first flush is over

The first flush of roses is the biggest. Throughout May, the roses have been putting out their first flushes. I've been too busy with the wedding to take a lot of photos, but I certainly have been appreciating them.

Abraham Darby

Abraham Darby

Alnwick Castle

Bishop's Castle

 Bishop's Castle has been the star of the garden, with multitudes of fragrant flowers.

Bishop's Castle

Bishop's Castle

Boscobel

Tchekov

Tchekov

Fabulous!

Evelyn

Evelyn

Munstead Wood

Munstead Wood

Princesse Charlene de Monaco

Savannah

Sharifa Asma

It is rather sad when the dead-heading has to be done and the first flush is over.

14 dozen roses and a couple of rings

It's been a month since my last posting. The garden has been bursting forth, but there hasn't been much time to photograph or post while in preparation for the wedding. Yep, after 18 years of being together, we decided to do it. 14 dozen roses went into the table centerpieces, not to mention all the other flowers. I don't want to post too many photos. This is a GARDEN blog after all. The wedding was at Quarai, and the reception was at our house.

The flower arranging party.

Surrounded by flowers. 

Head Table

Guest tables

My sister making the garlands for the front entrance.

One of the finished garlands

Another sister making the cake

The finished cake

The ceremony

The roses cooperated by being in full bloom

yep, even Abe.

The professional photos won't be out for a couple of weeks, and no, I didn't try to root any of the florist roses.