As spring dips into summer, these flowers put on a show.
Robbie Caponetto
When I visited theBirmingham Botanical Gardensfor the first time, the roses were in bloom.
Open since 1962, the gardens make up one ofAlabamas most cherished green spaces.
True to its name, this selection has petals that resemble paintings, with pink and yellow blending together. ‘Watercolors Home Run' is long blooming, disease resistant, and hardy in USDA Zones 4 to 10.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
More than 330,000 visitors come here each year to enjoy quiet moments in nature.
They plant their roots in two distinct spaces.
The Dunn gardens roses are distinguished by long and continuous bloom cycles.
A shrub rose in a soft pink shade that deepens in color in the center, ‘Quietness’ is a compact, mounding type that blooms throughout the season.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
Just beyond the Dunn garden lies the Ireland Old-Fashioned Rose Garden.
Franziska Kruger (a pale coral one that was introduced in 1880).
Above them, resident hawks circle the skies and perch in the tall pines.
‘Polar Express’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
In a corner of the Dunn garden, theres a bench shaded by a canopy of leafy cherry trees.
It is springtime once again, and the roses are calling.
This ground cover sports clusters of small candy pink flowers. Known for its resilience, ‘Sweet Drift’ is perfect for low-maintenance landscapes.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
This grandiflora (‘Strike It Rich’) has dark green leaves, a sweet perfume, and petals that look like they have been tie-dyed in rich yellows, reds, and pinks.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Rainbow Knock Out’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Pretty Lady Rose’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Miracle On The Hudson’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Distant Drums’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Duchesse de Brabant’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘South Africa’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Dick Clark’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Plum Perfect’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Cinco de Mayo’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
‘Daydream’.Credit:Robbie Caponetto
