The Heather Lenkin Rose is Back!

The ‘Heather Lenkin’ rose, benefiting the Huntington Memorial Hospital, is now available at Bellefontaine Nursery in Pasadena, California.

Lenkin Design, Bellefontaine Nursery, and Weeks Roses have united to raise funds for the Huntington Memorial Hospital through the sale of the extremely limited and magnificent ‘Heather Lenkin’ rose.

Fathered by the celebrated ‘Julia Child’ rose and carefully nurtured by Tom Carruth of Weeks Roses, the ‘Heather Lenkin’ rose is truly one of a kind.

Details – Long-stemmed, prolifically blooming Floribunda with 30+ petals, flowering in shades of yellow, apricot, peach, and pink.

Fragrance - A refined and delightful bouquet with notes of sweet lemon tart and raspberry.

Weeks Roses is one of the largest wholesale rose growers in the United States since 1938. Weeks has had 14 AARS Winners to emerge from their new hybridizing work. Tom Carruth’s AARS Winners include: 'Cinco de Mayo' (2009); 'Strike It Rich' (2007); 'Julia Child' and 'Wild Blue Yonder' (2006); 'About Face' (2005); 'Memorial Day' (2004); 'Hot Cocoa' (2003); 'Betty Boop' and 'Fourth of July' (1999) and Tom’s first AARS winner in 1997 was 'Scentimental'.

Bellefontaine Nursery is a leading local purveyor of fine botanicals in Pasadena, California, owned and managed by Dale and Alan Uchida. Located at 838 South Fair Oaks Avenue, they're open Monday though Saturday from 8am to 6pm (closed Wednesday), and Sundays from 9am to 1pm.

To reserve your roses, please call Bellefontaine Nursery at 626.796.0747.

Spring Fever

The Lenkin Gardens here are slowly coming to life here as Spring takes off. The bees are buzzing, the hummingbirds are zooming by, and all the flowers are blooming like crazy. We have been slowly taking photos of things blooming here in the gardens and thought to share them up on here.

We had our very first Heather Lenkin rose bloom in the garden and it has been such a joy to watch it come into bloom. The jasmine all over the garden has been in full bloom releasing such amazing sweet scents through out the garden. The other annunals through out the gardens like our ranunculus' are all beginning to pop out and bloom.

An ever greater surprise to this whole spring fever madness is our clematis! We've been watching them closely through the end of winter and into the beginning of spring to see them slowly bud and eventually bloom. Clematis are slightly difficult to grow out here in Southern California's climate, but we've kept careful watch and with all this tender care it's finally paid off.

First Heather Lenkin Rose of Spring
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Ranunculus
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Beautiful Purple
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Geranium Blooms
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Jasmine in full bloom
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Clematis
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Clematis
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Clematis by the door
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Clematis in the morning sun
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Clematis in the afternoon sun
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Heather Lenkin Rose: Available Now!

A gift from her loving husband, The Heather Lenkin Rose is was developed by Tom Carruth, the internationally award winning chief rose hybridizer at Weeks Roses.  

As inspired by the honoree, the Heather Lenkin Rose is a floribunda rose with 30+ petals.  Its yellow, apricot, peach and pink blend is an old-fashioned cupped form beauty, blooming vigorously and often.  With its abundant graceful sprays of blossoms, rich fruity scent and long stemmed splendor the Heather Lenkin rose will be a winner in any garden!

And here's the great news.  It's now available to the public!  Pick up this fabulous rose at the Bellfontaine Nursery in Pasadena. 

626.796.0747