IT'S NEVER ONLY A ROSE 2018

@ARMANDII I do hope it takes off ok for you but that picture makes it harmonious ...a place that would relieve anyone of stress I could sit there for hours

 

100 Beautiful Roses

 

Some lovely roses in the video Gail but there's still nothing better than a red rose.

 

@Sheal I mainly had red ones in our other property when I used to arrange them but the ones like a deep velvet...beautiful roses

 

@ARMANDII You've put one peaceful place together, I could sit for hours like I said with my cuppa's also...another tea lover this end

 

The Rose. To me the rose is hypnotic. As science researcher. As a gardener. As a lover.

To me the Rose is and for centuries been, "The plant". Forgive me please, but try and bare with me. Yes all pnts exhibit their beauty. However the rose is so, so far advanced. If I may. My dear wife Valerie passed away in 2010. We had enjoyed 49 yrs of happy marriage, raised two daughters also. We both had this passion for roses. At Vals passing, I redesigned our tiny garden. I spent a small fortune on new roses. Sadly most failed. O looked at the formation and texture of the blooms.

Looking closer to the blooms. I could detct similarities to Val.. Tenderness. Love. The finer petal markings to me suggested many and varied attributes of Val. Other plants also have their points, but. To me. The rose is te supreme.

 

Mike, your loss is obviously still very raw, I understand that, I hope that by enjoying your garden again you will get some comfort, kind thoughts winging there way to you, loki.

 

Many thanks. xx

 

There's a rose for everyone and every occasion and you couldn't have picked a finer flower to commemorate the loss of your dear wife Mike.

 

Hello Mike Allen,
Sorry to hear the loss of your wife Valerie

Sounds like you was a close couple of similar minds regarding your roses and knew beauty...she's still with you through your roses my friend

 

Remebrance rose, I took this photo right around Remembrance Day back in November last year.

 

Hi Gail. As a point of interest. It is worth considering that with roses, climbers will automatically keep going on so much so that if left, you end up with a very long stem with a few leaves at the end. So when pruning we need to basically stop the onward and forward growth. We cut so as to allow lateral new shoots. These are then trained horizontally and kept in check.

The Rambler type rose, does just that. No it's not atracted to the windows of the decorative curtains. It simply rambles on chucking out side shoots all over the place. Careful, thoughtful pruning can prevent problems. Cut so that new growth will be directed away from the window or whatever. At the same time consider the inner part of the structual growth, at time some sacrifices have to be made. Just a couple of........hopefully helpful tips.