The David Austin rose Gentle Hermione is a vigorous, upright grower for me. The blooms are the perfect old rose form that is blushed with the lightest and gentlest pink. The fragrance however, is anything but gentle. It is a strong powerful scent that fills a room much like a peony does. Heaven!
Archive for May, 2011
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My Own Weather Station
May 20th, 2011 
Tim My new weather station is up and running! Now I can tell exactly what the weather is up here on the top of my hill which is always different than what’s reported in town. The sensor unit is temporarily mounted until I find the right spot, which I think I have and will mount it up higher to clear the shrubs.
Rosa Rainbow Sorbet
May 15th, 2011 Tim First roses of the season have bloomed and I quickly grabbed them and brought them inside to brighten up these dreary rainy days This is Rainbow Sorbet, a floribunda. It does seem to me to be showing more of a leaning towards being a hybrid tea with very large single blooms. This is its first season, so we shall see it becomes more multi-flowered as time goes by.
May Day Garden 2011
May 1st, 2011 Tim After a long, hard winter and cold rainy spring, it finally feels and looks like springtime as the garden has come alive on May Day with a riot of color.
