Central Midwest Gardening: Flowers in bloom and garden combos, 1 by brendak654

brendak654 wrote:
I've been scoping out the oso easy and the drift roses. Good suggestions..... For me - more roses would have to be carefree.

I have the double red, the double pink and single yellow Knock Outs. I love the single yellow Knock out for its fragrance. It's close to my back entrance to the house, so the fragrance is a real bonus. I see the Japanese Beetles are beginning to surface - they like the roses, tooooo. I've probably seen 6 in the last two days. We have been dealing with the 13 year cicada - and they have been a nuiasance, but they are about to wind down.

CICADAS on the tree trunk. Picture taken Sunday.