Roses the Details...

The Roses are off to a wonderful start

this year!

 

I am always dazzled by the variety of Roses...

the sizes

 the shapes

the ruffles!

 

I will let you "walk" quietly,

so you can admire their lovely details...

 

 

"A flower unplucked is but left to the falling,
And nothing is gained by not gathering roses"

Robert Frost

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...

A May Bouquet...

May Bouquets,

I can't get enough...

 

 

simple gatherings of garden fresh blooms,

lazily arranged...

Verbascum...

 



 

Delphinium...

 

the tall spikes of Delphinium

are one of my favorite flowers...

 

A cottage garden must...

 

yet the plant

I have the hardest time growing...

 

 

a big floppy Rose...

 

arranged in

a Vintage Coffee Jar...

 

 

I love the lattice pattern on the glass...

 

effortless

and yet a bit fancy all at once...

 

I hope your May days have been effortless

and a bit fancy too...

 

 

 

Random Ramblings...

I always seem to have a handful of photos

that don't fit into a post...

 

random things...

 

so here are 

my Random Ramblings...

 

 

 delicately tinged pink

dried Fuji Cherry Blossoms...

 



Spring Violets

and a scrap of veil netting...

 



 

the very first Roses of the season...

 

small and a little warped

China Blush Roses

in a toothpick holder turned mini vase...

 



 

the first Tree Peony Bloom...

 

a field of unknown to me

Blue Wildflowers...

 

 

a little Tree Love...

 

Happy Weekend to You...

 

I hope you find Joy in something you weren't expecting,

something random...

 

Thanks for Stopping By....

A May Garden Stroll...

I Love May!

 

As far as months go,

it tops my list...

 

warm days & cool nights...

the world smells fresh and green...

 

 

the garden is a lot of work in the Spring,

but the rewards are great...

 

a trip around the garden

reveals new delights each day...

Blue Skies

&

Pink Columbine...

 

a perfect combination...



 

the birds favorite place for a splash...

 

 

I added a dozen or so new

Peony bushes to the garden

this Spring...

 

this is the first to bloom...

 

 

the purple Iris...

 

the Gertrude Jekyll Roses...

 

intoxicatingly fragrant...

 



 

David Austin's

The Wedgewood Rose...

 

perfect and so delicate...

 

the first bloom of Mortimer Sackler,

with many more blooms to come...

 



 

it too is a David Austin Rose...

 

a short nearly thornless climbing rose...

 

Wisley Rose,

a perfect rosette formation...

 



 

a seat in the shade...

 

Thanks for strolling....

Forget-Me-Not Tea...

Forget-Me-Nots,

sweet and endearing...

 

 

just a dainty five petaled flower

as simple as Spring

and a rumpled tablecloth...

 

 

they are a favorite

Spring highlight for me...

 

as is the saucerless teacup...

 



sugar cookies are another

of my sweet favorite things...

 



all the better jumbo sized...

 



true blue

faithful...

 



 

My week started off

simple & sweet,

 I hope yours did too...

 

Thanks for stopping by...