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December bouquet

Another extremely mild weekend with temperatures in the 70s. A change is on the way though with rain coming tomorrow and much colder winter-like temperatures. We need the rain. It has been very dry lately.

I noticed there were lots of roses and camellias blooming right now and picked some yesterday.

 In the bouquet are roses "Mrs. B.R. Cant", "Knockout" and "Mrs. Dudley Cross". The camellias are "Pink Icicle" and "Debutante".

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy
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Gardener on Sherlock Street said…
That is a beautiful bouquet. Enjoy them. I agree with you on the need of rain. We are below freezing today. Cold front rolled through this morning. Have a nice week.
December 9, 2012 at 1:49 PM
Lisa at Greenbow said…
What a sight for these color starved eyes. Beautiful. It is warmer than usual here but not as warm as your area. We need rain too. Good luck.
December 9, 2012 at 2:13 PM
outlawgardener said…
I'd happily give you some of our rain! Beautiful boquet from a magical time in your garden - roses and camellias blooming atthe same time. Sweet.
December 9, 2012 at 2:50 PM
sanda said…
What a treat - roses in December! They are beautiful.
December 9, 2012 at 5:47 PM
HolleyGarden said…
Gorgeous! Roses and camellias are my two favorites, and it's so wonderful when they bloom together! I hope you get some much-needed rain.
December 10, 2012 at 9:14 AM
Randy said…
Just beautiufl Phillip! I'm getting a Debutante. I don't know where it's going, but I'm getting one. LOL My neighbor has two huge ones!
December 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Anonymous said…
Zowie! I was hoping there'd be roses and camellias when I came to visit. How did your grocery shopping trip go btw. I saw you were excited about the new store on FB.~~Dee
December 13, 2012 at 12:30 PM
organicgardendreams said…
Hi Phillip, what a beautiful bouquet! I think it is so wonderful that you are able to pick a bouquet like this from your garden at this time of the year. It beats the store bought florist bouquets any time. My favorite blooms from this little plonk are the Mrs. B. R. Cant rose and the Debutante Camellia. Thanks for sharing!
Christina
December 14, 2012 at 8:28 AM
Gail said…
Those are delicious roses! We've had very cold weather there's nothing left blooming.
December 14, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Anonymous said…
I'm using up the last of my tomatoes I picked before the killing freeze. It'll be officially winter when my last one is gone.

The camellia and roses have been a beautiful sight around the Shoals this year.
December 15, 2012 at 5:37 AM
RobinL said…
How wonderful it must be to still have roses in bloom. Although we are having a mild December, we've had a few hard frosts, so no roses for me. But there are still pansies around, so I can't complain. I wish camellias bloomed up here!
December 17, 2012 at 4:48 PM
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