Friday, February 18, 2011

CAN'T WAIT FOR ROSES... and a sponsor discount for my readers



Hello people!  Hope you're all having a nice week so far.

We had a little hail storm blow through here the other day.  Luckily, It blew out of here as quickly as
it blew in..  We also got some much needed rain, as it was starting to dry up in the garden.  The
next day, however, the sun came out pleasant as could be, and the birds were singing their melodious
songs -- it was so peaceful.  We have rain coming again this weekend, which is a good thing, because
we don't want to have to start watering the garden this early in the season. ;-)


If there is one thing in the garden that I get most excited about, I would have to say it's my roses.  I
love them!  They start blooming in mid Spring and don't stop until late Fall, providing me with
countless bouquets throughout the growing season.  These pictures are just a few I've taken for
various posts last year since I started my blog last May.



recipe for banana nut bread here
 

I purchased most of the roses in my garden (and all of the roses in this post) from the David Austin
Rose Catalog.  You can find more information about David Austin Roses here.




After seeing this picture (below), I realized how glad I was that I painted my dining table top white.:)


**On another note, I also want to introduce you to another one of my lovely sponsors today,
Cherie Prisco of the Etsy shop...

Jimmy Pickles

Cherie is offering a generous 20% discount to my readers on all of her products, which she
personally hand makes,  until March 2nd.   You can find beautiful coupon organizers, wristlet
 key chains, checkbook covers, key fobs, eyeglass cases, and purses in fun, fashionable designer
fabrics at her lovely Etsy shop.  To receive your discount, type in the code Cottage VIP at the time
of checkout. 

These are a few of the beautiful pieces Cherie makes.

(The following three photos are by Cherie of Jimmy Pickles) 

Key Fob

Checkbook Cover

Key Fob

Head on over to Jimmy Pickles to see all of the other beautiful handmade pieces that Cherie
is offering in her lovely Etsy shop.

**Thank you for offering this generous discount to my readers, Cherie!!**

Well, that's all I have for today, my friends.  I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave your lovely comments!

'Til next time...

~ Jo :-)


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56 comments:

  1. Your roses are splendidly beautiful! I miss mine as well. I think I'll plant more this year. I have red, but I think I'd love this shade of pink you have. What I'm excited about are the Eastern Bluebirds. I saw them yesterday scouting out my birdhouses!
    Brenda

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  2. I also think that you roses are splendid! And this shade of pink are very soft, perfect with your decoration!
    Here in the North of Italy, today is a wonderful day: the sun shines and the atmosphere is clear! It seems almost spring!
    Usually, in february it is still cold, sometimes it snows... but it may happen that the cold will be back!
    Meanwhile I enjoy the good weather!
    Have you a nice week end
    Monica

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  3. Lovely;o)
    Have a nice weekend!!!

    Hugs Malin

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  4. Your Austins look great! Heritage is one of my favorite roses. Lovely arrangements too, very romantic.

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  5. Hi Jo, your roses are sooo pretty!... I must say, roses are my very favorite too... they remind me so much of my grandmothers, and my mama who always had rose gardens started from little cuttings under fruit jars... can't wait for Spring either!... and thank you for sharing about the beautiful Etsy shop... will head on over there... xoxo Julie Marie

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  6. They are so beautiful, it makes me really want to try to grow some. My thumb isn't very green, and we always have beetles so bad in the summer, but I'm really enjoying yours!
    xo,
    Debra

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  7. oh, the roses are soooooooooooo beautiful, I like this very much ♥

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  8. your roses are so gorgeous...what a beautiful pink, and i love all the containers you have them in! i hope to grown my own this season...
    :)

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  9. Love your roses and all the pictures you share of your garden! Can't wait until Spring as well, hope you stay dry this next week of wet weather :)

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  10. YOu are lucky to have such a long blooming season for your roses. In Boston we have June until maybe October...so a short 4 or 5 months at best. I love the David Austin roses most. Your roses are lovely. Do they come bare root and you just plant them and do you get blooms the first season too?

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  11. Karrina (bucolic beauty)February 18, 2011 at 9:03 AM

    After admiring both your David Austin roses and Trina's over at A Country Farmhouse, I'm quite certain that I *need* some in the worst possible way. How can a girl claim to be a hopeless romantic if she doesn't have any roses growing in her flower bed?

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  12. Cute stuff!

    I love the roses!! Great photos!!!
    Like every blog out there - COME ON SPRING!

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  13. Lovely Roses! I am so envious that you get to just go out to your garden and pick bouqets!! Someday I'll have a garden...

    Heidi

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  14. The roses are so pretty and I love your new sponsor :)
    XOXO
    Kristin

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  15. love your photos, just gorgeous!!!!

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  16. Hello Jo....what a pretty rosses !!! and wow a new sponsor !! congratulations.......and ?? did you see my new banner picture ??? finally i have the jars !! happy weekend.....have fun ! love Ria.....xxx

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  17. I do adore looking at your roses Jo! Thanks for sharing their beauty with us. We're getting rain here in SoCal as well and I'm ready for it (except for the traffic driving home from work).

    Happy weekend to you!
    -marie

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  18. Hi Jo ! The roses are beautiful.They add such a nice touch to the home.Puts a smile on our face for sure.Spring around the corner hopefully?? The weather here today is kinds gloomy.
    Sponsor.. Awesome !!! have a great weekend..Chickie

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  19. These pictures of roses are lovely ! Here in southeast of France we miss water too in summer so I understand what you mean ! Nice week-end

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  20. I always admire your lovely roses, Jo, so I went over to the website and ordered a catalogue.
    Have a great weekend.
    Hugs, Cindy

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  21. LOVE your roses Jo!!;) Im so looking forward to roses and spring!! ~hugs~ Rachel

    French Farmhouse 425

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  22. I love the roses Jo! And, what a wonderful discount!! Have a happy weekend! Xoxoxo

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  23. Such beautiful and delicate roses ... I can almost smell them! Bess

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  24. Gorgeous photos! I love love pink roses!!!
    How lucky to have them blooming now!

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  25. i just LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE the pink roses! so romantic!
    gald you liked the things i do! wait till you see my easter eggs, already on my dawanda shop! hope you like them too!
    loved today's post!
    happy weekend!
    Rosa

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  26. Your roses are stunning. They'd smell heavenly too I can imagine :)

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  27. Your roses are gorgeous and I can't wait for mine either. I love my old fashioned roses that have been here for years...possibly centuries. They smell heavenly, but sure don't last long on the bushes.
    Blessings~

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  28. Awesome Roses! Love those Austins! Can't wait for spring......

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  29. Your roses are so beautiful. There is just something so special and so romantic about pink roses. I love the way you always display your gorgeous flowers. Like you, I am anxiously awaiting spring!

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  30. I love your roses, they are gorgeous! I can't wait for spring myself and all of the beautiful flowers! Off to go check out the new etsy shop!

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  32. Jo
    The pictures of the roses are absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
    http://www.dreaming-n-color.blogspot.com

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  33. These pics are so pretty and make me dream of spring!

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  34. thanks you so much for sharing your roses. I had 75 David Austen roses but lost most of them in a freak freeze year before last in November, (got down to 10 degrees here and they were not dormant yet). That about broke my heart. I collected them over 10 years, each year I would treat myself to a few of his latest releases. So I begin again. Have you tried Hyde Hall, it is a fabulous one, it gets to about 6 feet easily and blooms non-stop profusely thru the spring, summer and fall.

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  35. Dear Jo,

    now I have the time to write...such alot to do these days and in the evenings I am tooo tired to do anything ...just laying on the couch...
    Your rosepicture are sooooooooo beautiful and I´m dreamimg of them outside in the garden...like you...can´t wait to see the first green outside ...but today it´s really cold again..this evening we go to the cinema, " The kings speech ", perhaps you heared of it...

    Have a very nice and relaxing weekend,
    best wishes,
    Sanne

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  36. Your roses are beautiful. I love the pretty pink colors. Can't wait to see what your garden grows this spring. I wish I could grow roses...but it is just not the right climate. But after visiting your blog, I am off to Fresh Market to pick up some pink roses!! Have a great Saturday and thanks for the inspiration!!

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  37. Beautiful photos!! Love the pink and white!!
    Have a happy weekend!
    ~michelle~

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  38. Jo your roses are just beautiful! I love, love, love David Austin roses and have about three in the garden, but they don't do well because of my garden being a zone 4 garden. But I adore their scent and wish they could thrive here.
    I loved your previous post and the lovely picture of the tulips.
    I can always count on a dose of beauty when visiting your home.
    sending hugs

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  39. Hi Jo,
    Can't wait for roses either. I bought one bare root rose the other day but would love to have some of those delicate colored ones like you have. Where did you get them? You know we've got a Home Goods opening here next week, right? Maybe we could get together sometime and go? Have a great weekend.
    Amanda

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  40. I can see why you'd be excited about your Roses, they are magnificent and I love your arrangements.

    Thanks for stopping by my Post... you know, I'm not sure, but I believe that stream running by the Home was constructed and not natural... which makes it all the more amazing really that it looks so natural and effortless!

    Dawn... The Bohemian

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  41. Hi Jo,

    Your roses are so gorgeous and must make you very happy to have them gracing your beautiful home and garden. David Austin roses are really my favourite, the old fashioned roses with a lovely fragrance.
    I only wish our soil here was better, we have clay and because we live near the sea, they do not do well. sigh. Thanks for sharing Jimmy Pickles Etsy shop.

    Have a wonderful weekend
    Hugs
    Carolyn

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  42. Hi Jo - gorgeous roses!!
    Hey, I just saw your blog mentioned in the new Flea Market Style magazine I bought today.
    Huge congrats!!
    - Susan

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  43. Hi Jo - How I wish I could grow roses here in the Valley - particularly David Austin's. I have tried a number of times in the past but the high rainfall and high humidity just seems to play havoc with them. You have inspired me however to give it another try. I will wait until after our wet season is finished and the temperatures start getting a bit cooler. Yours are just beautiful! ;)Sharyne

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  44. Oh I just love pink roses!

    If you are a dog lover please visit my Metis Linens blog as Andrea and I are having a dog themed giveaway.

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  45. Love your roses, I can if I close my eyes almost feel their fragrance.
    Love
    Annelie

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  46. Jojeana, thank you for a beautiful share!!!! Gorgeous! Put a smile on my face!!! I can't describe it, but it feels almost real!!!
    Thank you :)
    hugs
    Manni

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  47. love those roses!!!!
    and your photos!
    thanks for the visit!
    happy sunday!
    Rosa

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  48. Ok....you HAD to go and make me totally jealous that you've been working outside in your beautiful garden, didn't you, Jo?? lolol! Your roses are so incredibly beautiful. They must really love that CA sunshine! Mine always look so pitiful by the end of the summer due to humidity and Jap beetles munching on them. Anyway, I'm glad to be able to chat with you again after being w/out a computer for 10 days!!!! Somebody (could it be me....?) dropped it..... Have a wonderful week, sweetie!

    xoxo laurie

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  49. Just discovered your blog and thought I'd drop a note to say hi from your latest follower! :)

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  50. Love your roses! It will be a while before I see any of my roses. But I can dream and enjoy those I see on blogs like yours.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  51. Hello Jo

    What a beautiful roses,so romantic.Your blog looks gordeous.

    Will you please visit my blog too?

    Anita from www.vindutch.nl

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  52. Hi Jo,
    Oh my gosh, your roses are so beautiful I think I can smell them from here!! I love all your pictures...they are so gorgeous. I hope you're having a great day.
    XO

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  53. I had coffee with Janelle at Sweet Bee Cottage and I was asking her if she had visited Good Goods. She said that she hadn't been there but mentioned you blogged about it. I had to come visit your blog. I am so happy to see that you can grow David Austin roses in your area. I was wanting to buy some but wasn't sure if it was too hot here (Clovis). So nice to "meet" you and your beautiful blog!

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  54. To Bess from Fixing My Thoughts ~
    I just wanted to thank you for your visits and sweet comments. :) I've visited your lovely blog and would like to leave a comment, but can't find anywhere to do that or your email address.
    Thanks again! :)
    ~ Jo

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  55. so very beautiful roses and arrangements!!!!
    hugs

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  56. I also love seeing your roses in pictures. They have the most beautiful shade of pink.

    -Zane of ontario honey

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Your comments are always welcome and appreciated. I love to hear what you have to say. Thanks! :) Jo

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