No poseurs, these posies
It’s the 26th of November. Everything in the flower bed should be dormant, if it isn’t actually dead.
And yet:
You do not mess with Rosa recalcitransia. These buds showed up last week, right after the first fall freeze, and they survived another one this morning.
This bush, admittedly, is favorably positioned: it’s on the west end of the flower bed and catches more sun than any of the others. (There are two more in this bed, and another one in the back yard.) Still: less than a week from December, and there are fresh roses. Yet another reason to be thankful, don’t you think?
Jeffro »
26 November 2009 · 9:16 pm
Beats tumbleweeds!
GradualDazzle »
26 November 2009 · 9:49 pm
Does that variety have a fragrance to speak of? It’s beautiful.
CGHill »
26 November 2009 · 10:04 pm
A bit on the faint side. I’m not sure exactly what variety it is — obviously I made up that name — but it’s one of three that grows on the premises. A better picture is here; you can get a look at some of the darker ones in this wider-angle shot, accompanied by irises in two flavors.
Da Goddess »
27 November 2009 · 12:05 am
Happy Thanksgiving!
Obviously God thought you deserved some beauty in the garden. I think they’re lovely.