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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????
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| MOONSTONE ROSE |
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| SUNDANCE ROSE |
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| BEWITCHED ROSE |
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| PEACE ROSE |
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| DEEP SECRET ROSE |
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| SWEETNESS ROSE |
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| SWEET FREEDOM ROSE |
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| TIFFANY ROSE |
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| SOUTHERN BELLE ROSE |
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| MEMORIAL DAY ROSE |
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| 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,
Wow - what beauties! Really lovely.
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY BETSY! May you have a wonderful year ahead. I love all the roses but Southern Belle Rose is my favorite. Blessings and big (((hugs))) Jo xxx
ReplyDeleteHI Betsy HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday. all the Roses are gorgeous and I like the 1st and last rose best but really that is only if you put a gun to me head!! If I had known you birthday was coming up, I would have dedicated my post the other day, 'Romance for Roses' to you.
ReplyDeleteThe roses are all beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday on Monday!
You have the best collection of roses I have ever seen. Your smiles and kind heart must have made them bloom beautifully! The first photo of Peppermint Splash is so unusual and looks like a color palate! Nice!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Dearest Betsy & May you enjoy many more trips & robust health!!! I will be in overseas on Monday ~ you knew it.
Hi Betsy, wishing you a early Happy Birthday! It is too hard to pick a favorite rose, they are all beautiful. Lovely shots! Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteWith all the traveling you do, I'm always amazed you have the time for so much horticulture. As always, great shots of gorgeous flowers.
ReplyDelete...that "sweetness rose" looks so much like the angel face variety. Yep, cooler temps ARE great for roses.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers as always Betsy.
...dang, I forgot to wish you a happy birthday.
ReplyDeleteLovely roses. Wishing you a very happy birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday :)
ReplyDeleteI do "heart" roses. They are so gorgeous.
Your garden is such a riot of colour. my favourite would be 'Peace' as my mum used to have this one in her garden and still talks about it being one of her favourites. We always have to look for it when we visit rose gardens.
ReplyDeleteI like the Sundance rose. A very happy birthday to you!
ReplyDeletemy favorite is the Peace Rose ... awesome blooms. enjoy! ( :
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday #71! Enjoy the day!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Bewitched.
ReplyDeleteGolly, how in the world do you pick just one?? Geeze, I really love that first one... the peppermint one. Pretty. Oh happy birthday to YOU!!! HUGS to you.... ♥
ReplyDeletepeppermint is my favorite, makes me want to lick it. LOL and sweetness is second.
ReplyDeleteHappy, Happy Birthday, Betsy! Hope you have a fabulous one! Your roses are just gorgeous. They are all quite beautiful. I love the shading of Memorial Day rose, with it's darker pink on the back and the light pink on the front. It must really glow in person. And of course, Peppermint Splash! How fun!
ReplyDeleteWishing you an early Happy Birthday Betsy, and I know it will be a day full of joy.
ReplyDeleteYour roses are fabulous, so many different varieties.
Enjoy your break and I'll be back in when I see you posting again :)
I agree that Peppermint Splash is most appropriately named. They're all so beautiful, though; and your photos of each one are just perfect. Couldn't possibly pick a favorite.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a wonderful birthday. Doug's right behind you. He'll be 71 on October 8.
My favorites in this grouping are the pink promise and the peppermint splash. I like the subtlety of the pink promise and the variations and perkiness of the splash.
ReplyDeleteWonderful!:>)
I can't choose a favorite, I love them all! Have a wonderful and happy birthday, Betsy!! And have fun next week!
ReplyDelete"Peace" is my all time favorite rose
ReplyDelete...but EVERY rose is beautiful!
Happy, Happy Birthday, Betsy!! Mine is Sunday!! We're almost twins -- except that I'm nine years older than you!! Your roses are gorgeous and such beautiful captures!! Hard to pick a favorite, but I do love Sweetness and Southern Bell!! Have a wonderful, beautiful birthday weekend!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Betsy, I love them, too. I love the Southern Belle..
ReplyDeleteThey are all so pretty! I love the Sundance one the best, I think. I hope you have a great weekend and a very happy birthday next week! Enjoy your time off! :-D
ReplyDeleteYour roses are always so pretty it is hard to pick a favorite. But I do love the peace rose. And that peppermint one is certainly unusual!
ReplyDeletedear betsy
ReplyDeletehow amazing! 57 different varieties of roses in your yard? unbelievable!
that's awesome!
your roses are all stunning! and the photos.
i love them so much.
have a memorable and happy birthday, betsy!! have tons of fun next week!
big hugs~
xoxo
I think Pink Primrose is my favorite, but it is hard to choose. Happy Birthday Betsy!!!! I know you will be having lots of fun!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Amazing that you have so many varieties!
ReplyDeleteImpossible to pick a favourite from these. A big bouquet of all them would be perfect. Hope you have a great time celebrating. I will be in touch on Monday.
ReplyDeleteHope your birthday is as wonderful as all your beautiful roses--They look just perfect!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY BETSY. I know you will have a wonderful one. George will see to that.
ReplyDeleteThat first rose knocked my socks off.
Enjoy your day and week.
Definitely Peppermint Splash for me Betsy, it is exquisite! There really is no doubt that Roses are magic, both visually and aromatically. Divine, and I think you have a jolly good share of them Betsy!! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday for the 5th dear girl, have a wonderful birthday break and we'll see you soon!
Much love and hugs
Rose
You are so fortunate to be able to grow so many wonderful roses in your garden, Betsy. I know you and George take very good care of them, and enjoy them all summer.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday in advance, and have a wonderful time off exploring a new or favorite place next week! {{ hugs}}}
Oh they are all gorgeous! I hope you and George have a fantabulous week celebrating your birthday!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful roses.
ReplyDeleteHave a happy birthday!
Yes, that is a perfect name!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is the simple but beautiful pink rose Bewitched.
Betsy, they are all so lovely. It makes me want to plant a rose garden.
ReplyDeletedo your realize that you have some GORGEOUS pictures right here on this one post, that could make a GORGEOUS calendar? I saw one today at SAM'S that was personalized with individual pictures....Something to enjoy all year round. It's probably a good thing that I'm not your neighbor. I love to arrange flowers and I would constantly be over there, snipping all those pretty blooms! Lol.
ReplyDeleteHope you and George have a fantabulous weekend...
hugs
Shug
If I had the privilege of being surrounded by all this beauty, I would think I had died and gone to heaven. Absolutely breathtaking all of them. I love the first as it so unique. Now I know why I like you so much. We are both August babies.Enjoy your time away. I will miss you and George. Be careful and I know you will have fun.
ReplyDeleteThey are all beautiful, but the peppermint splash is a new favorite for me. Will be joining you to celebrate on Monday!
ReplyDeleteThese blooms - and your photos of them- are spectacular! The peace rose variety was always my dad's favorite, so I think of him whenever I see one.
ReplyDeletenice post
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday dear Betsy. Your roses are all so pretty. My favorite is Sweetness.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend and a great week celebrating.
FlowerLady
Hope you're going out to smell the roses every day!
ReplyDeleteGreetings on your birthday. May you continue to flourish like your roses:)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your celebration and hugs and kisses from me:)
Happy birthday!!!
ReplyDeleteEach time I thought I had a favorite, I kept scrolling and found a new one. :)
That peppermint splash is amazing - I've never seen one like it!
I really love the Sweetness Rose, as well - it's a color our only daughter (Lilly) wore a lot as a baby - she looked so beautiful in it.
I also love the simple softness of the Moonstone & Peace!
All of your roses are amazing!
Enjoy celebrating & fun!!
You have so many beautiful roses Betsy. There is no way to pick a favorite!
ReplyDeletexo Catherine
You are so lucky, 57 varieties, wasn't that the add for Heinz Beans, 57 varieties. I love them all but the first one is extra special. Have a great birthday week.
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are always so sweet and make me feel in a wonderful and virtual garden... Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Bia
www.biaviagemambiental.blogspot.com
Happy birthday! I do love the roses... and wish I could grow them again. Too much shade here now.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Betsy!
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing all your beautiful roses. My favorites are the Peace and Peppermint roses since those are what I have in my yard and also that gorgeous Bewitched Rose.
Enjoy your week off.
Always great to take time to smell the roses. Happy, happy birthday. I hope you take time to do just that. XO
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Betsy! Have a wonderful day tomorrow! Thank you for sharing some of your beautiful roses with us. Each one is a perfect bloom, but I do love Peppermint Splash especially.
ReplyDeleteYou can't be 71 already. You were just celebrating 70 a few weeks ago. At least that's what it feels like!
ReplyDeleteYou are correct about the weather being cooler this summer. On one of our utility bills, it shows the temperature averages for this year and last year and there was a definite difference. I am thankful it has been a bit cooler!
Hi Betsy, Have an outstanding day! Love your roses - bet they smell heavenly! I have only one rose here at my Florida home but it is right over the water spigot so it may get moved (I did not plant it). Have a great coming week!
ReplyDeleteThey are all so perfect that its hard to pick a favorite... I liked the Sweetness Rose because of its unusual color. The first flowers Ray bought for me were orange/yellow, so now they are my favorite ones.
ReplyDeleteSorry I am so late. I like all the roses and they are all pretty - but my favorite is the peppermint splash and I love the name too! Sandie
ReplyDeleteMy favorites are the Peppermint and Deep Secret, but really I love them all. They are all so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a Fantastic Birthday!!! You are a special person!
love & hugs,
Marie
Hello Betsy, your roses are beautiful but that first one with variegation is superduper awesome!
ReplyDeleteHi Betsy,
ReplyDeleteYou have such fantastic garden, these roses are gorgeous. And I can only imagine the scents.
Happy Birthday!!
Eva
dear betsy
ReplyDeletehappy birthday to you!!
love and hugs
betty
If I had to pick one it would be the peppermint splash. All are very beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Betsy... Many many joyful returns of the day my friend!!!
ReplyDeleteYou're lucky to have some wonderful rose collection...
Obviously the most gorgeous among them is peppermint splash... sweetness rose being 'my lady' type... I think I like pink promise the most :-)
Have a great day............
It's Monday now (the 5th August)and just came over to wish you Happy Birthday again. I just read his birthday post to you. You are both a couple of sweeties :) Have a wonderful day filled with joy.
ReplyDeleteBetsy,
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a very Happy Birthday!
I love all of the photos of your fantastic roses. I like the pink and red very much. I can just smell the sweet, fragrance of your flowers.
They are all awesome.
Again, Happy Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY !
ReplyDeletePeace and peppermint splash, beautiful !
I want to wish you a very happy birthday. Hope you rec'd my card on time.
ReplyDeleteWow you are amazing! 71 yo and blogging like crazy. Those roses are just like you, beautiful and charming and strong. Happy Birthday. Enjoy your vacation.
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a fantastic BD Betsy.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!! you chose a beautiful way to celebrate it with roses
ReplyDeleteYour Roses are so wonderful. I love Peppermint Splash---I used to have that one. I had quite a variety but we moved and left them. I don't know why.
ReplyDeleteHappy happy day to you!! MB
i really like all your roses. They all have such pretty names. I think my favorite today would be peppermint splash rose.
ReplyDeleteGreat series of pretty flowers!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful and fascinating roses… roses are my favorite flower varieties as well. I love peace and tiffany more.
ReplyDeleteMany more Happy Returns of the Day, Besty! Hope you having great birthday week with George. My best wishes :)
Every one of them a beauty!
ReplyDeleteBetween your gardening and road trips, you must be so busy...
Happy Birthday, Betsy! Hope your life is always filled with beautiful roses and other nice things!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, wonderful creations of Roses.
ReplyDeleteWonderful rose shots! Love the peppermint one.
ReplyDeleteDear Betsy, I've been away from blogging for nearly four weeks and so I've missed your postings on roses and other adventures in your life. But I surely appreciate returning to the blogging world and finding the loveliness of your photographs.
ReplyDeleteI admit to liking wlld roses/single petal roses better than other roses. But no one could deny the beauty of the peace rose or any of the others for that matter.
I hope all is well. Happy belated birthday. Peace.
Wow you have quite a beautiful collection of roses in your yard. Love all of them but fav is the bewitched rose.
ReplyDeleteHope you had a very Happy Birthday! Your roses are all beaufiful. My favorites - Tiffany and Pink Promise : )
ReplyDeleteJust came to know it's your birthday.
ReplyDeleteMany More Happy Returns of the Day! Have a great year ahead :)
Peppermint Splash and Sweetness are my favs, but you make it really hard to pick a favorite! They are all so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI finally planted 3 rose bushes in our new yard. But they don't compare at all to yours! haha!
Hugs to you!
Debbie
So many wonderful roses!!!! Prune, cut back, get two more!:) Isn't that how it works?! You must have a million!
ReplyDeleteA belated Happy Birthday to you Betsy. Your roses have inspired me as you know. And I'm so proud of the way our two plants are growing. I'll post a pic soon. I finally found their names too. Keep well and thanks for being so very caring :)
ReplyDeleteTo hard to pick a favorite with so many beautiful roses to choose from. I love them all.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Betsy- enjoy your time away.
Hugs :)