Christine's Reno rose garden is a fair example of what is likely when rosarian fever becomes incurable. The house she purchased in the mid-1980s came set in a half acre of hard packed Nevada clay. By 1990 the process of turning a weed lot into a garden was well underway. The first roses planted there were purchased from the supermarket in body bags - strangely enough, they survived and flourished. Since roses liked it there, that is what she decided to plant. Thus began the development of what is now an extensive rose garden.


Garden 2008, John Cabot pics and article from Christine

Years of pulling and piling the weeds, and amending the impossibly hard native clay (every last peanut shell is recycled), has made the improbable possible. A lush display of modern roses and huge David Austin roses, has emerged from the harsh desert dust. The undeveloped half acre below was later acquired and the garden expanded. The garden now includes a growing collection of Hybrid Musks and Hybrid Perpetuals, and a sprinkling of ramblers and other OGRs. Teas have uniformly died, so Christine has now moved on to - as she puts it -"killing Chinas."

Planting with color compatibility as the focus is the crux of gardening Christine style, and areas of her garden have evocative names such as 'Ribbon of Lavender'.

I'm in the process of eking out commentary from Christine, picture by picture, to complement these pictures of her lovely garden. From the top you'll find those already penned in her insightful style. Click the thumbnails to expand the picture and read commentary from this avid gardener.



Gene Boerner bush

multi pics and comment

Mister Lincoln Bush

multi pics and comment

Gourmet Popcorn
with other roses 2009
rose-mania
William Baffin

multi pics and comment
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Baronne Prevost

Hybrid Perpetual
with comment

Oklahoma rose

Christine's garden 2009

Crowd Pleaser plant 06

Pics and commentary

Cardinal Hume

Pics and commentary
clematis-roses
Clematis framing roses on gazebo

#4007

Lace Cascade and
Singin' in the Rain

Melody Parfumee Bush

with comment

America bush and more

in Barbeque Tce garden area
with comment

Christine's patch 2005


from Christine's garden 2003

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from Christine's garden 2003

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from Christine's garden 2003

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from Christine's garden 2003

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from Christine's garden 2003

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from Christine's Garden 2002

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from Christine's garden 2002

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from Christine's garden 2003

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from Christine's garden 2003

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Bill Warriner rose bush
Bill Warriner rose bush

with comment

Bonica bush

display-pastel-rose-bushes
Rows of pastel rose bushes 07

#7610

English Garden

shrub

Europeana
with coreopsis


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Evelyn bush

with Easy Going to the left
with comment

Gold Medal & daylilies


Heirloom

with larkspur

Just Joey

with gaura

Opening Night and others


Othello and companions

with New Dawn on the garden Arch
many pics and comment

Paul Shirvelle bush
and other roses & hollyhocks



Lavender Parade

with calendula and scabiosa

Teasing Georgia
&Eyepaint

with comment

Three BIG Bushes

l to r Excitement,Singin' in
the Rain,Graham Thomas

Yellow Doll bush

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New Dawn



Moon Shadow bush

multi pics and comment
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Iceberg rose bush

with comment
rose garden
Rose Garden 2006

with comment

Sally Holmes

with commentary and more pics

Blueberry Hill

multi pics and comment

Escapade rose

*multi pics and comment*
Rose-bushes-in-rose-garden
Rose bushes on the rampage 2006
roses-gazebo-chair
Roses through gazebo
Dainty-bess-bush-in-garden
Dainty Bess bush in garden


Betty Prior

many pics and comment

Tiffany

with Cecile Brunner
priscilla-burton-bush
Priscilla Burton Bush

with commentary

Chevy Chase bush

with comment

Christine's Hybrid Perpetuals

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Miranda

with commentary

General Washington

hybrid perpetual
with comment

Captain Hayward
with comment

Stammler

Hybrid Perpetual


Katie's McNear HP

hybrid perpetual

Robert Duncan

Hybrid Perpetual

tn
Baronne Prevost

Hybrid Perpetual

CLOSE UPS OF SOME OF THE ROSES IN CHRISTINE'S GARDEN


Abbaye de Cluny

with comment

Abraham Darby

multi pics and comment
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Altissimo


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Anne Morrow Lindbergh



Amber Queen



America

with comment

American Spirit


Artistry


tn
Auguste Renoir


Autumn Sunset

Baby Blanket

with Colorado Spruce


Baby Talk


Baby Talk

with lavender

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Barbra Streisand

with salvia

Beauty Secret

Belami



Belinda's Dream

with comment

Belle Story

with comment

Beloved

with comment

Berries 'n' Cream


Betty Boop


Betty Prior

With article

Bill Warriner

multi pics and comment

Black Magic


Black Magic 2


Blueberry Hill

multi pics and comment

Bonica


Bouquet Parfait

with comment

Bow Bells


Brigadoon

Brother Cadfel


Cardinal Hume

Pics and commentary

Butterscotch


Charles Aznavour 3

english rose
Charles Darwin
shrub rose
Charlotte
hybrid tea rose
Charlotte Armstrong
Cherish
Cherish


Chinatown

floribunda

Classic Sunblaze
Classic Sunblaze

Pristine
Cliche

Climbing Jackie
Climbing Jackie

Cl minature
colette rose
Colette

Color Magic


Cotillion



Crimson Glory




Crowd Pleaser

Hybrid Kordesii

Crown Princess Margareta

with comment

Day Breaker


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Diablo

with comment

Don Juan


Don Juan 2

Dream Weaver

-C-

Dynamite

with morning glory


Easy Going


Easy Going bush

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Echinecea


Elmshorn

hybrid musk

English Elegance


English Garden

-S-

Eureka

floribunda

Europeana


Evelyn bush

multi pics and comment

Excellenz Von Schubert

with comment

Excitement


Eyepaint


First Kiss


First Prize


Flirtatious

with comment

Florence Delattre

Flower Girl


Flower Girl_3353



Fragrant apricot


Fragrant Plum


French Lace

with comment

Funny Girl


Garden Party



Gene Boerner

floribunda

Gemini


Gertrude Jekyll


Glowing Peace


Golden Masterpiece


Gold Medal 2


Golden Celebration

multi pics and comment

Golden Celebration (arty shot)

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Gourmet Popcorn

Graham Thomas

many pics with comment

Grand Impression


Grand Prize

with comment

Greetings


Guinevere


Harmony


Hot Cocoa



Heirloom

with caryopteris

Henry Fonda

Honey Bouquet


Unknown 15


Honor


Jean Giono


Jeri Jennings

multi pics

Johann Strauss


John Cabot

more pics and article

Joyfulness

Hybrid Tea

Jude the Obscure


Julia Child

with comment

Kaleidoscope


Kaleidoscope


Kardinal


Lace Cascade


Lavaglut

with comment

Lavender Girl


Lavender Girl


Lady of the Dawn

-C-

LeAnn Rimes


Lexington

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Little Darling



Long Tall Sally

Lucille Ball


Marco Polo rose

*multi pics *

Marilyn Monroe

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Marijke Koopman


Miami Moon


Michelangelo

Romantica

Midas Touch

tn
Midnight Blue

with comment

Mister Lincoln

multi pics and comment

Morden Blush

with comment

Frozen Mister Lincoln

Moody Dream

MACmoodre

Moon Shadow

multi pics and comment

Morden Sunrise

with comment

Mystic

Oklahoma


Opal Brunner


Opening Night

Othello
Othello

more pics and article

Our Lady of Guadalupe


Peace 2

 rose
Pretty Lady

Queen Nefertiti


Old Master

Pat Austin

with comment
Paul Ecke Jr rose
Paul Ecke Jr


Pearl Essence


Pearl Sevillana


Pillow Fight

with comment

Purple Tiger

Rainbow Knock Out

with comment
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Red Ribbons

with commentary
Spirit of Hope
Reba McEntire

with commentary

Sally Holmes

with commentary and more pics
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Scentimental

Scepter d'Isle


Secret

with Cerastium tomentosum

Secret


Sheila's Perfume


Softee

-R-

Sonia


Sorbet Bouquet

floribunda

Spellcaster


Spellcaster


Sultry

Hybrid Tea


St Patrick


Sutter's Gold


Teasing Georgia

multi pics and comment
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles


The Alexandra Rose

Mayflower

with comment

Thelma 1

withcomment

Thisbe 1

Hybrid Musk

Thisbe (2)

Hybrid Musk

Topkapi Palace


Topsy Turvy


not Uncle Joe


Tournament of Roses

Grandiflora

Tournament of Roses


Tradescant


Unforgettable


Vanilla Perfume



Vanilla Perfume

with white iris

Veteran's Honor


Verbena


Walferdange

with comment
welcome home
Welcome Home


Wenlock


White Delight


What A peach



Wild Blue Yonder

~R~
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William Shakespeare 2000

with comment

Winsome


Yellow Doll

rose-mania
William Baffin

multi pics and comment