320 kinds of Chinese roses were planted at the door of a florist’s house.

　　Residents take photos and smell the fragrance among the rose flowers. Reporter Wang Liting photo

　　Longsha Gem, Juliet, Royal Rouge, Eve Wine Cellar … … In front of an open courtyard in Huilong Garden Community, Houhu Street, Jiang ‘an District, 320 kinds of Chinese roses compete for beauty. On the morning of the 13th, residents shuttled among the rose flowers to take photos and smell the fragrance, as if they were in a small rose garden. In the richness and profusion of flowers, the neighborhood relationship in the community is also more harmonious.

　　She is like collecting stamps.

　　Collect 320 kinds of Chinese roses

　　The reporter walked into the rose garden along the stone road, and the mixed flowers came to my face. Vines, shrubs and miniature roses came into view, with flowers and fragrance.

　　"I am 47 years old. After my daughter went to college in 2020, I began to grow Chinese roses." Chen Ting introduced, "There are not only many varieties of roses, but also a long flowering period, which is very suitable for flower arrangement, so I began to plant roses."

　　"I tried to plant 20 pots at first, and the results were very good, which gave me confidence." Chen Ting told reporters that she often watches flowers growing videos online, learns how to grow Chinese roses, and becomes more and more skilled in flower growing technology. Every time the nursery grows new roses, she always buys a few. "This feeling is like collecting stamps, more and more. Later, I couldn’t stop, and before I know it, there were 320 varieties."

　　Only one plant is left for each variety, and the rest are given to friends. This is Chen Ting’s principle of raising Chinese rose flowers. "I like to try new varieties and want to see the difference between new varieties and classic varieties." Chen Ting said that due to the limited space, the remaining roses were carefully screened.

　　"It is hot in Leng Xia in winter and short in spring. European and European varieties such as juice balcony, parade and Miranda are very suitable for planting here." Chen Ting introduced that different varieties of Chinese rose have different requirements for light and temperature, and they have to buy them for trial planting to know whether they are suitable for Wuhan’s climate. In daily observation, she has summed up the rose varieties that perform better and have good skin and good nutrition under the climatic conditions in Wuhan. "I often share my planting experience and experience with flower friends, hoping to make them take fewer detours in the process of planting roses."

　　Watering, fertilizing, spraying, pruning, cleaning yellow leaves and pulling branches, Chen Ting works in the garden for at least 6 hours every day. After a long period of work, Chen Ting’s arms were covered with scratches of different lengths. "There are many thorns in the rose, and it is common for the arm to be scratched." With a photosensitive skin disease, she often relapses dermatitis, but she is still enthusiastic about raising flowers.

　　Residents and properties

　　Help manage the "Rose Garden"

　　"When the flowers are in full bloom, she will invite us to enjoy the flowers and often cut them for us." Resident Zhang Ping said that with this garden, neighbors often walk around, enjoy flowers, walk and take photos, and the neighborhood relationship is more harmonious. "We will also bring friends to enjoy the flowers, and residents in the nearby community will come to punch in."

　　During the flower viewing, Chen Ting will explain the varieties and characteristics of flowers. "She is a flower grower in our community, and we often turn to her when we are confused in the process of growing flowers ‘ Learn from the scriptures ’ 。” Resident Zhou Cuiping told reporters that flower friends usually go to the flower and bird market to choose flowers and see flowers.

　　"I have only moved to the community for two years. I have met many neighbors through raising flowers and made many flower friends." Chen Ting recalled that at the end of 2021, Tan Heqing, the master gardener of the property, and the community flower friends spontaneously came to help prune the Chinese rose in winter. "The task of pruning and clearing the garden originally took two weeks, but it was all completed in two days."

　　Chen Ting named the garden "Ian’s Rose Garden", symbolizing beauty and happiness. "I feel very comfortable enjoying flowers, drinking tea and chatting with flower friends in the garden on weekdays."

　　Flowers bloom in the garden all the year round. Chen Ting’s enthusiasm also gained a lot of warmth by sending cut flowers every day and cutting branches in winter. The warm greeting when we meet, the flower friends who accompany us to chat when we take care of the garden, and the homemade sauerkraut presented by the neighborhood & HELIP; … Every little bit of daily life promotes the feelings between neighbors a little bit.

　　"The beauty of the garden needs to be discovered and appreciated by everyone." Chen Ting said that in the future, she intends to continue to introduce new varieties and improve the scenery of the garden, so that neighbors who also love life can have a more comfortable and beautiful viewing experience.

　　Reporter Wang Liting Correspondent Yu Wei Gu Wenjia