When my horse trainer mentioned in May that she wanted to start a rose garden at the farm, I volunteered as tribute to pick out some roses for her. After all, it’s pretty much my lifelong dream to garden with a view of my horse and my trainer seems determined to make all of my…
Category: Roses
Peggy Martin Rose
It’s about time I write an article about my Peggy Martin rose! After all, she’s by far the most show-stopping plant in my garden. She’s the rose that makes jaws drops when people walk in the backyard. She’s the rose that makes me feel like I’m in an English garden and she’s the one I…
Bordeaux Rose
It’s about time I tell you more about my gorgeous Bordeaux Rose! This compact rose is planted in full sun by my front door, welcoming all who dine at The Rose Table. I’m so glad I chose a red rose for this spot because this rose blooms through Christmas every year, showering me with red…
Game of Thorns 2023
It’s the most wonderful time of year: Game of Thorns! Nothing excites a gardener quite like springtime. The anticipation of seeing your dormant plants coming back to life is such a thrill. I started many of my roses several years ago, which means they’re really starting to take off. As always, here are the first…
Game of Thorns 2022
It’s the most beautiful time of year: Game of Thorns! Few things bring me as much joy as watching my roses bloom for the first time after a long, dormant winter. Watching roses wake up is one of the great joys of springtime! Game of Thorns 2022 Winner: Scentimental The first rose to open this…
Golden Celebration Rose
This brings me so much joy. It looks like sunshine in the garden! This David Austin rose is one of the largest-blooming English roses. The blooms are enormous. I planted mine outside of my office window and delight in seeing the sunny roses even on the stormiest day. Of all of my roses, this rose…
Scentimental Rose
Ahh, Scentimental. One of my favorite roses! This rose is rather jaw-dropping. Every petal looks like it’s been hand painted. In fact, it’s a bit reminiscent of the Painting the Roses Red scene in Alice in Wonderland, as if the Queen of Hearts herself commissioned Scentimental. I got this rose years ago from Jackson and…
Game of Thorns 2021
It’s that time of year again! I celebrate the first blooms of the year with my annual Game of Thorns post. This year was a wild one in the garden thanks to the Snowpocalypse. February saw the lowest temperatures in Texas in over a hundred years. To put that in perspective, the lows that week…
Courtyard Redesign
I was originally going to title this Backyard Redesign but honestly I’ve had too much going on and that would be too long of an article so we’ll start with the courtyard. When I bought this house almost four years ago, I said that someday I wanted to add garden beds to the courtyard. That…