Sunday, March 6, 2011

Memories of Spring

One day soon...

Alphonse Maillé (hybrid china)


spring will come.

Apple Blossom (Rambler, Hybrid Multiflora)



It will look like this:

Loyal Friend (shrub)

with profusion of blooms....

a row of Centenaire de Lourdes (floribunda)

....and petals scattered on the ground.

Soupert et Notting (moss)

One day soon.

'Portland from Glendora'

All these pictures were taken at the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, the biggest rose collection in the Western hemisphere.
Posted by Masha at 1:00 AM
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42 comments:

  1. Notre Jardin SecretMarch 6, 2011 at 1:53 AM

    Helle masha,
    It's wonderful and you make me dreaming.. Roses and flowers in genral are my happyness..
    Thak you for your fabulous photos..
    sophie

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  2. Elly's kleine idylleMarch 6, 2011 at 2:53 AM

    Hi Masha,
    Thank you for a beautiful spring walk with your beautiful roses, I can almost smell them.
    With love from Elly.

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  3. A Work In ProgressMarch 6, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    So pretty! I can't wait for my roses to start blooming. They don't even have leaves yet, so it will be awhile! I'll have to keep getting my rose fix here. Thanks for sharing those lovely pictures.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 6, 2011 at 6:11 AM

    I would so love to see the Heritage Rose Garden. Thanks for the colorful tour. Their is nothing more romantic and can take you back to gentler times than a rose garden.

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  5. The GardenerMarch 6, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Ohhhh, that Glendora... Here in Pa, we don't even have the Lenten roses (helleborus) blooming yet, and the real roses are still months away. Thanks so much for the pictures to keep me going until June.

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  6. FawneMarch 6, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Wow... How beautiful, sigh... Spring seems so long away sometimes. Thanks for making a bright spot in my day.

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  7. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Merci, Sophie. I can't wait for April!

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  8. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    Thank you, Elly for such a wonderful comment.

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  9. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    Thank you, Shannon. I have a few inches of growth on mine, and maybe a couple of buds, but they are a long way from opening yet....

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  10. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:21 AM

    Thank you, Donna, and yes, that's true, especially a rose garden full of old roses...

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  11. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:22 AM

    Thank you, Chester Garden, we have no roses yet either, Teas begin in March, the main flush is in April and old European roses don't usually start till May...

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  12. organicgardendreamsMarch 6, 2011 at 7:37 AM

    Beautiful photos, Masha! I would love to visit the San Jose Heritage Rose Garden in spring this year!
    I am completely surprised that 'Baronne Prevost' is blooming for me already, the rest of the roses are way behind her. Some have just set tiny buds and others haven't even leaved out yet.
    Can't wait for the spring flush peak. I am so curious when that will be here in San Diego this year.
    Christina

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  13. OneMarch 6, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    A few minutes ago, I thought I've seen the loveliest orchids. Now I have just seen the loveliest roses!!! The last rose is really stunning!

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  14. Bangchik and KakdahMarch 6, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    So pretty, I am imagining how the colours brighten up in weeks to come.

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  15. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    Thank you, Christina, you are lucky to have roses blooming already. We are weeks away...

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  16. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Thank you, One, I am glad you liked the pictures. I love looking at orchid pictures too!

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  17. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 8:14 AM

    Thank you, Bangchik. Spring is coming, I know, but the last few weeks of waiting are especially hard.

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  18. GigaMarch 6, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Wiosna idzie i przyjdzie, później jeszcze trochę poczekamy i zakwitną róże. Pozdrawiam

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  19. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 8:59 AM

    Thank you, Giga!

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  20. sweetbayMarch 6, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Ah, gorgeous. I could look at these roses all day! Especially Alphonse Maillé and Apple Blossom. Too beautiful for words those are.

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  21. CarolMarch 6, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Beautiful photos Masha! I might think I was in heaven in this garden.

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  22. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Thank you, Sweetbay, me too! It is hard to believe someone like me can be so addicted as to look at thousands of close-ups of roses and not get tired of it...

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  23. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    Thank you, Carol, me too. Every time I see a rose in full bloom, I come home thinking I have to have it!

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  24. HolleyGardenMarch 6, 2011 at 10:24 AM

    So pretty! Little signs of spring are coming up, but OH! I am ready for the roses to bloom!

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  25. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 10:28 AM

    Yes, HolleyGarden, me too! It has been chilly and rainy here and I can't wait for warmth and roses in bloom.

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  26. ChristineMarch 6, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Absolutely beautiful! I can only dream ...

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  27. Olga PoltavaMarch 6, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    So beautiful! I can't wait for the roses to start blooming.

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  28. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Thank you, Christine. Sometimes, after all these winter months, it seems to me too that such roses could only be in dreams.

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  29. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Thank you, Olga, me either:). We are only weeks away....

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  30. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 4:10 PM

    Thank you, Fawne, and I am sorry I seem not to have answered your comment before - I thought I did... I can't wait for spring either, but it is coming soon!

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  31. Wife, Mother, GardenerMarch 6, 2011 at 5:55 PM

    Beautiful photography! Thanks for sharing!!

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  32. MashaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Thank you for coming to my blog! I am happy to meet you.

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  33. sherryocalaMarch 6, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    I'm positive now. Spring is definitely here. Yours is coming soon. As always, beautiful photos, Masha.

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  34. IsabelleMarch 6, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Soon ? It seems so long ! Here we have to wait till May for the first roses... Your photos are gorgeous.

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  35. MashaMarch 7, 2011 at 6:51 AM

    Thank you, Sherry, I am counting on soon too, even though it is cold and rainy right now..

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  36. MashaMarch 7, 2011 at 6:52 AM

    I am sorry Isabelle, here they begin in March, although the main peak doesn't happen until April, still just weeks away.

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  37. LaurenceMarch 7, 2011 at 12:43 PM

    Hello Masha! Your blog is beautiful and your photos are wonderful ! Thanks you for the dream...
    Laurence

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  38. MashaMarch 7, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Merci, Laurence, and I am glad to see you on my blog. Welcome!

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  39. JessMarch 8, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Holy cow, is this your yard?!!! its gorgeous. Apparently I need about 100 more roses than I have.

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  40. MashaMarch 8, 2011 at 4:56 PM

    Thanks, Jess, I wish:)

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  41. Gabriel RochardMarch 9, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Your Apple Blossom is really one of my favourite, Masha !
    Gabriel

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  42. MashaMarch 9, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    Thank you, Gabriel, I love it too.

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I am so glad you have stopped by!

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