メイの花を咲いてる！

時間がとても速く過ぎます。
もう５月ですね。
こっちに天気が少し暖かい,
でもそれはよい感じです。
レンキンガーデンにバラバラは深く花が咲いていました。
まだ終わってないです。
レンキンガーデンのバラは、昨年、４月で花が咲きました
今年天気がもっと寒いです。
それからバラの花が遅くな咲いてました。
今年、レンキンガーデンのバラがより多くの花を持っている
そして彼らももっとより大きく感じます。
バラのため、庭は素晴らしいにおいがします

写真の上にはレンキンガーデンのバラ：

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.

The Fall Garden

Hibiscus Haight Ashbury and Rosa 'Tahitian Sunset'



Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

Still blooming…

Coulter's Matilija Poppy Romneya coulteri



Bear's Breech Acanthus mollis



Rosa "Sally Holmes"



Canis sammipantus

Flora's Wreath

Flora, the goddess of flowers, has long presided over the Mediterranean Garden, here at Lenkin Gardens. But due to some challenging drainage issues on the rather steep slope where she stands, the roses have struggled to fill in - until now. This Spring has found Flora ensconced in a swirl of blooms. See how content she looks now?

iPhone Phantasies

Both of our fancy cameras have gone out of town with their owners. Good thing we have an iPhone here!

Sunday and Monday's 100˚ temperatures were a bit hard on the gardens. The roses, however, have taken this as their cue to bust out in style.



Also enjoying the weather is the Queen's Wreath (petrea volubis). Outside our office window, it's a flurry of dusky stars (and happy bees), like a reversed out "Starry Night," and also snows purple blooms onto the walkway below.



The succulents seem to like the sun, at least...



While Mom and Dad are away, Sam needs a little extra love…



And we'll let you figure out what the relationship between these last two photos is: