Two days ago, at the first day of autumn, I fertilized all my roses probably for the last time this year with an organic rose and flower fertilizer. Some of them have set new buds already and I hope the others will follow suit and all of them delight me with a beautiful autumn flush. Temperatures have finally cooled down here a little in Austin and that will certainly help. We desperately need rain, though, but my roses, of course, get hand watered until natural rain arrives. Are you also hoping to see your roses bloom one more time this year? The mauve/lavender rose in the picture is Sweetness, a stately grandiflora rose with an amazingly strong citrus fragrance that I grew in my old garden in Dan Diego. I miss her, sigh! Wishing you all a lovely weekend! #rose #roses #sweetness #sweetnessrose #grandiflora #hybridtea #fragrant #citrusfragrance #mauverose #mauve #lavender #lavenderrose #lavenderroses #roselover #roselovers #rosesofinstagram #instaroses #flower #bloom #flowerphotography #organicgardening #fortheloveofroses #instaroses #rosegardener #organicgardendreams #instarose (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUNXjxVAari/?utm_medium=tumblr

The beauty of a red rose speaks for itself! There is a reason why they are so revered and admired and have become the ultimate symbol of love. The name of this one is ‚Mister Lincoln‘, a Hybrid Tea Rose of unmatched dark red coloration, velvety petals, and an intoxicating damask fragrance that you would expect from a rose of this caliber. I was able to grow this rose organically in my old garden in San Diego. Happy times I remember fondly! Hope you all have a lovely day! #organicgardendreams #rose #roses #redrose #redroses #roselover #hybridtea #hybridtearose #misterlincoln #redhybridtea #redhybridtearose #misterlincolnrose #mrlincoln #mrlincolnrose #rosesofinstagram organicgardening #flowers #flower #bloom #blooms #redflower #redbloom #roseconnoisseur #fortheloveofroses #fragrance #fragrantroses #fragrantrose #darkred #darkredrose (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNCx97uhoXU/?igshid=1dkku01gdcmu1

As long as my current garden is a sepia brown colored mess you have to put up with me going to my archives and pulling photos from there. Because honestly, who wants to look at frost damaged plants on Instagram in spring? Certainly not me especially since I have this sight every day when I open my front door! So today I found a photo of a hybrid tea rose called ‘Moonstone’ for you that I grew in my old garden in San Diego. It was one of the few hybrid tea roses that I could grow organically on its own roots with a no spray regimen that bloomed willingly and profusely. Something which I probably can only dream of in the challenging climate of Austin that I live and garden in now. I love the elegant, big, ivory-white blooms with the pink edged petals of this rose. Sadly, it doesn’t have any scent to my nose. Back to my garden in Austin, upon closer inspection yesterday, I can now say with certainty that I didn’t loose any of my seven roses to the arctic blast. Phew! All are leaving out nicely, some are more vigorously than others, but they all made it and are waiting to be fed the first time in the season. That shows again how resilient roses are! How are your roses doing one week into the month of March? Hope you all have a good start into the new week! #organicgardendreams #rose #roses #flower #flowers #bloom #blooms #rosebloom #roseblooms #hybridtea #hybridtearose #hybridtearoses #moonstone #moonstonerose #rosamoonstone #roselover #rosesofinstagram #roseconnoisseur #gardening #elegant #elegantrose (at Austin, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKUuHfgE-9/?igshid=1fzszywfqwnoq

My roses are pruned and deleaved and these were the last ones that I cut and brought in to enjoy in the house. They reminded me why I love growing my own roses so much. The variety is called ‘Bewitched’ and it is one of my very best Hybrid Tea roses. The blooms are humongous and so, so fragrant, and the form is always perfection. I can’t wait until my roses will be blooming again! Are you also eagerly looking forward to that? . . . #rose #roses #pink #pinkroses #romantic #romanticroses #roselover #roselove #beautiful #beautifulroses #growyourown #organicgardendreams #winter #winterroses #rosesinwinter #hybridtea #hybridtearose #hybridtearoses #bewitched #bewitchedrose #rosabewitched #cutroses #freshcutroses #roseposy (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsvoOtmlwOA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1x0xn0lyv20xe

I was going through my photo archive yesterday and came across this image of the rare and very beautiful Hybrid Tea Rose ‘Halloween’. Beside the really lovely and unusual yellow blend coloration it comes with a very strong and pleasant fragrance. For me this is the perfect end of summer rose. Sadly, I lost it in one of the heat waves last year. If you know a source, that is selling this rose, please let me know. I would love to replace it! Wishing everyone a great week! #halloween #halloweenrose #rosahalloween #hybridtea #hybridtearose #rose #roses #beautiful #yellowblend #orange #fragrant #endofsummer #inmygarden #organicgardendreams #rarerose #rare #unusual #rosesofinstagram #roselover #roseaddict (at San Diego, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm_EaLOlDKx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16bqyhc73xmkr

For me personally one of the greatest pleasures in spring is to enjoy the first flush of the roses. I would like to share this joy with you and show them a little more often on my account in the next couple of weeks. Today’s featuared rose is ‘Madame Caroline Testout’ which was bed by Joseph Pernet-Ducher (France, 1890). It is one of the earlier Hybrid Tea roses and I like her large, globular, blousy, blooms very much. This rose has a very beautiful, soft, light pink color with a slightly darker center and it comes with a mild fragrance. The overall impression is that of a very romantic old-fashioned rose beauty! What do you think of her? Do you like her or not so much? Do you grow this rose in you garden? And if so, I would love to hear from you what is your experience with her. This photo was taken at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon two years ago. #madamecarolinetestout #madamecarolinetestoutrose #rosamadamecarolinetestout #rose #roses #rosesofinstagram #roseoftheday #pink #lightpink #globular #globularbloomform #beautiful #fragrance #fragrant #mildfragrance #romantic #hybridtearose #hybridtea #pernetducher #organicgardendreams #internationalrosetestgarden #internationalrosetestgardenportland #portland #oregon (at Portland, Oregon)

The beauty and elegance of a well grown Hybrid Tea Rose is hardly surpassed by anything and always stops me in my tracks. This is rosa ‘New Zealand’, an outstanding light pink Hybrid Tea with salmon-pink undertones bred by McGredy IV (New, Zealand, 1985). The flowers are big with an average diameter of 6”/15 cm and they come in the so coveted high-centered bloom form. The rose has a wonderful strong Old Rose fragrance. Are you growing any pink Hybrid Tea roses, that do well for you and that you would recommend? The photo of this beauty was taken at the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Oregon. #rosanewzealand #newzealandrose #rose #roses #hybridtea #hybridtearoses #mcgredy #mcgredyiv #pink #lightpink #salomundertones #salmon #salmonpink #organicgardendreans #fragrant #oldrosefragrance #highcentered #highcenteredbloomform #beautiful #elegance #elegant #beauty #internationalrosetestgarden #portland #oregon (at Portland, Oregon)

Gemini #hybridtea #roses #greatflower #rosesofinstagram #happytobeinthegroundatlast (at Salinas, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSH9MN_BCin/?utm_medium=tumblr