Apollo Tribute - from back when I was a J&P test gardener
The rose above, the Apollo Tribute, has followed me to three different gardens. I just keep transplanting it. I first received it when I was acting as a test gardener for J&P. Most of the roses you get are never named - but this one was. It was only given limited release, which makes no sense to me at all! It has long been a favorite of mine, having lovely color, beautiful buds, and changing over time to a more muted hue, that lasts and lasts. (I gave it rave reviews when it was a test rose.) I am delighted to see it in full bloom, along with all the rest of the roses. The back yard now is scented with rose - a lovely, light odor.
Other doings around the house - we actually do have a pair of western kingbirds building a nest - in our rain gutters! Fortunately, the gutters don't get a lot of use from rain this time of the year. Why they couldn't have built where they usually do, on a utility pole brace, is beyond me! They really don't like having us using the front deck, and if they actually complete that deck, once the youngsters hatch, I expect they'll try to chase us off. They are very protective of their young.
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