Roses

 

Back in Autumn when my neighbour first bought his property next door to us he was cleaning up his backyard and gave me his rose plants that he didn't want. This photo and below are now the results of that gift - as you can see they are both blooming but I'm not sure of the name of them.




I like to leave spring onions in my vege garden to attract the bees and they have been buzzing around these ones.

Calendula flowers I leave in too as I plant herbs in between the vegetables for companion planting, I don't use sprays or pesticides. Spring is here.

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Comments

local alien said…
The roses are beautiful. Such wonderful gesture
11 November 2025 at 07:16
Jan K. alias Afanja said…
It's great that those roses got a second chance for you. Otherwise, I only see beautiful signs of spring.
11 November 2025 at 09:33
Marie Smith said…
Spring is beginning to bloom there!
11 November 2025 at 13:11
Iris Flavia said…
Thank you for sharing Spring-pics in the dark half we have here. And yay to bees!
11 November 2025 at 18:31
Tigger's Mum said…
Do roses need a name? (I guess only important if anyone wants to buy one just like it) - still waiting for my calendula to flower (waiting for everything except the weeds)
11 November 2025 at 21:48
Klara said…
what a wonderful gift :-).
11 November 2025 at 21:54
DawnTreader said…
Lovely roses :) Here nature has gone very colourless now with most leaves fallen to the ground.
12 November 2025 at 02:03
Tom said…
...few things are as sweet as a rose.
12 November 2025 at 03:14
Sharon said…
Wow, such beautiful blooms. Spring is in the air in your part of the world.
12 November 2025 at 03:25
Sandee said…
Beautiful flowers. Flowers always make me smile.

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12 November 2025 at 06:20
Betty J. Crow said…
Beautiful flowers, but the rose is certainly eye-catching.
12 November 2025 at 07:00
MELODY JACOB said…
This makes me curious about those roses. Since you don't know the variety, have you noticed if either of them has a strong fragrance? Scent is often the best way to start tracking down the name of an unknown rose, especially if one is a Hybrid Tea or an Old Garden Rose.
12 November 2025 at 11:23
Pauline said…
The roses are beautiful. I have a few, nearly past their best, beside me right now. Love their gentle perfume.
12 November 2025 at 13:30
Graham Edwards said…
Roses are one of the most beautiful flowers but all the new iterations of the hybrid tea rose can never, for me, overtake the standard 'old fashioned' hybrid tea with it's glorious shape.
12 November 2025 at 22:54
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