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