With summer winding down
and the last roses of summer
just around the corner.....
(click photos to enlarge)
It's time to for preservation,
for a reminder
of what was
and what will be again..
A simple twig drying rack
that has hung over my refrigerator
for over twenty years...
fresh roses
still with there morning dew
hang beside
dry roses of summers past...
Each holding a beauty of it's own...
A petite glass basket
holds the tiny perfect petals
from my new Mary Rose...
A white wicker purse holds
reminders of the fading summer...
A bundle of Lavender buds
paired with a light parasol...
A large loose weave basket
holds bits and pieces
of the summer garden...
Mostly causalities of gardening...
Perfect bits for potpourris
and tucking about...
In the deep winter
when summer is only a memory...
I am joining..
Cielo for Show off Your Cottage Monday
Susan for Metamorphosis Monday
and
Theresa for Halloween / Autumn Link Up!
Thanks you for stopping by!
30 comments:
The dried flowers and petals look so lovely in all the different containers. I hope they smell and lovely as they look. Have a great week and take care.
What a lovely blog you have, congratulations! What a pity that summer is slowly fading away. I just cut some of the last roses in my garden, too and if you have time, you are more than welcome to pass by my blog and have a look at what I did with them (current blog entry).
Warm wished from Germany
Anita
Just gorgeous !! I aodre that drying rack!!!
Debbie
Very beautiful! Love your dried flowers.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Thank you for the beautiful memory tour.
Dear Bela, I so love, too, drying my roses as well as you do, its such a wonderful way to keep us admiring their beauty in many ways.
Cariños,
maria cecilia
How wonderful.. I love that you have had your drying rack for so long ~ something to remember to incorporate in our kitchen reno.
Its just beautiful the way you have chosen to display your preserved beauties... XO HHL
Pretty! I can imagine the sweet rose and lavender fragrance. I would love to have roses from the garden, I did pick some lavender just yesterday. Aren't we lucky to be able to enjoy nature's bounty?
xo
Heidi - Heart and Home
I love your dried flowers. Maybe next year I will be able to have some from my new gardens.
Willow
Hi Bella! I love your drying rack....did you make that yourself? I love all of your dried roses and flowers...so pretty!
It is the charm of winter to have pots-pourris in the house reminding us the beautiful summer roses.
I dry them as well as you do and put them in small bags tied with beautiful ribbons to be offered at Christmas.
I wish you a nice day dear Bella.
♥ Hélène Glehen - a French artist, fond of roses and romantic stuff ♥
www.artglehen.blogspot.com
Cool! I never knew how to preserve flowers before. Thanks for guiding me through this. I've learned a lot. Keep posting!
lbc flower delivery
Your blog is beautiful, and I love this post! Your drying rack is so pretty filled with roses....gorgeous photos!!
So beautiful....wishing you a happy new week darling........love love love Ria....
I feel a little bit sad with the dry roses and flowers, but if their fragance is as sweet as they look in summer I think is a very good idea, and they look very nice in the containers.
Have a nice week
Patyclau
The end of summer in the garden is just another phase of its life. I'm happy to collect faded petals and seeds like you Bella to embellish the inside of the house.
Your rustic drying rack is perfect to hold all your roses. Mine looks like a trapeze hanging from the ceiling of my craft area in the basement. :-)
Judith
Bella, you brought back so many memories for me with this post!! When we had our farm in NJ, I used to dry so many flowers and use them in arrangements around the house and I sold a few to friends. I love your drying rack over the refrigerator-very simple but it works! Thanks for sharing this with us!
Dear Bella,
Beautifu garden, blog, photos, very, very nice and romantic!!!
I lake it!
Kisses from Croatia.
Zondra Art
I love dried flowers! Your pictures are sweet! What a great rack to hang them from. Popping over from House in the Roses! Great to see your post listed! Hope you're good! JQ
Your blog is beautiful! I love the drying rack, and your basket of lavender is so sweet -- you've inspired me to get busy! So glad I wandered over ! I will be back later to read more :-)
Lovely postand blog as always! I love my drying racks too!
what pretty ways you have of displaying your summer beauties!
Carolyn
HI BELLA BEAUTIFUL POST HAS ALWAYS'
So pretty, Bella. I think we all tend to hang on to summer as long as we can with the days getting shorter and darker. And how nice that you can bring summer back for a moment as you sift those garden gifts through your fingers and smell the fragrance of them.... :)
xoxo laurie@heavens-walk
Beautiful, beautiful... the art of drying and perserving the remains of the summer! Such gorgeous roses.
Dried flowers in pretty bowls with sweet wafting scents... heavenly!
What a fabulous visit.
Yvonne
Beautiful, as always, Bella! My roses never look that good dried...I think you must have the magic touch! Thanks for the lovely pictures- xxoo Diana
How beautiful!! I love the idea of hanging a twig rack in the kitchen!! Blog more pics of it!! What a wonderful idea to preserve the summer flowers!!
Dearest Bella,
Preserving the beauty of summer is always worth it! Lovely blog as always.
Sunny greetings from Georgia,
MariettesBacktoBasics
My dear Bella,
I've been a little absent these last days,I am sorry but this is such a busy period here!
I love this post...yesterday I picked Hydrangeas to dry...I love to put them all around the house!
Well,a preservation flowers is also a great idea iits pretty beautiful I love it. Keep posting!
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