Driff Roses–Green Thumbs UP!

Let me start by saying...I adore roses! Any shade, any type. I can never have enough roses.

Always on the lookout for a new rose, we stumbled upon Driff roses this spring. Mr. Dumpling found them at a local farm store. He came home raving about them and off we go for the boss, er, I meant me, to give an opinion. How do you decide what to plant? We always make the decision together...then we have no one to blame if it is a fluke!

We had already determined our Knock-out roses had outgrown the front beds. Don't get me wrong. They are gorgeous! They are actually TOO gorgeous! They have grown and grown and then grown some more. They were covering my front porch which I never wanted.

Sooo, we (meaning Mr. Dumpling) moved the roses to different locations in the yard. My contribution was trimming them back about a week before “we” moved them. I don’t let Mr. Dumpling trim. Look what he did to Mrs. B. R. Cant.
Before Mr. Dumpling trimmed it:



After he attacked it:



So, as we move along, you now know why Mr. Dumpling isn’t allowed to hold clippers.

We planted the Driff Roses in April and added more a little later for a total of over 20. We planted two types: the Apricot and the Peach.  And how are they doing in the hideous heat of July and August? It’s over 100 here daily…and no rain. My Driff roses are just blooming away!! I love these things!



The Apricot Driff blooms in a solid pinkish/coral color. It makes a fuller bush and has not browned in the heat.



But my very favorite is the Peach Driff! Oh  my, it does everything! It has a gorgeous variation of color. The flowers form little bouquets on the shrub rather than an all over bloom. I could just see a little flower girl with bouquets of these.



These are all the Peach and just look at the variations of color on one bush.



Boudreaux just begged to be in the post as usual. It’s so hot, he cut a quick trail for the house after he had posed.



The purple periwinkle came up wild from a previous year. I love the colors together.



So here’s a few pics from today. They’re hanging in there and I hope we plant some more in another bed. I love continuous color and can highly recommend these!


 
I love continuous color and can highly recommend these! Look for them if you do Fall plantings. They will be gorgeous in the Spring.

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My Life on the Front Porch

I'm participating in the above HUGE BLOG Party this week. Today, our focus is porches, etc. Here's a few of my favorite pics taken over the last few years.


This was last year before we moved the Knock-out roses to the back.

 
Tablescape on the porch...serving Cajun style Red Beans and Rice.

A view of the left side. Peppermint Encore Azaleas are blooming and Jasmine is blooming on the back arbor.

A view of the right side of the porch. Over here, the Christmas Cheer azaleas are blooming. Definitely some of my favorite.

I enjoy using these wreaths on the front door. A dear friend gave me the one on the left when my mother passed away. Three weeks later, my grandmother passed and our church had that wreath made knowing I had double doors. They are so special to me.

We're in the Courtyard below. Mr. Dumpling built this last year. We're having a Mango Salsa snack outside before it gets too hot.

Enjoying some Blackberry Mint tea, heart shaped sugar cookies and my current Southern Lady magazine. Love Southern Lady.

With TWO days notice, we actually had a wedding on our front porch. We worked like crazy people, power washed everything...and they were a gorgeous couple.

See you tomorrow to continue with our Blog Party.

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