Friday, November 11, 2011

Thinking of Winter

Our rainy season has finally arrived with lower temperatures and an overcast sky.

Mexican sage

 Now, remaining rose blooms take forever to open, leaves are falling from my fruit trees, and winter cleanup has begun.

Rosete Delizy

Even though it is a bit early, I've started pruning my roses already. I was afraid that if I waited till December I would not be able to finish by mid-February when some of my earliest blooming roses burst into spring growth.

Lady Hillingdon

I am looking forward to winter and a dramatic change from colorful exuberant growth to minimalist, abstract silhouettes of naked pruned canes.



Winter pruning roses is one of my favorite things to do in the garden, and hopefully I can find enough time to write about it here.

Nandina berries
Posted by Masha at 9:06 AM

22 comments:

  1. FlowerLady LorraineNovember 11, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    What wonderful roses and other beauties you have there in your lovely gardens. Always a treat to see and read about.

    Happy Pruning ~ FlowerLady

    ReplyDelete
  2. organicgardendreamsNovember 11, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    Hi Masha, wow you really started pruning your roses early this year! But of course, since you have so many roses it makes sense since it helps to be done on time so that the roses can get ready for an awesome spring flush. I intend to start pruning my roses on December, the 1st, which is the earliest that I have ever begun this process. Love the photos of 'Lady Hillingdon' and 'Rosette Delizy' especially. They still look so happy in your garden!
    Christina

    ReplyDelete
  3. Roses du jardin ChênelandNovember 11, 2011 at 12:09 PM

    Hello Masha...The first photo of Rosete Delizy is very beautiful. a rose woderful. I don't know this rose but i love very much.
    Good day Jocelyne

    ReplyDelete
  4. Southern LadyNovember 11, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    Love your photos as always! The little bird is so sweet! Carla

    ReplyDelete
  5. BridgetNovember 11, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    I find it amazing that you will have Roses in February!

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 5:31 PM

    I am surprised you started pruning. I did not start here yet, but with our brief snow today, will think about getting out this coming week, but we are to get into the upper 60's again. Not sure if the weather will make them pump out new growth.

    ReplyDelete
  7. JessNovember 11, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    I know I am always asking these questions of you (because you definitely seem to know what you are doing over there!) but lets say you prune a bush now... is it a big deal if it grows back foliage? I think it will try for another month or so here... but if not, I'd love to do it just whenever the fancy hits me. BTW I bought Zephirine Droughin and Heritage (I couldn't stop myself). They both are probably going to BS in the fall but I've decided I don't care. I might even actually buy a fungicide and spray them at least in the early spring before it gets hot here.

    ReplyDelete
  8. MarijkeNovember 11, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Hello Marsha,
    What a fantastic colors you're bringing. You started early pruning back the roses. I always wait until march. We have to wait a while before they bringing theire beautiful flowers.
    Have a nice weekend.
    Marijke

    ReplyDelete
  9. taroNovember 12, 2011 at 8:42 AM

    ...as usual, the best photo about nature on the net! ;)

    ReplyDelete
  10. The Graceful GardenerNovember 12, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    Love the roses! Love your photo's! Breathtaking...
    Looking forward to your pruning posts.
    Enjoy your pruning!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Blooming Rose MusingsNovember 12, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    As always your beautiful photos are a delight. The little bird looks so sweet.
    You have so many roses so I can understand why you might start pruning now. I have a tradition to do my pruning on January 1st...the perfect way for me to start a New Year! I usually have a burst of roses just before Christmas so January 1st is perfect in my area of Southern California.
    Beautiful photos!

    ReplyDelete
  12. VWNovember 12, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Ah, love that rich purple of the Mexican sage. I miss that plant. We had snow here this morning, so it definitely feels like winter now. My kids are happier about it than I am :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. Dani P.November 12, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    I would love to see you pruning, Masha. Beautiful pictures !!! Have a nice sunday !!!
    Greetings from Greece .

    ReplyDelete
  14. Renee FraserNovember 12, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    Thanks, Masha. Heart-stoppingly beautiful photos, as usual.

    ReplyDelete
  15. AnnetteNovember 12, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    Hallo Marsha,
    wie viele Rosen hast du denn, das du im Winter bereits mit dem Rückschnitt beginnst? Das Salbei- Foto ist genial! Herzliche Grüße Annette

    ReplyDelete
  16. LonaNovember 12, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Your roses are beautiful Masha. The picture of the hummingbird is so fantastic.Your garden pictures are always so wonderful.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Wife, Mother, GardenerNovember 12, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    Rosete Delizy is captivating - especially in your beautiful photo.

    There is joy in the rainy season for the pretty photo opportunities it affords. Wet brings out the colors! As I can see here.

    Thanks for the summer beauty for us up north; we had snow yesterday in PA! Thank goodness it is melted - for the moment. :)

    ReplyDelete
  18. Beth at PlantPostingsNovember 12, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    I'm sure you have a quite a system for pruning, and I look forward to hearing more about it. Those Nandina berries are so pretty--I'm imagining them with a light dusting of snow...on a holiday card. :)

    ReplyDelete
  19. Arianna MarangonzinNovember 14, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    Roses are my favorite flowers!
    Immagini bellissime.

    ReplyDelete
  20. Casa MariposaNovember 14, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    I can't beleive it takes so long to prune all those roses! Incredible! I love the photo of the Lady Hillingdon rose against the loropetalum in the background. It's my all time favorite shrub.

    ReplyDelete
  21. Christine @ the Gardening BlogNovember 15, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    How many roses do you have Masha? Love the photos of the bird and the Nandina berries.

    ReplyDelete
  22. GigaNovember 15, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    W towarzystwie takiego ptaszka, róże mogłabym przycinać i przycinać :-).Pozdrawiam

    ReplyDelete

I am so glad you have stopped by!

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)