This looks like a lonely Rose.......but I'll tell you it is over 60 years old. My Grandfather use to have a farm in Beamsville Ontario in the Niagara region a very long time ago. As a matter of fact this Rose was growing there and they had a whole lot of them lining the driveway. What I mean is that when they moved a couple of years later in the early 1950's this Rose came with them to a new home in the city (Toronto). Then as the years went by and my parents bought and moved around with different homes this Rose came with them.......
Once when my parents sold their home and had to stay in a rental for a few months till the new home was ready ......they couldn't take the Rose with them. So a family friend offered to plant it in their backyard...so it stayed there for 2 years.
After the 2 years my Mom took the Rose back......and it stayed for 30 years in this house. When it was sold I dug this Rose out and have had it since.
As you can see my husband cut it down..... this year we put in lots of inter-locking and the Rose lost it's space. Now we have found a new home for it.
I hope when my daughter has her first home she will take this Rose and plant it in her garden........silly as it sounds but this Rose brings back memories about my family and some of the homes we have lived in.
It grows beautiful dark jewel like pink colour Roses......I'm not sure the name of the Rose.....but this year I will try and identify it.
You are probably wondering what those lil' pink petals are all around the Rose, well they are from the Crab Apple trees that we have in the back......it was quite windy today so our whole backyard is showered with these pink blossom petals.
You are probably wondering what those lil' pink petals are all around the Rose, well they are from the Crab Apple trees that we have in the back......it was quite windy today so our whole backyard is showered with these pink blossom petals.
Thanks for visiting and enjoy your day!!!!!!
I look forward to further photos, showing it in bloom....this is a great story. J.
ReplyDeleteThank you Janet....as soon as it gets some of those gorgeous flowers I'll post some pics. Hope you had a great birthday with your daughter.
DeleteWhat a great story. I have a lilac that was under the bedroom window of the house that I was born at but it really isn't the same plant but a ggggggranddaughter of it! But it's roots to go back to that other plant!
ReplyDeleteThat's also a great story about your lilac bush....last year my DH dug ours out because the yard was inter-locked in that spot. This year I'm replanting another one.....should have saved the root. :-(
DeleteI love your rose story, I have one that has come with me from our family home, I've had my mom graphed it so each of my boys can have one when they leave, it does sound silly, but it's very wonderful too.
ReplyDeleteIrene...that is really great that your Mom is doing that for your boys....I guess our families think the same ideas. What kind of rose is it?
ReplyDeleteI was just today saying that the roses in bloom in our garden today were planted 20 years ago. They are amazing flowers.
ReplyDeleteYes ....roses are amazing. What kind of variety do you have in your garden???
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