This is one of my Fairy rosebushes. This one is being bullied by a Mutabalis that I planted to close to her. This little beauty still peeks out and blooms for me. The roses dry almost perfectly.
Above is my Confederate jasmine growing on the deck railing. This stuff smells like heaven. There is nothing more pleasant that sitting out on the deck in the evening listening to my little water fountain and smelling the scent of this vine.
Here is a French hollyhock just before Abby tramples it. My dog thought the camera was about her, not the stupid plant.
Now an undamaged French hollyhock in the front yard where the dog cannot get to it.
Thanks to Carol at May Dreams Garden for hosting Garden Bloggers Bloom Day each month.
I LOVE the Fairy! Mine has not yet bloomed yet but is loaded. I am glad to see another gardener likes it too! I love that rock path by the confederate jasmine. Did you build it and what is it made of? A post somewhere on it?
ReplyDeleteHollyhocks are my favorite flower, I never seen the one you have.
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PS – the caterpillars are doing fine eating away the parsley
Hi Tina, We love our Fairy. It was the second antique rose I purchased. The rock pathway is actually made of cement. I have a form and my husband poored the cement for me. It has been in for about eight years and I just love it. The form can be turned so I can make curves and angles. Sometime soon I will show a full picture. It is laid out in a Celtic knot.
ReplyDeleteHi Rusty, The French hollyhocks are Malva sylvestry. Very pretty and a perennial for me here in North Texas.
Let me spell that correctly Malva sylvestris.
ReplyDeleteI've grown that one for years and my tag says some kind of mallow--can't remember now. Isn't it funny how things are called something different everywhere. It does say Malva sylvestris too. I just love it cause it blooms forever and is perennial here. Love your dog too. I'm dog sitting in a few weeks. She's my grandbaby and nothing better than a good old spoiled dog.
ReplyDeleteLovely flowers Debbi - have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteHi Anna, Happy Hollyhocks:)
ReplyDeleteVP, Thanks and have a fantastic weekend too.
I love hollyhocks but don't get to see them much down here in Fl. thanks for the reminder. Post some pics when the blooms start bustin out.
ReplyDeleteI have a photo of my kids sitting on bench at the Biltmore mansion with hollyhocks planted directly behind them and the flowere are larger than the kids heads! The gaillardia shots are nice too.
Rees Cowden
Hi rees, Thanks. Just wait until the hardy hibiscus gets going around here. The flowers are the size of dinner plates.
ReplyDeleteI love my 'Fairy' rose. Mine must be in a good spot for she is a monster. Not blooming yet though. The shrub roses make their appearance at the end of the month. I didn't know I could dry the flowers. Learn something new everyday.
ReplyDeleteI planted C. jasmine for the first time this year. I hope I can overwinter it.~~Dee
Your post really made me laugh as I can understand exactly how different a plant in the front yard looks from a plant in the back yard. Of course the difference comes from being in dog-world or outside of dog-world :-)
ReplyDeleteDeb, your fairy rosebush is gorgeous! But not nearly as cute as Ms. Abby. Look at her playing camera shy... Too cute. -Jen :)
ReplyDeleteThat path is great. I got one of my Fairies at Wal mart. The second at a Perennial Plant Society meeting. I did not realize it, but they can be divided I guess you would call it? There are many more plants under your mother plant I bet. The thorns are what hurts!
ReplyDeleteI did have one of those. I don't know what happened to it.
ReplyDeleteAm I the only one that loses plants?
Hi Melanie, Yes the dog world around here is pretty much not pretty.
ReplyDeleteHi Dee, I knew you would have the Fairy.
Aw Jen, thanks for lovin on Abby.
He Tina, My Fairies sucker and I can dig them up and divide them too.
Hey meme, I don't remember you having a Fairy rosebush. We can get you one. Don't feel bad, I've lost more than plants. We could start by locating my mind.
ReplyDeleteLove the Fairy Rose and shame on the mutabilis for bullying her! That happens, though, doesn't it? I hate it when they don't all stay in their assigned spaces. Like the dog -- it's just all about them...tee hee. The holly hock is beautiful - I wonder if I can grow them here?
ReplyDeleteHi Diana, I checked and you can definitely grow a French Hollyhock.
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The fairy rosebush is beautiful. And I am a big fan of the confederate jasmine as well- the smell is heavenly.
ReplyDeleteHi bonnie. I love when those two bloom.
ReplyDeleteI'm envious of that jasmine. I've always wanted to have one of those beauties. Too bad my zone is so darn cold. I could imagine such a lovely evening sitting on the porch feeling a lovely warm breeze and smelling the wonderful aroma.
ReplyDeleteHi Cinj, get a hanging basket of sammbac jasamine. It smells wonderful, you can hang it close to your sitting area, and grow it as an annual.
ReplyDeleteDebbi.
Everyone talks about the scent of the confederate jasmine. It must be quite special. I'll have to console myself with the scent of lilacs...
ReplyDeleteI really like the fairy rose, too, by the way. I've seen several pictures of them blooming and think maybe I should get one, too!
Thanks for joining in for bloom day.
Carol, May Dreams Gardens
Hi Carol, Again I am amazed you are able to get back to everyone who joins in on GBBD. I would love to have lilacs, but it gets to hot or something.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry about that Malva, a herd of elephants couldn't kill it. I planted one many years ago & now I'm never without a dozen. Your 'The Fairy' Rose is lovely.
ReplyDeletemr. mcgregor's daughter, right you are. That plant has reseeded itself all over the place.
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