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Antique roses are in a class of their own and I have one. I
don’t know it’s official name, but it has varied pale pink flowers and enormous thorns. If you recognize it from the photos please let me know.
When we bought our 1872 Victorian Gothic house, the house
next door was empty. Our place needed extensive renovations and I didn’t have
time to wonder about the lack of neighbors. I did notice an enormous rose bush
on the boundary line.
It stood neglected over the winter. I kept a curious eye on
it. Briars sprouted up amid the spring growth. I figured it was a total loss.
Then it exploded with blooms.
I cut roses for my house because they smelled so great. I
could enjoy the aroma from my porch, half the yard away. I longed to go and dig
up a piece. Who would notice? We’re the last house on a dead-end street. My conscience
kept me honest.
Then one day a truck pulled up and a man started to dig up ‘my’
rose.
I gathered my courage and asked him what he was doing. Did
the property owner know?
To my surprise, he was from the local Historical Society.
The deceased owner had been a long-time member and donated her antique rose to
be moved to the Society’s garden. She had been in her eighties and the bush was
planted by her mother as a new bride.
I almost cried.
We chatted as he dug. He found the bush was actually four
plants, more than enough to move to the garden. With a smile, he gave me one
plant to keep in the neighborhood.
I put it at the corner of my porch where the delicious aroma
fills the air. It blooms all summer and into the fall. A treasure that I’m glad
to own.
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6 comments:
Another story within a story. Isn't it great how life just happens to happen like that? My mother could put a Popsicle stick in the ground and it would bloom. Me not so much. Cherish those roses.
My Mom was like that too. She had African Violets on the window sill all winter. One side would be frost killed and the rest blooming.
I loved your post. Planting a rose as a new bride is such a lovely thing to do, and the fact the bush lived ro long proves how loved it was...and now you get to love a part of it everyday. What a great story. Thanks for sharing.
I'm seeing a trend. My mom's yard is beautiful. Me, I have wild thimbleberry bushes everywhere. Let's hope gardening isn't a lost art! Your rose is amazing, Barbara, and I bet the smell is wonderful.
Hi Vonnie,
I don't think many people live in the same place for their entire lives any more or leave the home to their child.
Another part of our lives gone.
Hi Jannine,
I can smell it through out my house in the morning. It's wonderful.
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