The Rose Gardens

A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. There are more than a hundred species of wild roses, all from the northern hemisphere and mostly from temperate regions. The species form a group of generally prickly shrubs or climbers, and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2–5 m tall, rarely reaching as high as 20 m by climbing over other plants.

The Rose Gardens run along the frontage of the house, directly in front of the porch. The rose bushes are viewed first with the 36” rose trees directly behind them. They are a multitude of colors and varieties. For those of you with your own rose gardens, here are the varieties and descriptions:

LEFT OF FRONT STEPS / R TO L • BACK ROW

RONALD REAGAN—6’, red white reverse, hybrid tea • NANCY REAGAN—5’, deep apricot, hybrid tea • DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES—light pink blend, hybrid tea • LIVING EASY—3’, apricot orange, hybrid tea & EASY GOIN—4’, golden yellow, floribunda (x 2 graft) • ST. PATRICK—4’, yellow shades to green, hybrid tea • ICEBERG & BRILLANT PINK ICEBERG (x 2 graft)

LEFT OF FRONT STEPS / R TO L • FRONT ROW

JOHN F. KENNEDY—4’, white, hybrid tea • EASY GOIN—4’golden yellow, floribunda • INTRIGUE—3’, plum purple, floribunda • DOUBLE DELIGHT—4’, red and white, hybrid tea • AROMATHERAPY—5’, pink, hybrid tea • AMALIE—3.5’, red, hybrid tea

RIGHT OF FRONT STEPS / L TO R • BACK ROW

DOUBLE DELIGHT—red and white, hybrid tea • MOONSTONE—4’, white tinged pink, hybrid tea & OLYMPIAD—4’, bright red, hybrid tea (x 2 graft) • JUST JOEY—3’, apricot, hybrid tea • VOLUPTUOUS—5’, deep pink, hybrid tea • MARILYN MONROE—4’, light apricot, hybrid tea • BRILLANT PINK ICEBERG—pink blend, floribunda

RIGHT OF FRONT STEPS / L TO R • FRONT ROW

BOLERO—2.5’, white, romantica • CHRYSLER IMPERIAL—4’, dark red, hybrid tea • GRANADA—3’, gold and pink and red, hybrid tea • HONEY DIJON—5’, warm golden, grandiflora • FRAGRANT PLUM—3.5’, lavender purple, hybrid tea • CABANA—5’, pink and yellow, hybrid tea

Some of the background information from Wikipedia