Gardens by the Bay
Singapore is a destination well worth a visit just to see The Gardens By The Bay. The gardens showcase plants and flowers from across the world. Singaporeans are proud of…
Author: Di Baker
Living in the Bush
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication – Leonardo de Vinci Over the last decade or so it has become apparent to me, that our Australian Dream has changed. Rather than the…
Paul Cezanne Rose
“…but from this distance, the velvety reds, flashing yellows and glassy whites [of the roses] seemed to break up the light of the summer sun into its various elements and…
Antonio Canova Gipsoteca
Giardino in Passagno These lovely, pastel pink blooms are from the Giardino at the Gipsoteca in Italy. The gipsoteca means ‘the plasterworks’ and is where the Antonio Canova museum is…
Jardin Majorelle, Gueliz Morocco
“For many years, the Jardin Majorelle has provided me with an endless source of inspiration, and I have often dreamt of its unique colours.”Yves Saint Laurent Sometimes when travelling out…
Roses, Apples and Cinnamon
It is no surprise to me that I found a recipe I could add to a website on roses. Delicious Roses made of Pink Lady Apples and cinnamon. Evidently cinnamon…
How To Grow A Rose Garden
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses. – Abraham Lincoln Across the world The Rose symbolises an expression of beauty, love, hope,…
“The Peace Rose is the most famous and popular Rose of all time” Peter Beales
The Peace Rose has soft yellow flowers that fade to blush-pink at the tips. The blooms are large and double and have a light fragrance. The Peace rose repeat flowers…
The Romance of the Rose
“To grasp the nettle” – to tackle a problem with bravery I have vivid childhood memories of growing up in a beachside location with my parents who were keen gardeners.…
“ An addiction to gardening is not all bad when you consider all the other choices in life.”
Cora Lea Bell Reposted as Colour My World Yes, I am addicted to roses, I admit it. My mother too, loved her garden in the Blue Mountains of New South…
Painters Collection
“There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that…
The Lady Of Shalott?
“I am half-sick of shadows,’ said The Lady of Shalott.” ― Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Lady of Shalott Lady Of Shalott is one of my most favourite Roses. The colour…
The Mother’s Love Rose
‘A mother’s love is like an everlasting bed of roses, that continues to blossom. A mother’s love bears strength, comfort, healing and warmth. Her beauty is compared to a sunny…
Sally Holmes Rose
“I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday sweet and fragrant, between its leaves.” L.M Montgomery Sally Holmes rose is a Hybrid Musk Shrub…
Rosa Princess de Monaco
“When at last I took the time to look into the heart of a flower, it opened up a whole new world; a world where every country walk would be…
“Gather the roses of life today”. Pierre de Ronsard.
The Pierre de Ronsard Rose was bred in France by Jaques MouchotteMeilland in 1985. The rose honours Pierre de Ronsard the famous poet and gardener who lived between 1524 and…
Rosa Aspirin
“Aspirin is so good for roses, brandy for sweet peas, and a squeeze of lemon-juice for the fleshy flowers, like begonias”. Gerald Durrell. The Aspirin Rose is a Floribunda Patio…
