When Patrick Liddle and Patricia Clark moved into their home in Deep River, Connecticut, they were confronted by an overgrown, long-neglected landscape.

Their dream? Roses. And lots of them—just the beauties they needed to surround their 1844 farmhouse with its white picket fence.

During the past two years, they’ve dug deep holes—typically 3½ feet—for 60 roses.

Only one rose came with the property: “It's an old rose,” Patrick says. “It does quite well and seems to like its new rose friends.”




Roses, including this Chicago Peace hybrid tea, seem to glow from within when in full bloom.




Various shades of pink and coral give way to gold centers on this Chicago Peace hybrid tea rose in Patrick Liddle and Patricia Clark’s Connecticut garden.
 



Butterfly milkweed and rose campion create a winning combination among the roses in the garden of Patrick Liddle and Patricia Clark.




Knock Out red roses thrive in the front yard of this garden, alongside daylilies and other perennials.




Patrick Liddle and Patricia Clark put down wood-chip mulch every spring to create soft, informal pathways as well as to protect their plants from soil-borne diseases. Here, a mix of hybrid tea and floribunda roses add blasts of color, while fragrant honeysuckle climbs up the side of the house.


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