SUMMER ROSES

Rosa glauca
Unenhanced photo 
Single species rose this day of 12 June 2021
Shaw Island, San Juan Archipelago, WA.

Deadheading is the one profoundly rewarding war. It tidies away the signs of death and encourages yet another show of flowers. It was wonderfully understood by Vita Sackville-West, in her garden at Sissinghurst Castle. 

"Deading-heading roses on a summer evening," she wrote, "is an occupation that carries us back into a calmer age and a different century. Queen Victoria might still be on the throne. There is no sound except the hoot of an owl and the rhythmic snip-snip of our secateurs."

Vita Sackville-West
Courtesy of Robin Lane Fox
Thoughtful Gardening
Perseus Books
New York, N.Y.

Rosa glauca
Species single rose nestling in with 
native Alders of Shaw Island,
San Juan Archipelago, WA. 
This day of 12 June 2021.

Disease-resistant and undemanding sweet treasure. Easy from seeds which will soon be at the Gatehouse Seeds shed, Reefnet Bay Road, Shaw Island, WA.

This rose is included on the noteworthy Elizabeth Miller Library's Great Plant Picks list.

Rosa glauca seeds