Wednesday, 16 January 2013

General Gallieni - a very dashing Frenchman!





How nice it is to join Vee
in her first


My friend Dawn has a huge
bush of this wonderful old
tea rose - General Gallieni
in her garden.
It has blooms continuously
from Spring through to Autumn.


I love how the blooms vary
from soft pink to rose
then apricot to deep red.


A mixed bowl with Iceberg
is lovely too.
The bowl sits on the hutch
between our kitchen and
dining room.
A good place for the 'General'
with the Eiffel Tower in
the background
he should feel at home!

Thank you Vee for hosting
another Note Card Party


I'm looking forward to
visiting as many of you
as I can.


WELCOME
to my new followers


Thank you to all my friends
for visiting my blog
I appreciate all your comments.

Take care and
be kind to one another
hugs

Shane 




32 comments:

  1. What a beautiful rose. I have made a note of the name, for my new garden. Thanks Shane!

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  2. A gorgeous rose! I can almost smell them:@)

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  3. These are gorgeous photos Shane! So pretty. Hope you have a great day. ~Sally

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  4. General Gallieni - a very dashing Frenchman indeed! What a gorgeous rose! I hope it smells like a rose as I can imagine that it does!

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  5. Absolutely stunning rose! How lovely that your neighbor shares her bounty with you. I would certainly enjoy having such a set of note cards.

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  6. Absolutely gorgeous roses! These photos would make beautiful notecards. Have a wonderful day. Blessings, Pamela

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous roses! These photos would make beautiful notecards. Have a wonderful day. Blessings, Pamela

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  8. I agree,General Gallieni is very dashing, and Iceberg only adds to the the General's beauty, thank you for sharing.
    Sue

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  9. Stunning!

    I love roses...my David Austen catalog came this week!

    Thank you for sharing!

    Deanna

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  10. Delicious blooms and the colours are just scrummy! x

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  11. Beautiful flowers! That is such a nice color. And these images would make terrific note cards.

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  12. The only thing missing from your lovely pictures is the rose's fragrance! Oh wait...when I look at them longer I do believe I am smelling them after all.

    (Counting on the technical people to one day make photo fragrance real... For flower photos, baby heads and puppy breath for sure!)

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  13. Dearest Shane,
    Roses always make for a lovely note card!
    Hugs to you,
    Mariette

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  14. Hello Shane,
    Such a wonderful bouquet of flowers, you can smell them all the way to AZ!
    Thanks so much for all your thoughtful and loving comments.I am always truly touched to see this
    amazing tribute from my blogging friends❤

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  15. Those blooms are so beautiful in all there many colors. Have a great rest of the week. Tammy

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  16. Such beautiful shots of these roses. Just lovely!

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  17. Hi Shane
    I do hope you are starting to feel better than you were!
    That rose is so beautiful - it has so many shades of pink and apricot in it.
    A sheer delight and hope it is filling your house with a gorgeous fragrance as well as beauty!
    Sending hugs and love,
    Suzy

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  18. Hello Shane,

    Your roses are so beautiful and must make you really happy having them in the vase in your home.
    Sorry to hear you had the flu and hope you are feeling better now.

    Happy Thursday
    hugs
    Carolyn

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  19. Beautiful roses! The colors are so pretty!

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  20. I just love that rose! I usually love the David Austin ones, but this is lovely! xC

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  21. Roses make the most beautiful cards. Your photos are so lovely...you can almost smell the sweet scent!

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  22. Your roses are absolutely stunning!

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  23. I salute the General for his beautiful roses! Do they smell good as well?
    I guess it's summertime where you are-so lucky.

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  24. Roses here in UK seem to have lost out regarding fragrance - they look stunning but rarely smell. I have discovered many varieties in NZ (old fashioned and untampered with) this year and long for the old varieties. Hope yours smell divine too as there is nothing quite as wonderful as rose perfume.

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  25. I have not heard of the General, but it is a gorgeous rose indeed.

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  26. Oh, my....these beautiful photos of beautiful flowers would make AWESOME note cards. If I received one, I would frame it. :)
    Thanks so much for coming by and following...I am about to become your newest follower.
    hugs, bj

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  27. ah
    such beauty
    and you've captured it perfectly in your lovely photos dear Shane!

    it will be awhile til we have roses here again in Virginia...we are happy to see the sun today as it had been hiding for too many days now

    Happy Weekend to you and yours
    oxo

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  28. Hi Shane,
    Whatta gorgeous rose!!
    Hugs,
    Bella

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  29. Oh the roses are beautiful...and the one is vintage...ever the more lovely..lots of eye candy here...:)

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