Where is the rose - Buff Beauty

My son gave me this most gorgeous yellow musk rose a few years ago, for my birthday. It grew in my french-style rose garden in Boise for years. I tried last year, after we moved to this state, to buy a couple of them..... but... alas.... the ones that were sold to me by the High Country Rose Nursery, are not Buff Beauty! Buff Beauty has rich green leaves, and grows in a mound form... the roses are big and beautiful and hang from the healthy green, thornless canes. These horrible roses have thick red canes that bear long hideous thorns. I will yank these horrible roses out of the soil and keep looking for replacements for the beauty I had to leave in Boise. (Sigh)

Snowing in the Valley

The snow and whirling wind and icy roads have hit the southern end of this valley this morning. Usually, it is the northern end that gets the brunt of the storms. Nestling and the foot of the 11,000 gigantic Nebo Mountain, we are like a little banana-belt. It was interesting watching the snowline fall from the top of the mountain range, inching down the mountain sides, until now the valley floor is enveloped in the white brilliance. The first photo shows a red tea rose loaded with snow as it danced in the whirling icy winds. The second is of the miniature roses that bloom in front of the east portico.

English Daisy

Two kinds of daisies grew very well in our gardens in Boise. The magnificant Shasta Daisy, and the adorable English Daisy. I loved both of them The English Daisy did well in the shade gardens. The Shasta Daisy thrived in the summer sun in the exposed gardens along the fence. They were prolific bloomers, going strong in growth and flowering all summer. How I miss them.

Missing my Garden

I am very thankful for all the photography I did in our gorgeous half acre garden in Boise. Memories were so pleasant and I love remembering those times. This little flower grew under a giant pine tree that bordered the secret garden area. It was a survivor, against all odds. I love that. The common name for it is "wind flower." Actually, it is an anemone.