Yes it is Burg Berg Betty

Burg Berg, I like that Cheryl.

Here is the only halfways decent photo I have of Lavendar Pinocchio. The first year it was quite pink but now it's more like the colour it should be.

I do like that last one Betty, a new one for me

Yes, it's nice, Cheryl, I sort of group it with Angel Face and Tutu Mauve and am happy to have the three. I have Alfred Sisley blooming this morning and the darn camera went blurry on me. I'll try again later. I really love those striped roses!

Lovely Betty such a delicate colour

I'm doing a repeat here seeing Valencia's second bud opened and is an even nicer/better colour.


Gold Bunny


Alfred Sisley

There could be an onslaught of rose photo's as around about Cup Day they should be at their peak. Here is the David Austin rose, Charles Rennie McIntosh.

La Sevillana has been flowering a while now but is a red my camera finds hard to capture. I fluked this one, thank heaven.

Dr Huey. Used at rootstock but I think a nice rose anyway.

Tutu Mauve, but looking a bit pink. Strange.

Tradescent, a David Austin rose from memory.

Burgundy Iceberg, or Burg Berg as Cheryl called it, actually proved to be Blushing Pink Iceberg.

Some lovely looking roses there Betty.. Charles Rennie McIntosh is one I have never heard of.. Goodness you have so many, no favourites here though I do like the colour of Alfred Sisley.

Speaking of root stock I have the other red one coming up the name slips my memory at present, its coming from where Just Joey was planted, Double Delight, and another Double delight..

Alfred Sisley is lovely, I hope it survives to bloom in better seasons. Here is the rose planted at the head of Susie's grave - Best Friend. (Susie was our cattle dog put down due to bone cancer). I love this rose!



This is the David Austin rose at the head of Ben's grave - Glamis Castle(him being a scottish breed and all. )



This is another David Austin, Pegasus, but I thought it should be more apricot in the centre. It may alter as it matures. This will be at the head of Tammy's grave when we finally lose her.

This photo does NOT do this beautiful rose justice. This is Makybe Diva, named after the champion mare that won 3 Melbourne Cups. It is a perfect bud and just holds its form to the end. Great rose for cutting and is doing real well under these terrible conditions.

A bloomin start to the day , Lovely.

I remember Makybe Diva very well, we were living here then but still had a interest in the two cups, and its a lovely rose too.

Betty what a lovely ending for your friends that's the way my ashes are going under a rose bush I have already instructed my daughter and I think the rose bush will be either Just Joey or Julia's Rose..

Glamis Castle is a lovely looking rose also a fitting place to be planted and Pegasus is lovely also, hey they all are..

That half of the orchard is now my angel garden, Mary-Anne, where I hope all my dogs will be buried, except for earlier dogs that were buried in other spots on the property of course.
I think Perkin's rose will be New Duet. My all time favorite cattle dog has a grevillea on her grave, which I will remove and replace with either Shady Lady(her show name) or Bright Eyes(one of her nicknames). Have to think of suitable roses for 3 others out there, Candy, Beejay and Jedda. I still have rose beds to dig on 3 sides of the area yet, a job for next Autumn. I wouldn't mind if my ashes were just scattered out there. I'd go with Just Joey if I was you, Julia's Rose can be fragile.