Heat, humidity and limited rainfall can reduce even the
hardiest roses to producing overblown blooms that fade rapidly.
This is the state of our rose garden in the
last stages of Spring; a Spring that has ushered in the season of storms in
sub-tropical SE Queensland.
And although a traditional florist might faint at the sight of our faded and torn tissue-paper blooms as they appear just now, I think they are delectable ...
The
warm pink of Duchesse de Brabant is offset by the faded loveliness of Mrs R M Finch
... and the perfume is delicious!
Amid the transient beauty of the rose blooms, our vintage garden pieces come to life.
They add a touch of whimsy and nostalgia to the garden as it sighs its way through the
bright, hot days.
A patient basket bearer awaits the fall of sun-crisp rose petals.
An angel’s wing, caught on a rustic trellis while a climbing rose catches its breath between blossoms.
A spent rose, beautiful in its simplicity, echoes a rustic mirror.
And throughout it all, Devoniensis continues to shower us
with soft as silk, sun faded blossoms.
Nostalgia at it's best ...
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