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Rose Harvest at Norwood Gardens
Knock-out roses begin blooming in spring, and continue blooming until the snowfalls here in Missouri. I cut roses (Knock-out, Hybrid tea, and Climbers) from April until as late as December.
Knockout Roses in Norwood Gardens, Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
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scissors,
garden shears
and
garden gloves -
I cut rose
blossoms and
hips, (the fruit of the rose),
and collect them in baskets.
Roses dry on an open weave cloth on the counter. Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood |
Roses dry in baskets, and on open weave fabric/cloths on the counter.
"God gave us memory
so that we might have roses in December."
so that we might have roses in December."
James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937)
Scottish Dramatist and Novelist best known as the creator of Peter Pan
"It will never rain roses:
when we want to have more roses
we must plant more trees."
George Eliot (1819-1880)
English Victorian Novelist,Pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans
"Truth and roses have thorns
about them."
Henry David Thoreau
"Marriage
is like life.
It is a
field of battle, not a bed of roses."
Robert
Louis Stevenson
"There is nothing more
difficult
for a truly creative painter
than to paint a rose,
because before he
can do so
he has first to forget all the roses
that were ever painted."
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Artist regarded as the most important French Painter of the 20th century.
Yellow Roses from my garden cut for arrangements. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
Yellow roses were used to convey happiness,
light,
friendship and
new beginnings
in ancient times.
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Although In 18th century Europe, the message of a yellow rose
changed to something a little darker.
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By the 20th century the most accepted message moved back to
something joyful.
Mixing yellow roses with other colors carries significance:
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Pink roses are for love
hopeful and expectant.
White roses are for love dead or forsaken,
But the red roses,
Give her two roses
(one red and one yellow)
each with a note.
The first note (with red rose) says:
"For the woman I love."
"For the woman I love."
The second (with yellow rose):
"For my best friend."
"For my best friend."
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and bring a friend!
Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
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