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I’m still waiting for the rose garden to burst into a chorus of colour and fragrance. This spring has been awful for gardening, with the weather being either very winter-like or being overly warm, and then of course we had a solid three weeks without any rain. I think, thus far, all of my roses, with the exception of the very newly planted bare roots that are still leafing out, have buds on them.

My Reine Victoria that did not bloom last year is so heavy with golfball sized buds that the canes are weeping. I am so very excited to see it finally burst into bloom, hopefully within the week!

I wrote recently of the rose drama and not getting two that I’d been wanting. On a trip to Lurgan Greenhouse on Monday evening I did spot the ‘Tamora’ that I’d been wanting so badly. It was loaded with buds, and oh so healthy… I just had to get it. It was potted, the first of that type, since I’d only done bare roots prior to this, either a 2 or maybe a 3 gallon pot, for $15.

I don’t particularly feel a lot of accomplishment, and as I wrote in the title, this one doesn’t count… it was a bud when I bought the plant, but none the less, it’s spectacular:

It has this very interesting, very strange, and almost intoxicating fragrance. The fragrance is described as ‘myrrh’ but, I don’t know… not really sure if that’s what I pick up on. I do think I like it though.

I really need to get out into the gardens and photograph everything for reference purposes. I’m very much regretting my lack of comprehensive photography last year. The transformation between the photos I do have from last year and the photos from this year is dramatic. The transformation over the last month is equally dramatic though. I will, soon, be setting up garden.indiboi or something similar to really track the progress.