Hello GPOders!
After weeks of mostly fall photos and with many of us already feeling winter coming, today we have a refreshing change of pace. Lynne Leslie has shared her beautiful garden in Wellington, New Zealand a few times in the past (Lynne's Garden in New Zealand, Lynne's Garden in New Zealand 2 and Mid-Winter in Lynne's New Zealand Garden), and we're getting another update. of its sensational flowers that indicate that summer is just around the corner.
I might be interested in another post from the other side of the world and in another climate, Lynne Leslie
We have had a very early 'first flush' of roses here in Wellington, New Zealand. Maybe my changing feeding schedule has something to do with it. I have started using blood and bone monthly (with rose prep food in September and again in late December based on my regular feeding schedule). I prefer to use natural products whenever possible. The strong winds at this time of year match all the spring flowers and play havoc with roses, Canterbury bells (Medium campanulazones 3-9), lupines and poppies.
Shirley poppies. I love growing plants from seeds and cuttings. I love pink poppies and this year I had a gorgeous double soft pink which I hope will give me seeds for next year.
Pink lupins (Lupinus polyphylluszones 3-9) before they were devastated by the wind.
Editor's note: New Zealand has a rich history of rose cultivation after the introduction of the plant to the country in the early 1800s. Because of this and the strict regulations on the importation of foreign plants, most crops in New Zealand gardens are completely different from those we grow in North America. Obviously, you won't be able to find hardiness zones in the US for these New Zealand varieties, so they are omitted from most of the roses below.
Kaiteri Gold climbing rose (rose 'Kaiteri Gold') – a rose so strong that it withstands the wind quite well.
Green with envy (R. 'Green with envy') – always in bloom and lasts well when harvested.
Arrowtown (R. 'Arrowtown') – Another climber. I like to cover fences whenever possible.
Glamis Castle® (R. 'Glamis Castle', zones 5-10).
New Zealand gardener (R. 'New Zealand Gardener').
wish come true (R. 'Wish Come True') – I won this rose from the grower and it is one of my favorites.
A gardener's dream (R. 'A Gardener's Dream')
If I fill in a lot of perennials, they keep the color between the blooms of the roses. It always amuses me how gardeners always find other gardeners to chat with when they walk and socialize. I have lots of clusters in my garden at this time of year and it's so nice to share it with others. Gardeners are always generous with their knowledge and plants and we are always learning from each other. What a wonderful hobby.
Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous spring flowers with us, Lynne! It's amazing to imagine myself surrounded by your roses while looking at the snow melting outside my window.
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