While there are still roses growing in my garden, they are not always suitable for cutting; stems too short, or a bud developing next to an already opening flower which needs to be given a chance to bloom. The weather is miserable today particularly when compared with the lovely, mild, sunny day we had yesterday. It's enough to throw anyone back into the doldrums. So, as Marks and Spencers had two bunches of 8 short-stemmed roses for £5, I treated myself to four bunches of complementary colours - 32 beautiful rosebuds - which I put in two small clear glass vases. I actually don't like long stemmed roses in vases and I cut these even shorter. I always cut the stems at a sharp angle to facilitate them taking up plenty of water and every two or three days I trim even more off the stems so that bacteria in the water doesn't clog up the bottom of the stems and make the blooms die of dehydration. That's the theory, anyway.
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| M&S roses |
When the above roses open they should look even more beautiful as the yellow in the bi-coloured rose should show up more. I chose a pale peach, a darker more pinky peach, and a rose that is pinky-peach and yellow. I feel happier now, seeing them jollying-up my room.
Below are images of more contrasting displays of Marks and Spencers roses which I had during summer months.
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| Yellow and orange roses for summer |
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| Tutti Frutti coloured roses |
And these below, as you can see, are just one colour and very delicate looking. I remember that they lasted for ages but then flowers do last better in a cooler room.
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| Pale pink roses for a bedroom |
