The soft pink, semi-double flowers of this alba hybrid have a bit of a wild rose look to them. And THE LADY'S BLUSH® does display the hardy vigorous nature of her ancestry. But with some refinements. The pale golden stamens at the center are unusually slender, and surrounded with a ring of red at the base...perhaps to help guide pollinators. THE LADY'S BLUSH® is from David Austin, the breeder …
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Rose breeder David Austin was well aware a really good white rose is a rarity among garden roses, and CLAIRE AUSTIN™. is his response. clusters of pale lemon buds open to very double creamy white flowers (petal count: 120) with a delicious musk rose scent. It's equally effective as a pillar, a climber, or in a hedge, but but consider placing it close to a door or patio where you can enjoy …
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Sharifa Asma™ ( Rosa 'Ausreef') bears shallowly cupped, distinctly quartered light pink flowers that mature to perfect rosettes as they age, exposing the many folded petals that pale to almost white on the edges. The delightful fragrance mixes old rose, myrrh, and fruity notes. At 4x3 feet, it fits easily into the border, even in smaller gardens. Tuck it close to a doorway or patio so you …
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From May through October David Austin's CROCUS ROSE™ produces very large and very double soft apricot flowers with a tea rose fragrance. The blooms open widely, with the outer petals fading to cream as they age. It is so extremely double, in fact, that the inner petals have no space to expand and may remain folded. CROCUS ROSE™ earned an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal …
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STRAWBERRY HILL™ has won two awards for its overall excellence as a rose, and two more for its delicious myrrh and honey fragrance. Clusters of rose pink flowers appear in flushes from June until frost. You can train this vigorous, disease-resistant rose as climber, se it as a hedge, or prune to fit in the border. It's named not for the Beatles song, but for a notable house and garden in …
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Both the soft pink, very double roses and the light myrrh fragrance are a delight for any rose lover. But QUEEN OF SWEDEN™ has two additional characteristics to endear it to gardeners. The flowers are carried upright and the stems have few thorns, making it particularly well-suited for cutting, And its excellent disease resistance makes it a good choice for hedges and larger landscaping …
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CARDING MILL® is another award winner from David Austin. and you can see why. This rose packs a lot of color into every flower. On opening, the petals are a vivid apricot on the inside and pale yellow outside. Then as they mature, the apricot colors soften and pink tones emerge. It's relatively small at 3 - 4 feet, but a healthy, vigorous grower. Find a place for it where you can enjoy the myhrr …
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Double, pure yellow, fragrant flowers adorn this 12-foot tall climber from mid-June to mid-October. It will need support for the long canes, typically provided by an arbor or a companion tree or large shrub. Or you can prune it to 5 feet as a free-standing bush. Pollinators love roses, and Graham Thomas® cultivar is no exception. It comes from David Austin, the English breeder dedicated to …
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Polygonatum commutatum or Solomon’s Seal is a native woodland perennial to 3 feet in height producing up to 20 clusters of pendent white flowers in spring followed by dark blue berries in late summer/fall. Best grown in a shady setting in moisture retentive soils and mulched well to prevent rhizomes from drying out in summer or freezing in winter. Dislikes transplanting, individual plants over …
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The black oak gets its common name from the deep brown to almost black color of its bark at maturity although the inner bark is yellowish orange and was once used as a source of yellow dye. It produces acorns biennially after up to 20 years of growth. Rarely seen in commerce, the black oak can be found in dry uplands but does best in richer, moister soils. The genus Quercus includes more than 600 …
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