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I mentioned in one of the threads here about a couple months ago, that I was away for about a year and just came back around late February and to my surprise some of the roses were leafing out already. The weather was then pretty mild, down here at the Jersey shore anyway. Spring did came early this year and by 1st week of March I was pruning and fertilizing the roses already. Around 1st week of May, most of the roses were blooming already, which is kind of early for our area.
In my 4 years of rose gardening, this year is the best so far, not only in the quantity, but the quality and the richness of the colors in blooms. Sometimes, I'm amazed myself how the garden turned out. It's not perfect, but I'm proud of it. The garden is all 100% organic. This is the second year now with no synthetics, no chemical insecticides or fungicides. Well, last year I only did some spring prep and fertilization and after that nothing as I went away. I'll tell you guys later what I'm using this year. Meantime let's look at some photos:
First, I'm going to show some series of photos, sort of a 360 virtual tour of the gardens. No comments or description. I will post sub-groups and individual photos with names later. I just want you guys to wander in the garden. So please come-in to my garden and smell the roses! Pick a bud - or 2 - or 3...
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