How my Roses grow

These are the 3 roses in my garden and how they are coming on.  I've also added my first strawberry plant that is starting to fruit.

From a good friend  for my birthday several years ago, it is coming along lovely and smell amazing.

 

This one is a cutting I grew from one of next doors roses the petals have red speckling, it is also doing will considering the winters it has been though.  I will cut it back this year to stop it being as spinally.

My Mum bought me this one last year again as birthday gift. It has a lovely light smell and variegated petals.

and last but not least a Strawberry plant given by a friend last year, just need to keep the birds off it.

The Garden Path

I decided to try and tidy the front path last night, mainly because we have a block paving brush thing here are some pictures, not finished by a long way but its a start.

I remembered to do a before and started at the gate end.  The brush did very well in on moss and clearing the gaps but was no use if grass or weeks were growing.  It did have a spike tool but it did not work that well, in the end I just ran a spade over the weeds and then use the brush to clear between the block.

Its not clear from the picture but I did get about a third of the path done, then all was left was to clear up the mess.

I'll update as I go, the bit in front of the house might need some weed killer as well.