Sunday, May 12, 2013

Mother's Day Rose - 2013: Eglantyne

I am now the proud owner of a bare root David Austin English Rose - Eglantyne.  Thank you for my Mother's Day rose, Noel!!  The beautiful pink fragrant rose is going to be amazing.  I will do everything in my power to help her survive the hot summer, as I would absolutely love to have her flourishing here by the walkway.  She'll be a stunner.

Step one - dig hole.  





Step two - Pour in really good soil (this is peat, compost, and chicken manure mix, with added perlite.


Step three - Add bare root rose (she has soaked overnight in water).






Bare root roses are quite fun looking.  Hard to believe they sprout into rose bushes.



Step four - cover with soil and WATER.  This is two days later, and she looks great.


I am patiently waiting for my lovely pink roses (fingers thumping the table, tap tap tap tap....)  LOL


Here's what she'll look like in bloom....     ahhhhhhh.


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