Monday, 20 April 2009

Shall I keep going...

Roses, who can resist the sweet smell and pure happiness they bring? 
I planted these climbing Cecil Brunner roses last year and I am waiting impatiently for this year's blooms. xv

image - carla coulson

40 comments:

  1. Climbing roses are my favorite too...I wish you lots and lots of blooms this year!
    -marie

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  2. yes keep going - lovely x

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  3. Yes, you should keep going...
    I had just the same thought this morning as I past our rose garden on campus. Our are the dark red with eternal scent. If I could only snaggle Angel the photographer to take a pic.

    Have a rosy Monday!

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  4. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE roses - I can never bear to cut them to bring them in...
    Hope you had a super time over the Easter holiday break :)

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  5. It's rainy and depressing here...for days here in Canada so yes, you should keep going, bring on any gorgeous flowers to remind me that April showers do bring May flowers. Beautiful image by Carla Coulson....hmmmm....will we see this photo again?

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  6. They almost look like peonies. Love them. I wish you would put a smellovision widget on your blog as I am sure they smell divine.;-)

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  7. YES! Keep going. Cecile Brunner was the name of my shop! I had planted one at my home and it completely took over my life ....I figured the shop would do the same. It was a great private joke. Especially when some slick salesman would say "Hey ! Is Cecile in? "

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  8. Pale pink climbing roses are my favorite. I have Eden roses at WM. It'll be worth the wait!

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  9. my favourites! (well that you can buy... bluebells are my real favourites but you can't pick those)

    I don't know where you are getting the pics but they're beautiful and making me want to go to the florist immediately if not sooner!

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  10. These have brought a smile to my face.....thank you!
    xx Trina

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  11. These are absolutely breathtaking, Vicki! I hope your week is off to a great start! XO

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  12. oh...yes please do carry on! those roses are so pretty !
    i'm sure they'll climb beautifully...

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  13. what a gorgeous image!! absolutely love all the flower photos from below too, peonies and non-red roses are my favs :)

    xx

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  14. When I (we) moved homes a few years ago, I left behind 300 plus roses....so yes!!!...bring on the roses!!

    Regards, Linda

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  15. LOVING these flower photos... they are SCREAMING "paint me Fifi!"
    Keep them coming!!!
    Merci!
    Fifi

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  16. Oooo I have one of these Cecile Brunners and the perfume that it wears is unmatched by any flower (including other roses) in the world. It's so old fashioned and innocent and just plain lovely. Mine is in bloom, so yours can't be far behind!
    Keep going! Please! :)
    xo Isa

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  17. Hi there from a rose enthusiast from your home country. Thank you for the visit and the comment.

    I guess your roses must be ready to put out shoots now ....

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  18. Mine are exploding all over the place, they're so profuse it's almost scary.

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  19. Such a gorgeous color. Nothing quite like them.

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  20. 'olive farm i call home' - that sounds too good to be true!

    thank you for your lovely message. r

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  21. I hope yours blooms like crazy!

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  22. Go Vicki! I have the brownest of thumbs, and torrential rain has just shredded any blooms that were determinedly hanging on for dear life in my garden. Beautiful, beautiful!

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  23. Cecil Brunner were my darling Mum's absolute favourite roses Vicki. I can still see her so clearly, fussing over her 'children' in the back garden at our old family home. They grew over the ancient corrugated iron shed & absolutely thrived in the sunny position. Thank you for letting me relive a long forgotten but very special memory.
    Millie ^_^

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  24. This is all from your garden? You lucky gal.

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  25. Surely irises and lily-of-the-valley are coming! Oh how flowers grace and appoint our world.

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  26. I'm so envious of your blooming blooms! We've had several late freezes which seem to nip our buds
    (especially my yellow climbing) .
    I rather doubt they'll have the strength to try again.
    Keep going for all of us who will only have YOUR blooms this year !

    Jjjjj

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  27. Hi Vicki...many thanks for your lovely birthday greeting, I have had a great birthday lasting 4 days!!! Beautiful blooms, we had cecile brunner back on our small acres, it is just lovely especially when all out, just a mass of pink. Enjoy them all ♥x

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  28. I can't wait for our climbing roses to take off either. They cover the east side of of our with grogeous color...loved the pic!

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  29. ADORE cecil.... i am waiting as well!!!! love roses... esp this lovely one...happy spring

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  30. Ok, I know it's my imagination, but when I first saw this photo, I could actually smell those roses. Stunning! Please keep going :-)

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  31. Lovely! I wish I could smell them! Thanks for visiting and reading my silly poem. I don't know why David couldn't have picked one of the better ones ... oh, yes I do! Because he's David! ;)

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  32. These are such beauties, Vicki! Pure loveliness, non?

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  33. Definitely keep going. My wait will be longer and riskier. Perhaps I may not even see any bloom at all. I planted two plants of Peonies in two pots for my deck. Could you imagine that? It needs a lot of courage to do this. Not only will I live with two empty pots for God knows how long but I may not even get anything out of it. Well I don't mind the risk. It's so worth it.

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  34. OOohh....these are one of my favourites....beautiful, beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

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  35. Love your pics of flowers , they look lovely. Your roses are gorgeous .
    From may 8th to 17 th we are in a antiques exhibition in le Tholonet ( near by aix) if you want to come tell me , I will send you invitation.
    Bisous

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