Red Rose by Eve Anderson

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A Friend Knows

Here is a special rose picture that one of my friends on FaceBook posted to their page.  I liked it so much that I added it to this blog for all to see!

The Rose

The Rose
Originally uploaded by Aquarius (Gerda)

The rose speaks of love silently in a language known only to the heart.
This rose is too beautiful to pass up.

My Granddaughter's Rose

Granddaughter's Rose
Originally uploaded by BetsyIckes

The reason I call this My Granddaughter's Rose is because the day my granddaughter was born, this rose bush started to bloom. My granddaughter was born premature so this blooming rose seemed almost like a sign from above that everything was going to be alright.

Ring Around The Roses

Here is what this photgraper had to say about this photo:

A pocketful of posies,
Atishoo! Atishoo!
We all fall down!

Many children's Nursery Rhymes have their origins in historical events, more often than not rather unpleasant ones!
I personally find these origins fascinating.

"Ring a Ring O' Roses" is said to be a macabre parody on the horrors of the Great Plague. One of the first signs of the plague was a ring of rose-coloured spots, and the protection against this terrible disease was, in popular belief, a posy of herbs. Sneezing was taken as a sure sign that you were about to die of it, and the last line "We all fall down" omits the word, "dead"!

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o´rose wedding cake!

o´rose wedding cake!
Originally uploaded by o´holysweet!

A wedding cake with sugar blossoms and roses, what a delightful way to eat a rose! I found this charming cake on flicker.com. Be sure to click on this photo to see what other heavenly cakes are here!

Rose Bud Pinwheel

Rose Bud Pinwheel
Originally uploaded by KaCey97007

I came across this on Flickr.com and liked it. This artist did a wonderful job creating this picture! Here is what that had to say about their work,

"I felt like something different today... This was originally a pink rose bud... I did a little combing with a program called LIQUIB (Not a Freebee) then I put a weave on it and then I did an Amazing Circle and gave it a background... Funstuff If you like to play with digital designs... If you are interested, the background was made by taking a layer filling it with a gradient then using sponge and plastic wrap in the filters..."

Rosebush Brooch

Rosebush Brooch
Originally uploaded by MadeWithAubergines

Here's a cute little item that I came across this morning on the web.It is a crocheted brooch in the shape of a rosebush. Roses are made out of felt.

Rose Rose I love You 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你

Rose Rose I love You 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你
Originally uploaded by Pisces Romance

Rose Rose I love You 玫瑰玫瑰我愛你
"Rose, Rose I love you with an aching heart.
What is your future, now we have to part?
Standing on the jetty as the steamer moves away,
Flower of Malaya, I cannot stay... "

Does anyone know this song??? This is an very old English song, and this song also had been transleted in Chinese Version.

Rose also one of my favorite flower, every time when I look at the petals of rose, I just feel so amazing and beautiful!! It is complex, but it is also the queen of the flower~~

Love You, Rose~

Here is the Poem Wendy (intwomountains) says...

"A Rose is pure, her stem is strong
Her color's change, as day's move on

Like woman seems, At times demur
Full of passion, and obscure

Her petals soft, Insight, Yet teasing
Lush bouquets, Scent's so pleasing

Her palette full, Yet sometimes faint
Moment's rich, a lover's paint

A hidden flame, which sparks a fire
Touching gift's, that raise you higher

Simple Sweet Exotic Strong
Watch her thorns, She means no wrong

Long and slender, Petite and fine
Lush and plump, And yes
Divine ..."

Red roses for me

Red roses for me
Originally uploaded by stringberd

I just loved this picture of climbing rose bush. The colors are so vivid too!

Inspired by Red Roses

Inspired by Red Roses
Originally uploaded by Elsita (Elsa Mora)

So many women love roses. Could it be that a rose has so many of our qualities. So soft and delicate yet can pierce like a thorn when needed.

Enya - China Roses

Enjoy this lovely song! It is so relaxing!

My Rose Garden

A ROSE IN WINTER

The Rose

"The Rose"


Some say love, it is a river

That drowns the tender reed

Some say love, it is a razor

That leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love, it is a hunger

An endless aching need

I say love, it is a flower

And you, its only seed

It's the heart, afraid of breaking

That never learns to dance

It's the dream, afraid of waking

That never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken

Who cannot seem to give

And the soul, afraid of dying

That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long

And you think that love is only

for the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter

Far beneath the bitter snow

Lies the seed

That with the sun's love, in the spring

Becomes the rose


The Rose Song Lyrics Information


The Rose was recorded by Bette Midler in1979

Other popular recording have been by Conway Twitty

In 1983 and Leann Rimes in1997

Lyrics and Song Music by Amanda Mc Broom

The Colorful Rose History

Roses have a long and colorful history. They have been symbols of love, beauty, war, and politics. The rose is 35 million years old, according to fossil evidence. Rosa has some 150 species spread throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Mexico and including northern Africa. Garden cultivation of roses began some 5,000 years ago, probably in China. During the Roman period, roses were grown extensively in the Middle East. They were used as confetti at celebrations, for medicinal purposes, and as a source of perfume. Roman nobility established large public rose gardens in the south of Rome. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the popularity of roses seemed to rise and fall depending on gardening trends of the time.

The White Rose of York





During the fifteenth century, the rose was used as a symbol for the factions fighting to control England. The white rose symbolized York, and the red rose symbolized Lancaster, as a result, the conflict became known as the "War of the Roses."

Roses were in such high demand during the seventeenth century that royalty considered roses or rose water as legal tender, and they were often used as barter and for payments. Napoleon's wife Josephine established an extensive collection of roses at Chateau de Malmaison, an estate seven miles west of Paris in the 1800s. This garden became the setting for Pierre Joseph Redoute's work as a botanical illustrator. In 1824, he completed his watercolor collection "Les Rose," which is still considered one of the finest records of botanical illustration.

It wasn't until the late eighteenth century that cultivated roses were introduced into Europe from China. Most modern-day roses can be traced back to this ancestry. These introductions were repeat bloomers, making them unusual and of great interest to hybridize rs, setting the stage for breeding work with native roses to select for hardiness and a long bloom season. Many of these early efforts by plant breeders are of great interest to today's gardeners.


Carefree delight shrub rose hedge
Roses are once again enjoying a resurgence in popularity, specifically, shrub roses and old garden roses. Gardeners realize that these roses fit the lifestyle of today's gardeners who want roses that are not as demanding with regard to disease control, offer excellent floral quality, have excellent winter hardiness, and fit into shrub borders and perennial gardens without seeming out of place.

To be successful in growing roses in Midwest gardens, one needs to be aware of some basic considerations. Attention to plant selection, a basic knowledge of the wide array of classes available, basic culture information, and information about potential disease and insect problems will go a long way in making roses an enjoyable addition to the garden.

This short guide to rose gardening will hopefully help sort through some of the confusion about roses and entice you to include one or more of these plants in your garden.

Roses are Red, My Love

Here is an oldie but goodie!

The Meaning of Rose Colors

Red Rose - Love, beauty, respect
Red roses are given to those who you want to show love and passion, people who you have great respect for, and those who have shown great courage.The quantity can also have a special meaning.
A single red rose shows love, a dozen shows gratitude, twenty-five shows congratulations and fifty show unconditional love.
Two red roses tied together symbolizes an engagement.
The shade of the red has a meaning as well. Bright red means love, burgundy means unconscious love, dark crimson is used to show mourning. A withered red rose is used to show that the love is over.

Pink Rose - Appreciation, gratitude

Pink roses in general are given to those whom you want to show thankfulness, admiration, and happiness. The different shades of pink can have more precise meanings. Yellow Rose - Joy, Gladness, Friendship

They are given to new mothers, newlyweds, and graduates. They're also used as a reminder to a loved one to show that you care. In the past yellow was used to show jealousy and a decrease of love.

Peach Rose - Appreciation, Lets get together

Pale Peach Rose - Modesty

Coral Rose - Desire

Lavender Rose - Love at First Sight, Enchantment

Lavender roses show that you have fallen in love with someone from the moment you saw them. It also can be given to those who you feel are very unique, and those who you feel are enchanting.

Orange Rose - Enthusiasm, Desire, Fascination

Orange roses are given to those who you desire, those you want to get to know better, or those who you are proud of.

Black Rose - Death, farewell

Blue Rose - The unattainable, the impossible

Single in any color - Simplicity, Gratitude

Red Rosebud - Symbolic of purity and loveliness

White Rose - Symbolic of girlhood
White roses are given to those who are innocent, reverent, and pure. They are very commonly used in weddings. They can also be given as a sign of secrecy. A white rosebud is used to show girlhood.A white rose that has been dried means "Death is Preferable to Loss of Virtue". A whithered white rose represents fleeting beauty, or given to show that no impression was made.

The Thorn less Rose - Love at first sight

Roses For Katherine Bregy

Roses
(For Katherine Bregy)
I went to gather roses and twine them in a ring,

For I would make a posy, a posy for the King.

I got an hundred roses, the loveliest there be,

From the white rose vine and the pink rose bush and from the red rose tree.

But when I took my posy and laid it at His feet

I found He had His roses a million times more sweet.

There was a scarlet blossom upon each foot and hand,

And a great pink rose bloomed from His side for the healing of the land.

Now of this fair and awful King there is this marvel told,

That He wears a crown of linked thorns instead of one of gold.

Where there are thorns are roses, and I saw a line of red,

A little wreath of roses around His radiant head.

A red rose is His Sacred Heart, a white rose is His face,

And His breath has turned the barren world to a rich and flowery place.

He is the Rose of Sharon, His gardener am I,

And I shall drink His fragrance in Heaven when I die.

Rose Petal Beads

The heat of your body causes the beads to give off the smell of the rose.
In enamel pan place one pound of red rose petals with just enough water to cover.
Simmer very slowly for one hour but do not boil.Cover and let stand over night.
Repeat these steps three more times.
By the fourth day,the petals and water will have become a smooth paste.
Take a small amount and roll it between your palms ,forming beads 1/4 inch in diameter.
Pierce each ball with a needle for stringing and let the beads dry on newspaper in a warm closet.
Thread the beads onto silk thread for your necklace.
These beads are sturdier than you would think,lasting several years and keeping their fragrance. They turn a polished red Sienna color.