Piebald Robin in Rose Garden

A Piebald robin has been hanging out in the rose garden for a few years now.  There is great discussion on whether it is the same robin or an offspring.  It is a very interesting robin and I enjoy seeing him in the spring. Mona in the greenhouse calls him Oreo.  Don Miller says it nests in one of the pine trees in the rose garden.

John Makley took a video of him.  Here is a link to watch it: Piebald Robin video on Kingwood's Facebook

Rose Garden - 1st pruning of the year

Kathy M and I had a great time giving the roses a good pruning today.  We had to cut the time short due to rain, but got done what we could.  The star of todays show was Kathy's new poka-doted boots!

Here is a picture of Don Miller and Kathy M hard at work showing me how it's done!

Kingwood by the Numbers - Countdown - Six Days

Dr. Griffin Buck lived and worked in Iowa where winter temperatures are frequently twenty degrees below zero and required a labor intense protection process for his roses.  Since Dr. Buck could not control the weather, his mission in life was to create roses that would survive blistering northern temperatures without the need for radical winter protection.  Below are pictures, taken in the garden last year, exhibiting SIX of his varieties.



April Moon




Golden Unicorn



Earth Song



Country Dancer



Prairie Star

 

Hawkeye Belle