Desperate for rain

Less than a month ago I was writing about plenty of spring rain.  Now we are desperate for significant rain after some terrible windy days, one after another.  We have had some warm days too.  Last Sunday, the temperature was 29 degrees celsius, which is a hot day for Southland.  It is currently raining and hopefully it will continue all night and into tomorrow. (And it did - we received at least 12mm of rain).

My Nelson roses (as I think of them) are flowering well.  I bought them as rooted cuttings from the Nelson Heritage Roses AGM in 2019.  I was in Nelson taking care of Mum and had the opportunity to go to the meeting.  Rambler Excelsa is on the hen paddock fence and nearby is the rambling moss rose Wichmoss.  Rambler Blushing Lucy can cope with some shade, so she is at the back of the woodshed, in a bit of a rain shadow but seems to be happy enough there.

                                                      Rambler Excelsa

                                Wichmoss - almost finished flowering for the season

Blushing Lucy is having a problem loading, so no photo.  Instead, here is my other new hybrid tea rose Perfume Delight, with a fantastic fragrance, a beautiful bud and lovely blooms.