Gold Medal and Miss All-American Beauty

September 1, 2012September 3, 2012 | Teresa / TheGardenDiary.com

Saturday we found ourselves at Dammann’s Garden Center. Dammann’s is a wonderful place that just happens to carry an extensive line of roses! Sadly, not many garden centers in my area carry roses.

I found 2 beauties—Gold Medal and Miss All-American Beauty … AND, they were on sale! I gave them a shot of moopoo as soon as we got home and now they are nestled in with their neighbors. If we get the expected rain tonight, that will be just perfect.

Gold Medal…

Gorgeous yellow grandiflora (I already have one.)
Resistant to Black Spot & Mildew
Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth

Miss All-American Beauty complete with 3 stages of bloom…

Deep pink Hybrid Tea
Resistant to Black Spot & Mildew
“The original name for this hot pink diva was ‘Maria Callas.’ Although it was bred by Meilland in France it was named for the famous American opera singer.” -Dave’s Garden

Dammann’s has plenty more roses if you are in the market!

Bloom Thyme Friday: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. Part 2.

July 27, 2012April 4, 2014 | Teresa / TheGardenDiary.com

The gorgeous Flamenco rose has required very little water / from the Biltmore Collection

Today we start 9 weeks of drought… as you know my garden is very large and I have had to limit watering to my roses and tomatoes and alternating trees and shrubs that are closest to our living area.

As I write this I am in the garden looking up at a simply gorgeous summer sky… not a cloud in site! Even in times of drought, God does amazing things… with people and with plants.

There is always an up side, I read that it looks like the US will set a record in the month of July for the fewest tornadoes on record. After the horrible storms of last summer (remember Joplin, MO), that is sure welcome.

And, as far as the roses are concerned, they are usually covered in Japanese Beetles at this time of year and so far we have seen very few. In their place are beautiful blooms without bug bites! That is sure welcome!

Roses get watered once a week and still keep going!

Tomatoes get water a couple times each week….

Sunny Knockouts and wave petunias can definitely take the heat!

More Zinnias with Phlox that is also beating the heat very well.

First bloom of Tropicana … rescued from sale table.

Bloomin’ Fun: Gold Medal is a Standout

June 10, 2012 | Teresa / TheGardenDiary.com

My favorite bloomer this week is the Gold Medal Grandiflora rose … a large, sweetly fragrant rose. These double, deep yellow blooms are gorgeous and long-lasting on the bush and amazing in a vase!

Bloom Thyme Friday: Bringing The Sunshine In

June 3, 2011April 4, 2014 | Teresa / TheGardenDiary.com

Yellow in the garden is sometimes controversial. I have had people tell me that they hate yellow in the garden! And some people love it.

FRIENDSHIP…

I’ve heard that yellow floral arrangements symbolize new beginnings, happiness and friendship.

Yellow roses stand for joy and happiness, but most of all yellow roses mean friendship.

Last year I lost a wonderful friend and mentor who loved yellow roses. When I see yellow roses, I think of her. Her favorite was Lowell Thomas. Lowell Thomas is not hardy in my zone, but I grow other yellow roses, like Julia Child, Gold Medal and Harison’s Yellow. When I see yellow roses, I think of her.

As for me, I love yellow in the garden–it “brings the sunshine in.”