Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The little rose bush that could

A few years ago I planted some rose bushes in front of the house. They are lined up along the entire front of the house with the same amount on each side of the front steps. I've never really done anything with them, especially after the first year or so, but they've done fairly well. Mom and Dad usually cut them back - usually with Jake's help - when they're here in the fall but after the 2nd summer I even stopped watering them on a regular basis. They've proven to be fairly hardy though. The reason I actually chose them was because they were advertised as being hard to kill.

Due to the way the sun comes over the house the right side of the front of the house gets way more sun than the left side. As a result the rose bush to the far right is the largest and they get progressively smaller as you look towards the left. The one on the farthest left side has been dubbed by Lincoln "The Little Rose Bush that Could".

Right side:
Last one on the left:

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