2024 Christmas card

[gray1720]

Thank flip the weather has given me something to take photos of, because I really thought that this year's cards weren't going to happen.

I should have taken the AF lens rather than the MF Tamron 90mm, as it could be a lot sharper, and I should have gardened that manky bud out of the bottom corner, but no-one I send these to will notice, so I'm not doing anything more to it.

dorsetmike, you will probably know this, it's a vigorous clump-forming rose that sort of grows in a heap rather than rambling, almost no scent (boo!), but has flowers on somewhere for most of the year.

Frosted rose by gray1720, on Flickr

[dorsetmike]

Don't recognise it Adrian, looks "floriferous", mine are down to one bloom on each of 2 plants, no sign of frost as yet.

[gray1720]

Bother, you were my best hope! I've no idea what it is, it was in the garden next to our flat and I took a cutting (at risk to life, it's got lots of big bastard thorns) when we moved. It's common, whatever it is, as there's one just up the road from us here.

[dorsetmike]

 You could try a search of this rose grower

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