Thursday, October 20, 2011

Great Combination, If I Do Say So

As the cold weather moves in I wanted to bring in a few of the last roses on my 'Janet' rose.  These roses are such beauties, changing colors as it opens and matures.  










  The stems are small and slender and really not strong enough to hold the flower heads up in a vase. 
 The solution was to put them in a small bowl shaped vase.

The combination that suits me ----to accompany the roses---Deep, dark, delicious chocolate from Belgium.  Leonidas chocolate....freshly flown in, made with no preservative, pure deliciousness. 




I love getting a box from my sweetie.





And I love having roses to bring in and enjoy....................................


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21 comments:

  1. Catherine@AGardenerinProgressOctober 21, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    Those are really beautiful roses! I love how they look in the bowl. I really need to get out and cut some of the last roses here.
    The chocolate sounds delicious!

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  2. DarlaOctober 21, 2011 at 7:23 AM

    Very romantic looking!

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  3. tinaOctober 21, 2011 at 7:28 AM

    It doesn't get much better than chocolate and roses!

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  4. DariciaOctober 21, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    beautiful way to display those. i hope they smell as pretty as they look. enjoy the chocolates!

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  5. LonaOctober 21, 2011 at 12:01 PM

    Well Janet you are looking beautiful. (you and the rose)
    It has a lovely bloom and I really like them in the bowl. Great idea. Enjoy them.

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  6. Jennifer@threedogsinagardenOctober 21, 2011 at 12:35 PM

    Hi Janet, Great idea! I hadn't thought to float my roses in a bowl. 'Janet' is looking beautiful despite the lateness of the season.

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  7. VWOctober 21, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Supposedly the english roses are supposed to develop stronger stems after several years of growth. Mine are all pretty young so I can't say if that happens. Surely pruning affects stem strength. But even if Janet is never meant to hold her head up on her own (the rose, not you!), you've managed to display the blossoms beautifully!

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  8. RoseOctober 22, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    This is the perfect way to enjoy your roses--they look lovely in the glass bowl. Roses and chocolate--it doesn't get any better than that!

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  9. LesOctober 22, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    Chocolate and roses, are you celebrating something special? Or just the typical day of two people recently retired and living by a beautiful lake?

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  10. Janet/PlantalisciousOctober 23, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    What a lovely way to display rose blooms Janet, I shall have to steal that - and find a suitable vase, I broke my fish bowl vase, which I greatly regret as I loved filling it with daffodils.

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  11. F CameronOctober 23, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    The blooms are beautiful! Wonderful arrangement.

    I noticed that the box is closed...you had already eaten all the chocolate, right? :-)

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  12. Casa MariposaOctober 23, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    Beauty and deliciousness! I LOVE chocolate, esp. Belgian chocolate. Lucky you!

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  13. The Green LadyOctober 24, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    I'm drooling. I think I could eat the roses too!

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  14. scottweberpdxOctober 24, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Roses and Chocolate...definitely a good combination :-)

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  15. GailOctober 24, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    A perfectly delicious combination! gail

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  16. SkeeterOctober 25, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Great combination indeed! Love the way you put the Rose's in the bowl together. I have been known to put a single bloom floating on the water in such a vase but never a grouping. What a wonderful idea...

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  17. Patrick's GardenOctober 26, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    These are absolutely gorgeous. What a great idea. Reminds me of what I did for my brother's wedding for reminds me of what I did for the reception tables.I took agapanthus blooms with a very short stems and submerged them with weights in a fishbowl. They looked like sea anemones and they were a big hit.

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  18. Janet, The Queen of SeafordOctober 26, 2011 at 9:52 PM

    Thanks everyone for the comments. Roses and chocolate are just a great treat, no special occasion.
    VW, I will keep an eye on the second year growth. Patrick, sounds lovely!

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  19. Tatyana@MySecretGardenOctober 30, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    What a great idea to put roses in such bowl! And who can resist chocolates?

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  20. Victoria WilliamsNovember 2, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Lovely.

    And with good chocolate?

    Exceptional.

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  21. KathleenNovember 11, 2011 at 10:55 PM

    SO pretty Janet. I would save them too. I like to float a rose bud in a small bowl during the summer months. Perfect for sniffing!
    Hope you've had a good fall ~ I haven't been doing much blogging lately (hence the lack of visits.) Hope I can get going again.

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