What an appropriate name for this stunningly beautiful rose, don't you think? "First Kiss" is in the Floribunda class. I love this rose bush and all of its flowering sprays.
About 6 years ago my brother bought a beach cabin with a beautiful rose garden. They immediately made plans to replace it with grass - yikes! Can you imagine? I couldn't, so my mom and I asked if we could dig up the roses and transplant them in our yards. I wasn't about to let all those beauties end up in a compost pile! Let me tell you though, it was hard work digging up the twenty or so roses. These weren't small plants either - some of the plants had to be at least 15-20 years old. You should have seen the tangled mound of prickly bushes in the back of the truck - it was a sight!
Boy, am I ever glad we saved "First Kiss" along with all the others that day.
About 6 years ago my brother bought a beach cabin with a beautiful rose garden. They immediately made plans to replace it with grass - yikes! Can you imagine? I couldn't, so my mom and I asked if we could dig up the roses and transplant them in our yards. I wasn't about to let all those beauties end up in a compost pile! Let me tell you though, it was hard work digging up the twenty or so roses. These weren't small plants either - some of the plants had to be at least 15-20 years old. You should have seen the tangled mound of prickly bushes in the back of the truck - it was a sight!
Boy, am I ever glad we saved "First Kiss" along with all the others that day. 
6 comments:
And your brother? I bet he feels sorry now!
(grass...some people just don't deserve roses...:-D)
Such pretty roses...love them especially in your loving cup!
What a pretty rose. I'm so happy you and your mom saved them!
Blessings,
Sandra
This is such a beautiful rose, I love this color:>)
Soooo pretty! So glad you salvaged them, too.
xo
becky
nothing prettier than roses..
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