"God gave us our memories so that we might have roses in December." ~J. M. Barrie
A few months ago, we [OK, Mark] dug up our front flower bed and redid it completely. When we moved in, there were bushes, but they had become completely over-grown. I understand what was done, I think. When the former owners planted, it would have been impossible to foresee those tiny bushes taking over that flower bed. Which is exactly what happened. We had a jungle in our front yard.
There was one rose bush there to begin with and it's the only one that is original. It's a crazy one -- Mark prunes it way back periodically and before you know it, there are a zillion more beautiful pink roses again and branches everywhere. So we figured it was a no-brainer to fill that box with rose bushes. And that's what we did.It's not December yet, but I know there will be roses in December because I've seen them here in the past. But this is what we have in mid-October. I smile every time I walk past.
Beautiful, no?
17 comments:
those are beautiful! what a wonderful thing to see each day as you come home!
Dad would love that!
I'm so jealous. We've already seen snow. They are beautiful.
i would love to enjoy roses year-round! beautiful pictures.
Jan, I love your roses! It looks like heaven. Mark has a green thumb. You guys are lucky.
Those are gorgeous! That would brighten anybody's day!
they are sooo pretty. even more so in person!
Wow. Wish I had some of those in my garden! You could sure teach me a thing or two!
They are gorgeous! My roses are out and they make me smile too.
So gorgeous!
This is exactly why I love Texas - it is warm enough for flowers most of the year! I bet it smells great to walk up to your door!
They're absolutely beautiful Jan! I love how flowers can bring that warm-and-fuzzy feeling to people! Thanks for sharing! :)
This is the kind of thing that makes up for the lack of winter. Snow's ok, but I'd rather have roses :)
Roses are not supposed to do so well here...but wow have yours thrived or what?? Must be a happy spot, they are beautiful!
That is awesome that you'll have roses for so much of the year. Lucky, indeed!
I love roses! I used to have a beautiful rose garden in Oregon...they're a lot of work!! Yours look gorgeous!
Those are beautiful, especially in October. Amazing!
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