20 Nov '07 9:00 am Though some of my roses are grouped together in a special rose bed,I much prefer them to be mingling in the garden with other plants,hapily complementing each other.One of my favourite plants for this are Californian poppies.I have the pale creamy'Milkmaid'.They self-sow every summer and flower for a long time.I like them with the pink roses such as Mary Rose,and Sharif Asma.They are in the background in the photos with Sparkler on the leftlike a giant ice cream.
Dixie.
21 Nov '07 10:38 am Your pictures are beautiful, Dixie. And as a builder and maintainer of half-decent paths, I appreciate a peep at a truly tidy path of yours! Cheers.
jack two
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The new improved Jack Holloway v.2
Creamy California poppies
22 Nov '07 6:29 pm Dixie! I quite agree that creamy California poppies are the most wonderful complement to rich pink roses (amongst others!) I've been planning to sow them in the Rondel Garden for even longer than I've been threatening to post about it. Yet I've never done it. This year I have an excellent crop of pale ones in the Lower Rosemary Border. I SHALL gather seed for distribution in ther Rondel Garden and the Anniversary Garden.
Thanks for posting! Lets have more pics of your lovely garden!
Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
Poppies and paths
24 Nov '07 2:30 am Dear Dixie, your creamy poppies are beautiful! And I totally agree with Moosey about your lovely paths. I have never grown California Poppies because I always thought of the native orange ones, but those creamy ones are perfect compliments to roses as you pointed out. I will have to look for some of those paler colors to try.
Dixie
garden enthusiast
Waikato-New Zealand
Roses roses roses
24 Nov '07 3:02 pm Everyone is saying that this has been the best season for roses in the Waikato for a long time.It certainly has been that way for me this year.
Here are some photos of roses in my garden.
Dixie.
24 Nov '07 4:54 pm I made a couple more photos smaller so that I could post them here.
Alberic Barbier is sprawling along the fence to the right of the entrance photo,and has spilled over.In front of AB are some big agapanthus-many have buds now.
Dixie.
Alberic Barbier looking towards the house.It is spilling out into the paddock
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Liza
gardening consultant
Waterloo, Belgium
Oh, Dixie!!!
26 Nov '07 11:02 pm What a magestic, and joyful parade!! Your Roses are SO VERY beautiful!!! Of course, they must be deeply loved and cared, for SUCH a result!! Congratulations, my friend!! I love ALL your photos as beautiful captures and compositions,as well! Just lovely!!
27 Nov '07 8:13 pm My goodness! You have some lovely roses in your garden.
Really beautiful.
Christopher
Faith S
Perpetually learning gardener
Alabama, USA
More hidden treasures from Dixie's garden.
28 Nov '07 1:55 am Dixie, how surprised I was to find more photos of your beautiful roses. They look extremely happy in their homes. You just keep surprising us with new views of your gardens. Keep up the good work!
