Garden Center Beauties
We visited my favorite garden center last week. I got this shot of a beautiful Begonia plant. Rogers Gardens Corona del Mar, California Another beautiful Begonia. Love this…
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Roses, small gardens, and more time enjoying the world outside.
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The Contenders
These are the stars in my garden today. I will probably stop showing so many shots of my roses when springs gets here-spring is here- and the rest of the country has beautiful…
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Peaceful Garden
Last week it was supposed to rain when Mr. COS and I visited the Sherman Gardens in Corona del Mar, California. A short ride to the beach, down the freeway from us. I captured…
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Yearning For Spring Request
A blogger that I follow requested more rose photos from my garden. I am happy to do it. I love roses and that's what inspired me to do this blog. This "Sentimental" rose of…
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A Shabby Chic Star In My Garden
This very shabby chic rose is the star in my garden today. It glows in the afternoon sun. This shabby chic orchid is in my bath and I put it in the sweet crown vase I found at…
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Winter Blooms
Look what greeted me in my garden one morning this week after a rain. This beautiful rose likes to bloom here in southern California in the winter after a rain. I love the…
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California Winter Garden
Do you see the bees at work? This is southern California. All photos are in temperate southern California. These are blooming right now in southern California. Anemones.…
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Roses in November
This is my 'Christmas' rose. Red and white stripe like peppermint candy. It's called 'Sentimental'. While not blooming much this summer, the plant is now in full bloom in…
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Sherman Gardens
I am posting today from the Sherman Library and Gardens in Corona Del Mar, California. I have been here before but today I took photos of some different but extraordinary…
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More Spring Inspiration
I've missed my roses so much, They haven't bloomed for months. They are in full bloom this month. I lost my 'Secret' rose. I will be replacing it but not for awhile. This rose…
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Color In My Spring Garden
My coral rose this week. This rose looks surreal when photographed. These are photos I took in my garden this week. Enjoy. Can you see the raindrops? My coral rose in bud One…
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Favorites Around My Home And Garden
Walking from my kitchen into my laundry room. I like the contrast of color(It's acutally the lighting that is causing the contrast of color-the wall is white not yellow). 'Let…
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Late Fall Blooms
Here is my 'Leonidas' rose blooming this week. For some reason the richness of the colors of this rose is not coming through. Here is the same rose bloom soaking wet from the…
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Christmas Ideas
Beautiful display of double chandeliers hanging in the doorway as you enter Roger's Gardens Christmas boutique in Corona Del Mar, California. More than a dozen themed Christmas…
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Getting Ready For Thanksgiving
When getting ready for Thanksgiving, I've chosen some things from Roger's Gardens in Corona Del Mar, California to show you. All photos are from there except the last one. A…
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Last Shabby Chic Summer Rose
The last bloom of summer. Summer is almost over and my pink rose bush blossomed this past week with a bunch of lovely flowers. My roses are going to enjoy fall as much as I am,…
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Summer Orange
Today I am in my garden with this exquisite 'Leonidas' rose. Its colors represent summer to me. Here it is two days later sun burnt with a deeper rich color. Photo taken at the…
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Summer Stars In My Garden
I spent this past week in my rose garden. Most of my roses get an ombre effect when left in the sun. My pink rose goes through many changes in the sun. My pink rose (over a few…
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My Roses In The Spring Rain
These are photos from the first rain of spring and some of the first blooms. This is probably our last rain for awhile. I found this here . I'm linking with My Romantic Home .
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Shabby Chic Treasure
In the mail this month came this beautiful shabby chic dreamcatcher made by Laurie at Heaven's Walk . I put it in a shabby chic guest bedroom. Shabby chic pillow from the line…
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My First Rose Of Spring
This is the first rose (Leonidas) to bloom in my garden this year. I don't touch up the photos of my roses. I want you to see them as I see them. Look at the exquisite colors…
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Chandeliers At The Gardens
I wanted to share with you these beautiful chandeliers for sale at Roger's Gardens in Corona Del Mar. I saw these while shopping for plants in my garden. While I was admiring…
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Easter At The Gardens
We visited Roger's Gardens in Corona Del Mar, California (nestled next to Newport Beach) over the weekend. We purchased some plants for our home and I found these lovely things…
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Roses In The Rain
This is my coral rose with what looks like little crystal sparkles all over it. It got caught in the rain this past week. It almost looks like my coral rose is covered in…
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Fall Beauty
Can you believe the markings on this little daisy? This is growing in a pot in my next door neighbor's yard. It photographs so surreal. This is my coral rose. It is is so…
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Fall Garden Colors
This beauty looks so much better in person. My 'Leonidas' rose that is orange and yellow. I don't know if you would call my coral rose shown here a fall color but it is now…
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Good-Bye Summer Roses
Good-bye summer. It's been a great season. Couldn't have done it without my Ralph Lauren sunglasses. A little out of focus but I couldn't resist posting it because of the…
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Floral Twins
My pink rose twins. You see the little bird house in my neighbor's yard leaning against her shed? Here are a few you might have missed because they posted wrong. And finally…
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Vintage Silver
This little silver tray from Tina at The Enchanted Home is very versatile. I bought the tray at her store on her blog. The mirror is from Home Goods and the basket from Target.…
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Summer Beauties
This coral rose in my garden has a beautiful ombre effect. Wouldn't this make a beautiful couture gown? This looks like something to eat. Shabby Chic on the vine. Thank-you to…
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Summer Close-ups
Today I've taken close-ups of my 'Secret' and 'Sentimental' roses showing off. At the end of the post are some surprises. Caught in the act. Judi's 'Secret' A 'Lion' in my…
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Summer Green
I thought this was beautiful with the shades of purple and green. I found this interesting and lovely plant in Rainbow, California. On my apple tree. Arbor in my friend Judi's…
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Fullerton Arboretum
This is one of the magnificent blooms on hundreds of plants and flowers at the Fullerton Arboretum in Fullerton, California. This bloom is so perfectly shabby chic and I found…
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My Mother's Day Gift To You
Hapyy Mother's Day to all of you that visit. I put these lovely roses together to help celebrate this day. Enjoy.
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Stars Of The Garden
The roses pictured here are from my first two rose plants. They are the first this spring to break out in full bloom. I don't know their official names. I call them my coral…
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First Bloom
This is the first spring bloom on my Leonidas rose plant. My roses have suffered with a dry winter and fighting aphids on and off. If they were going to have an official rose…
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Apple Tree Pink
I've been into pink this year and I captured these blooms this week on my apple tree. A bee looks like it's getting swallowed up by the apple tree blossom.
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Last Bloom
This is the last bloom on my rose plants this winter. Altho, it's been in the seventies and eighties the past few weeks, the nights are cold and getting colder. I don't think…
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After The Rain
These photos were taken a week and a half before Christmas the day after it rained. My roses held their own. Here they are all dried out. I will send down showers in season,…
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Happy New Year
Out with the old and in with the new. All these rose photos were taken two weeks before Christmas and before the first big rainfall. If you don't see roses bloom in December or…
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Secret's Out
My 'Secret' rose burst out in bloom shortly after it rained and I took these photos of it. This bloom is from the same 'Secret' rose plant. My 'Sentimental' rose also bloomed.…
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Fall Splendor
My roses surprised me with blooms this week. Every bloom on my 'Secret' rose plant is more beautiful than the last. Fall indoors
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Roses In The Rain
My rose plants thought it was summer till it rained this past week. Here they are soaking wet from all that rain. It rained for two days and the day after it was 75 degrees. My…
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From The Garden In Something New
This is the little lamp mon amour has missed in it's new home. This is the quirky milkglass vase that I bought for my roses at the Vintage Marketplace.
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Premiering 'Leonidas' For Fall
These are photos of the first blooms of my new rose 'Leonidas' in my garden. I bought this rose because it represents fall to me. Orange and yellow are my favorite colors for…
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The Last Summer Blooms
I don't know how long my roses will contiue blooming this beautifully. My new roses Secret and Leonidas won't have a new bloom on them till fall (I hope at the end of this…
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A 'Secret' Inside
Here are some photos of my new rose, 'Secret' in it's new home. This rose looks so shabby chic to me. Here it is in the bedroom. I'm linking with The house in the roses for…
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Adding To The Shabby Chic Garden
As summer comes to an end, I have some more suggestions for a Shabby Chic garden. Lace and ruffles Soft pinks and white Vintage pinks Ruffles A touch of lavender And of course,…
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Bees, Spiders And Roses In The Garden
I was inspired to do this post because a blogger asked where are all the bees and butterflies. I found a lot of bees this spring and summer but I couldn't catch a butterfly…
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Do You Wanna Know A 'Secret'?
I went back to my local garden center and bought the other rose. It was between 'Secret' and 'California Dreaming'. 'Secret' won over my heart. I found another awesome rose…
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Shopping For A New Rose For My Garden
I've been thinking about adding to my rose garden for a couple of months now and this weekend I bought a new rose for it. Here are the roses I looked at and the rose I finally…
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In The Garden With My Apple Tree
I love the apple blossoms. All the apple blossoms are gone and in there place are lots of apples. Beautiful apples but have no idea what kind. The apple tree was here when we…
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In The Gardens Of My Neighbors
Some favorites of mine from my friends' and neighbors' gardens and yards. I mentioned how hard it was for me to photograph white roses. I tried here. These are from a…
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The Others At The Sherman Gardens
These are photos of the other plants and flowers besides the roses at the Sherman Gardens . I think this is the 'Casablanca' lily. I was told this is Donna Karan's favorite…
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Mr. De Mille I'm Ready For My Close Up
My Sentimental rose I love the ruffles on this rose bud I have a very small garden and these are the stars in my garden. I'm linking with How Sweet The Sound for Pink Saturday…
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Roses At The Sherman Gardens
One of my greatest joys is photographing roses. I am so glad I can post them and share their beauty with you. These are all from The Sherman Library and Gardens this week in…
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Beautiful Begonias
The Sherman Library and Gardens is having a Begonia Show July 9th and July 10th. I thought I would share some of their beautiful begonias with you that I took this week. I…
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Happy Fourth of July-In And From The Garden
Red, white and blue My coral rose standing in for red. A Happy 4th from Parker who is all dressed up in red white and blue. I'm linking with: http://houseinroses.blogspot.com/…
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In The Garden With Succulents And Cacti
Catus flower My friend Penny took me to visit her neighbor's magnificent potted garden. These look like crabs legs to me. This looks a little shabby chic to me. We met this…
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In The Rose Garden At The Huntington Library
Can you see the hairs on the legs of the little green spider? Sorry, I didn't get the name of this rose. I had mon amour with me with a little note pad and pen. I hope we got…
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Shopping For New In The Garden
I went to my local garden center to get some ideas. I found some roses and other flowers for my little garden. Butterfly bush This rose has petals that are three different…
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Looking Out My Kitchen Window In The Garden
Something for you early. Couldn't wait to show you these photos. They sre Sunday's post today. Happy weekend! I got a shot of this little guy as he was trying to get into one…
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In The Shabby Chic Garden
I thought it would be a good idea to have a shabby chic garden. This is what I put together for that garden. The shabby chic look is lacey. Has ruffles. Looks vintage. Has a…
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In The Garden-Close-Ups
My pink rose In my neighbor's garden Blossoms on my apple tree My pink rose. My coral rose. This is the rose that is my header. Not this particular bloom.
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In The Garden With My Hibiscus
My golden hibiscus My neighbor's hibiscus Close-up of an apple tree blossom In my neighbor's yard Close-up of my pink rose My purple sage
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In The Garden-At My Friend Judi's
Her amazing backyard grill Close-up of the beautiful stonework From her rose garden Her Ingrid Bergman rose She told me the name of this rose and it didn't stick to the teflon…
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In The Garden-Cerritos Sculpture Garden
Today I'm taking you to the lovely, serene Cerritos Sculpture Garden in Cerritos, California. It is next to the Cerritos Library. It has beautiful sculptures and a surprise for…
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The Rose Garden At Sherman Library And Gardens
Queen for a day It's in Corona Del Mar, California. Located right on Pacific Coast Highway. My Sentimental rose in their garden. See how it varies. I love these. I couldn't…
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Sherman Library And Gardens In Corona Del Mar, California
Mon amour and I visited the Sherman Library and Gardens located at 2647 East Coast Highway in Corona Del Mar, California which is next door to Newport Beach, California. For a…
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A Little Easter Color
Gather a few decorated eggs in a favorite bowl. Let their colors welcome spring.
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Good Morning Beauties
This is my Sentimental rose a little sunburned.
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You Are So Beautiful
I took this photo of my coral rose this week. It is the first bloom of this plant in 2011. Isn't it magnificent? I bought this beautiful rose at Lowe's or Home Depot. I bought…
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These plants are from my friends and neighbors yards and gardens. I thought you'd like to see what grows here in Southern California year around. Do you like the chinese…
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Roger's Gardens Today In Corona Del Mar, California
Shot of the day-inside the gift shop at Roger's Gardens Outside the gift shop They sell everything in their gift shop This is for sale I think this is beautiful Also the exit
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