Mother of Pearl

Picture taken from our backyard on 3-24-2010.

Pascali

Picture taken from our backyard on 3-23-2010.

What's blooming in our backyard.

Picture taken November 7, 2009.
Rose name: Voluptuous

Roses from our Rose Garden.

Picture taken Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Rose: Gemini


Picture taken Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Rose: Iceberg


Picture taken Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Rose: Black Magic


Picture taken Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Rose: Gemini

I definitely want to grow at least 1 or 2 more Gemini in our rose garden 2010.

Welcome Home

Picture taken from our backyard on October 20, 2009.
Welcome Home Hybrid Tea Rose.

Rose - Let the Freedom Ring.

One of the 60 rose bushes in our garden that Steve got me as a gift.

What's blooming in our yard

Picture taken 6:06 P.M., September 29, 2008 in our backyard Rose Garden.
Today's weather partly cloudy.
Spring 2008 - Rose bush gift from loving husband Steve.

After a long day playing with our adorable children, I went in our backyard to smell the roses and I couldn't resist snapping a shot of this beauty.

Name: Perfect Moment
Registration name: KORwilma
Exhibition name: Perfect Moment

Origin: Bred in Germany (1989) by Wihelm Kordes III (b. 1953).
Introduce in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co.
Class: Hybrid Tea Rose / Large-Flowered

Bloom: Red, yellow reverse, red edges, yellow undertones. Average diameter 4.25 Large full (26 - 40 petals), borne mostly solitary bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the seasons. Medium, long buds.

Fragrance: Mild, fruity fragrance.

Habit: Medium, upright growth. Medium, matte, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets. Height up to 4' to 5' (120 to 150 cm). Width of 30". (75 cm).

Parentage: New Day x Mercedes (floribunda, Kordes, 1974)

Awards: All America Rose, Selection 1991

What's blooming in our garden

Picture taken from our Rose Garden 6:00 P.M., September 29, 2008.
Today's weather partly cloudy.
Spring 2008 - Rose bush gift from loving husband Steve.

Name: Voluptuous
Registration name: JACtourn
Exhibition name: Voluptuous

Class: Hybrid Tea Rose / Large-Flowered

Bloom: Fuchsia / Magenta Average 4.5" Medium, full (26-40 petals), borne mostly solitary, high-centered, hybrid tea bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the seasons. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Fragrance: Moderate, sweet fragrance

Habit: Medium, upright growth. Glossy, dark green foliage. Height up to 5' (up to 150 cm).

Origin: Bred in United States (2005) by Dr. Keith W. Zary
Introduced in United States (2005) by Jackson & Perkins Co.

Parentage: Tournament of Roses x Trumpeter

From our garden

Picture taken around 5 p.m. 5-12-08. Olympiad Hybrid Tea Rose.
Today's weather overcast and sprinkles on and off.

This is one of the first roses bushes that Steve bought for me about 7 years ago.