ROSES IN SONG.4.

Roses in Song 4

THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS    Mitch Miller

There’s a yellow rose in Texas, That I am going to see,
Nobody else could miss her, Not half as much as me.
She cried so when I left her It like to broke my heart,
And if I ever find her, We nevermore will part.

She’s the sweetest little rosebud That Texas ever knew,
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, They sparkle like the dew;
You may talk about your Clementine, And sing of Rosalee,
But the YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Is the only girl for me.

When the Rio Grande is flowing, The starry skies are bright,
She walks along the river In the quiet summer night:
I know that she remembers, When we parted long ago,
I promise to return again, And not to leave her so.

She’s the sweetest little rosebud That Texas ever knew,
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, They sparkle like the dew;
You may talk about your Clementine, And sing of Rosalee,
But the YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Is the only girl for me.

Oh now I’m going to find her, For my heart is full of woe,
And we’ll sing the songs together, That we sung so long ago
We’ll play the bango gaily, And we’ll sing the songs of yore,
And the Yellow Rose of Texas Shall be mine forevermore.

She’s the sweetest little rosebud That Texas ever knew,
Her eyes are bright as diamonds, They sparkle like the dew;
You may talk about your Clementine, And sing of Rosalee,
But the YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS Is the only girl for me.

Published in: on May 31, 2010 at 11:45 pm  Leave a Comment  

ROSES IN SONG.3.

Roses in Song 3

MY LOVE IS LIKE A RED RED ROSE    Robert Burns

My love is like a red red rose
That’s newly sprung in June
O my love is like a melodie
That’s sweetly play’d in tune
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am I
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear
Till a’ the seas gang dry,
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry,

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear
And a’ the rocks melt wi’ the sun,
And I will love thee still, my dear
While the sands o’ life shall run
And fare thee weel, my only love
And fare thee weel awhile !.
And I will come again, my love
Tho’ twere ten thousand mile

Tho’ ‘twere ten thousand mile, my love
Tho’ twere ten thousand mile,
And I will come again my love,
Tho’ twere ten thousand mile

Published in: on May 30, 2010 at 8:30 pm  Leave a Comment  

ROSES IN SONG.2.

Roses in Song 2

RAMBLIN ROSE .      Nat King Cole

Ramblin’ rose, ramblin’ rose
Why you ramble, no one knows
Wild and wind-blown, that’s how you’ve grown
Who can cling to a ramblin’ rose?

Ramble on, ramble on
When your ramblin’ days are gone
Who will love you with a love true
When your ramblin’ days are through?

Ramblin’ rose, ramblin’ rose
Why I want you, heaven knows
Though I love you with a love true
Who can cling to a ramblin’ rose?

Ramblin’ rose, ramblin’ rose
Why I want you, heaven knows
Though I love you with a love true
Who can cling to a ramblin’ rose?

Published in: on May 30, 2010 at 8:20 pm  Leave a Comment  

ROSES IN SONG.1.

 THE ROSE.          Bette Midler

Some say love, it is a river 

 That drowns the tender reed 

 Some say love, it is a razor 

 That leaves your soul to bleed 

 Some say love, it is a hunger 

 An endless aching need 

 I say love, it is a flower 

And you, it’s only seed

 

It’s the heart, afraid of breaking

That never learns to dance

It’s the dream, afraid of waking

That never takes the chance

It’s the one who won’t be taken

Who cannot seem to give

And the soul, afraid of dying

That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely

And the road has been too long

And you think that love is only

for the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter

Far beneath the bitter snow

Lies the seed

That with the sun’s love, in the spring

Becomes the rose’s

Published in: on May 30, 2010 at 8:05 pm  Leave a Comment  

THE ROSE GARDEN AT THE MONTREAL BOTANICAL GARDEN

AWARD OF GARDEN EXCELLENCE.

There are many wonderful Rose Gardens around the world, but some are truly exceptional from a historical, educational and/or visual point of view.   Beginning in 1995, The World Federation of Rose Society’s has recognised the best of these outstanding rose gardens with its Award Of Excellence.  Below is just one of many gardens around the world, plus the date that they received the Award Of Excellence.

THE ROSE GARDEN AT THE MONTREAL BOTANICAL GARDEN 

Awarded in 2003

Montreal Botanical Gardens
4101 rue Sherbrooke Est
Montreal
Quebec
Canada
H1X  2B2

Web Site www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/jardin/en/jardin_virtuel/jardins/roseraie.htm

The thing that strikes you most about the Montreal Botanical Garden is the sheer size of the place, it is huge.   The site covers around 75 hectares, which is roughly the size of 168 football fields.  It is located in Olympic Park which was the site of the 1976 Olympics and is one of the largest Botanical Gardens in the world.
The Garden was the brainchild of Brother Marie-Victorin and was built back in the 1930s  when Quebec was in the grip of one of the worst recessions in history.   Thousands of people were out of work at the time so the then Mayor took them off the dole queue and paid them to build the Garden.    Brother Marie-Victorin was assisted in building his dream by the renowned horticulturist and botanist Henry Teuscher .    Their dedication and hard work  was also supported by an army of botanists  and helpers who brought the Garden to life.

The Garden has grown over the years and now contains over 22,000 species of plants, a massive arboretum, 10 greenhouses, and around 30 different themed gardens including the magnificent Rose Garden.
The Rose Garden was added and opened 1976 and became one of the first rose gardens outside Europe to be given the prestigious ‘Award Of Garden Excellence’

The Rose Garden is now the home to nearly 10,000 roses which include over 1000 varieties from around the world.    The garden differs from traditional rose gardens and is laid out in a very informal way.  Visitors approach the garden along winding paths, which  meander between superb shrubs and trees and a number of attractive ponds and fountains, which give the garden a large country park feel.    Now and again you come across arches and pergolas which are covered in stunning ramblers or climbing roses.   There are over 100 rose beds throughout the garden laid out in about 2.5 hectares.   The massive array of roses include nearly 160 varieties of wild roses, around 500 shrub roses which include special varieties developed by Agricultural Canada to suit the harsh winter conditions.   Over 200 non hardy species of Hybrid Teas and Floribundas.    The whole setting is quite stunning, and with so many perfumed roses on display the air is filled with exquisite fragrances.
 An interesting addition in the winter is the arrival of huge thermal blankets which are placed over the rose beds containing the frost tender roses which are not happy in the harsh winter conditions.

The garden also houses two works of art.  The entrance to the garden is guarded by a magnificent bronze statue entitled “The Lion”  which was presented by the City of Lyon to Montreal in 1992.    The second statue is another bronze entitled “The First Jewels”  which  is a statue of a young girl holding a necklace in her hands.  The original necklace was stolen long ago but the artists husband  supplied a photo which allowed the City to replace it.    The artist was the late Romanian born Alice Winant who was a concentration camp survivor.  Her husband gave the statue to the City Of Montreal as a gift.
A truly remarkable place and well worth a visit taking in the whole project, not just the Rose Garden.

For more information and opening times, please see their web site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Published in: on May 26, 2010 at 6:40 pm  Leave a Comment  

ROSE SHOW DATES 2010

RNRS =   Royal National Rose Society.

 

12th June   Bex Rose Show. Bexley Heath. Kent

 

19th-20th June   RNRS Early Summer Show. Squires Garden Centre. Badshot.  Lea.

 

26th-27th June   Rhondda Rose Society Summer Show.  Rhondda Heritage Park.  Trehafod.

26th-27th June   NW Group Show.  All In One Garden Centre.

26th June   Lincolnshire Rose Society Show.   North Hykeham.    Lincolnshire.

27th June   South Yorks Rosarians Show.  Sheffield Botanical Gardens.

3rd-4th July   West Midlands Rose Show.  Shugborough Hall.   West Midlands.

6th-11th July   Midsummer Rose Festival at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.   East Molesey. 

10th July   Colton and Whitkirk Gardeners Association, Rose, Sweet Pea and Pot Plant Show.  St Mary’s Parish Centre.  Selby Road.  Leeds

10th-11th July   RNRS Mid Summer Show.  The Lakeland Rose Show.  Westmorland Showfield.

13th-15th July   Great Yorkshire Summer Show.   Great Yorkshire Showground.   Harrogate.

17th July   Fordingbridge and District Horticultural Show.  Fordingbridge Festival.  Recreation Ground.

19th-22nd July   Royal Welsh Show.   Royal Welsh Showground.  Powys.

21st-25th July   RHS  Tatton Park Flower Show.  Tatton Park.  Cheshire.

13th-14th August   Shrewsbury Flower Show.   Quarry Park.  Shrewsbury.

4th September   Keighley Horticultural Society Show.  King George V Playing Fields.  Keighley.

 

4th5th September   West Midlands Autumn Show.  Kings Heath Park.  Birmingham.

 

10th-11th September   Yorkshire Rosarians Show.  RV Roger Roses Nursery.  Pickering.  N.Yorkshire.

17th-19th September   RNRS Autumn Rose Show.  Great Yorkshire Showground.  

25th-26th September   The Malvern Autumn Show.   Three Counties Showground.  Malvern.  (RNRS Information stand only)

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ROSE FACTS AND TRIVIA . 1.

1.   According to Greek Mythology, it was Aphrodite who gave the rose its name.   

2.   Rose hips contain more Vitamin C than almost any other fruit or vegetable.   

3.   Napoleon’s wife Josephine loved roses so much that she grew more than 250 varieties.   

4.   Legend has it that when a white rose blooms in autumn in Scotland it was a sign of an early marriage.   

5.   Throwing rose leaves onto a burning flame is supposed to bring you good luck.   

6.   The Chinese philosopher, Confucius had a library containing around 600 books on how to grow and care for roses.   

7.   The Netherlands is the world’s leading exporter of Roses.   

8.   It is believed that the Rose was probably the first flower from which scented oil and water were distilled.

9.   The reason that Rose fragrances are so expensive is because it takes about sixty thousand roses to produce just one ounce of oil.   

10.               William Shakespeare referred to Roses over fifty times in his works.

 Aphrodite

 

Published in: on May 19, 2010 at 11:26 pm  Leave a Comment  

THE LARGEST ROSE IN ENGLAND

Rosa Filipes ‘Kiftsgate’

 

Planted in 1938 in the garden of Kiftsgate Court this magnificent rambler has reached the gigantic proportions of 80ft x 90ft x 50ft high.

 

It is a truly remarkable sight in full flower in mid July.  This amazing rose which is draped over a huge copper beech tree and is covered with panicles of creamy white blooms with attractive golden stamens  each of which consists of 300 to 400 flower heads.   It would grow much larger if it was not severely pruned each year, as the owner’s fear it would eventually bring down the beech tree if not kept under strict control.
When it was planted in 1938 it was thought to be Rosa Moschata.  It thrived unhindered during and after the war, and it was not until rose expert the late Graham Thomas spotted it in 1951 that is was named Rosa Filipes ‘Kiftsgate’

It does not have a powerful perfume but fills the air with a pleasing scent on still days.  An easy rose to grow and care for if you have the room, just remove dead wood each year and let nature take over.

 

More details on our web site.

 

Kiftsgate Court.   Chipping Campden.   Gloucestershire.  GL55 6LN

Tel and Fax  01386 438 777

E Mail  info@kiftsgate.co.uk    Web Site  www.kiftsgate.co.uk

Published in: on May 19, 2010 at 11:21 pm  Leave a Comment  

WORLD’S OLDEST ROSE

One of The World’s Oldest Roses is growing in the courtyard of Hildesheim Cathedral in Germany.
Said to be over 1000 years old it is climbing the apse in the cathedral courtyard to a height of some 15 meters
The rose is a symbol of the city and its prosperity, and legend has it that Hildesham will never decline as long as the rose keeps blooming.    The legend was confirmed during World War 11 as the rose survived the bomb attacks in 1945 that destroyed the cathedral, and grew new shoots a few weeks later.

The rose was blooming here even before the church was built. There is a legend about the rose. Once upon a time, a king while out hunting lost a sacred relic containing a lock of St. Mary’s hair. His men looked everywhere and finally found it in the forest, hanging on a wild rose tree. The king thanked God and built a cathedral where the rose tree stood.

Published in: on May 19, 2010 at 8:27 pm  Leave a Comment  

VICTORIA STATE ROSE GARDEN

AWARD OF GARDEN EXCELLENCE.

There are many wonderful Rose Gardens around the world, but some are truly exceptional from a historical, educational and/or visual point of view.   Beginning in 1995, The World Federation of Rose Society’s has recognised the best of these outstanding rose gardens with its Award Of Excellence.  Below is just one of many gardens around the world, plus the date that they received the Award Of Excellence.

VICTORIA STATE ROSE GARDEN
Awarded in 2003

K Road.
Werribee.
Melbourne.
Victoria.
Australia. 3030

E Mail.  bookingswerribee@parks.vic.gov.au

Web Site.  www.parkweb.vic.gov.au

Victoria is situated in the South Eastern corner of Australia and  is known as ‘The Garden State’.      Back in the 1970s it was suggested that the area would be the perfect situation to create a Public Rose Garden.   In 1980 approval was given, and the garden was finally opened in 1986.

The site chosen was in the grounds of the superbly restored 1870s  Italianate Mansion  in  Warribee Park,  Warribee.    The Mansion already had lavishly laid out formal gardens, so the introduction of a Rose Garden has made the Park an amazing attraction for anyone with an interest in horticulture.

The Rose Garden is now the largest public Rose Garden in Australia and contains over 6000 roses,  and this superb  garden is split into four uniquely designed areas.   

The main design is laid out in the shape of a Tudor Rose.   This bed displays thousands of modern roses from all over the world and contains Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Ramblers and Climbers which festoon over Arches & Tripods plus colourful avenues of Standards and  Weeping Standards.

The Heritage Rose Border  is along two sides of the garden and is an incredible 400 mtrs long.  This outstanding feature contains over 250 varieties of beautiful Old Species Roses and Historical Roses from  around the world.

The Federation Leaf bed showcases only roses which have been bred in Australia, and our own David Austin is representing the UK with over 50 varieties of his beautiful English Roses.

The roses are in bloom from October to May but are best viewed between November and April.
The Rose Garden is managed as a Public Park but has over 100 volunteer workers who keep the roses in tip top condition.

The whole amazing spectacle has a back drop of the historic Warribee Park Mansion which now house a Hotel and Conference Centre.      In addition to the Rose Garden and Public Gardens Warribee Park also contains a  National Equestrian Centre, an Open Range Zoo, a Winery and Vinyard and Farm.       Entry to the Rose Garden is Free, but there are charges for some of the other attractions.

Given the Award Of Garden Excellence in 2003

What A Day Out.

Published in: on May 19, 2010 at 8:18 pm  Leave a Comment  
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