Tulsa Gentleman: Thursday Theme Day

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Thursday Theme Day - Pink! My Roses

The Thursday Theme for this week is Think Pink! To find pink at my house I need go no farther than the corner of my garage. This vigorous rose is a Climbing New Dawn. It is a delicate shell pink and has a faint but pleasant rose scent.

This is an amazingly hardy rose. I started this one from a cutting about 15 years ago. My mother was given one of these when I was a boy. She planted it beside a little shed in the back yard and it grew up and over the shed into the alley behind it. Released in 1930, this very healthy climbing rose is a repeat blooming sport of Dr. W. Van Fleet. It blooms profusely in the spring and intermittently over the rest of the year.

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17 comments:

nanny said... [Reply to comment]: Beautiful roses!!! I have never had luck with roses, I think they need much care!!!! You obviously have the touch!!!!; Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Brian Miller said... [Reply to comment]: oh wow. what a beautiful rose bush....happy tt!; Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]: The smell must be lovely! I love this shade of pink.; Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Yogi♪♪♪ said... [Reply to comment]: I love how you let it take over a corner of your garage opening.; Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Unknown said... [Reply to comment]: Yogi - When it finishes the initial bloom cycle I will do some pruning and tie back the loose ends but for now I will just enjoy it. You are welcome to some cuttings.; Wednesday, May 05, 2010
Sharon's Mum Anne said... [Reply to comment]: Beautiful climbing rose BUT how do you get your car into the garage?; Thursday, May 06, 2010
Cheryl said... [Reply to comment]: I love this particular color and the way this bush crawls. How lucky for you the climate in Texas favors a year-long bloom.

Best TT color I've seen so far.; Thursday, May 06, 2010
DrillerAA said... [Reply to comment]: You have a green thumb when it comes to roses. These are beautiful.; Thursday, May 06, 2010
James said... [Reply to comment]: I imagine that you stop to smell the roses quite often. :); Thursday, May 06, 2010
Gena D said... [Reply to comment]: Hi Bill!!! Love your climbing rose, my goodness it's looking amazing!!!
Love you door post too!!
Gena @ Thinking Aloud; Thursday, May 06, 2010
Karen Harrington said... [Reply to comment]: Lovely flowers you have there. I can only imagine how wonderful they smell right now.; Thursday, May 06, 2010
Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]: Awesome!!
Lu; Thursday, May 06, 2010
Anonymous said... [Reply to comment]: The result of 15 years of passion for roses, beautiful artwork!
Serge; Thursday, May 06, 2010
Jingle said... [Reply to comment]: lively!; Thursday, May 06, 2010
Baino said... [Reply to comment]: Very pretty rambler. Does it have a perfume? So few roses do these days. I'm jealous of your spring mornings as we descend into early chilliness in winter!; Friday, May 07, 2010
Julie said... [Reply to comment]: This is a gorgeous looking plant. So healthy.; Saturday, May 08, 2010
PattiKen said... [Reply to comment]: Wow! How beautiful! You must have a really green thumb!

My post for Pink, close to my heart, is up here.; Saturday, May 08, 2010