TODAY'S FLOWERS ~ 34 Roses Plus

Spring is blooming in full force, the mix and meld
of scent outside is enough to make your senses swoon.
Wisteria, Dendrobium Orchids alternating with Roses
and Philadephus....

This little Cecile Brunner Rose, less than 2"across,
exudes a gentle yet strong perfume



another rose with a small but fragrant flower covers
the side of one of our horse stables



Philadelphus that barely survived lat year's severe
drought is reviving again



one of our great joys, Souvenir de la Malmaison,
a perfumed wonder of sheer delight.



What would roses be without their friendship with
Lavender? Pink and blue make a perfect team.



Flowers speak a universal language, click on the Logo
and decode the Tower of Babel.

Eternal thanks to Luiz Santilli Jr. both for starting this meme
and, with the help of his team, keeping it going for all of us.

TODAYS FLOWERS ~ 5

The flowers to-day come from our garden on the
ridge of Mt.Lofty at an elevation of 675m. Exposed
to all the winds that blow, they are chosen for scent,
beauty and hardiness. Photographed yesterday
for your delectation.



A rose of yester-year whose scent delights me
but whose name escaped the confines of my mind



Philadelphus, a drift of perfumed white 15' high



No, this is not a rose but a hawthorn:
Crataegus laevigata 'Punicea Flore Plena'



Another old climber with a totally different scent

This is one of my treasures, grown from a sucker
of one of our roses from our Melbourne days more
than 40 years ago. It was used as a root stock about
a hundred years ago and no rosarian has as yet been

able to identify it. It has large terminal bracts of tiny

white flowers exuding a tantaling scent and hardly

any thorns.

'Anna Pavlova' named for the Russian ballerina,
the fowers are rather rare, as was the dancer,
but are on long single stems with perfect pointed
buds as were her toes. The scent is to die for!

This plant glories in the common name of
'Kiss-me-quick!' How could one not give it
space in the garden?

To visit flowers galore, click on the logo at right.

My thanks to Luiz and Denise for hosting this

magical flower show.