Rosebud Pictures
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Rosebud pictures bring me joy and anticipation. There is just something fascinating about watching a rose from bud to full bloom. Perhaps it is because the rose bud is so big and it always stands alone.  Even when you have the type of roses that bloom in groups.

The images in the chart below were taken in California at the end of September. I have not seen a lot of roses here in Illinois on my walks.  There are lots of roses but they seem to be mostly the single petal type of rose.

When you have a double rose they are just so beautiful. But I have found that the single roses seem to carry a deeper fragrance.  I guess there is a trade off somewhere. I hope you enjoy these beautiful rosebud pictures.

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Rosebud Picture From a Friend

 

Graham Thomas Yellow Rose

One of our readers recently sent some lovely pictures of the Graham Thomas roses from her garden.  I love the way she captured the raindrops on this rosebud picture. 

She wrote me an email "Graham Thomas is a beautiful yellow rose who grows tall and flowers and flowers and flowers, normally five or six times a year.

This picture was taken in October of this year, before we had any frost.  Graham Thomas was still in full flower, even though it was late in the year.  It had been raining over night and I saw this bud..." I for one am glad she carries her camera with her everywhere. 

Rose breeder David Austin named this yellow rose for Graham Stuart Thomas in 1983.  Graham Stuart Thomas was a writer and artist.  You can read more about him in my favorite resource Wikipedia 

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Praying Mantis to The Rescue

Praying Mantis

The praying mantis is one of those natural insect repellants that you welcome into your garden. When you look at the closed rosebud picture above, you will notice there are two aphids crawling on it. I didn't notice the many little critters as I was taking these rosebud pictures.  But one thing I did notice was the praying mantis on the purple rose bush.  Actually my granddaughter noticed it and pointed out to her eagle eye grandma:)

I rushed to take a few shots of the praying mantis because they are one of my favorite insects.  I gave no thought as to why he was on the roses. No thought that is till I later looked at my rosebud pictures and saw the other guests residing there. Aphids are a huge threat to roses because they multiply so rapidly. You can read more about them at this site Wikipedia.com 

Praying Mantis feed on other insects. Perhaps we caught him in the act of feasting. I know that the natural common enemy to aphids are spiders, ladybugs, and lacewings. The praying mantis is a little higher up on the food chain and will prey on all of these. Praying mantis have even been known to capture and kill hummingbirds. Read all about them and their habits at Insecta-Inspecta. 

Tip for Preserving Cut Roses and Keeping them Fresh Longer

I used to believe that old wives tale that said put an aspirin in the vase to keep your cut roses looking fresh.  I remember getting a rose bouquet for my birthday one year.  I was so excited.  Most of the blooms were red rose buds in various stages of opening. So I anticipated many days maybe even a few weeks of blooming roses to enjoy.

You can imagine my disappointment when those beautiful rose buds began drooping and dying right before my eyes. Most of the blooms never even opened.  And the whole arrangement only lasted about three days. I felt like the aspirin I put in the bottom must have eaten the poor things up.

But when I pulled the stems out they looked fine. I could not tell what I had done wrong. Then someone told me the secret. Cut the stems under water every couple of days The trick is to cut the stems at an angle. Cut roses like all fresh cut flowers need lots of fresh water to remain fresh.

The ends of the stems seal closed and thus blocks out the badly needed water.  When you change the water in your vase every 2 days you should totally replace this water with clean.  This is the best time to cut the stems.

Hold the rose bud or flower stem under running water as you cut the stems. The place in a fresh vase of water. As I said above I usually run about a half sink of water and hold the stems in there as I cut them.  This serves two purposes.  The roses remain in water and I can clean them at the same time. 

The newly cut roses are now able to drink the water they need to keep them fresh and happy. With this easy little procedure you get to enjoy your roses for sometimes 2 or 3 weeks.

If you have any favorite tips or suggestions for keeping your cut flowers fresh, I would love to share them with our readers.  Just fill in this form and tell us how you take care of your favorite rose buds and flowers.

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