Sweet Freedom Rose, 2008.
Today I finished putting the roses to bed for the winter. We’ve had enough cold weather that they’ve gone dormant and I covered them to help them get through the winter.
To say that I cover the roses is not completely accurate. What I do is mound compost over the crowns to keep them from freezing. I have a compost pile on the edge of the rough behind our house to which I add grass clippings, leaves, and other organic material.
I know it’s just my imagination, but the days seem more dreary once the roses have been pruned and covered. I guess that means that winter is almost here.
But hopefully when spring returns the roses will green up and start growing again. I posted the rose above as a reminder that spring will return. That rose is Sweet Freedom, a new rose for us in 2008.
Senior Moments 
November 29, 2008 at 9:47 am |
That rose is beautiful. I wish we could go directly to spring. 🙂 We’re suppose to get a little snow tomorrow… yuck.
November 29, 2008 at 9:50 am |
That is a gorgeous rose! I love roses also. And white, yellow and apricot are my favorite rose colors. The only roses I have right now are a couple of Knock-Outs by my garage. They’re really tough, but I guess I should mound some leaves around them.
Thanks for the compliment on my butterfly pics!
November 29, 2008 at 11:56 am |
George: A really neat looking rose. I do the same thing to my roses and pile chopped up leaves and grass clippings around the base.
November 29, 2008 at 8:33 pm |
Neal, enjoy your snow. If it makes you feel better we are being threatened with snow flurries Sunday night/Monday.
Carla, I guess I’m just too old-fashioned for the knock-out roses, but I do know they are beautiful. Come by next year — hopefully we’ll have several in your favorite colors.
FG, we haven’t had enough winter moisture to keep the leaves in place, so I just add an extra layer of compost.
Thanks to all of you for your kind comments.