Firstly, ‘thank you’ to all of you who said kind words about the magazine. I am very grateful and it is great to be able to share the fun with you. Secondly it has been lovely to get the odd snatch of warm weather here in Blighty. Let’s not get too carried away because it is the ‘odd’ day, but lovely all the same.
If it was possible to capture the smell on a computer, these roses picked from the garden evoke everything we love and adore about a rose perfume. I have in my mind, that it would be so lovely to have a garden that would provide you with cut flowers for at least half of the year. For most of us, that is not achievable, firstly the size of the average garden makes in improbable, my gardening proficiency is not to that level and frankly if I were that good, when would I fit in knitting and crochet ? (+ my other much neglected responsibilities) Sometimes I hover in the garden conflicted as to whether I should leave a beautiful flower in the garden or bring it in to enjoy. Most of the time the garden looses, but I enjoy the flowers all the more.
When I was taking these few snaps, I wondered to myself ‘If I was a flower, I think I might be this pink rose.’ Big B is not convinced…he is still dwelling on his final answer. It’s a silly thing, but what would you be?
A: a red tulip!
We have lovely roses too – though a deep pink but they smell divine. I also have the dilemma to cut or not to cut. But I do admit to cutting 3 last week and floating them in a very lovely ceramic bowl.
Beautiful photos. I have a bed just for cut flowers up at my allotment, no qualms about bringing them home, and so lovely to have in the house. My garden roses aren’t flowering yet, so pics of yours very welcome, can just imagine their perfume.
Tx
It’s been a fab year for roses I think – ours are amazing too. Definitely cut and bring in, before the rain gets them! I, by the way, would have no hesitation in being a very large and overblown dark pink peony.x
These are good answers, and I agree with all the flower choices. I am jealous though of having a cut flower part of an allotment. How gorgeous. I really want to cut dahlias, and never seem to see enough of them to buy in the late spring. I think it is definitely time to get digging.
Dahlias are quite hard work, I think. I neglected mine over the winter and they haven’t reappeared this year. You are supposed to lift the corms and find them somewhere nice and dry to live and then replant. Faff!