The latest project at the Red Dog Estate has been the planting of five antique Roses. I decided on this type of Rose to match the character of my old house, the neighborhood, and to match a beautiful antique Rose that never has any issues, on the other side of this fence.
All of the plant nurseries, hardware stores, and home improvement warehouses in my area only carry hybrid Roses. After some research on the interweb, I located a nursery in Texas that specializes in antique Roses. After looking through the choices at the Antique Rose Emporium, I decided on three Henri Martin and two Madame Isacc Pereire Rose bushes. A week-and-a-half later two boxes arrived. On the day’s after work, when nothing else is competing for my time, Maggie and Sally have been supervising the planting of the Roses. What really catches their attention is when I mix bone meal into the soil. Both dogs love to run along the fence when other dogs walk by. For awhile the new roses will need to be protected from being trampled or dug up.
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Beautiful colors all around. Very nice project, Patrick.
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Thanks! I enjoy the time spent working in the garden. 🙂
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It’s truly magical how these little plants grow and how they respond to the love and kindness of the gardener. 🙂
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Gorgeous roses! How rewarding. 🙂
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Thanks, Amy! I have high expectations that the Roses from your home state will do well too.
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I was glad to hear you ordered from Texas. I used to order from Jackson & Perkins Catalog. 🙂
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I’m impressed with the Roses I received. They are doing really well. Hopefully in the future I can use the cuttings to start additional plants.
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I had never seen that Roy Rogers clip or song. As a child, I thought the Rogers show was too sappy. But it sure aged well. Trigger … what an amazing horse.
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You are not the first who said that that song was new to them.
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