And So It Begins: First Blooms of 2025!

Just in time for a happy Easter...Victoria strikes again with the first bloom of the year - and what a beauty she is!

Our member, John M of Victoria has sent us his first bloom of the year. As John reports..."R. banksiae lutea “Lady Banks” wins for me this year. Canary Bird has been first several times but this year it is Lady Banks."  Thanks so much for sharing this sunshine with us today!  Lady Banks isn't a rose many of us can grow on the Mainland as it tends to be a little too tender for us.  However, Victoria's weather is just that much milder than here and she flourishes over there.

Thanks so much for sharing your 'Lady Banks' with us, John.

And just a reminder to everyone to share your 'first blooms' with all of us!

You can read about -- and see more photos of -- first bloomers in Alex Waterhouse-Hayward's blog at:

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/roses-clematis-hosta-scanned-ii.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/single-malt-scotch-rosarians-delights.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/roses-clematis-hosta-scanned.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/two-gardens-of-earthy-delight.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/rose-is-rose-is-rose-is-rose.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/tres-alejandras.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2015/06/chapeau-de-napoleon.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/purple-haze-fashionable-twice.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2013/06/in-lieu-of-that-readhead.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/rosa-constance-spry-happy-man-makes-me.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/yellow-she-affords.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/06/sanda-simic-generous-gardener.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/a-sepal-petal-and-thorn.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/rosa-souvenir-de-malmaison-corn.html 

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2019/05/my-first-rose-of-season-rosa-sericea.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2019/04/the-first-rose-to-bloom-in-our-garden.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2017/05/jacqueline-du-pre-returns-i-smile.htm

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2017/05/rosa-james-mason-all-potential-more.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2008/06/russian-frenchman-canadian-placid.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2013/07/all-that-jazz-lurid-wonderful.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/plants-their-faces.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/naked-nude-observed.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/rosa-benjamin-britten.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/dr-huey-makes-house-calls.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/accuracy-then-beauty.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/leander-is-back-to-heros-welcome.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2007/04/rosa-agnes-john-tuytle-vandusen-plant.html

http://blog.alexwaterhousehayward.com/2020/05/gertrude-jekyll.html