June Inspiration From Michelle Endersby Art

Published: Wed, 06/29/22

Art, Gardens and Always Roses

Greetings everyone and a warm welcome to my June newsletter. Where did that month go?

We are now one third of the way through Winter, we have passed the shortest day and still I have roses blooming in the garden, some putting on their best show for the whole season, like Pinkie (pictured above).

This is why I don’t like to be too hasty with my pruning, plus pruning is my all-time favourite thing to do in the garden, so I like to savour and enjoy it.

I hope you enjoy this splash of Winter colour and my new gumboots from Merry People (below).

Wordless Winter Wonders

Masquerade Rose, yellow with crimson markings

Creamy blush rose, maybe the Lion's Rose

And for those of you who can't appreciate pictures of roses without knowing their names. The roses from top to bottom are: Honey Dijon, Unconventional Lady, the Thank You rose, Masquerade and possibly the Lion's Rose.

A Morning in Mornington

Mornington: Deep pink rose with white edges

When a large public garden is in full bloom it is easy to be overwhelmed by the variety and abundance of roses, but in Winter when only a few blooms remain you can come upon some unexpected surprises. Such was the case at the Mornington Botanical Rose Gardens early this month.

Mornington (pictured above), the rose bred by Dr Bruce Chapman especially for the garden, had never looked more dramatic, with the usually delicate white edging taking on a bolder appearance.

Please note: Mornington Botanical Rose Gardens is one of the three WFRS Gardens of Excellence in Victoria which will be visited on the post convention tour following the World Rose Convention in Adelaide in October/November this year. Tours need to be booked by the 11th July and the early bird price for the convention expires on 29th July. All details can be found here: World Rose Convention 2022

Aotearoa (above), bred by Sam McGredy IV, was looking clean and crisp and fragile in stark contrast to the bush devoid of leaves.

Harry Wheatcroft (above) How had I managed to miss seeing this rose on previous visits to the garden? This striking striped rose was discovered by flamboyant English rose grower, Harry Wheatcroft in 1972, and what a discovery it was!

Rainbow Robe (above) was another mystery to me. Bred by Tim Kordes of Germany in 1991, the rose is described as mauve, with the edges of outer petals turning red with exposure to sun.

And another striped rose also caught my attention, Maurice Utrillo, one of the Delbard Painter’s Series of roses. I knew this rose, but couldn’t bring to mind any of Maurice’s paintings, so I went searching. He seemed to enjoy painting buildings and streetscapes and this painting (pictured below) of the convent of Morosaglia on the island of Corsica took my fancy.

Maurice Utrillo - Le Couvent De Morosaglia (Corse)

Below is a recent photo of the same convent framed by blossom trees.

By Pierre Bona - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8823005

A Pictorial Preview of Adelaide

If you are still undecided about joining the fun in Adelaide for the World Rose Convention, I am sharing a pictorial preview. I love the city of Adelaide which is surrounded by gardens and parklands.

Palm House and the International Rose Garden Adelaide Botanic Garden

The Palm House in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens on North Terrace is the landmark I use to find the International Rose Garden and National Rose Trial gardens. I particularly like the heritage section of the garden and the magnificent archways covered in vigorous climbers.

Rose arches International Rose Garden Adelaide Botanic Garden

The sunken rose garden is also very dramatic in the Veale Gardens on South Terrace.

The Twentieth Century Rose Garden, within the Urrbrae House Historic Precinct has roses significant to each decade since 1900.

The formal gardens at Carrick Hill are a delight to visit too, and include a tribute garden to our great rosarian and rose breeder, Alister Clark.

I look forward to seeing my many rose friends at this once in a lifetime event.

And that brings us to the end of June, I hope you enjoyed this meander through the month with me!

Until next time,

Love and roses,

Michelle

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