Welcome to JOYFUL REFLECTIONS. Also welcome to MARCH!!!! My header picture this month is a photo I took of the pretty Crocus blooms in our yard... The Crocuses and Daffodils are the first signs of spring here in Tennessee. I am definitely ready for SPRING...

Friday, August 2, 2013

ROSES in our YARD 2013

PEPPERMINT SPLASH ROSE
I am featuring my favorite flower,  our ROSES,  today in celebration of my 71st birthday (which is Monday, August 5)... Since I'm taking a week off from blogging next week to celebrate and have some fun ---AND get some things done here,  I will celebrate my birthday a few days early with you!!!!!!!  Hope you enjoy seeing more of our beautiful ROSES.   I am a blessed woman to have all of these in our yard--and inside (when George brings one in for me each day).

As most of you know by now (since I talk about it constantly),  we have 57 different varieties of Hybrid Tea and Grandiflora Roses in our yard... This has been a good year for all flowers ---including the Roses.  We've had a cooler summer than normal and a wetter one... SO---overall,  the Roses have done very well...

I've already published two other blog posts showing some of our roses this year.   Click HERE  and/or HERE  to see the other posts.   Today I'll share with you  12 more of our Roses... Hope you enjoy them --almost as much as I do!!!!!!  BUT--that would be impossible since I love them very very very very very much!!!!!!!  Thanks to George for taking such good care of his babies ---and sharing them with me!!!

Be sure to click on the photos for enlargements.... The one above is one of our most unique roses ---and each bloom is a little different from the last one...Don't you think that the name is appropriate????





MOONSTONE ROSE




SUNDANCE ROSE




BEWITCHED ROSE




PEACE ROSE




DEEP SECRET ROSE




SWEETNESS ROSE




SWEET FREEDOM ROSE




TIFFANY ROSE




SOUTHERN BELLE ROSE



MEMORIAL DAY ROSE





PINK PROMISE ROSE
Can you pick a favorite one from this group?  Mine are Peace,  Moonstone and Peppermint Splash ---although I love Pink Promise also....  Guess I just love them all.

Hope you  have a wonderful week ---and don't forget to celebrate on Monday with me.   Join me on Facebook also since I will be posting on there next week.   I'll get back to blogging on Monday,  August 12.

Hugs,