Run For The Roses Or Make A Call

Well, you know that I

promised you roses

if you didn't shave the

neighbor's dog, right?

Are  you wondering

what kind of roses?

Here's a picture!

Any guesses?

She's a beauty, isn't she?

Sadly, she is 

NOT MY ROSE.

She is the picture that I

found on the web site

of the rose I ordered.

She is a New Dawn.

Don't you love that name?

Everyday when I wake up

I am excited for the

New Dawn

of the
New Day.

At one of our old houses

I had a 

New Dawn that I planted

that scrambled right up over

the neighbor's 

uglier than diaper rash

on a baby's butt

garage.

I would have liked to 

plant some to cover our neighbor

too, but we won't talk

about that here.

It looked amazing and it 

covered the whole side

of the garage in

2 seasons.

Now, sadly, that was BB

(before blogging)

and I don't have a picture

but it looked a lot like this.

They are thorny but beautiful.

 I thought I would like to

have another one

at this house for our fence line.

I started looking last year.

No Rose-No Where- No How!

Seriously?

I can't find a New Dawn rose anywhere?

None of the local nurseries carry them.

The online stores were OUT of them.

Same thing this year.

I finally asked Connie @ Hartwood Roses

for help in finding one.

She was my FIRST choice

but she didn't have any to sell.

She directed me online.

Did you ever hear of 

Heirloom Roses?

Well, not only did they have 

New Dawn Roses,

they were reasonably priced.

I was expecting bare roots

plants for the price.

You can imagine my surprise

when I got this box 

within 3 days of my order

being placed.

HEY-I made a shadow picture

there-it looks just like someone 

with a camera- cool!

I shoulda made the dog shadow instead.

Look what great, healthy plants

I received!

One for the front fence as

you come down into our yard,
(if you look carefully you can
see the little white tag about
halfway along the fence)

and one for the back fence

as you look towards the bay.
(It's planted by the 2nd post
from the end)

I can't wait until my own
New Dawn Roses

look like this!

Until then, I am just going

to keep watering these babies

and pray for quick growth.

Have a great Monday-
The first day of the
New Week-
A NEW DAY HAS DAWNED!