

One of my favorite colors.

George said...

Roses can be much more hardy than they are thought to be. I'm glad this 'tough' rose survived the winter. It is beautiful.

claude said...

Wonderful rose, sweet color.
Happy to see it is lighting up your backyard.

Valerie said...

And a lovely bloom it is, too, Larry. Perfect, in fact.

Jeevan said...

Beautiful composition, as well combo of bud and blossom! Seems it has great stamina to sustain under any condition

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