Kyle's 2013 Garden Plans

Lovely Kyle

You've got a Birthday thread knocking about GC somewhere

 

I like the red rose Kyle, do you know it's name by any chance?

 

I think I have the label still on the base, so I'll have a look for you tomorrow

 

Just had a look at my past Jersey Plants' orders and I think the rose is actually orange:

https://www.jerseyplantsdirect.com/hybrid-tea-rose-orange-perfume-1-3-litre

 

Yes, you're right of course, it's a very deep orange. I've been photographing my roses recently and I've found the colours orange and red do not show as true as the other colours, I wonder why that is?

 

No idea! They even look red in my banner/signature!

 

Kyle, what I have worked out with photographing roses, it's better to take pictures in half light, ie after sunset just as the light starts to fade. My orange rose came out better but my red rose was still being stubborn and showed it's colour lighter than it is. I wonder if there's something in the pigmentation of these colours that prevents them from showing true when photographed.

'Super Trouper' (Orange)


'Rob Roy' (Red)

 

The bed frame..

 

Had to pull out the Nasturtium. I do love it and think it's one of the easiest things to have in my garden because I'm not always here to do it as much as I was able to a few years ago, but my God it doesn't half get spacey and covered in Aphids in such a short space of time..

 

It was covered in Aphids probably about 75%

By the time I finished, my hands were black.. shows how much there was on there.