Roses Bloom in the North

   June flew by, we're in July now. The weather is still wet and warm, not hot, it seems that it's spring.
Finally roses bloomed!

Canadian roses were the first, I have two of them: v. "Therese Bugnet" and v. "Martin Frobisher".

The rose "Martin Frobisher" is a tall shrub and its flowers grow at the level of my eyes. 

The light pink fragrant double flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the stems bloom from late spring to late summer.
This shrub rose is repeat-blooming. I love it, is hardy and resistant to disease.

My small shrub rose "Therese Bugnet"  is covered with pale pink buds. "Therese Bugnet" was introduced in 1950, Alberta, Canada.

 It's the hardiest garden rose, resistant to disease, has fragrant double pink flowers. 

Then the roses of Finnish selection bloomed near the  pond. I have two varieties: "F.J. Grootendorst" and "Pink Grootendorst".

"Pink Grootendorst" is an antique variety introduced in 1923, that originated as a sport of red flowered Dutch variety 

"F.J. Grootendorst". These hardy roses have Rosa rugosa lineage, which explains their ever blooming and tough nature.

The bushes have thick straight spikes and bristles covering the stems and wrinkled leaves. I always touch them with caution. Flowers are small, double, with the number of petals from 5 to 150 and bloom all summer long. 

I think the charm of these roses come from the serrated edges to the petals that look as though they'd been cut with pinking shears.  

My roses of Finnish selection are hardy to - 36 C, the fact is important for Northern gardens.

This v. "Blanc double de Courbet" is a hibrid Rugosa shrub which typically grows to zona 5. Its flowers are strongly fragrant, semi-double, pure white, and bloom throughout the summer.