The Fairy Rose
The front patio garden is a source of pink warmth and wonderment from spring through to late autumn. The two pretty pink Fairy roses which grow here seem to bloom forever.
The Fairy Rose
My Fairy Roses came from cuttings taken off one originally purchased plant. I grow this rose in many different places in the garden, and always enjoy its flowering times - it bridges the gap when most of my other roses are resting. It's in full flower for Christmas Day (remember that I garden in the southern hemisphere).
Kitten in the Roses
Kittens and Roses
The Fairy is the classic pretty pink rose - perfect for a kitten to have his first photograph taken next to! This is big Fluff-Fluff - when he was tiny! That was many years ago - he was a darling kitten who grew into a gardening cat legend.
It also looks beautiful when grown next to grasses and other foliage plants. There are several large fountain grasses (Anemanthele) in the patio garden which make wonderful companions. The Fairy is strong enough to push through and drape itself over the top of the grass.
I remember there being standard Fairy Rose here in the garden when we first arrived. It was over in the Island Bed, but it struggled to compete with the new shrubs I planted. In a way, this rose might be more suited to being grown as a standard. Now there's a thought, when I next visit the rose nursery! Not silly, to have some pretty pink at eye level...
Proper name?
Proper name? 'The Fairy Rose', but it's difficult to write this into sentences without sounding foolish and clumsy. Try this - 'I grow a lot of The Fairy roses...' Your grammar checker would have a fit!
The Fairy Rose and Anemanthele