Winterizing Roses ... A Seminar ... and Great Rose Sale!

Today we went to a seminar about how to properly winterize roses at the Great Lakes Roses rose farm in Belleville. Of course, it didn't hurt that there was a sale on roses as well (30% - 50% off). After we listened to the lecture and watched the demonstration by the husband-wife team of Roger and Nancy Lindley, we HAD to look around to see if we could find some roses that could replace the sunflowers that were growing by the back brick wall.

Of course, we bought six new roses to go along with the ten we had purchased earlier in the year. You know me ... I love a good bargain, and let me tell you - these were a great deal!

- Two Souvenir de Mal Maison. BEAUTIFUL light pink Antique Bourbon Roses introduced in 1843. This rose smells like what a rose should smell like. My dad and mum will like this one.




-A Eureka rose. A Floribunda rose that will bloom apricot flowers. Yummy. Introduced in 2003 (?). It looks good enough to eat!




- Two Polareis roses which are of the rough and tumble Rugosa type. A pure and beautiful white rose. One of the best things that came from Leningrad! Introduced in the 1960's.


Polareis.

- A Redwood rose. A rose that is classified as a floribunda per their website. This rose has beautiful dark red blooms. Proceeds from these roses will support the Redwood National and State Parks in California.

Thanks to the good folks at Help me find for good photos of what our roses could look like. Can't wait until next Spring ... It seems too long to wait for these blooms.