Various roses and flowers
From May 2024, I will be introducing roses blooming in my garden and flowers that complement them.
For information on how to grow and care for them, please consult a professional gardener.
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I'll be writing down whatever comes to mind, so please bear with me.
Digitalis bee
夏の風物詩・花火大会があちらこちらで
開催されていますね♪
我が家の庭では "クレオメ" が所狭しと
花火のように咲いてます 2026.7.28
"エキナセア" 花びらが下に垂れて咲くのが特徴です
暑さに負けていませんね
庭のバラを動画撮ってみました
歩きながらの撮影は難しいですね 🌹
2026.5.26
バラが例年よりも2週間ほど早く咲き始めました
気温も高く雨もほどよく降り
毎朝、窓を開けて庭の変化を見るのが楽しみです
This plant
Dieffenbachia seguine
It must have been over 30 years ago, but there were lots of potted plants in the restaurant at the golf course, and the gardener was tending to them. He was pruning the stems that were growing from the bottom, and since he was going to throw them away, I took some and grew them.
The location where we keep it has remained the same for a long time, and it usually reaches the ceiling in about four years.
I cut it from about 20cm above the ground, planted it in a pot with fresh soil, and it's now grown into a member of the family! (^^♪
It's a low-maintenance plant that doesn't get sick and can withstand occasional watering.
We'd been having warm days, so I was happy thinking spring was approaching, but then it snowed for two days straight.
Even the thin branches of the rose bush are covered in this much dust. I'm worried about the new buds.
The Christmas roses I've been waiting for have finally bloomed, but I wonder if they'll wilt...
Something's wrong with my Christmas roses?
Christmas roses usually bloom in full by mid-February, but this year only a few have bloomed. Last year, many withered due to the summer heat. I wonder if that's a contributing factor.
The flower buds look like this now.
These red flowers are from flowers that have recently bloomed.
The petals seem a bit small.
This single white plant is the only one that started blooming around Christmas.
There are still buds coming out.
We've been having really cold mornings lately (>_<)
It's been cold every day, with temperatures ranging from -7°C to -5°C.
Amidst all this, as you step out the front door, you are greeted by camellias and sasanqua flowers.
It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
I tried laying down concrete blocks to help control weeds in my flower bed.
The weeds grew unchecked in this summer's heat, and removing them was a real chore. I was completely exhausted!
Considering my own physical limitations, I tried laying down blocks in four places to reduce the amount of weed growth . (November 23, 2025)
↓Like this
🌹 Rose Cuttings 🌹
There were many different rose cutting videos on YouTube, so I chose one that looked easy and gave it a try.
(A different version from my previous cuttings) 2025.10.1
I planted so many cuttings too late that only 3 rooted, and only 1 grew (^-^;
Cutting seedling trays are available as a set with a saucer and lid.
The last remaining plant has grown this much. If it can withstand the winter cold, I will plant it in the garden in the spring. It is a vine called "Rosa centifolia".
I noticed that the stems of the rose bushes were quite withered after I removed some of the buds, so I decided to tidy them up. 2025.9.21
This rose is "Cardinal" and was planted in 1992.
This is the oldest plant we got the year we built our house. It still produces shoots from the sides every year, and the flowers bloom for a long time, making it an excellent variety.
A flower bravely blooming in a corner of the garden, amidst overgrown weeds.
Ageratum
Small sunflower (Kohimawari)
The intense heat continues, doesn't it? (>_<)
Until last year, I rarely turned on the air conditioner in the morning, and even though I'm quite tolerant of the heat, this year the air conditioner has been running every morning.
These flowers are blooming despite the heat . (August 26, 2025)
Perennial Blue Salvia
Clematis dulandii
Torenia
They sprout like weeds from fallen seeds.
Dwarf lily
This plant also grows like a weed from scattered seeds (apparently it's also known as Christmas).
Chinese forget-me -not , Dwarf cherry blossom
🌺Sapphinia Art🌺
These are lovely flowers registered by Suntory. I enjoy growing them in pots every year, but this year, unfortunately, the heat has caused the flowers to turn white (^-^;
This flower's pattern naturally changes, but maybe my care is just sloppy? (August 7, 2025)
Momoiro Heart
Strawberry shake
Wild petunias are blooming all day long, even in this heat.
Wild petunias bloom in any location they like every year from scattered seeds.
I bought 15 varieties of seeds at Ueno Farm during my trip to Hokkaido in 2017, and they still brighten up my garden during the summer when there are few flowers. 2025/8/6
🌻 July Flowers 🌻
The extreme heat is affecting the growth of the flowers...
The hydrangeas are also about half the size of their usual flowers.
🌹The roses in my garden have finished their second bloom.🌹
I posted some photos of roses I had taken earlier, but this year all the flowers were small and there were fewer of them than usual.
2025.6.30
Flowers nestled beside roses
This year's flowers were battered by the rain and looked rather wilted. They might have even lost out to the weeds (>_<)
Every year, the flowers that cover the entire garden from self-sown seeds seem to change. This year, larkspur is in full bloom, last year it was foxglove, and the year before that it was orlaya blooming everywhere. 2025.6.22
🌹My favorite roses have bloomed again this year🌹
Since the roses started to bloom, we've had rain yesterday and sunshine today, which has resulted in fewer buds forming, making for a somewhat disappointing spring rose season. I really wanted to take a picture of them all in full bloom...
But I'm so happy they bloomed! ♪ 2025.6.6
⛈ The flowers were in terrible condition due to the heavy rain during the night... ⛈
The tall "larkspur" and the soft-stemmed "Eschscholzia californica" were hanging down onto the rose bush, damaging the new shoots and covering the surrounding flowers, so I was scrambling to tidy them up this morning, getting my clothes soaked in the process. They're still in the middle of blooming, so I feel bad about what I've done to them~ (>_<) 2025.6.4
Hedge trimming
We had planted flowering trees along the road to act as a windbreak, but after the Great East Japan Earthquake, we cut down trees that were about twice as tall in half.
Considering our age, we wanted to be able to prune without having to climb a ladder...
When I planted them, they were thin trees about 1 meter tall, but I never imagined they would grow this big, and pruning them has become a lot of work each year. These flowering trees are "Camellia sasanqua, Camellia japonica, and Osmanthus fragrans"♪
I pruned the azaleas again this year. 2025.6.3
It was a very windy day.
Sometimes a strong wind mixed with rain blows.
Rose branches and flowers were knocked over, as if a typhoon had passed through. (May 31, 2025)
Shooting from inside the room
The roses that were just about to bloom have fallen over. Sigh...
Dragonfly "Oniyanma"
This "Oniyanma" (giant dragonfly) has been a hot topic for several years now, and apparently it's a great item for repelling insects like bees if you wear it on your body. I recently bought one at a home improvement store.
It's become quite a bit cheaper now, so I tried attaching it to my hat when I'm working in the garden.
A small beehive will soon be built under the rose leaves, so you won't have to worry about being stung by bees anymore!
Today's roses and flowers
The roses aren't in full bloom yet, but please enjoy the roses and flowers after the rain.
Hover your cursor over the 》 to the right of the image to slide the image. 2025.5.20
🌹The roses have started to bloom🌹
The flowers started blooming earlier than usual this year, but upon closer inspection, it seems the flowers are still incomplete. Perhaps they bloomed too early!
I've updated the rose planting plan again this year!
Sometimes I can't immediately remember the names of my roses when asked, so for the past 30 years I've been keeping a record of them, including the name, planting date, and where I bought them, as shown in the picture, so that I can also identify the flower color.
2025.5.11
A Feast of Azaleas
Usually, the flowers bloom sporadically depending on the variety, but this year they've all bloomed at once! 2025.5.8
For about 40 years, the flowers I planted in the garden along with this house have remained here, and I'd like to introduce the flowers that bloom every year. They've been passed down in various ways, including from self-sown seeds, division, and as perennials, but they've multiplied again this year! 2025.5.2
Flowers that spread from scattered seeds and grow wherever they like.
Columbine
Flannel Flower
Christmas rose
Plover
Orleya
California poppy
Perennial flowers
Miyakowasure
Geranium
Flowers that propagate by division
Shoma
Primula
Last night, with rain forecast from the evening onwards and heavy downpours expected during the night, I was worried about the peony flowers that had just started to bloom, so I made a rain cover out of a blue tarp. This morning, it worked perfectly! It was my first attempt at this.
2025.4.29
Protected by the blue tarp, the buds from yesterday have already started to bloom like this.
"The red berries are a gift from the birds!!"
It's even hotter today than yesterday. I was weeding behind the house when I was surprised to find a red berry sticking out from between the corrugated roofing of the arcade and the stone wall. I couldn't pull it out by hand, so I tried cutting the base with scissors.
2 025.4.19
When I looked up this tree on my smartphone...
It was "Manryō" (万両).
In the countryside garden, where birds have dropped their droppings...
The buds of the Japanese pepper tree sprout every year.
I also often remove the mature leaves.
It was the first time I'd seen it bearing fruit.
So many red berries on this small tree
I'm surprised you were there.
Today is a warm, early summer-like day from the morning. Finally, with calm, windless weather, I sprayed diluted wood vinegar on the rose bushes to prevent aphids from settling in.
2 025.4.18
First, replace the battery
Protect your head and entire body from the liquid.
I sprayed it
A small insect flew out
The spring flowers have finally grown and are beginning to brighten up the garden. ~ April 13, 2025
Frilly-flowered pansies
Frilly pansies, muscari, daffodils, primroses, and star-of-Bethlehem
New rose shoots have appeared.
2025.3.28
For the past week, I've noticed a few new shoots starting to appear, but this morning they've grown so profusely! It's exciting to see the dead branches turn green.
Campanula Merrybell
I went to a home improvement store to buy some household goods and found these cute flowers at the entrance, so I put them in my front door.
"Crocus"
2025.3.21
A few years ago, a single flower bloomed, appearing from who knows where, and now it has spread to a small area and bloomed again this year with beautiful colors.
"Japanese Camellia"
When I was a child, this flower was something you saw in every garden. Now, we've kept the tree short, so it doesn't bloom as profusely, but the flowers are still a vibrant color.
Christmas rose
I had left the old leaves unpruned to protect the flower buds from the cold, but now that the flowers have started to bloom, I cut off the old leaves, leaving about 5 cm from the base. The flowers looked cramped because the leaves were covering them . 2025.3/14
The Christmas roses planted in the ground are blooming facing downwards.
I couldn't see the pattern, so I floated it in water and took a picture.
The offspring of this flower will multiply through crossbreeding of flower patterns and colors!
Where I live, it gets below freezing, but it only snows occasionally. However, we had our first snowfall of the year.
2025.2.8
Snow has accumulated on the leaves of the Christmas rose.
This year, the flowers are blooming later than usual.
Japanese daffodil
I love these small, pretty flowers.
It was one of the first daffodils to start blooming.
They last a long time even when cut.
Placing it in the bathroom fills the space with a lovely fragrance every day, creating a calming atmosphere.
There are a few rose blossoms here and there...
The summer heat weakened the trees, resulting in poor flower bud formation. Autumn temperatures are lower than spring, which usually makes the flower colors more vibrant, but unfortunately, that's not the case this year.
2024.11.24
Maria Theresa
Gold Bunny
Chinese forget-me-not
Apricot Candy
History
The camellia ' Wabisuke ' has started to bloom. Our pink 'Wabisuke' will continue to bloom from November to April, while the white 'Wabisuke' will only bloom for a short period, from January to February.
The colors aren't coming out very well yet.
" Alstroemeria aurea "
These started blooming in May.
They grow short but multiply.
It has lots of buds.
These flowers bloom continuously from May to around December, one after another.
The colors have become darker as it gets colder.
I bought a rose bush 🌸
My favorite type of rose bush was in trouble, so I ordered some from Keisei Rose Garden. (November 2, 2024)
↑ Crane " Sakura Koromo "
I planted it where the withered "Catherine" used to be.
↑ Crane " History "
It started to wither and die three years ago due to scale insects.
↑ FL " Gold Bunny "
This will be the third generation. The second generation didn't grow well or flower well, so I'm planting this one just in case.
I had decided that I wouldn't buy any more roses even if they withered.
I broke my promise because it's the most prominent rose in the garden.
I vow to ignore the fact that everything else outside of this area will wither and die, just like decluttering.
My climbing rose, Catherine, has withered and died.
It bloomed for 21 years. Thank you♪ 2024.11.1
These flowers were in full bloom two years ago.
It's the largest rose in our garden.
The flowers bloomed like cherry blossoms.
The reason it withered was that as the stump thickened, the inside of the trunk
The cause was the construction of insect and ant nests.
This rose is 130cm wide x 70cm long.
It was just a small spot with some blocks and soil, but the sapling was only about 1 meter tall, so I planted it without thinking about how big it would grow.
What kind of root system did it have after it withered?
When I carefully dug into it, I was absolutely amazed.
To think that it had taken root in such a small space for 21 years, producing so many buds and blooming every year...
🍁 The scorching heat has suddenly given way to the cool autumn weather 🍁
Where has that refreshing autumn gone?! 2024.10.6
Wild Petunia
When I went to "Ueno Garden" in Hokkaido a few years ago
Of the 15 types of flower seeds I bought, only this flower and the Shirley poppy remain.
They grow from self-sown seeds every year, from early summer until around November.
They're growing taller and blooming while leaning over.
Euphorbia
This flower also multiplies incredibly quickly from self-sown seeds.
They bloom for a long time, from the hot summer through to autumn.
Echinacea
The petals droop slightly
It requires no care and blooms for a very long time.
🌻A slightly cool morning...pulling weeds again today🌻
Due to continuous thunderstorms and heavy rain, the flowers have fallen over. 2024/9/4
Perennial sunflower Lemon Queen
The flowers are small but the plant can grow up to 2m tall.
Perennial Blue Salvia
It is also heat resistant and suitable for low maintenance gardens.
🌻Today I started weeding at 6am🌻
But by 7 o'clock the sun came out and I was drenched in sweat and finished...
2024/8/12
Torenia
Every summer, the flower beds are filled with spilled seeds.
They do bloom, but last year and this year they were covered with weeds and I pulled them out.
There's a little bloom in the corner
The flowers come in many colors and are very cute, but you can't remove the seeds.
And yet it is a mysterious flower with a strong life force.
Giant Tail
Changes from deep orange to light
When the flowers die, they turn into bonbon seeds.
The stocks are also becoming larger.
These flowers also grow one after another from scattered seeds.
It is a flower with strong vitality.
Christmas Rose
This summer's heat is not good for Christmas roses
It seems harsh
Many of the leaves have withered like this.
🌻This is the time of year when there are the fewest flowers blooming in the garden🌻
2024/8/9
Flower name: Safinia Art (Pink Heart💖 )
It's the only potted flower in my house.
When you come home from outside, they will greet you kindly at the front door, so your heart will be warmed.
Trumpet lily
A few years ago, a seed flew in from somewhere.
It has taken root in my home and is blooming.
When it blooms it is refreshing and pretty.
It keeps increasing year by year and it's a problem
To prevent seeds from forming after the flowers have finished blooming
I pick them, but they have a strong vitality.
Rose Cardinal
In the summer, I try to pick rose buds, but the shoots grow so high that I don't notice them.
The flowers bloomed in no time
Even when struck by thunderstorms, I keep looking up
"Let's pick the summer rose buds."
To make the flowers bloom in autumn... 2024.726
Even in the heatwave, buds form one after another and bloom, but the flowers are very small.
If you allow them to bloom in the summer, the trunk will become weak, so I try to pick them off.
As the temperature rises, thunderstorms come and cause considerable damage to the rose bushes.
"Cleome"
These beautiful flowers, resembling both butterflies in flight and fireworks, are perhaps susceptible to the heat...
That's why they bloom from night until morning at this time of year . 2024.7.13
Cleome plants self-seeded every year and grow wherever you like.
The buds have sprouted, and the flower color has changed slightly.
The photo was taken around 6:30 p.m.
It was raining in the morning
The petals are a little weak...
But it's beautiful♪
Roses blooming like a bouquet on new shoots 💞
It's difficult to decide when to cut the flowers at the end of their bloom!
Depending on the type of rose, it may wither and die. (July 1, 2024)
White Maidland
New Shot
Maria Theresia's new shot
Madame Figaro's new shoot
♪Buzz, buzz, buzz~ The bees are flying~
The foxglove flowers have been crossbred, resulting in a riot of new colors that were never seen before. (June 12, 2024)
Is this bee the culprit behind the mating?!
Buzzing busily among the flowers
They are jumping from one to the other.
The pure white flowers bloomed for the first time this year.
This yellow is also a color I'm seeing for the first time this year.
The late-blooming roses are now in full bloom!
Normally, early-blooming and late-blooming roses would bloom together, but this year the early-blooming ones were battered by the rain and had to be pruned, so we didn't get the spectacular display of roses we expected. June 9, 2024
Green light
A thick shoot emerged from the base, and flowers bloomed like a bouquet.
Rosa centifolia
Maria Theresa
Madame Figaro
Bingo Meidiland
Cute flowers that complement the roses
It blooms for a very long time. 2024.6.7
Large-flowered ginger
Larkspur
Convolvulus Sabatius
Shoma
Musk Mallow
Let's take some pictures of the roses before it rains!
The weather forecast says it's going to rain heavily due to Typhoon No. 1 (>_<)
2024.5.27
After the heavy rain, I prune the damaged rose bushes.
A powerful item to use when pruning... 2024.5.29
✿ High-branch pruning shears
This is a handy item for pruning rose branches.
These scissors are short, only 1 meter long, and lightweight.
My arms don't get sore even after using it for a long time.
But the next day, my fingers were like gloves
It's rough and stiff.
✿ Handmade collection bag for cut branches
About 20 years ago, the plastic container I used to put food waste in broke, so I cut off the rim.
I took a long trash tong, made it into a three-legged stand, wrapped it with duct tape, and attached a pruning shears holder to it. It's more convenient than it looks.
This is my invention.
New Dawn
Two years ago, the plant was completely covered with white insects, and after the flowers had finished blooming, I reluctantly cut it off from the stem, but immediately many shoots appeared.
In just one year, the branches have grown so much and beautiful flowers have bloomed.
2024.5.27
Create an enclosure with blocks on the asphalt and fill it with soil.
The dimensions are 130 cm x 70 cm.
What kind of root system do these large trees have to grow in such a confined space?
(It's made the same way as Catherine's at the bottom.)
The shoots that sprouted from the tree stump grew rapidly; the book says they reach about 3 meters, but in my garden they've grown to more than twice that length.
The flowers are pale pink and bloom in clusters, and have a faint fragrance.
These petals are so cute!
The roses, which are now in full bloom, have withstood the rain and burst into full bloom all at once with the rising temperatures!
The scent of roses fills the garden.
2024.5.23
It's a crime!!
The rootstock used for grafting roses is the wild rose, right?
2024.05.17
This rose was planted two years ago by HT André Grandier.
I bought it, but in the first year, I removed the flowers to allow the branches to grow.
Last year, new shoots started coming out of the plant and I thought something was strange.
I was waiting for the flowers to bloom this year, but they ended up blooming with the same flowers as the wild roses growing in the vacant lot. It's a shame, but I'll have to cut them down since they're growing so big.
(It's grown so big in the middle of my small garden, I have no choice but to cut it down. (´；ω；`))
I picked the first flower. It got rained on and now has red spots...
To encourage a second bloom, cut the plant between two sets of five leaves.
When flower petals fall and accumulate, they become a gathering place for ants and other insects.
I made a "rose placement plan" for my garden again this year! (May 15, 2024)
To those who come to see the roses every year
I was asked the name of a rose, but I couldn't answer right away.
That's how I started making them over 20 years ago.
I'm really glad that I created this recently.
As we age, our brains slow down.
If you see this, you will be able to answer immediately.
Compare this year's photo above to this 2010 photo:
You can see that there are many types of roses.
(I've had the roses planted for 32 years, and they've only continued to grow.)
At that time I was still young and healthy.
When you visit a rose garden or other gardens,
I ended up buying it (>_<)
The roses have just started to bloom, but when it rains, they need shelter from the rain.
I can't help but think of "tents" and "umbrellas."
2024.5.17
"Cardinal"
It was planted as a young seedling 32 years ago, and the trunk has been repeatedly punctured by insects.
I cut off a lot of them because they were infested with scale insects.
It's still sprouting new shoots from the base and continuing to bloom.
She is a brave queen.
"Apricot Candy"
This is the second generation. It's still short, but it's flowering well.
It's very good.
It was a shame that the large petals that bloomed so beautifully were ruined by the rain.
What a pitiful sight...
"Gold Bunny" has a really lovely floral scent.
They bloom early, but they stay in bloom for a very long time.
I think this is my absolute favorite!
Flower name: Digitalis
Look very carefully. The number of flowers blooming in the center is incredible.
That's a lot, isn't it? This is just one bottle.
The way the flowers on the right are blooming is normal.
It grew from a dropped seed, but what does that mean...?
Apparently, foxgloves are a good flower to pair with roses.
They grow from fallen seeds every year, but the flower color is
Some things change every year.
I wonder if they've been crossbred...
The flower called "Orlaya" also grows from self-sown seeds and multiplies very easily.
A friend gave it to me saying, "It goes well with roses, so please have some."
These are lovely flowers that sprout anywhere.
On May 1st, the rosebuds were still hard.
With the rising temperatures, some have started to bloom.
2024.5.11
"Apricot Candy"
This rose is usually the first to bloom each year.
This yellow flower is called "Caksdoll".
They started blooming yesterday, May 10th.
The roses in my garden have started to bloom this year, earlier than usual.
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Tsuru Catherine
I bought a young rose bush in 2002 and grew it in a simple enclosure made of concrete blocks and filled with soil.
23 years ago, I planted it as a young seedling and named it "Catherine."
Create an enclosure with blocks on the asphalt and fill it with soil.
The dimensions are 130 cm x 70 cm.
What kind of root system do these large trees have to grow in such a confined space?
Over 23 years, the branches have grown this thick, and they don't get infested with many insects.
This variety is resistant to disease.
