My day

[freddie*rooster]

After several hours during the week clearing and cleaning up a messy garden my day started like this

[debra9275]

that would be great if she can remember where she saw it.

I like the way the flowers grow in clusters, but mine is past it's prime atm

& the possums like it too  

[lloydslights]

That's a beauty you've got there Debra.  

I was forgetting about the "olden days roses"  prior to grafting.  But I think some of the new types of roses are grafted onto rootstock such as those wonderful old vigorous growers.  

I remember a "Black Boy" climber at our old farm in the 50's  but "thorny as the devil" pa used to say, just googled and note that the flowers shown aren't nearly as dark as those we had - it was very very deep crimson almost black.

I'd give it a try, if you can get a rooted section of the rose without harming the parent plant.  I wonder if layering it would produce a new plant?

DEB

[freddie*rooster]

DEB I have some nice little dainty ones like these type.

http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://thesucculentsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IMG_...

[freddie*rooster]

Bushy, I just lock myself in the bedroom and let them go for their life When the difficult decisions need to be made they know where to find me

[debra9275]

DEB, I was just reading back a bit, I love your canoe pond. I would never think of doing something like that. You must be a very clever, creative lady to think of doing these things.

I have a black boy on my front veranda, & I'm always getting injuries from that rose. Lol

& you're right, most of the newer roses are grafted into old rose root stock, the one I see the most are a deep crimson one when I get suckers coming up

[bushies.girl]

LOL Freddie I was a little like that when the house was being re stumped, there were bodies everywhere, sliding in and out from under my house, I just sat on the verardah and made the coffee when required lol

Those succulents are very pretty Freddie:)

[debra9275]

Freddie, what work are they doing at your place today?

[tasfleur]

Good morning all .......

I do love and appreciate this thread so very much, thank you xxx

Wish I could stay a little bit longer, but the "platoon" is on the way, was supposed to only be one person but that has changed to 11, oh my, just as well I did most of the work I wanted to last night ....   They're threatening to bring salads and vanilla slices .... .......  .... trouble is, then we all sit round yapping together and eating it, but we will get lots of quilting done at the same time (won't we????).

Have a wonderful day everyone.  All those lovely pictures of flowers here;   really makes my day, not to mention sends me rushing off to the nursery to see if I can see/find/buy some when I can!

[bushies.girl]

Says a quick good morning to Tas and thinks forget the salads, just bring more vanilla slices lol

[freddie*rooster]

I have a black boy

I HAD a beautiful black boy in my rock garden bed many years ago, I sent my pre teen adventurous son to do the edges armed with the whipper snipper he decided the black boy needed a hair cut.

It died a slow death, I was so annoyed. every opportunity that arises I remind him about my poor black boy.