Rose season is officially here in my garden and in the rose world at large (see rose calendar below).
The rugosas are exploding, so the fireworks are on as I have quite a few to explode! 🙂
Harrison’s Yellow is still adding the sunshine and new roses are opening every day. That is something to buzz about!
Other roses taking off …
Honey Bun … Proven Winner OSO Easy Series

Smoothie … Proven Winner’s OSO Happy Series

Little Mischief … This rose is from the Easy Elegance collection from Ping Lim. This small shrub is covered in blooms!

Madame Hardy: Damask
COMING SOON TO THE GARDEN…
Celsiana (Damask prior to 1750) … This is a very large shrub just full of buds and ready to explode any day now. The fragrance of this rose is over the top! It is a one-time bloomer, but soooo worth it.

Lady Salisbury (David Austin) … Look at all those buds! I just cannot wait to see the delicate blooms of this rose. Hopefully, I will have pictures to share in a few days.

Felicite Parmetier (Alba 1830s) … This is another one-time bloomer but the fragrance is out of this world!

ROSE CALENDAR:
Biltmore Rose Trials … Who will be the winner?
The Biltmore International Rose Trial is coming up next weekend! I have the honor of being a judge for the wonderful event under the direction of Paul Zimmerman. For more on the rose trials, read on here.
Click on any of the pictures in this group to start the gallery feature.
If you are going to be at the Biltmore next weekend, let me know so we can meet up. The Rose Chat crew will be there and we’d love to see you.

INDIANAPOLIS ROSE SOCIETY MEETINGS
(All meetings are open to the public and we’d love to see you there!)
JUNE MEETINGS
NATIONAL CONFERENCES…
ARS SPRING NATIONAL AND MINI NATIONAL CONFERENCE & ROSE SHOW
Sing a Song of Roses
June 11 – 14
Columbus, Ohio
Details here.
ARS FALL NATIONAL CONFERENCE & ROSE SHOW
Roses in a New York State of Mind
September 10-13
Syracuse, NY
Details here.
The Rose Chat crew plans to attend!
More on the American Rose Society here.
JUNE IS NATIONAL ROSE MONTH…
On November 20, 1986 President Ronald Reagan signed a resolution making the rose the national floral emblem at a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden…
What’s the ROSE BUZZ in your world this week?
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This post is PACKED with great information!! And thanks for the beautiful photos!!
My pleasure! Glad you stopped by Diane LaSauce love your blog … https://dianelasauce.wordpress.com/
beautiful roses as usual, do you have to protect harrison yellow in winter? very beautiful yellow.
No, Roberta, I have never had to protect Harison’s Yellow.
then next rose will be harrisons yellow. my rambler did really well, minimal protection and it is thriving, it has a french name, cant even spell it let alone pronounce it.lol ordered another one.
thanks for the reply. the more we share the more we can enjoy.
So glad it did well!! I think Harison will do well for you! And, I agree, the names can be hard to pronoun! Happy gardening! 🌹