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Design Sleuth: 7 Sources for Brooklyn's Most Beautiful Roses - Gardenista

Design Sleuth: 7 Sources for Brooklyn's Most Beautiful Roses - Gardenista

Since we moved into our tiny apartment in Brooklyn Heights two years ago, I’ve been enjoying a love affair with my neighbors’ roses.
Since we moved into our tiny apartment in Brooklyn Heights two years ago, I’ve been enjoying a love affair with my neighbors’ roses.
Photography by Erin Boyle.
Photography by Erin Boyle.
Last Saturday, I took a walk around the neighborhood in the evening as the sun was setting and snapped photographs of some of my favorites. See Justine’s step-by-step directions for arranging roses in a vase in DIY Climbing Roses: From Trellis to Vase on Cape Cod.
Last Saturday, I took a walk around the neighborhood in the evening as the sun was setting and snapped photographs of some of my favorites. See Justine’s step-by-step directions for arranging roses in a vase in DIY Climbing Roses: From Trellis to Vase on Cape Cod.
I started out on my street where this bright pink pair climbs the brick walls of a home on the corner. It is $21.95 from David Austin.
I started out on my street where this bright pink pair climbs the brick walls of a home on the corner. It is $21.95 from David Austin.
A few houses down I found these pale white garden roses with loose, soft petals.
A few houses down I found these pale white garden roses with loose, soft petals.
And around the corner, I spotted this sweet pink variety with yellow centers.
And around the corner, I spotted this sweet pink variety with yellow centers.
Just a few more blocks and I found these bright yellow roses popping through a wrought iron fence. If you’re craving a yellow rose, a Graham Thomas Climber has a strong perfume; it’s $27.95 from David Austin.
Just a few more blocks and I found these bright yellow roses popping through a wrought iron fence. If you’re craving a yellow rose, a Graham Thomas Climber has a strong perfume; it’s $27.95 from David Austin.
Pale pink roses are my very favorite.
Pale pink roses are my very favorite.
And finally, I found my way to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, where the sun setting on the East River illuminated a garden that is full to brimming with bright red roses.
And finally, I found my way to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, where the sun setting on the East River illuminated a garden that is full to brimming with bright red roses.
One of our favorite deep-red flowering climbers is Don Juan; it’s available seasonally for $19.95 apiece from the Antique Rose Emporium.
One of our favorite deep-red flowering climbers is Don Juan; it’s available seasonally for $19.95 apiece from the Antique Rose Emporium.