First Rose of Summer

Dart's Dash rugosa

In the cool of the early morning I wandered down The Rose Walk and  found that Dart’s Dash has put out its first blossom. Rugosas are the first roses to bloom in my garden, but this is especially early. I’ve been watering which the roses love and temperatures in the 80s and today in the 90s have persuaded the roses that summer might almost be here. Dart’s Dash is a low growing rugosa, but has the rugosa’s vigor and tendency to spread. It is at the end of The Rose Walk and marks the entry to the Potager. Wonderful fragrance.

You might be interested in these other posts:

1. The First Rose of Summer I thought I pinched off the buds of the roses that were delivered early this...
2. Rose Season Begins June is the most important month in my garden, especially this year.   The last...
3. No Rain at the Annual Rose Viewing The sky was gray and a few guests came early to the Rose Viewing, hoping...

5 Comments

• 

  By Gail, May 27, 2010 @ 8:50 am

  I love rugosas with their nice spicy fragrance~This smaller one sounds lovely. gail
• 

  By Carol, May 27, 2010 @ 9:43 am

  Lovely Pat… mine are in full bloom … alas I forget the variety… they are tall and fully blown open. The fragrance is heavenly. I would love to see your smaller one… I love the name!
• 

  By Pat, May 27, 2010 @ 10:19 am

  Gail – I have a number of rugosas. They are hardy!
  Carol – I have taller ones, and they should bloom soon. I do love the fragrance.
• 

  By Mr. McGregor's Daughter, May 27, 2010 @ 10:51 am

  The rugosas have such a simple grace. That one is a great color. My first rose opened this morning. Hello, summer.
• 

  By Pat, May 28, 2010 @ 6:31 am

  MMD – Some of my rugosas are more lush – and I love them all.

Other Links to this Post

RSS feed for comments on this post. TrackBack URI

Leave a comment