Autumn Garden in Queensland

It was such a lovely morning I could not go without taking a few photos

Adam
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Arethusa
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Comtesse de Labarthe Clg on a stand
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Comtesse de Labarthe Shrub
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Lady Day Rose
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Mme Lambard
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Rosette Delizy
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Shots about the garden

Mrs B R Cant shrub in foreground
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Mrs B R Cant on arch
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Susan Louise and Mrs BR Cant
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"Katherine Lee"
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G.Nabonand (Jean Ducher)
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LaVersuve, Bon Seliene and Octavis Weld
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Camellia Arch
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Souv de Mme Leonie Vernott
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You are making me very jealous!

You've got to be kidding Balinbear what an awesome set up, this is brilliant.

Beautiful, Gary.

  

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful garden! It really is amazing, would love to go for a wander through all those lovely roses.

A rose lover's paradise. Just beautiful.

Gorgeous garden, Balinbear - so glad you shared it with us. The rain has finally come and the roses are glorious. Just shows you can grow roses in Queensland!!!

Absolutely beautiful

Bruce Sanders wrote:Absolutely beautiful

Thanks Bruce and welcome to Rosetalk.

Unfortunately we cannot grow roses in Queensland (so we have been told by many a palm tree/budda salesperson) so the whole lot was just photoshopped. I am kidding (about being photoshopped not the palm trees etc).

April - May is the best time in our garden. Normally things are starting to cool down, the rains have come and mostly gone and the plants take off. The flowers last longer, I think their colour is better and most of the bugs have gone.

We actually do more pruning up here in February/March than we do in July/ August. Actually we try not to do any pruning (too lazy and the older rose varieties do not seem to require it as much and some simply do not like it) so it does give the roses a boost.

Thanks for the welcome. we shifted from Queensland to the Hunter Valley NSW 5 years ago left behind a beautiful garden which the new owners do no look after a crying shame.

Welcome, Bruce - Perhaps you can pass on your Qld wisdom .... Did you grow roses in Qld? And if so, where in Qld?
Sorry if I'm being nosy   

Hi Rosebud

thanks for the welcome, we lived at Camira west of Brisbane. I did grow rose whilst in Queensland but not to the extent and passion that I do today. In another life I was a marine engineer so spent quite a bit of time away from home, here gardening was spasmodic.

Retiring to the Hunter Valley has changed all that

A few more photos from today

Comtesse de Labarthe on top of the trellis
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E. Veyrath Hermanos
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Lady Hillingdon
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Baronne Henriette de Snoy
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Nur Mahál
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OP from a Marie Van Houtte
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Pink Maman Cochet Clg on one of the pergolas
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I just drooled on myself a little bit.

The Comtesse is a lovely creature.

Very nice I enjoy your garden

Adam is surely a decadently sumptuous rose. Divine.
Balinbear you get a big pat on the back for creating such a haven.

Autumn is continuing and the weather makes it hard to decide. Garden or Golf Course!

Souvenir De Mme Boullet
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Mrs BR Cant
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B.R. Cant, will beat golf any day Gary.

wow Gary your garden is just amazing !!....& thanks for the giggle at muscovyduckling & the drooling problem Im afflicted by the same condition

Oh Gary, what an AMAZING garden! Just beautiful. How big is your garden? I guess you must be working in it every day to have it so lovely.
I love all your salvias too!

Thanks Debbie

The garden area (includes house and sheds and driveway etc is about 2 acres. It's hard work but not everyday. I still work 3 days a week and I play golf one or two times a week.

You do have a lovely garden Gary.
It is such a shame that you are so far away from us or David and I would come to visit.   

Carole

You (or any of the forum members) are most welcome if you are ever up this way

Gary

Thank you Gary, but I think we are about a 14hr drive from you. So a long way away from you.
However your warm weather is tempting, it is cold here.