outside my window it is cold and wet and grey,
inside we have lit a fire, and I am sitting poring over catalogues of old french roses
imagining, planning, hoping,
this has to be among the most pleasant way to garden
in our minds .... no mud, no gloves, no thorns
just the hopes and promise of a sunny and fragrant spring
hope you are enjoying your weekend
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My Dear! While it is cold and grey at your place, we have white and deep snow here in the Plain in Hungary.(Started snowing again yesterday at noon and still the same intensity,almost 20 cm already)Soon I take the plaids and a book for the afternoon.Good idea to dream about spring and rosebuds.Dorka from the Hungarian Plain www.dorottyaudvar.co.hu
ReplyDeleteHello Sharon,
ReplyDeleteWe are still digging out from a major snow storm on Friday. Today the February sun is casting her rays down and warming the planet up!
A few months ago I ordered the new David Austin Rose catalogue and it arrived last week. It is exquisite!! You need one! Everyone needs one! The pictures of their roses are beautiful and the information is current.
When I cliked on the link to order the catalogue, the drop-down for salutation listed "Lady" as well as Mrs., Miss., Miss. I chose "Lady" just for fun! My husband and I had a grand laugh when it arrived.
I am sipping my coffee in the morning sun and planning my new rose garden for the spring.
Only three months until the lilacs bllom!!
Kind regards, Laura in eastern Ontario Canada.
Thank you for sharing the warm, pink-filled images. I love the botanicals.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful roses...I collect old english roses, their scents is intoxicating! Right now, they are buried under snow and i hope and pray they make it through the winter.
ReplyDeleteThank you for brightening a very wet, grey day here in England. I love roses to, and these pictures remind me that Spring and Summer are not too far away now. Thank you also for your wonderful blogs. It is lovely to share in your French life! Sue.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images! Had a day in the garden yesterday with the mud, gloves and thorns you mention.......now having a day today like yours, just enjoying planning - a much more enjoyable option! Would love to hear of any particular French varieties that you favour?
ReplyDeleteSophia x
Thank you Sharon for showing us what we can look forward to. It's cold & grey here too and I'm looking through through my old photo box to make a memory album for my brothers 77th B'day. It's taking me so much longer as I'm stopping and looking at them all, but it's lovely to find photos I'd forgotten about.
ReplyDeleteA very pleasant way to spend the weekend. I love the old fashioned roses...their fragrance is lovely. The newly developed roses seem to lack in fragrance. Your photos certainly brighten the day.
ReplyDeleteYes, a beautiful way to spend the day. Beautiful dreams! Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteno mud, no gloves, no thorns means no gardening! that is what separates real gardeners from non gardeners! At any rate, there is only so much to do out there at this time of year, so no worries. I love getting the rose beds ready.
ReplyDeleteThat peach rose is just so beautiful, but when I try to choose my favorite it is like trying to name your favorite child.
ReplyDeleteHow delightful! Love the deep pink almost red rose....
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend.
Nancy
http://wildoakdesigns.blogspot.com
So much easier this way...;) xv
ReplyDeleteI am not a rosarian. After ordering and planting and babying many different kinds of roses, in many diffferent spots, I have given up. Mine get black spot and lose all their leaves no matter how much I spray them.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, I never tire of looking at beautiful fresh cut flowers or pictures of them..cheers to spring!
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon, the winter passion of reviewing catalogues of roses, or vegetables, or other garden accessories seem to be the way to fight off the darkness of the season. My highlight was finding out that the blade for my Fiskars loppers was part of a 'lifetime warranty'. After sending off a picture of the sad loppers to Fiskars in the U.S., they kindly forwarded the request to Nottingham, and I received a brand new blade on Saturday. I can only hope we will be out of the rain soon so we can get back up the ladders for more pruning of the apple and plum trees.
ReplyDeleteThat Phyllis Bide rose is so pretty! Is it a large shrub rose or a climber? One to add to the list!
ReplyDeleteRose
So beautiful...and so beautifully written!
ReplyDeleteRita
Love the gorgeous photos Sharon. It was a sunny but chilly winter day here in Arizona, chilly for Arizona that is. Spring is just around our corner and I can't wait for a full bloom of my flowers. Thank you for sharing these beautiful flowers & yes, agreed, beautifully written.
ReplyDeletein no time, you´ll see them in your garden ...
ReplyDeleteLove the smell of roses-can almost smell & see your garden. That is the best way to garden. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com
ReplyDeleteWonderful way to spend a rainy grey day!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon,
ReplyDeleteI was excited to see your posting of the white rose on your blog. It looks to be Cerascarpa...a rose I would love to have in my garden! It appears though that it is out of commerce. It is spoken of in a Gardener's Life (which is on my list to read) by Lady Marjorie Gascoyne-Cecil Salisbury and apparently still prolific in that garden. I do hope you can find one. Let me know if you do and photo it please! Have a good day! The robin's were out this morning and the birds singing. What a difference that makes to a day!