tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post6537733164292936919..comments2024-03-28T06:33:54.252-04:00Comments on Studio and Garden: RosesAltoon Sultanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-1331493617966771702010-06-13T17:35:54.087-04:002010-06-13T17:35:54.087-04:00My only rose has come and gone already with this s...My only rose has come and gone already with this speeded up season. Nothing like the fragrance of these old roses; it is the reason for taking all the time and trouble to grow them! Mine is a small, white semi-double whose fragrance is so strong that it gives me a headache if I try to wear it as a boutonnier!LINDA from EACH LITTLE WORLDhttp://eachlittleworld.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-34639949917635114842010-06-13T08:31:06.582-04:002010-06-13T08:31:06.582-04:00how about some panoramic views of your garden?how about some panoramic views of your garden?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-49003697350558786812010-06-12T21:49:14.981-04:002010-06-12T21:49:14.981-04:00Love seeing your roses, Altoon...special images.Love seeing your roses, Altoon...special images.Maggie Nealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793869416867166254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-3705957404802942112010-06-12T13:06:38.825-04:002010-06-12T13:06:38.825-04:00Sophie, the experience with the overrun garden in ...Sophie, the experience with the overrun garden in Melbourne sounds as though it was very special, challenging in finding the gems amid the dross. It's funny to think of Melbourne as cool, but I suppose as compared to Brisbane it has a temperate climate. I remember seeing beautiful gardens when I was there many years ago.Altoon Sultanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743040814034732581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658518583188826551.post-40750997671681487322010-06-11T21:15:00.675-04:002010-06-11T21:15:00.675-04:00I'm just imagining the scent of that double re...I'm just imagining the scent of that double red rose beauty Altoon!<br />All that hard work...yet the reward is considerable I imagine....and the pleasure of seeing it come to life this time each year.<br />When I lived years ago in a very old and crumbling (formerly quite grand) house in Melbourne the gardens were also grand but gone to rack and ruin...but over the 5 years I was there i coaxed life out of parts of it and delighted in the discoveries that were to be had. It remained a bit wild and hard to manage but there was a sense of having my own secret garden that I adored.<br />The climate was right for roses and there were small white ones growing on a very large trailing bush.<br />Cold winters can be taught but the gardens does seem to like it... and so many plants I had down south I would never even think of planting here in the sub-tropics!<br />Beautiful shots of your blooms!Sophie Munnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02797068983613314554noreply@blogger.com