Sunday, October 19, 2008

Carpet Rose/ Today's Flowers

Carpet roses grow close to the ground much like...you guessed it...a carpet. Not many roses are hardy enough to grow in East Gwillimbury, but these are! And they bloom without ceasing all (YES ALL) summer. In summer's heat they don't bloom as profusely, it's true, but look at them NOW! Pretty nice for this late in October, eh?

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35 comments:

  1. judi/GmjOctober 19, 2008 at 12:33 PM

    Yes very nice! Such a rich red color almost like a... Ruby :)

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  2. Kahshe CottagerOctober 19, 2008 at 4:42 PM

    Such vibrant colour! Another lovely photo you have given us to enjoy!

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  3. Rune EideOctober 19, 2008 at 5:05 PM

    A real pleasure to look at! I haven't seen those (I think) around here - do they like rain?

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  4. AnonymousOctober 19, 2008 at 5:19 PM

    A very nice treat for late October!! have a wonderful week...

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  5. Gill - That British WomanOctober 19, 2008 at 5:32 PM

    we call them rambling roses in England........great shot.

    Gill

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  6. AnonymousOctober 19, 2008 at 5:35 PM

    Oh yes! So very nice and what a splendid colour!

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  7. LeoraOctober 19, 2008 at 5:48 PM

    What a nice flower to have nearby. A great shade of red.

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  8. This Is My Blog - fishing guyOctober 19, 2008 at 6:09 PM

    EG: This is a great little flower. I must say that I'm surprised you have anything growing.We went under freezing last night in Ohio.

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  9. NealOctober 19, 2008 at 6:11 PM

    What else can I say besides that is just beautiful.

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  10. EG CameraGirlOctober 19, 2008 at 6:18 PM

    FG,
    These roses have been known to survive several frosts. One year they bloomed into late November. That was a very nice year!

    Rune,
    They must like rain as we had a very rainy summer and they have never been s happy. ;-)

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  11. CarlettaOctober 19, 2008 at 6:41 PM

    Striking!
    That would indeed be lovely to look at all summer long.

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  12. AnonymousOctober 19, 2008 at 7:15 PM

    Beautiful! And thanks for the name:) Mine is up HERE. Hope to see you there! Happy Today's Flower!~

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  13. ♥ Denise BC ♥October 19, 2008 at 7:26 PM

    Hi,
    Great moment, magnificent carpet rose, red is very special, enhance the Today's Flowers this week, thank you for participation.

    Denise & Santilli - TF Team

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  14. Rob RipmaOctober 19, 2008 at 7:46 PM

    Very nice shots.

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  15. ArijaOctober 19, 2008 at 8:10 PM

    Truly a great achievement for your latitude! Floribundas are such delightfully prolific bloomers and this one ia also so bright and ties in nicely with autumn colours.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 19, 2008 at 8:22 PM

    Enjoyed every picture..the birds, the Carpet roses, the beautiful and colourful trees, blue skies and ...
    - Cheers Gisela.

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  17. dotOctober 19, 2008 at 8:43 PM

    Very pretty! Sounds like something I need here if they could survive the heat.

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  18. BeckyOctober 19, 2008 at 8:47 PM

    That is such a really great color. Beautiful ! Thanks for sharing. I still have a couple rose buds trying to make it before winter.

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  19. RoseOctober 20, 2008 at 12:20 AM

    They are such a brilliant red! I sure wouldn't mind having some to brighten up the place about now!

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  20. AnonymousOctober 20, 2008 at 12:40 AM

    Lovely red flowers!

    Paz

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  21. Lilli & NevadaOctober 20, 2008 at 2:19 AM

    These are beautiful and i like that they are close to the ground so many different kinds of roses

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  22. AnonymousOctober 20, 2008 at 2:25 AM

    Very beautiful. Nice choice.

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  23. InkivääriOctober 20, 2008 at 2:29 AM

    Beautiful colour!

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  24. 2sweetnsaxyOctober 20, 2008 at 3:32 AM

    Really pretty! I love roses. I was wondering why they called them carpet roses so I'm glad you gave the answer. :-)

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  25. Diederick WijmansOctober 20, 2008 at 5:37 AM

    Very beautiful to look at!!
    I have still blooming roses on my terrace, which is increadible so late in October...

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  26. AnonymousOctober 20, 2008 at 8:08 AM

    Great photo of a beautiful flower! Thanks for sharing.

    If you have the time, pls stop by my blog for the last of the morning glories.

    Have a great day!

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  27. UnknownOctober 20, 2008 at 8:40 AM

    Great shot and nicely use of depth of field.

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  28. MarcelOctober 20, 2008 at 10:08 AM

    The look beautiful to me. And, what a nice carpet.

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  29. tr3ntaOctober 20, 2008 at 11:10 AM

    Beautiful vivid color.... this is the kind of shot that cheer u up... :-)

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  30. Craver ViiOctober 20, 2008 at 1:28 PM

    Though not as far North as you, I wonder how far we can take "Today's Flowers" into the fall and/or winter. Thank God for carpet roses!

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  31. MarinaOctober 20, 2008 at 2:44 PM

    That's the reason we call them here in Greece "wild roses"!

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  32. marLouOctober 20, 2008 at 5:56 PM

    Love the red color. Also like your bird shots in the previous blog.

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  33. DeniseinVAOctober 20, 2008 at 7:44 PM

    Great flowers, thanks so much for sharing.

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  34. PERBSOctober 20, 2008 at 9:51 PM

    So pretty! Just when one thinks all the flowers are almost gone, you see a beauty like yoru rose!

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  35. MaryOctober 21, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    oh, they are lovely!

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