CHICKPEA SEWING STUDIO: roses

June 20, 2014

Red Butte Botanical Garden - Completely Amazed

Evelyn, rose show at Red Butte Garden

David Austin Evelyn rose, at the show

When my mother first came over to visit we gave Red Butte Garden a try, thirteen years ago. I was pretty unimpressed and failed to return until about two weeks ago. Shock and awe, that is how I describe what awaited us. Since this first return visit I have gone back twice, for the Utah Rose Society show and with a family member. I think it is the perfect place to go think or relax by one self and I decided to make a small investment in a single most basic membership to do just that, think and relax by myself amongst the plants.

The Rose garden is a marvel in and of itself but it doens't stop there. I loved the aromatic garden just as well and the orangery, I could go on and on but enough words just take a look:

Crocus Rose, Red Butte Garden

David Austin Crocus rose

Henry's Clematis, Red Butte Garden

Henry's Clematis

Hens and Chicks splendor, Red Butte Garden

Hens and Chicks planter

Golden Celebration Rose

Davis Austin Golden Celebration

Apple Serviceberry, Red Butte Garden

Apple Service Berry (Amelanchier Grandiflora)

Golden Wings rose, Red Butte Garden

Golden Wings rose

Dream Artichoke and Kale planter. Red Butte Garden

Kale, green tricks and artichoke planter, now replaced by something more tropical, too bad...

I hope you liked this little tour, I will post a few pictures of some great things growing closer to home very soon but time to get back to sewing a blue raw silk Wiksten tulip skirt now!

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May 27, 2014

{little garden tour}

Step into my garden

(sometimes you take a picture of your house and discover you are in need of a new mailbox and a brick cleaning!)

My favorite blog is a gardening blog, here I said it! Even in the winter I enjoy reading it, dreaming of what is to come. Unfortunately for me, its creator is taking a break from writing, I hope not too long... It's by reading her educational and gorgeous posts that I got the courage to start my own rose collection and ended up completely devoted to seeing them thrive. I went from none to 12 planted and 4 potted shrubs in two years. Most of those David Austin's. So in honor of Hedgerow Rose, I am giving you a little tour of what is blooming in my own garden:

Step into my garden

Graham Thomas, Climbing. A David Austin rose planted last summer (2013). This bush has been so easy to grow, it asks very little and loves it's location. I wonder if the canes will ever get tall enough to train on the wall. I think patience is key with climbers. The canes are not woody and robust yet.

Step into my garden

Crocus Rose, another David Austin that grows right by Graham Thomas above. It was planted at the same time. This bush shot up this spring. The flowers are adorable and last well in a vase inside.

Step into my garden

Lady of Shalott, a David Austin climber. Started small and is growing slowly but surely. The blooms are variegated and a bit too olé olé tequila sunrise for my taste but the scent is unbelievable.

Step into my garden

Red Eden syn. Eric Tabarly. A red Pierre de Ronsard climber named for the famed French naval officer and navigator. I purchased this one this year to replace a sickly Heritage. The blooms it came with could be complete false advertising but I was "suckered" into bringing it home when I took a look at the super robust canes they were perched on.

Step into my garden

A brand new Gertrude Jekyll, DA that lives in partial shade and a few daisies wrap up this visit. There will be more where these came from as the season progresses. I leave you with another view of the Crocus rose, in a vase on my nighstand, really turning on the charm after a few days in the water.

David Austin Crocus Rose