A Rose A Day: Julia Child

June 4, 2013June 14, 2013 | Teresa / TheGardenDiary.com

Julia Child is a buttery yellow power blooming floribunda.

This beauty grows to about 2.5′ high and wide in my garden, but is only a two years old. Next year it may reach the 3′ the catalogs describe.

I first fell in love with this rose when Chris (redneckrosarian.com) shared and shared and shared pictures of his beautiful Julia’s. So I succumbed to rose envy.

This 2006 All-America Rose Selections winner did not disappoint … it produces very full fragrant blooms all summer long!

And, you know what I think about yellow in the garden … IT BRINGS THE SUNSHINE IN!

A Rose a Day: Flamenco

June 3, 2013June 10, 2013 | Teresa / TheGardenDiary.com

Flamenco is fast becoming my favorite rose. Actually it was recommended to me by Paul Zimmerman when he was our first guest on Twitter Rose Chat a couple of years ago. This rose is a part of the Biltmore Collection at Edmunds Roses.

My Flamenco is now in it’s second year and although I had several blooms last year, nothing compares to this year. The blooms are plentiful and outstanding. Beautiful color, fragrant and excellent as a cut flower.

The only thing is… I cannot get a good picture. This particular color of rose is just hard to capture.

It is so much prettier than these pictures!