January is almost over and I still have one rose left on my rose bushes.
When I was cutting back my roses last month, see Winter Pruning, I could not bring myself to remove the last bud from my smallest rose bush.
I had my doubts as to whether the bud would open up, but I have been watching it slowly open over the last three weeks. Even with temperatures that have dropped below freezing, it has survived. Of course, the temperature has not been much below freezing, and for only a short time.
This little rose bush sits close to two of my larger rose bushes and actually grows and blooms underneath them.
There is an interesting story behind this little rose bush, at least to me it is interesting :-). I had bought this little rose bush about 13 years ago for our training coordinator to keep on her desk. It was a little miniature rose bush with tiny little blooms on it. They were so small that they were not even as large as a dime. A couple years later the training coordinator moved away and left the rose bush in my care. Since I traveled a lot at that time I decided that I would plant it outside at home. I knew that it would grow larger over time if planted outside and it has been interesting to see the size of the blooms increase. Now the blooms are sometimes larger than a Silver Dollar.
I can still remember when I planted this little rose bush under the other roses. My parents and grandfather were visiting and we were getting ready to go visit Yosemite. My Dad got a shovel and made a small little hole for me to place it into. We packed a little bit of dirt around it and then took off for a beautiful day of sightseeing, but not without me taking a picture before we left. The little bush has thrived and brings back nice memories when I see it.
Steven
Braman's Wanderings 
Aren’t yellow roses beautiful? There’s something so simple and lovely about them. You’re fortunate to be able to link yours with some family memories. My mother used to plant roses in her home garden when she was newly married. Although she no longer lives in that home, she still talks about how she used to tend so carefully for them and how much enjoyment she drew from their pretty blooms and scent.
I love yellow roses, but there is hardly a variety that does well here. You don’t see Yellow Roses in anyones garden here….pinks and white…but hardly yellow. I’m so happy it’s thriving in your spot there. I also didn’t know the blooms would get bigger, that’s a surprise. Lucky to have anything blooming in winter, that’s awesome Steven.
Lovely rose with a precious history …