My roses bloomed this week. They smell wonderful.

"A Red, Red Rose"
Robert Burns, Scotland


O my Luve's like a red, red rose,

That's newly sprung in June:

O my Luve's like the melodie

That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

So deep in luve am I;

And I will luve thee still, my Dear,

Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my Dear,

And the rocks melt wi' the sun:

And I will luve thee still, my Dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only Luve!

And fare thee weel, awhile!

And I will come again, my Luve,

Tho' it were ten thousand mile!

beautiful rose, but i'm confused.

Rick posted pic's of some of the flowers in his garden. This is one of mine. The blooms are huge almost as big as my hand fully open.

Mrs.Tank

very pretty. it's not red. what do they call the color?

i was being a smart a$$. but the wife did have to explain the poem. beautiful rose. our caladiums bulbs that we planted 3 months ago finally started to peak through the ground. i don't exactly know how they are going to survive in the desert though.

They are a very pale lavender. The scent can be detected from about 50 feet away when the wind is right. Now if I can keep the neighbor kids from picking them or the heat from killing them....

Oh well, better go water them.

a sun shade near them might help. one of those gauze shades that will filter the light.