Dad's Roses

My father knows how to grow roses! He has the patience to tend to them and the knowledge as to what they need to produce stems overladen with gorgeous flowers. We have attended roses society shows and competitions and Dad's roses are competition quality for sure. This is Dad this past spring looking over two new tea roses he just planted. I can not grow roses so he is growing them for me (nice deal!). They were purchased from White Flower Farm in Connecticut. One pink and one red.
These are more of his roses planted by a fence...they are spectacular when in full bloom.
Look at how rich the soil is. The foliage is lush and healthy.
These are the two bare root tea roses just planted...the soil is amended with loads of compost, manure and peat moss.

This is the final results of well tended roses...the leaves are deep green and shiny and the roses are perfect. This bouquet is catalog quality! It takes a very special touch to grow roses and my father certainly has the Midas touch.

Take time to smell the roses...

Elizabeth