Rosa 'Penelope'

Good morning from Penelope and me. The sun is shining, the birds are singing and the hover flies are hovering 🙂 Have a mellow Monday flowers 🌸

Morning Rach...Penelope’s looking beautiful considering she’s getting a bit of bover from a hover....😉💛

Morning lovely Lainey, ahh she’s a tough ol’ bird is Penny...she ain’t bovvered 😉 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Morning, Penelope is just stunning Rachel, I'm adding her to my wishlist 😍

She’s a trooper Sarah, never fails me. She does get quite a pink tinge now and again! 🤭💕 very subtle though! 😉 @sieveheadsarah

That's good Rachel, I did just have a look at others on here and one was very pink 🤔 I love that it's nice and open and the bees can get the pollen, I have Teasing Georgia and she's just big, clumsy and not bee friendly.

@rachelbrooks love the hover flies..👍🏻🙂

Morning chick roses looking gawjus hun. 💛💘💛

Mine never goes full on pink Sarah, just a blush. And yes, as you can see, the insects love her. Very popular is Penny! 🐝😊 @sieveheadsarah

There’s so many about at the moment Mark! And pollen beetles! @lostgardener

Morning babe, thank you 😘 she’s an old favourite, always full of blooms 😍 @Keely

You can see pollen beetles on lots of posts..(4 or 5 on yours), but i think its maybe rude to mention, plus they are just doing there thing..😝 i do boot them out of the nasturtium flowers i eat.. they like to get in those🤷🏻‍♂️

Morning from Penelope and me. Have a great day flowers 🌸

Morning Rachel ☕ And morning Penelope 💛 though you really should be pink, Penelope Pitstop was my childhood hero 💖

Hayalp hayalp it’s the hooded clawah! Well she has a touch of pink as she fades Jase! 😉 morning babe ☺️ @Jasonsparkes1

Morning Ellen lavley pic

Fanks Johnbob ☺️ Morning 🙋🏻‍♀️ @scaryskates

The Anthill Mob will be right behind 😉 Have a lovely day

Morning Rachel, have a great day 😊

Best I drive the Compact Pussycat extra fast this morning then! 🏎💨 @Jasonsparkes1 😉

Morning lovely, you too! ☺️ @Williamson

In matching white gloves and footwear obvs

Morning Rachel, I'm in the process of trying to root cuttings from that variegated white busy Lizzie you liked so il let you know if I'm successful 😁

Well of course! But as it’s Essex I’ve swapped the white go go boots for white stilettos! 😜 @Jasonsparkes1

Slightly more demure, but no less beautiful...Penelope’s looking buddy peachy #rose #rosapenelope #white

She's a stunner hinny 😍😘👍

So gorgeous Rachel 💕💕

Gorgeous and cool how the buds are actually peachy 🍑

Thanks Janey ☺️ @daisy-jane

She’s a real trooper too Alf! 👍🏼 @gosmanalf

Thanks Alisa and yes it’s pretty isn’t it. Sometimes the flowers also have a peachy pink blush to them 💕 @AlisaJ

Your welcome hinny 😘

Another beauty 😍

Wowzer!! Penelope Pitstop 🏎🏎

Thanks Jase, she’s the quiet one in the corner...always the ones you have to watch! 😉 @Jasonsparkes1

Hayalp! Hayalp! It’s the hooded clawah! (If you’re wondering...no, I have not been drinking! 😆) @lexijane

Lovely to see Essex feature so heavily on Gardeners World last night, especially the section about the Pemberton Roses. I didn't know anything about them, despite it being only a mile from where I used to live! Just happens that the lovely 'Penelope' - now having a second flush, is indeed a Pemberton rose 🌸💕

Good morning mi Amiga @rachelbrooks wondered where you had been hiding. Funny how these things are right on our doorstep and we don't know. Hope you have a lovely Saturday 😚

Hi Suz, I'm still here! 😬😉 I think one of my other roses might be one too, I'll have to look it up. Hope you've had a good week 😘 @jadojado29

You were missed mi Amiga @rachelbrooks 😚

Oh Penelope is charming!

Aww thanks chica 😘 @jadojado29

Thank you Laura, she's a very delicate and dainty lady, but very hard working 👌🏼🌸💕 @columbiariver

It was interesting, I watched I this morning

Penelope looking very peachy in the sunshine this morning ☀️

Penelope is looking particularly pretty! 😀

She's cracking 👌🏼👏🏼

She such a good doer is Penelope 💕 @bigemrg @lexijane

Is she now? 😉🤣

Oh how lovely!

Lexi!! 😳 I meant she flowers reliably every year! 😉😜 @lexijane

An old favourite Laura 👌🏼 @columbiariver

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Penelope has arrived this morning, looking as lovely as ever 💕 #rose #Penelope #roses

Perfect

Isn't she Gary?! 👍🏼🌸😉@vinny100

She looks like a good old bird 👌🏼

Sweet, very sweet

Never disappoints me, this one Lexi 👍🏼💕 @lexijane

Quite an old fashioned one Laura, prefer them to most of the modern roses 😊 @columbiariver

.."Yus m'lady"

Lol John! I always call her Lady Penelope! Or rather Lady Enopee as my eldest used to call her! 😂 @ukjohnny

..my daughter Anna used to call Morrison's "Mossiman's" and she called my son Ryan "Yyan" am always ribbing her about that..and i embarrass her by singing in public... i did like Thunderbirds ... Stingray... Captain Scarlett (great theme tune) Joe 90 (even better theme tune... was my ringtone for a while) ..and despite being a gardener i couldn't stand Bill 'n' Ben ...stupid terracotta people..

Aww bless her! And I also sing in public - as I always say to mine, there's no point having kids if you're not going to embarrass them! 😂 loved Captain Scarlet he was a bit of alright, for a puppet! This is the voice of the Mysterons...feeling the need to watch it now! @ukjohnny and I didn't ever really watch Bill and Ben 😬

..hahaha lady Penelope was a bit of alreet ...some posh totty (not sure if i'm allowed to say that on here) for a puppet... cant think of any more except the lady who was 'lambchop's' driving force... she was hot and a 'REAL person' :-)

A final flourish from Penelope 💕 have a fab day peeps 😊

Morning. You too Rachel. Penelope is lovely 😊

Good morning Rachel. Have a good day 🙋🏻

Very pretty

Morning Rachel. Beautiful Penegoes. 💖💖

Good morning, she's a pretty one isn't she 😍have a good day.@rachelbrooks

Have a good day at the office 😳😊😉😂👍

Penelope still looks gorgeous 💕💫

Morning Rachel! Penelope is beautiful if a little sad looking to be shutting down for a while👍🙁

@rachelbrooks Morning Rachel. That's lovely 😊

Morning Rachel gorgeous Penelope

Morning Rachel. Beautiful colour 💕

Meanwhile on the other side of the garden...Penelope is also flowering her socks off. Happy days 🌸

Gorgeous Rachel. 😊

How does she behave 😂 another beauty😍

Penelope is as pretty as a picture! 😀

Thank you Jane 🌸 this is one I had to cut right down in July so I'm delighted she's returned with such vigour! 👍🏼👍🏼 @pelly

Oh she's much more ladylike Jan, very demure 😉😉 has a lot to say, but does so quietly! 😂 @janric

She tends to blush a lot Ian, which is very pretty! 🌸

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She looks much more refined. Lady Penelope! 😉

FAB in fact! 😉😉 @susieg

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She's a lady!! 😍😂

Everything's coming up Roses 🌹throw what you will at me Thursday, I don't care...Penelope is back! I am delighted to see her as I cut her down to the ground at the beginning of July to get to the trunk of a honeysuckle I had to get rid of and was worried she was gone forever! Have a terrific Thursday all 😊

I can see why you were worried she is beautiful. Tough old things aren't they 😀

Morning what a gawjus one she is too enjoy your day 😀

She's certainly bounced back she's gorgeous 😍

Gorgeous Rachel @rachelbrooks 😍

Good morning Rachel. Beautiful roses. 😍🙋🏻

Well isn't Penelope pretty? Have a super day! 😀

Good morning @rachelbrooks - she's a robust little lady!

Good morning Rachel, penelope is a beauty 😍

Amazing strength for one who looks so elegant 💕

They sure are Angie! 👍🏼 @angiecrazycatlady

Thanks Keely 😊 you too 🌸 @Keely

Get off my rosebuds you wee, green beasties! It's only just growing back! 🌱🌿🌹 #greenfly #pests #macro

Boo! They are horrors!

12 bore🔫🍷🍷🍷🇬🇧🇬🇧😎

They have been swiftly despatched! (Well, sprayed with bug spray) @susieg @latebloomer and crikey! @inaann3 I don't reckon my aim would be quite good enough for that! 😂😂

Oh how times change! In the 80s it would've been a humongous can of hairspray (I have a lot of hair!) now it's bug spray! 🐜🐛🕷😂😂 @latebloomer

Haha 😂 my hips definitely bigger than my hair these days Deborah! But we won't talk about that! 😁😉 @latebloomer

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UGH! They look even worse close up! 😳👎

😂😂😂what you like wee beasties to big hair n hips 😂cheers 🍷🍷🍷

🕵🏼🐜🐛😂 @missiscook

Well, you know how one thing leads to another Pauline! 😂😂 @pauline33