Category: Roses

• Roses are Red, My Love

  To all those young at heart, here’s a reminder of those long forgotten happy days. Close your eyes and listen to Bobby Vinton or Jim Reeves’ rendition of the beautiful song fit for Valentine’s Day. Roses Are Red (My Love) – Bobby Vinton – Bing video https://youtu.be/u9Rwwn6TXm8 by Jim Reeves Lyrics by Bobby Vinton: A…

  SCLMRose

  13 Feb 2021

  #Love, #Romance, #ValentinesDay, Blogging, Fragrant Roses, Roses

• The Last Rose of Summer

  Fall is definitely in the air but as long as the weather stays mild, the roses will keep on blooming. I cleaned up the garden this weekend, pulling out all the bedraggled annuals and planted the rest of my spring bulbs. I saw some roses are still blooming but they are smaller than the spring…

  SCLMRose

  20 Nov 2018

  #amwriting, #Author’s Life, Blogging, Rose Gardening, Roses

  Gardening, Poems, Roses, Season

• Constance Spry – The Rose and The Mother of Floral Design

  Constance Spry, introduced in 1961, is one of the first English Roses hybridized by David Austin and its success contributed to the founding of the English Roses. David Austin Roses is a flower arranger’s dream. They can be used to make wonderful floral arrangements either on their own or with other plant materials. With its…

  SCLMRose

  7 Aug 2018

  #amblogging, #amwriting, #Inspirational, Blogging, Floral Design, Inspirational, Roses

  Constance Spry, David Austin Roses, English Roses, Floral Design, Flower Arrangement

• When is the rain going to stop?

    It’s been raining on and off everyday for too long. The ground is so soaked already. My roses are drowning. This is the view in front of my townhouse everyday.     This is what you can see through the window in back.     Remember the nursery rhyme: Rain. Rain. Go Away. Come…

  SCLMRose

  5 Aug 2018

  #amwriting, #CharlestonSC, Blogging, Legends and Lores, Roses

  #amwriting, Rainy Days, Roses, St. Swithun

• A Rose (Rosa Banksiae) and a Tip for a Happy and Healthy Lifestyle

  Class: Rose Species Syns:   R. banksiana, Banksian rose, Banks’ Rose, Lady Banks’ Cultivated since 1796   Rosa banksiae is one of the best shrubs for a wall and in a few years will reach the top of most houses. It produces an abundance of pretty small roses with the sweetest fragrance you can imagine. The…

  SCLMRose

  8 Jul 2018

  #amblogging, #amwriting, #Inspirational, #MotivationalTips, #PositiveThinking, Blogging, Rose Gardening, Roses

  Inspiration, Motivational, Rose Gardening, Roses

• Cupid, Red Rose and Valentine

    This month as we celebrate Valentine’s Day, it is interesting to note that the rose is not only a symbol of love but a symbol of discretion. Legend has it that Cupid gave a red rose to Harpocrates, the god of silence, to bribe him to secrecy over the dalliance of Venus and so…

  SCLMRose

  13 Feb 2018

  #amwriting, #Holidays, #Love, #Romance, #ValentinesDay, Blogging, Poetry, Roses, Valentine’s Day

  Cupid, Roses, Valentine, Valentine’s Day

• Rose Day of Remembrance – September 11

  “To remember, lest we forget.” There isn’t an American who is not affected by that tragedy at the New York Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. Everyone who died in that tragedy left someone behind who loved them. Rose is a flower of love. To honor and pay tribute to all the victims of the…

  SCLMRose

  11 Sep 2017

  #Holidays, #Love, 9-11, Blogging, Gardening, Roses, U.S. History

• How many red roses do you have in your garden?

  Today is National Red Rose Day. A red rose conjures of romantic love, passion, respect and courage. In celebration of the National Red Rose Day, I’m listing the red roses in my garden. I have 21 red roses, 17 varieties.   1.       1 Mister Lincoln – dark red – Hybrid Tea 2.      2 Veterans’ Honor…

  SCLMRose

  12 Jun 2017

  #Author’s Life, #Love, #Romance, Blogging, Poems, Rose Gardening, Roses

• Rose Glossary

        Here is a Rose Glossary to help you understand some rose terms and enjoy your rose gardening hobby to the fullest.   AARS – All American Rose Selections AGRS – American Garden Rose Selections ADR rose – a winner in the German ADR rose trial (Allgemeine Deutsche Rosenneuheitenprüfung). No chemical pesticides have…

  SCLMRose

  30 Apr 2017

  Blogging, Rose Gardening, Roses

• The Green Rose for St. Patrick’s Day

    Is there a pot of gold for us lovers of roses?  For all the Irish in all of us, we can say we have a green rose, not St. Patrick rose which only has a tint of green, but a real green rose.  It is Viridiflora ‘Rosa Monstrosa’ otherwise known as The Green Rose. …

  SCLMRose

  17 Mar 2017

  #Holidays, Author’s Life, Blogging, Fragrant Roses, Rose Gardening, Roses