A Rose by Any Other Name

In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet states, "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet". Thanks to the Mister, we have roses! He picked up a few here....and there....then took me to the nursery where we picked up a few more, and now they are in my front garden, waiting to be planted!

You can see a few roses that I plunked down in their pots, 

testing whether this is where they need to be planted, 

or not.

I now have a few more.

(And doesn't the front porch look more inviting without it being hidden by shrubs?)

We had a lovely, sunny, warm day. So many folks came out to the nursery. I heard a lot of conversations about replacing plants that suffered from our 2 weeks of arctic weather. I am still waiting to see if some of my plants will come back from the roots. 

Here are a few shots from Anson Nursery....everything looks beautiful!

This group of plants were adopted by us, and came home to our yard.

We tried to avoid tropical plants that might struggle if we get freezing temperatures next winter. But, now the big problem is getting everything planted...and then, making sure that everything gets watered.

There is much to be done. Both to deal with plants that might have survived the freeze, and in planting and caring for our new plants. We will be busy!

I managed to plant the roses and a few bedding plants. 

The pots on the right contain flowers that made it through the winter,

but would probably prefer a new home with more appropriate light conditions.