2017—Introducing Sheila

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.