All are much better enlarged, just click on the photo.
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Tooday my wonderful daughter took me to a
beautiful place, 'The Flower Garden' in Nairne,
South Australia. A veritable rose growers paradise,
a feast for the senses where beauty and scent
intermingle....I give you a little of my experience
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Above and below, the glowing gold of 'Graham Thomas'
on the same bush but in different light.
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Everything was well tended and surrounded by
high hedges to shield the garden from our searing
summer winds. Beautifully clipped box hedges of
different verieties surrounded individual beds.
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The garden was situated on the gentle slope near
the top of a hill overlooking the little town of Nairne.
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This is a view up to the sales pavilion...
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where bunches of roses were displayed en masse on
U-shaped tables with enough scent to make the
senses swoon
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The colour range was spectacular as was the
selection of mainly French and English roses
they grew
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Roses with a hand gathering petals for processing
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I hope I have not given you a rose overload yet
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Looking down from the showroom across the garden
to the hillside beyond....
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I dedicate this post to Luiz Santilli Jr., who like me,
loves roses.
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With thanks to Luiz, Denise and Laerte for providing us with
this wonderful venue to display the flowers we love.
