Climbing roses on porch..
Mother of Pearl Tea Rose
My Bonica roses all in a row. They run about half the length of the house.
This photo below is in the backyard.. The common name for this purple flowered bush is potato bush. I cannot remember the botanical name.. Anyone know?
Roses I cut from the front last week... They are about spent, but I will leave them dry just as they are
I hung this little group of rose below upside down last month to dry...
They turned out really pretty, yes?
Thank you so much for wandering over... Hope you enjoyed your stay.
blessings,
Penny
Tea Rat! I want to come join you and Rattus.. May I? As you can see, I play a SAX!
Love Bebe
Tea Rat! I want to come join you and Rattus.. May I? As you can see, I play a SAX!
Love Bebe
Oh Penny - these roses are enough to die for...not only an artist but a gardener with a lovely green thumb. Alas I don't grow these roses too well in my woods - so I was so happy to come see yours. Have a blessed week-end.
ReplyDeleteOh yes Penny your roses dried just beautiful, I love all of your gorgeous blooms ;-) I wonder if you have ever made a rose to add to your gorgeous creations ;-)
ReplyDeleteHugs~
Mari
Hi Mari,
DeleteSo kind of you to visit. Yes, I have used my roses with a few of my sculptures.
Have a wonderful day. Thank you!
Penny, I love to see your roses, because here in The Netherlands we don't have yet roses in bloom. We have to wait for about one month ;)! Your roses are beauties, enjoy them all!
ReplyDeleteI think your 'potato bush' is called a Solanum?
Anyway, I thank for your Tour de Roses :D!
Blessings, Ilona
So that's what it is.. Thank you Ilona!
DeleteSo happy you enjoyed. So sweet of you to visit.
blessings
Penny ~ beautiful and I bet it smells delightful !
ReplyDeleteSO nice to see your garden blooming again.
I noticed "Julie and Julia" in your side bar , I did see that movie and enjoyed it so much . Julia Childs was a fascinating person really, wasn't she !
I love to wander, especially in your garden, my dear friend. You really know how to take care of your roses. I so wish we could have climbing roses here, but the ONLY species here are the William Baffin climbing rose,which are GORGEOUS, and I'd plant them in a heartbeat against our southside. But the really do get huge and now that we are getting older, Ruben really doesn't want to have to chase such a prolific climber on a ladder.
ReplyDeleteThose roses in the vase that you dried, my goodness, they retained their shape! And the scent my friend, is it still sweet?
Enjoy your day and thank you for this lovely stroll.
Oh Penny! teeehee...you came by! ROSE OIL! Now there you go....I have lavender oil that I use in a bottle with water to spritz on my curtains or pillow, but rose oil would also be a great scent for my bedroom! I so love what you do with your roses. You truly are a gardener that loves her flowers, who celebrates the gentle life of these glorious petals. HUGS my dearest Penny!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous roses! I bet their perfume is fantastic. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteDear Penny,
ReplyDeleteI love your sweet roses dear friend and how gorgeous your garden must be when you are walking out there.
Do they have a fragrance? As the perfume must smell divine.
Wishing you a happy weekend
Sending hugs
Carolyn
I love your roses, Penny. They are so pretty, and I especially like the Pearl Tea Rose. Me and my husband just went for a ride today, and saw a little rose park with so many different color of roses. I didn't even know about it, but it was fun looking around. Your garden is lovely, and it must be so peaceful sitting out there looking at all your beautiful roses.
ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day, Penny. I hope you do all the things you love.
~Sheri
Penny,
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful your climbing roses are and how your gentle tending of your garden produces flowers of beauty. Those roses dried beautifully, their graceful flowers preserved and I am sure your mind has captured their scent. But hey a bit of a rose water spray will refreshen them and smell divine.Thanks for sharing your gorgeous flower garden.
Hugs,
Vera
Hello Penny, thank you for sharing your pictures of your roses. They are really beautiful and the colors are lovely, I particularly like your mother of pearl tea rose. Thanks also for visiting my blog and your comments. Happy mother's day. Blessings
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely delightful, Penny. I could almost smell them. I actually like them when they have fully opened and start to curl back and wilt a bit. Love your dry bouquet too.
ReplyDeleteEnjoying your music. I love Julie & Julia, the movie and the soundtrack.
Have a beautiful weekend, friend.
xoxo's
You have such beautiful roses and so wonderfully many!
ReplyDeleteHow i would love to pick a bouquet to bring in!
BEBE!!!!!!!!! This is BIG brotha Tea Rat, and YOU GOT THE LEAD ROLE as head sax player! But of COURSE! It's YOU! OK, I am putting you into the show...come back to Nowhere in a minute! teehehehee
ReplyDeleteTea Rat!!!!!!
DeleteThe LEAD ROLE as sax player you say? Yipeeeee!
Let me grab my sax and coat...
Bebe
BEBE!!!!!!!!! You made the audition; hands down, or rather, PAWS DOWN, you are the girl for the jazz concert. teeeheeeee
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming over my sweet friend, and for playing.
Oh Penny -- your roses are spectacular! I don't think I could ever grow anything so lovely!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm VERY, very behind in replying to comments -- it's been a rough few weeks. But I so appreciate your visits and your wonderful comments which always give me heart or make me smile! Hugs!
Nature at it's best. What lovely roses, such eye candy,
ReplyDeleteHappy Mothers Day,
Marie Antoinette
Dearest Penny!
ReplyDeleteWhat? I had no idea Bebe was so multi-talented! :))
Oh my goodness...she is darling as always...Brava to Bebe and Mommy!
What BLISS it must be...surrounded by such intense beauty and glorious fragrance...thank you so much for sharing your roses. Mmm...I can smell them now! :) We are getting blossoms here and there...mostly tulips and hyacinths...but I am so impatient for the LILAC bushes which bloom in the back of our building. Our temperatures are holding at "chilly", so hopefully by June...ha! ;) Such is spring in Minnesota.
I thank you so very much, dear friend, for stopping by to see the journal...
You words are full of kindness, as always...thank you! :)
A Happy and Relaxing Mother's Day to you!
Much love and many blessings,
- Irina
Hi Penny,
ReplyDeleteWow! You have a ton of roses! I bet they smell amazing! Don't you just love this time of year? I hope you had a lovely weekend. Look at Bebe! What a petite little one to be playing a saxophone. Presh!
Love to you!
Heidi
Penny, your beauty amazes me! And like none other your garden beds of beauty is breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved the beauty from looking into your art world. The yards and yards of roses joy your life beautifully I am sure, I know they would do the same for me!
You my sweet dear friend have a beds of roses to love.
Thank you for inspiring our yards my dear friend.
Beautiful May flowers to you.
Xoxoxo
Dore
I love all of your roses and you have so many different varieties in your yard. I bet they smell wonderful. I have a few knockout roses they smell so nice. Thanks for the garden tour.
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