Years ago.....I gave my mom an antique rose garden. It provided so much joy and visual pleasure for her. She loved to take bouquets to the bank teller or a friend, they were a unique gift ~ it brought her pleasure to give away something that she treasured so much.
Running across this little bundle of dried rose petals that she gave me in 1992, I reminisced about her lovely little garden, how she loved growing things, really a talent I suspect she garnered from her father who even in Iowa's uneven climate, grew beautiful roses and just about everything else. One never knows what we write about or save from generation to generation, our diaries, our handmade creations cherished by our family and friends, sentimental notes and words of wisdom that wind their way into our hearts. It prompts us to live in the moment to write about our thoughts and pass on our knowledge to our children and grandchildren. I don't think she could have possibly known that in 1992 the dried rose petals she sent off in the mail one day to me would be a treasured possession in 2011. Here are some of the roses that I gave her to grow. They came from Roses of Yesterday and Forever. They are now the dried rose petals that I prize.
Michele Meilland, pale translucent pink...they look like porcelain China..so delicate and lovely. Mom really cherished this rose in particular. She could view it right from her kitchen window as she prepared meals or did dishes.
Honorine de Brabant..a lovely Bourban antique rose. Violet, mauve and creamy pink striped. Very unique!
Rosa Gallica Officinalis, Red Rose of Lancaster. One of the oldest roses on record. This rose sports pink and crimson colors with showy yellow stamen and intense perfume scent.
Charles de Mills, a Gallica rose dating from the early 1800's. It's colors range from deep purple to lavender. It has a very strong perfumed scent, lush, ruffly, showy. Quite the beauty! Sort of the center of attention.
Felicite Parmentier dating back to 1834. This is the palest, delicate pink Alba Rose. The stamen has an apple green hue.
Marie Antoniette was a great lover of old world roses. So many paintings depict this fact, and some roses are named after her.
There is something to be said for the love of growing beautiful things. It transcends time, enriches our lives with beauty and is an art that continues with a life of its own. Once you get the rose bug, especially the antique rose bug...you will be smitten with multitudes of choices...and there are never enough roses to be had. All of us girls in our family grew up in this environment and we all love growing plants for beauty and also those that sustain life.
Pictures were found on various sites by googling the names of each rose.
There is something to be said for the love of growing beautiful things. It transcends time, enriches our lives with beauty and is an art that continues with a life of its own. Once you get the rose bug, especially the antique rose bug...you will be smitten with multitudes of choices...and there are never enough roses to be had. All of us girls in our family grew up in this environment and we all love growing plants for beauty and also those that sustain life.
Pictures were found on various sites by googling the names of each rose.
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