Middish May 2026 – Canberra (Australia).
Autumn fades but the roses are still blooming. I find that odd. Perhaps it is to be expected considering we haven’t yet had a frost.
It has been quite dry so my rose bushes are unaffected by black spot. I’m curious. Is black spot also an issue in damper climes of the Northern Hemisphere? T
Thankfully some rain has arrived to top up my water tank, and no doubt, winter will arrive soon. Floriade, the forthcoming annual tulip festival, will be a desultory affair without winter’s intervention.
I’m curious. Do rabbits eat tulips?
I’m in a desultory mood myself, hence a lack of doggerel on my part.
Stay curious, everyone. It beats doggerel any day.
Kind Regards.
Tracy.
Reflections of An Untidy Mind 
I haven’t experienced rabbits eating the tulips, but that doesn’t mean they don’t Chin up, that is a beautiful rose to enjoy!
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Thanks, Heather. It is nice to see the roses at last. They didn’t seem to do anything until the last couple of months.
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It is gorgeous. I’m looking forward to the flowers here, soon.
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Beautiful rose Tracy. My roses must love neglect. They are blooming in the Spring weather we are having. I do nothing to help that along.
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We don’t do anything either, Anne. Our roses never look bountiful but struggle along well enough for us.
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Roses don’t enjoy humidity. One positive of a dry summer and autumn. Don’t speak too soon regarding the rain. Lovely rose, Tracy.
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I think it is too cold for black spot now, Suzanne. I also don’t think the rain will hang around for long.
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I was referring to humid summer days.
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Yep, not very sultry here this last summer.
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Such a beautiful rose, Tracy! Beautiful enough to shoo away any kind of desultoriness. Though a doggerel in this kind of mood
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Me and my big thumb! Sorry, the above comment was incomplete.
I was saying that a doggerel in this kind of mood is fine because one can always blame the mood! 😉
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It creeps in, the black dog.
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I know…
Take care, Tracy.
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you, Sheree.
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Yep, we can ‘do’ black spot too. And roses late on – even at Christmas in a mild year. But rabbits? Tulips? Dunno.
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Roses are normally done here by end April, whereas in hotter parts of Australia they are enjoying cooler days. I think I would give up on roses if black spot was the norm. The rabbits are driving me batty …
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Rabbits. Well, I presume they got introduced by someone who thought they would be a good idea. Who’s no longer around to find out that they’e not.
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The colonists brought them originally. No one eats rabbit here. I would like to set up a community rabbit drive but tis forbidden. Doesn’t make sense to me. I’m pretty sure the rabbits giving me such a headache currently were let loose by a local resident. Cannot prove that though.
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Aagh. I have no idea why people who are willing to eat meat won’t eat rabbit. I’ve served it before, styled as ‘chicken’. Nobody was any the wiser.
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The rabbits are driving me batty. Much of our restoration work over the last couple of years has been undone by these scratching, pooing interlopers. Truly heartbreaking. We don’t have squirrels, but there has been recent report of a feral deer crossing into our suburb. I may return to writing/daydreaming at this rate.
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Yes, over here rabbits love tulips! Enjoy the flower. Take a photo. Bam! Gone.
Your roses are beautiful, Tracy. Such a delicate color. Heading towards summer here. Hurricane season begins June 1. I would much rather hear about winter heading your way than the heat of summer.
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Hi Lois. A frost forecast here tonight. I would rather winter than a hurricane season too! Hope you have your hurricane kit ready to go.
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Oh, yes, rabbits over here eat tulips. And hosta and hydrangea and the list goes on. We’ve just planted two climbing roses out front. (I begged my husband for them.) I sure hope they survive and thrive! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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This is not good news, Liz. I hope your climbing roses thrive too. Our possums are very fond of our roses.
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Uh oh. We have possums that put in an appearance every now and again.
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Do they like roses?
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I don’t know. We mostly see them on our trail camera at night.
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Happy to see you, Tracy! We had no winter. It’s a major drought here in the Valley. One of my tulips boomed but I’m not doing much in the garden because the farmers need the water; my self-indulgent cultivation is irrelevant — except the beans. My ONE rose (a yellow rose) might bloom soon. I hope it finds a way to do that — but it’s been in the ground for 98 years so I think it’s probably been through most things. ❤️
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Martha, I feel Bear’s pain. The lack of water drags everyone down, doesn’t it? Tending your garden is not as easy as you have made out! I hope your rose and your beans continue to look after you.
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It’s scary dry, but… The beans are doing well and my wildflower garden — the only two things I’m “wasting” water on.
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So, do rabbits eat tulips? I guess maybe another question to ask is, is there anything in the garden rabbits don’t eat?
You have captured the delicate pink petals so beautifully. Lovely lovely.
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Thank you, Ju-Lyn.
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