We have an Ash tree in the back garden which has a rose and a clematis climbing up in amongst the branches. The Montana clematis flowers mainly in June and was planted to mark our son’s wedding quite a few years ago. It hasn’t climbed as high as I had hoped, but there is still time.
Part of the clematis has flopped onto the Philadelphus in front.
Parts of it are doing what was expected and are now forming a waterfall of blossom.
The rose that is climbing the Ash is Rosa Wedding Day, planted to mark our daughter’s wedding 17 yrs ago.
Wedding Day has climbed almost to the top of the tree, a good 50+ feet.
The flowers of Wedding Day are yellow in bud, but soon turn to white.
Up the dead oak in the centre of the garden, we have Rosa Mulligani.
I forgot to prune the Clematis Etoille Violette in the spring and by the time I realised, the clematis was firmly twined into the rose. As they look so beautiful together, I have left them for this year.
I have never seen the dead oak looking so beautiful. After about 300 yrs it is certainly having a second lease of life as a support for my climbers. I think the clematis might be allowed to mingle in future.
The clematis Etoille Violette is in the bottom left hand corner, the rest of the tree is covered in rose flowers.
Rosa Mulligani has a faint perfume, I can’t decide if it is bananas or pineapple!
The new rose in my Sunset Border is…….
…….Rosa Golden Wedding, sent my my nephew in Canada a fortnight ago!
Guess whose Golden Wedding was on 9th July!!
A beautiful cake made by our lovely daughter.
and another lovely cake made by our beautiful daughter in law.
The Happy Couple- Cheers everyone!
sincere congratulations to you both – and that is a really beautiful addition to the anniversary garden ! x
Thank you so much Rosemarie, we had a wonderful weekend with just the immediate family. The rose is really beautiful and now has lots more flowers open on it.
Your gardens are looking amazing as always… So happy to see the rose is blooming… Congratulations to you both, Looking forward to seeing you next year xx
Thank you so much Katrina, we really wished that you and your family could have been with us to help us celebrate. The phone call from Canada was a lovely surprise and the “icing on the cake”, thank you so much for that! The rose is really stunning and shines out like a beacon in the border, we can see it quite clearly from the dining room window. We are really looking forward to your visit next year when we can catch up with all your news. xx
We send our love and sincere congratulations on your Golden Wedding , Pauline and Ray.
May you continue to enjoy your wonderful garden for many years and share with us all the benefits of your wonderful photography and artistry with nature.xx
Thank you so much Jean, that is so kind of you!
We hope we have a good few more years here together, making more homes for the wildlife that live alongside us and photographing them when possible.xx
Many congratulations to you both. Such beautiful roses are a marvellous way to celebrate happy days.
Thank you Kate, we just wonder where the last 50 yrs have gone, they have flown by! The roses up the trees make the garden very pretty at the moment and of course I will never forget why they were planted!
What a happy post. Congratulations on your Golding Wedding Anniversary. So delightful. Your daughter and daughter-in-law deserve praise for those special cakes too. The climbing flowers are lovely.
I have two talented young ladies in our daughter and daughter in law, the cakes were delicious and there is only a tiny bit left now! Many thanks for your good wishes, that is very kind of you!
Congratulations!
What fun to be able to unfold your family history in a delightful garden.
Many thanks Diana, I like to mark special occasions with a plant, there are also two shrubs that were planted when our grandsons were born.
Congratulations! 50 years is certainly worth celebrating! and what a delicious-looking cake. The dead oak must indeed look amazing.
Many more happy years together!
It was a wonderful weekend Alain, many thanks for your good wishes. The cakes are now nearly all gone, they were delicious! The dead oak was in its party finery for us and caused lots of lovely comments, it is looking so pretty at the moment.
Many, many congratulations to you and the Under Gardener; I love to see roses growing up into trees, and with the added Clematis it must be a wonderful sight; planting roses as a reminder of a wedding is a lovely thing to do. R. ‘Golden Wedding’ is a lovely rose, my MIL was given it for her golden wedding and it grows very well and produces masses of flowers.
Thank you Christina, for your kind comments. The dead oak was certainly the star of the garden with all its beautiful flowers, a real Wow! Our Golden Wedding rose has opened up quite a few more flowers and is the star of that area now.
Pauline, congratulations to you and your husband! And what a lovely idea to mark special occasions with a special plant. You are certainly lucky having a dead oak in your garden, it looks stunning with its companions.
Thank you for your lovely comments Denise. I think this is the first time that our daughter has been here when her rose is flowering, she was amazed when she saw it right at the top of the tree. The dead oak certainly is the focal point of the whole garden at the moment, it is so beautiful with all its decorations! So many people advised me to cut it down when we moved here, but I’m so glad I ignored them!
Oh, congratulations Pauline. 50 years is quite some achievement! And a lovely photo of you both.
Thank you so much Jessica, we can’t quite remember where the last 50 years have gone! When we were “young”, people having their Golden Weddings seemed awfully old!!!
Congratulations! 50 years is an amazing accomplishment, as is your garden! The lovely vines have quite a romantic effect!
Thank you Deb, you are very kind! The climbers up the trees certainly add a romantic feel to the garden. I first saw roses and clematis planted like this when we went to Italy on holiday and saw them at the garden in Ninfa, I was so lucky to have plenty of large strong trees!
I would love to see Ninfa! It is definitely at the top of my list of places to see if I ever get to that part of the world.
Yes Deb, you must visit if you are ever over there, such a beautiful garden.
Let me add my Congratulations too. Quite an achievement. It looks like you have a talented daughter AND daughter-in-law – the cakes look wonderful.
The plants that you have planted for special occasions are looking great and it is a lovely way of remembering events. The new rose is looking good.
Thanks to you too Sue, 50 years have just flown by! Both daughter and daughter in law are both very keen cooks and we always look forward to their cooking. We like to plant something when there is an event to commemorate and the family like to keep a check on their plants!The Golden Wedding rose will become a favourite I’m sure, my nephew will be over from Canada next year, so I’m sure he will check on it!
Congratulations to the happy couple on their golden wedding anniversary! Your garden celebrates in bloom! Beautiful.
Many thanks Peter, we are still recovering! The blooming roses were magnificent on the day and everyone admired them, especially the clematis which got in on the act, I think I’ll have to leave it there in future.
What a beautiful garden of memories, and the oak is a sight!
Congratulations to you both and here’s to many more. You have some very talented cake makers and the new rose is perfect.
Many thanks Frank for your lovely comments, I think the oak is the best it has ever been, so pretty. The girls are both very good cooks and we always enjoy their creations. The rose now has lots more flowers open, I think it’s going to be an asset to that border.
Hi Pauline, Congratulations and a belated Happy Anniversary! It’s wonderful that you have such beautiful plants to commemorate your children’s weddings….what a great idea. I love how you have “dressed” the old oak. It’s stunning. Inspired by your climbing garden, this spring, I planted a sweet Autumn to climb the oak in my woodland garden. I was surprised at how it’s taking off.
Thank you so much for your kind wishes Sally, we have just about recovered from our wonderful weekend with the family! I love the look of a garden where there are climbers up the trees, they certainly bring an extra something to the garden. I hope your climber is soon as tall as ours!
Oh congratulations to you both – such a great achievement. And as others have said it’s such a nice idea to have plants commemorating family events. The cake looks lovely too ☺
Many thanks Cathy, it has passed ever so quickly! The “children” always check up on their plants when they visit, Rosa Wedding Day is the best it has ever been this year, right up to the top of the tall ash tree and so many flowers, it looks beautiful.