roses galore

by Sharon Santoni

[blank]We may not have the sunshine this June, but the roses don’t mind!  It is the height of rose season here in Normandy, and every tiny village has walls covered in beautiful blooms.[blank]

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[blank]Some of these pictures are from my garden and some are taken at friends homes,
or simply while  walking to the village shop.
Hope your week gets off to a fragrant and flower filled start![blank]
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54 comments

miss flibbertigibbet June 11, 2012 - 1:14 pm

Just gorgeous! I am waiting for my beautiful pink roses to bloom any day now!
Blessings, Lorraine

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Our French Inspired Home June 11, 2012 - 1:43 pm

The roses here are also in blume. We stick mostly to knockout roses because they tolerate the climate so well. It has been in the 90's and no rain for over two weeks, but the roses still keep bluming! Love the shades of red and pink there in Normandy. Worth a visit just to come and see them!

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Elizabeth Eiffel June 11, 2012 - 1:52 pm

Beautiful. My roses never give such a magnificent display because their little buds are always devoured as soon as they appear by hungry possums.

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The enchanted home June 11, 2012 - 1:59 pm

Your roses are out of this world!!!!!! SOOOOO beautiful, nothing like a lush, full in bloom pink rose!

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Lee June 11, 2012 - 2:26 pm

Absolutely Magnificent! Your home, roses, garden, house! Lovely!

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Lost in Provence June 11, 2012 - 2:36 pm

Oh la! Exactly what I needed today–a dose of pure beauty! Merci, Sharon et bon semaine! 🙂

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Mrs. Sutton June 11, 2012 - 2:38 pm

SO pretty! It's a similar story here in England – my roses are out, but I can't sit out and enjoy them because of the dreadful rain!
Paula x

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Betsy Brock June 11, 2012 - 2:56 pm

Gorgeous! I think my roses need some TLC!

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Devon June 11, 2012 - 2:57 pm

Wow those pictures are beautiful..wish the laptop had a smell button,,thanks so much for sharing,,we also have had tons of rain and although I am sick of it and miss my beach time my roses and plants are enjoying it..here is hoping we both have a dry week,,
Devon
http://www.devonstitching.blogspot.com

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hopflower June 11, 2012 - 3:02 pm

These are absolutely breathtaking! Thank you.

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Michele @ The Nest at Finch Rest June 11, 2012 - 3:06 pm

Stunning remarkable beauty! WOW!

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peggy braswell June 11, 2012 - 3:52 pm

These images are divine + I adore roses. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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I Dream Of June 11, 2012 - 4:12 pm

Oh Sharon, how gorgeous. I can imagine that all of Normandy must smell of sweet roses with such an abundance of beautiful blooms. We had a horrible, record-setting rainfall last week, which took it's toll on our roses, but on a Sunday morning I'm seeing new buds and am looking forward to new, fresh flowers.
Thanks for beautiful start to the week! XO

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Jan June 11, 2012 - 4:15 pm

Thank you! You brightened my day 🙂

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LA CONTESSA June 11, 2012 - 4:35 pm

LOvely,especially the first shot with alittle FRENCH FLY inside the rose!Just Gorgeous!

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The Snowdrop Project June 11, 2012 - 4:35 pm

Beautiful roses!
Here in my garden in the UK, the roses are the only thing flowering at the moment.
Either the rabbits have eaten everything that looks a bit juicy, or the driving rain has toppled everything else!
Happy to share in the beautiful gardens in blog-land!
Hope you have a lovely day.
Lizx

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lissyparkerltd June 11, 2012 - 4:36 pm

All of these roses are a feast for my eyes. Thank you for posting this on a rainy Monday morning.

xo, Lissy

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Teacup-In-The-Garden June 11, 2012 - 4:46 pm

I love this roses!
Markus

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Kris June 11, 2012 - 4:48 pm

Goodness, roses are everywhere! I bet the scent is heavenly! I'm so sorry about the rain in June but I'm hoping that you will have a much sunnier July! 🙂

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hostess of the humble bungalow June 11, 2012 - 5:14 pm

I am never disappointed when I open your blog posts and roses are my favourites!
The first one looks like Constance Spry…
mine is chock full of blooms and is so heavily scented…
you can never have too many!

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Clare Christine June 11, 2012 - 5:53 pm

What beautiful flowers, nothing makes my day more than looking at flowers!! I hope you had a great weekend and have a wonderful Monday.

Toodles,
Twirling Clare
https://twirlingclare.blogspot.com/

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Bernideen June 11, 2012 - 6:14 pm

Looking very beautful indeed!

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Ashley June 11, 2012 - 7:15 pm

Absolutley beautiful! Xo, Ashley

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shooting star June 11, 2012 - 7:29 pm

roses are not my fav flowers…but here they look way too lovely!!

https://sushmita-smile.blogspot.in/

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Anonymous June 11, 2012 - 7:32 pm

Ahhhh, I can just close my eyes and imagine the wonderful smell of all those magnificent roses! It brings back such treasured memories of my grandmother's little courtyard garden in Austria. Thanks for sharing!

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Fashion Meets Food June 11, 2012 - 7:37 pm

simply stunning pictures. xo

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Amy June 11, 2012 - 8:19 pm

For a second, I thought the 7th photo down was from my garden! I found a scrawny little rose plant struggling to get light in my backyard when I bought my house. I replanted it along my garden fence and it's been flourishing for a long time now.

Do you happen to know what this variety is called?

I missed seeing these roses bloom because I was in Ireland for 2 weeks. But I loved seeing these photos of yours.

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Vicki June 11, 2012 - 9:09 pm

I don't have this kind of antique-beauty/countryside where I live, so I feel when I gaze at your photos as if I'm in another world (where I'd rather be!). It's your eye, as many have spoken of before, but the color of aqua/turquoise seems like it's everywhere in the glimpses you give us of Normandy and its bounties, and nevermore gorgeous when a backdrop as a gate or shutter for the lush and prolific roses.

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Karenee Herman June 11, 2012 - 9:39 pm

Thank you for the rose photos! I love roses. I have a single bush out in the flowerbed (no garden at my condominium!) with beautiful gold and pink blooms. It just makes me want more!

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Faux Farm Gal June 11, 2012 - 9:48 pm

Gorgeous!! Mine have a serious case of aphids at the moment! Ugh…

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à la parisienne June 11, 2012 - 9:49 pm

What a blessing to have so many charming views within the boundaries of your daily routine!

I love all of them, but that image with the faded green doors and pinkish red roses is so striking!

Mandy

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Melissa June 12, 2012 - 1:12 am

How wonderful is the rose. Such beauty and scent. At abandoned homes and cemetaries the roses grow beautifully without any care. Though they love to be fed, pruned and sprayed for blackspot and watered well, they can survive on total neglect and still thrive and put on a glorious show. Thank you for this beautiful post. It gladdens the spirit of this Antipodean.

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Corrine June 12, 2012 - 1:57 am

Absolutely enchanting. There is no where that a rose can't grow and enhance the world surrounding it. thanks for a lovely walk through the roses!

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kabayoz June 12, 2012 - 2:37 am

"Everything is coming up roses" to quote an old saying. The roses in my garden are also blooming like crazy. I'm enjoying every minute of it before they are gone. Thank you for the beautiful pictures!

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Leslie June 12, 2012 - 6:32 am

Gorgeous roses and surrounding property. I am envious as mine are still in tight little buds ..

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Anna June 12, 2012 - 8:31 am

Complimenti per il blog meraviglioso….che meraviglia tutto quanto compreso il tuo giardino!
Buona giornata!
Anna

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Anonymous June 12, 2012 - 10:48 am

What a gorgeous collection of photos…The Roses look like they are all thriving this season…only wish I could inhale their delightful fragrance too!!!!….Thank you for sharing…Julia

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sheepyhollow June 12, 2012 - 12:03 pm

love the beautiful photos! i have an old iron trellis in the barn that i think i'll 'install' in the garden and put a climbing old cottage-style rose on!

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Rowan June 12, 2012 - 6:00 pm

The roses look wonderful – of course many of the most beautiful old shrub roses were produced by French breeders weren't they? And the Empress Josephine had that wonderful rose garden at La Malmaison – I wonder whether the rose garden still exists?

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Down by the sea June 12, 2012 - 9:59 pm

Those roses are wonderful, I can almost smell them!
Sarah

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Jeannie June 13, 2012 - 2:15 am

Thank you for giving me "visual retreats"! I love your blog!

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cheap cosplay costumes June 13, 2012 - 3:15 am

Absolutely gorgeous!!!!The roses are so beautiful!Great collection!Thanks for sharing!

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KAM June 13, 2012 - 3:29 am

Here in my Missoula Montana yard my yellow climber and peach floribunda opened this weekend…waiting now on two others…beautiful fragrance fills the air when roses bloom. Thanks for your great visit to your roses .. love your blog

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Heaven's Walk June 13, 2012 - 3:45 am

Oh Sharon….those roses are just stunning! I could look at your photos all day long —- and then go out in my garden and plant more roses! 🙂 Thank you for sharing the beauty today!

xoxo laurie

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The Redneck Rosarian June 13, 2012 - 2:20 pm

Wow! Magnificent display of roses. Such beauty. Thanks for sharing these.

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Face Box June 13, 2012 - 2:23 pm

These flowers are just breathless. What a pity I can adore them while sitting in my pathetic garden with no roses at all :]
Regards!

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Andrew Grover June 13, 2012 - 3:48 pm

Stunning, makes me want to pack my bags and move out of Florida.

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ChaumiereLesIris June 14, 2012 - 12:33 am

Wonderful pictures. i just bought back a whole bunch of roses from Normandy. And oh, the roses at Giverny and Moutiers.

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Garden Chair June 14, 2012 - 10:36 am

Thank you very much for the photos!
Sometimes I forget how beautiful are roses when they can climb and cover whole facades. Mine don't have that pleasure.
Regards
Garden Chair

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French Dreaming July 26, 2013 - 12:52 pm

These are heavenly…wish I could smell them. Thanks for sharing!

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French Dreaming July 26, 2013 - 12:54 pm

These are heavenly…wish I could smell them. Thanks for sharing!

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