Everything Is Coming Up Roses

" Ebb Tide'


I just had to do a posting on Roses for the New
Year. It is in the low 20's with a wind chill reading
that I do not even want to think about.
And snow upon the ground once more so
all I want to think about are flowers and Spring. LOL!

So instead of groaning about the weather I decided
to dig into the ole flower vault and bring out some
of the roses I am missing so much right now and
do a posting on 'coming up roses'.





'Scentimental' reminds me of peppermint candy or
candy canes but the naming it Scentimental is a
little deceiving because it has such a light
fragrance.





' Double Delight' is bound to perk up anyone.





As 'Double Delight's' blooms age the petals
take on a neon pink tinge all over, which I for one
like less than when it first opens.
It has a mild fragrance.






'New Dawn' loves to climb all over my old garden
building but her blooms fall away fast and it usually
only blooms for me in a massive burst in June and
just a few blooms in August.
It has a very mild fragrance.





'New Blaze Improved ' is a climber that grows over a trellis
that helps hide an air conditioner. The new
improved variety is still a disappointment to
me because it only blooms once for me so I am
looking for a replacement that will bloom more
than once. If anyone has any great climbing
rose selections for zone 5 please let me know.
New Blaze will be demoted to the garden shed
with New Dawn.
Maybe I should stay away from any
roses with the word new or improved in the name.





'Lavender Simplicity' rose has been moved a few
times and has taken it in stride but other than being
proven tough by my handling and Ohio's cold winter's
the poor thing hasn't had much of a chance to just set
and grow so I will not pass judgment on it just yet.

'Almost Black' is new and although a very deep
red it is not even almost black. It was moved twice
in its first season after my evaluation of the flower
beds in the fall and the moving of a lot of flowers so
they would compliment each other and undo the
random sticking in of plants that were bought on a
whim.
The final decision was made to create a rose
garden bed and add in some different colors of roses
especially after the Ebb Tide rose took over the side
of the garage and the Irish Yellow roses nearby decided
to put on red blooms last summer, which was a
great unwanted surprise.
So the bed beside the garage will become a rose
garden bed next Spring. I will use all of those new
gardening catalogs to find some roses for it this
winter and envision a lovely rose garden.

I am looking for a white rose, another yellow one
and even some orange or peach ones to add to the
rose garden. The new ' Cinco de mayo ' Floribunda
rose looks like a possible addition.





The Knockout roses have become some of my
favorite roses. They have no fragrance to speak of
but they give me blooms all summer and into fall
until a freeze claims them, so any rose that will give
me continuous bloom is a winner to me and I can look
to other flowers like the phlox's to give
me some fragrance in the garden.





' Rainbow ' knockout has flowers ranging from
color shades of pink into yellow and even a touch
of orange at stages in the blooming.
It looked just a wonderful in September as it did
in June.






Knockout Red 'Rosa Radrazz'

Knockout pink 'Rosa Radcon'

A double bloom pink Knockout
A new yellow knockout will be one of the ones
added to the rose garden next spring.

The last rose is one that I have had for many years
and has put up with many moves, ice storms and freezes.
The ' Crimson Bouquet' a Grandiflora rose puts
on a big show of beautiful shaped blooms in June
and also in September with a few blooms in between.
It has a very strong fragrance and is just perfect for

those of you who like to dry rose blooms for potpourri.




This has been a wonderful year and I have made
many friends on Blotanical and on gardening blogs.
I would like to thank you all for making my year a
much better one. Thank you for your friendship
and sharing your gardens and your generous advice
throughout the year. If I needed an answer to a
gardening question or a problem I knew I could count
on your help to provide me with the answers.
Thank you for sharing your frienship, pictures and
your seeds.
My wish to you all is a New Year filled with love,
good health, family, friends, and many flowers.
I wish a New Year for you filled with all that your
heart desires.
I am looking forward to a New Year with
you and meeting even more wonderful friends.

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL
AND HAPPY GARDENING IN A NEW YEAR !

And by the way another reason for my posting
about 'Coming Up Roses'
Ohio State is in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on
New Year's day so............

GO BUCKS !!!!

Never Too Early To Make Plans

Mary Poppins

It is never too early to make plans and reservations to attend
the 2010 Central Ohio Home & Garden Show at the
Ohio Expo Center at the Franklin County Fairgrounds
in Columbus, Ohio which is sponsored by the Columbus
Dispatch newspaper.



The theme for the 2009 show was 'Hooray for Hollywood' and it
was my first visit to the garden show . I was so impressed
by the hard work and planning that goes into putting on such
a show by the 400 hundred exhibitors that were represented.
Needless to say I enjoyed it and soaked up as much as I
could while there. I could have went back again and saw
things that I am sure I missed the first time around.
My eyes had to be glowing like a kid in a candy shop as
we roamed amongst the exhibits.

The 2010 show will have the theme "Art in Bloom"
so it is already catching my imagination.
After a winter of snow and gray skies I am sure
we will all be ready for some flowers and fresh ideas.




Lord of the Ring's Hobbit




Here is the rundown on the events of the new 2010
Home & Garden Show which was given to me by Jessica
Gerhardt of the Columbus Dispatch:

The show will be held February 27 - March 7, 2010
at the Ohio Expo Center (Ohio State Fairgrounds)
in Columbus. The theme will be "Art in Bloom"
and the showcase will include living landscapes inspired
by masterpiece works of art, and feature stunning
sculptures, paintings and other pieces within the
gardens. Fourteen full-sized gardens will be on display
for visitors and experts will be on hand to talk with
guests one-on-one. With more than 400 exhibits and
attractions, the 54th Central Ohio Home & Garden
Show is one of North America's most exciting and
interactive home and garden shows.

Acclaimed garden writer Tracy DiSabato-Aust will
be featured at the show on February 27, 2010 at
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Author of three books including
The Well-Tended Perennial Garden, The Well-Designed
Mixed Garden and High Impact, Low Care Garden
Plants:Tough But Beautiful Plants Anyone Can Grow,
this Ohio State University graduate is well-known
and knowledgeable in the garden scene. She also
serves as the contributing editor of Fine Gardening
magazine, and has written articles in Midwest Living
and Real Simple.

Another exciting guest featured at the 2010 Central
Ohio Home & Garden Show is Shane Tallant, host
of HGTV's Designed To Sell. Guests can improve
their chances of selling their homes when Tallant takes
the Home Idea Center Stage at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on
February 27, 2010. His show, Designed To Sell, gives
home sellers help from experts and a $2,000 budget
to transform their home from drab and ordinary to
one capable of retrieving top dollar in less than a week.
Tallant will talk about his experiences hosting the popular
program, as well as offer tips and ideas on interior design
and home improvement. Tallant will also answer audience
questions and sign autographs at the show.

The Central Ohio Home & Garden Show opens
Saturday, February 27 and runs through Sunday March 7.
Closed Monday, the show will run Tuesday and Thursday
from 3 p.m.- 9 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday from
noon - 9 p.m. Tickets are only $10 for adults and
children ages 12 and under are free.


Here are some more pictures from last years show.
The pictures were dark because it was premier night.
The quality of the pictures are my fault and do not
show all of the details and exhibits at their best.




Herbie the Love Bug was one cute fountain.



Ratatouille







The Secret Garden





Raiders of the Lost Ark





Wilson of 'The Cast Away' was there









Under The Tuscan Sun












Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon











One 'Mamma Mia' of a wine rack
















Herbie the Love Bug








The 'Castaway' wreck site








Jurassic Park

















For more information and maps go to the
Home & Garden website.

Happy Gardening Everyone!

Don't Cry For The Horses

While driving down to the Bob Evans Farm
Festival Saturday we passed this beautiful log house
that sat upon a hill in Vinton County on Route 93.
All at once we saw this giant shiny metal Angel
on a horse that was in their front yard.
Since we wanted to beat the crowd we drove on and
decided on the way back home we would check it out
further. I made the comment that it did not really go
with the log house someway but them I did not know
what it was or what it was meant for.




We stopped to get a better look on the way home
and noticed that there was a plaque below the
angel but we could not read all of the words from
across the highway where we were parked.



We got a few pictures of it and since we thought
it might not be a wise move to go traipsing up into
their yard ,we just read the the title on it
which said "Don't Cry For The Horses".
We had both never heard of it before and still did
not know what it was for or why they would put this
giant silver statue in their yard.
So when I came home I googled it and found this
poem and its meaning then was evident.





Don't Cry For The Horses, by Brenda Riley-Seymore is
written by a modern day heroine who lives in Sun
Valley, California. A cowgirl with a cop for a boyfriend,
she was born in Kentucky and raised on a ranch.
A semi retired animal trainer for motion pictures,
whose heroes are cops and cowboys, she now
works Los Angeles in information systems.
Brenda and her 18 year old daughter who saves
all creatures great and small.

Don't Cry For The Horses,
by Brenda Riley-Seymore

Don't cry for the horses
That life has set free
A million white horses
Forever to be

Don't cry for the horses
Now in God's hands
As they dance and they prance
To a heavenly band

They were ours as a gift
But never to keep
As they close their eyes
Forever to sleep

Their spirits unbound
On silver wings they fly
A million white horses
Against the blue sky

Look up into heaven
You'll see them above
The horses we lost
The horses we loved

Manes and tails flowing
They Gallop through time
They were never yours
They were never mine

Don't cry for the horses
They will be back someday
When our time has come
They will show us the way

On silver wings they will lift us
To the warmth of the sun
When our life is over
And eternity has begun

We will jump the sun
And dance over the moon
A Ballet of horses and riders
on the winds
to a heavenly tune

Do you hear that soft nicker
Close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses
Love the ones that are here

Don't cry for the horses
Lift up your sad eyes
Can't you see them
As they fly by?

A million white horses
Free from hunger and pain
Their spirits set free
Until we ride again

I have never owned a horse and in fact after an
incident as a child I was a little afraid of them,
but I have had pet dogs that have been in the family
for so long that they were like children to me. You
just learn to love them and miss them when they are
gone. So this was a very large display of their affection
for a horse or horses in general.



It is looking like Fall here in the hills.