Friday, 16 January 2015

Janneke's rose?

Like Janneke I want to know the names of the roses that I grow in my garden but the flowers that I buy from the supermarket come incognito. I've bought this variety before, it looks rather dull when spotted amongst the other colours on display, the outer petals tinged with green, almost like a stain, but I now that once I get the bouquet home I shall enjoy it's quiet and rather strange beauty. I think it's the same variety that Janneke bought as a plant for one euro. What bargains there are to be had! My bouquet cost £2 from Aldi.
I can remember when a rose bought in January would cost that amount for a single stem.
Today I'm cooking with a large squash, grown last year from seeds bought at the seed swap.
I'm going to make some soup for the freezer - rather a lot of it!


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18 comments:

  1. Donna OShaughnessy16 January 2015 at 06:22

    Love the lighting on your squash. Reminds me of bright summer days which I am missing.

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    1. Share my Garden19 January 2015 at 10:12

      One squash = eighteen portions of soup! It's good to make a warming winter dish out of something that grew in the sumer garden.

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  2. elaine 16 January 2015 at 07:51

    What a fabulous rose 😊 I can never remember the names of roses and if the labels disappear I'm done for.

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    1. Share my Garden19 January 2015 at 10:15

      Clever Doc, below, has found the name for me. Names are important for me, I've bought some rather ropey specimens in the past simply because they have beautiful names!

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  3. Doc16 January 2015 at 09:29

    That rose looks like the florist rose called Finesse. I love squash soup and it sounds wonderful especially with this weather we are having now.

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    1. Share my Garden19 January 2015 at 10:16

      Thank you, Doc, yes that's the one - I looked up photos on google. I shall try and strike a cutting or two when the flowers fade.

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  4. Rambler16 January 2015 at 17:17

    A friend of mine has truly green fingers - when she has a bunch of roses, she sticks each stem into a mix of compost and topsoil after flowering and has many, many rose bushes in her garden through this method. Two of them climb healthily up either side of an archway - white on one side and yellow on the other. I wish it would work for me!

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    1. Share my Garden19 January 2015 at 10:20

      I've also had a bit of success with rose cuttings. I stick them in a corner of the garden and leave them to make their mind up whether to thrive or fail.

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  5. angryparsnip16 January 2015 at 20:55

    I rather like the green tinted roses because once I bought some at the store and they turned into the most beautiful pale pink roses.
    The first photos is lovely.

    cheers, parsnip

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    1. Share my Garden19 January 2015 at 10:21

      They must have been the same variety, Parsnip, because mine are opening into a lovely, clear pink.

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  6. Linda P17 January 2015 at 01:10

    I buy roses at this time of the year when there are few in the garden and from the same outlet. For such a small sum they're long lasting and give me a lot of pleasure.

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    1. Share my Garden19 January 2015 at 10:23

      Flowers are such incredible value in the cheering-up stakes throughout the winter months. £2 well spent, I say!

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  7. Garden Fancy18 January 2015 at 09:06

    What a lovely bouquet for winter beauty! Thanks for sharing it with us. -Beth

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  8. Share my Garden19 January 2015 at 10:28

    Happy to share them with you, Beth. You are not missing out on perfume because they don't seem to have any!

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  9. CJ20 January 2015 at 09:08

    Beautiful roses, and what a bargain. I've got some rather large squashes lurking in the garage that need to be turned into something too. I must jump to it!

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    1. Share my Garden23 January 2015 at 00:23

      Yes, it was my thinking that the squash might be starting to deteriorate that got me making soup - and the fact that it's nice to be near a warm stove in cold weather!

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  10. Janneke 24 January 2015 at 03:21

    Ha, I missed this post due to the flu, but I am back again. Yes, indeed, I think this is the same rose. Have not been in the greenhouse for a week.....will have a look at the rose this afternoon. Your bouquet looks lovely!

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    1. Share my Garden24 January 2015 at 08:08

      Hope you are feeling much better now, Janneke. My bouquet is still going strong!

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