Meet Sheila…Sheila’s Perfume to be exact. She is a beautiful and fragrant floribunda that anchors the row of rose trees along my driveway. My roses are glorious right now and I’m home for a few days at the peak of their spring beauty so I can enjoy and appreciate them. They are gorgeous despite my benign neglect. I don’t prune them the way I used to. In fact, while I once spent hours deciding which stem should be clipped for the perfect urn-shaped rose bush, I now let my gardener slash at them however he sees fit. I haven’t fed them in years. I suspect the abundant rain we’ve enjoyed this year has contributed to their current glory.
