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| Made the 4-hour trek up yesterday, and took about 200 pictures. Unfortunately, with the rotten weather and wind, probably only 25% of the pics turned out decent. Hard to snap pictures with 35 - 40 mph wind gusts blowing the blooms all over creation.
The DH and I were very impressed with the rose garden. I'm going out on a limb to say that they must be spraying; I'll post another thread with the unsprayed roses for comparison. Charles Aznavour or Seduction (I'd never seen this rose until now and I'm not sure what everyone commonly calls it. Both names are listed on HMF.)
A big mass of Crimson Bouquet
Distant Drums - I gotta get this one!
Fashion, from a distance, to show how many they plant together:
Fashion, up close:
Honey Perfume Wow, does she smell purty!!
Honey Perfume
A weird shot of Ingrid Bergman. Sunlight conditions were schizoid, to say the least. Rain on & off all day, and in the middle of snapping pictures it would go from overcast to blinding flashes.
This one shows how Ingrid fades. I've heard that she's beautiful & fragrant, but I really didn't get much scent from the 100 roses in this plot. My DH & I were much more impressed with several other reds.
Mass of Ingrid Bergman:
Kaleidescope was a pretty surprise:
Husband has a new favorite after encountering Love:
Well.....that's all for this post. I'll have to make a follow up for the roses from M --> Z. Enjoy!
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| I like Kaleidescope too. Interesting colors. What were the reds you preferred over Ingrid? TIA |
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| Again, great pics flaurabunda and many thanks for sharing! |
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- Posted by flaurabunda 5b (My Page) on Sun, Oct 3, 10 at 19:55
| Iris Gal, The shrub Midwest Living was much nicer looking. That was a new one I'd never heard of until yesterday. Also, Love and Crimson Bouquest looked just outstanding. Jim, thanks! It was a fun trip. Ate at the O'Hare Oasis.....something neither my husband nor I had done since we were with our parents as small children. There are 4 tollway oases in Chicagoland, which are building/walkway areas over the interstate that house McDonalds, Starbucks, etc....a little fast-food eatery. I remember stopping there for breakfast as a small kid whenever we went north to the Milwaukee zoo. Way too much info..hehe....but it was fun being a kid again yesterday! |
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- Posted by hosenemesis SoCal Sunset 19 USDA (My Page) on Mon, Oct 4, 10 at 2:02
| Thanks for sharing your photos with us. Outta the Blue is really a pretty color. Renee |
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