Roses

This is my running rose. I love it, the Rose is a Zephirine Drouhin. It is a thornless Runner.

Being thornless makes it a joy to work with. I have two, one on each side of my archway.

That is my path to my back yard and gardens. I have over 38 rose bushes and a Lavender rose hedge. J and P Simplicity Hedge Rose.

As you may or may not know I love roses and all they stand for.

I once heard, "Why did God put thorns on a rose bush?"

God actually put Roses on a thorn bush. (at least that is the way I see it)

We may face trials with many thorns but we always have a rose at the end. A rose, a promise of something better. A reason to rejoice as in Isaiah.

"The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them,

and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose."

Isaiah

A friend gave me a book on Roses a few years ago and I often read the quotes from this book. I find it uplifting and it give me a chance to enjoy the beauty of roses in the off season.

"He who has beautiful roses in their garden must have beautiful roses in his heart."

Dean Hole

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose.

By any other name would smell as sweet."

William Shakespeare from Romeo and Juliet

My personal favorite.

I come to the garden alone,

while the dew is still on the roses,

And the voice I hear

falling on my ear,

The Son of God discloses.

And he walks with me

and he talks with me,

and he tells me I am his own,

and the joy we share as we tarry there,

none other has ever known.