Friday, 22 January 2010

Midsummer roses

Thank you for the warm welcome back - you are all too sweet! I have sure missed blogging & chatting with you.
How cheeky was that seal in yesterday's post?! No, unfortunately I didn't take the photo. No seal or penguin would survive the summer temperatures where I've been!
I have returned from a month at our farm with a 'cocky's suntan' from many hours in the garden. Despite a hot Aussie summer, our garden is coping quite well, and my roses greeted me with their unparalleled beauty yet again. They are so resilient & undemanding. I hope these images from my garden warm your heart, especially those of you in the midst of a snowbound winter!
'Pretty Jessica' by David Austin
'Grimaldi', a Delbard rose
'Mother's Love'
The inimitable 'Double Delight'
'Seduction'
'Jubilee Celebration' by David Austin
Full nodding blooms of Rosa 'Crown Princess Margareta' by David Austin
'Camille Pissarro' by Delbard
'Perfume Perfection'
'Benjamin Britten' by David Austin
'Fame'

23 comments:

  1. What beautiful roses! I think I want to start a rose garden! :0)

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  2. Those roses are gorgeous and make me long for summer!

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  3. Your roses are gorgeous! Makes me wonder about the rest of your garden....~karen

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  4. Indiana in the US of Frozen Temperatures isn't seeing any blooming!

    Sew thank you for the delightful and hopeful pictures of what's tucked right around the corner for us!

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  5. Those roses are beautiful! wish I could smell and feel them!

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  6. Those roses are absolutely gorgeous. Glad you had a nice time away, but glad you are back.

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  7. brings tears to my eyes... I want Spring to come. gorgeous.

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  8. Thanks for the "view". My roses are all trimmed down, waiting for spring, here in California.

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  9. OMG! How gorgeous! And am I ever sooooo jealous! We're having sleet today! UGH! Polly

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  10. such beautiful roses, they are pretty forgiving plant to grow aren't they, and will adapt to most circumstances, but those roses look pretty well cared for! Grimaldi looks so pretty and delicate.

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  11. Thanks beautiful Bloom for sharing your beautiful blooms. I really LOVE your roses!

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  12. Your roses are beautiful you must have a great garden on the farm

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  13. As much as I have enjoyed your beautiful works, I have missed your lovely garden! Thank you for sharing it with us!!

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  14. So nice to see it is warm somewhere! Very beautiful flowers, thank you. Have a lovely weekend, sweetie!

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  15. Gorgeous! Thank you for the glimmer of summer. I'm freezing this morning! :) Christine

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  16. When seeing all these beautiful roses in your post, I am longing to the ones in my garden. But we still have to wait as snow is covering everything. It's the perfect time now for sewing, and this I am doing during winter time. I've been a silent reader of your beautiful blog and always like to return.
    Greetings from Switzerland,
    Barbara

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  17. These are gorgeous pictures! I wish I had a garden like that! I grow herbs and a bit of vegetables, but I have not had any luck with roses. What does the rest of the garden look like? Inquiring minds want to know!

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  18. Oh, how I miss my roses just now!!!
    We're in the midst of a terrible cold snap here in DK...brrrrr!!!!

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  19. Those roses are beautiful.

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  20. I love all of these Roses and the 'Grimaldi' I bought last summer.
    When I face this rose I have to think at Monaco and the beautiful Mediteranian Sea.
    A big warm hug from the extremely cold Germany
    Heike

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  21. What a beuatiful roses, thanks for sharing! Your blog is beautiful too ...

    Greetings from Holland, Carolien

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  22. Your roses are beautiful. Mother's Love is my favorite. So pretty and soft looking.

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