Found this gorgeous early rose loaded with cute little lemon-coloured blooms in the Jessie Calder Garden (old roses), Queens Park, Invercargill on 17 October 2020. This was the only rose making an impact, others had barely started. Southland, New Zealand.
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Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2020)
Exploring Colour 
Another supporting ;argument for getting your foot in the door early–and keeping it there. And, yes, it looks like it would not be the most comfortable place to sit and meditate.
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Such a lovely rose and so many more to come! Bet many people make a bee-line for it and the well-placed bench. 🙂
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The rose is massive and you almost feel like it feels too ‘crowded’ to sit on the bench! It’s very pretty overall, the bench is a lemon colour although that may not be noticeable in the photos – the light was very bright at the time!
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Sounds really delightful! You did well to capture the colour of the roses – bright light is likely to wash it out and yellow can be difficult anyway.
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Thank you Ann!
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Glorious. I keep trying to persuade my sweetheart to get a Lady Banksia, but he says he has no room.
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That’s a gorgeous rose, Liz! I love that pale yellow and wow, what a massive proliferation! This one knows how to get all the attention!
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Its secret is to get in early … it had no competition!
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I love your little yellow rose, Liz, and your choice to present the images the way that you did. It was cool to move gradually from a close-up view to more and more distant views. That is a huge rose bush.
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Glad you liked the presentation Mike! it is a huge bush!
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Beautiful – any fragrance? (I always imagine yellow roses have a citrus or green apple fragrance.)
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I didn’t notice any fragrance Chris but the conditions perhaps weren’t that conducive either, so I’m not really sure.
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