Thursday, June 18, 2015

Their Last Name is Rose

This year was the year for planting roses, thanks to my local greenhouse having fantastic sales and membercard savings. Having fallen in love with English-bred roses from David Austin, I chose different varieties and colors. They deserved to be properly introduced and I have two pictures of each variety with a link for each one for more details if you wish to know more about them.


"...She wanted a quiet place where she could be alone when she wanted to be; to listen to the wind telling her strange tales, or hold the big spotted shell that murmured of the sea to her ear, or talk to the roses in the garden.” ~ L.M. Montgomery





"Thou visitest the earth and waterest it…Thou makest it soft with showers: Thou blessest the springing thereof." ~Psalm 65:9,10




“Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down; perhaps it crept to one’s side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose, until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages betrayed the rhythm and the music, perhaps . . . perhaps . . . love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship, as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath.” ~L. M. Montgomery





This is my first David Austin rose that I bought last year, but I couldn't post pictures of all the others and leave this one out. :)


"The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature." ~Anne Frank

2 comments:

Sarah said...

Cheri,

Your roses are breathtaking! The quotes from L.M. Montgomery are a treat too. The first rose is my favorite, the soft pink is perfection. We purchased two roses from a Mennonite greenhouse this spring, I thought they were light pink, only to discover once blossomed they are hot pink. Oh, well they are still roses. Maybe next year we will spend the extra for a specialty rose. : )

Cheri said...

Sarah, It's interesting how the buds can sometimes be deceiving about how the actual rose will look like when in full bloom! Roses are always lovely, even if they are a hot pink or other modern colors, ;) but yes, I understand your soft soft spot for pastel pink roses. :)