I spied a butterfly on a parsley plant this morning, but by the time I grabbed my camera and got out to the herb and vegetable gardens to take some pictures of it he was no where to be found. So I took the opportunity to take a few pix of the Caldwell Pink rose near the arbor in the front courtyard area. This rose is growing like gang busters and is blooming profusely.
Caldwell Pink Rose
I like the combination of the purple heart and the Caldwell Pink. The purple seems to highlight the pink blooms.
Caldwell Pink Rose and Purple Heart
All of the roses in this section of the planting are filling in nicely. I have started to train the New Dawn rose onto the arbor. The blackfoot daisy is getting established, and the knock outs and the aforementioned Caldwell Pink complete this area.
Roses at Arbor
The hot red of the knockouts combined with the pink and purple is working pretty well together. I think I need something to tie it all together, but I’m not sure what just yet.
Caldwell Pink, Purple Heart, Knock Out
The red passionvine is really taking off. No blooms yet, but I love the dark green leaves.
Passionvine on Fence
I planted the moon flower seeds that Nancy [1] gave us at the Garden Bloggers Spring Fling at the front entrance to the courtyard. They are looking great. I can’t wait to have large fragrant blooms on them.
Moon Flower at Courtyard Entrance
Praying for some rain here.
Cheers.
Carol
2 Comments To "More Roses – Featuring Caldwell Pink"
#1 Comment By dee/reddirtramblings On June 11, 2008 @ 12:42 pm
Carol, everything looks really great. I’ve never grown Caldwell Pink, but I’ve heard it’s good. Your post reminds me I need to check my new passionvine.~~Dee
#2 Comment By Carol On June 11, 2008 @ 2:58 pm
Dee – I highly recommend the Caldwell Pink if you like pink roses. The blooms are small, but there are gobs of them. I haven’t seen evidence of any pest or disease problems with this plant at all yet (knock on wood).
Carol