I was just saying the other day how much I love flowers. Of course that’s common knowledge to anyone who has visited at least three of my blogs where I frequently discuss my garden and the plants I grow in it.
This rose, Compte de Chambord, is one of my all time favorite roses. It’s an antique rose and it has a beautiful heavy rose perfume scent that wafts in the air in the early morning, after a rain or after I’ve watered the garden.
I don’t think I’ll lose any roses this winter since there’s been such a nice snow cover protecting them – although we’re about to have a heavy ice storm later this evening and through the night – but if I do manage to lose any roses I think I’ll look for more Compte de Chambord roses.
Two or three more would be perfect. Unfortunately I don’t have any room for more at this time since I’ve already got more than 60 roses and God only knows how many hundreds of bulbs and perennials. No, I’m not hoping to lose any plants in order to make room, but eventually some will die out or be damaged from our harsh winters and now I know just what I’ll replace those plants with when they go!
Anyone else grow Antique roses?
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Tricia – that is the most beautiful rose I’ve ever seen!!! I thought I was looking at a peony before reading… You certainly do have a green thumb 🙂
Yes, I grow them also. But I am not having much luck..
A lovely rose, so detailed.
I felt my heart lurch when I saw that picture. I need to get out and take some good photos of the apple blossoms in my backyard. They have the same kind of delicate lushness.
I love flower too and this picture is very beautiful
The picture is so beautiful that it has taken my breath away.
That truly is a spectactular rose. Beautiful color. I bet it smells like a great perfume.
Wow that’s a beautiful rose- did you grow it yourself? Some pictures you just look at and you can literally smell them…