There’s plenty of dead heading to done as the roses have gone into overdrive this year. But seeing the left hand side of the garden frothing with roses is a wonderful sight. The garden is surviving on minimal water rations. One hour of rain on Monday but it didn’t completely fill the water butt so more is needed and indeed we might get some this weekend. Here’s six for this week.
One
The first of the roses is ‘Blush Noisette’ I planted two of them to cover a good stretch of the wall.
Two
In the middle of the two ‘Blush Noisette’ I planted ‘This Sceptre’d Isle’. I underplanted that with some alchemilla mollis. The geranium psilostemon had other ideas and self seeded itself here as well. I have to agree it works very well.
Three
At the far end of the garden the rambling rose ‘Wedding Day’ is having a fabulous season.
Four
On the opposite side of the garden I planted two climbing hydrangeas to cover the fence and this year they are getting close to achieving that aim and have had their best flowering year yet.
Five
In one of the sunnier borders the pale yellow of sisyrinchium works well with geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’
Six
In a shadier spot geranium ‘Kashmir White’ settles in with more alchemillia mollis.
That’s my stroll round the garden for today. There are plenty more gardens to stroll around at Jim’s place. I think in the UK and in Northern Europe we are all hoping for some rain this weekend. I hope we all receive enough to keep us going. Happy Gardening.
n20gardener 
As a Johnson, I never tire of seeing Johnson’s Blue!
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Your roses are looking great as are your geraniums, another flower I love.
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What pretty flowers! You spoiled us with all these, especially those beautiful roses. The ‘Blush Noisette’ rose really proliferates and the result is stunning
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And a lovely stroll it was, thanks for taking us along, I do like your colour combinations.
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Your roses are gorgeous as is that white geranium. Roses seem to be on steroids this year.
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That rose and geranium combo works brilliantly.
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Oh my, that is billowy! Because of this very strange weather, your bloom is still more advanced than ours. I suppose that I should appreciate what is blooming rather than notice what is delayed. Actually, the common hydrangeas are beginning to show bloom. If climbing hydrangea lived here, it might be blooming comparably to yours by now.
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Roses do seem to be having a good year. Even mine! ‘Blush Noisette’ is a beauty. And I love that white geranium.
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Such beautiful Roses.
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