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| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 1:13:06 PM
Hi Everyone! I wanted to show off the English Roses I grow, and to find out if anyone has a recipe eatable or craft using rose petals that they've tried and has worked. I have 10 different types of english roses that are blooming now and I'm not sure what to do with the petals, they smell awesome.
Lorie
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| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 5:34:03 PM
Keep showing off! They're beautiful!
Dawn in IL |
| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 13 2012 : 12:25:45 PM
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the complements on my david Austin Roses and yard. I spent the weekend working in the garden planting blooming perennials and avoiding nosey chickens running around the yard. I can't hardly wait for winter here in Florida.
Lorie
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - Aug 10 2012 : 08:55:51 AM
I love roses. Those are so beautiful!
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| laurentany |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 7:52:19 PM
Lorie,
All of your flowers are GORGEOUS! Candy to the eyes (and I bet those roses are so sweet smelling!)
Thank you for sharing your beautiful gardens with us!
Hugs,
~Laurie
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 5:12:45 PM
Good advice, Lorie, thanks! I'll try the baking soda and water routine. Any particular ratio? And I assume you spritz this on with a sprayer?
My mother taught me about the proper planting, watering and pruning techniques. When I used to have a design studio in town, I had a small rose garden that was lovely. I remember breaking down and getting a supposedly natural anti-mildew pump spray for the black spot but was never satisfied that it really did any good. They look so good under the care of the new tenants that I'm afraid to ask what they're using on them. Can't wait to try your truly natural idea.
Do you know about "outhouse roses"? People have found them still thriving at abandoned farms and are bringing them back into cultivation. They were originally chosen for their gorgeous scent, hardiness and everblooming qualities, for obvious reasons, so I'm up to try a couple of those.
Oh dear. When am I ever going to find time to do all this? Maybe I'll just live vicariously through you! :) |
| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 4:48:00 PM
Mara, we use a solution of baking soda and water to change the ph on the leavdotson the black spot mildew can't grow. We also never water at night only mornings so all water can evaporate through the day. Try not to water the leaves if possible. Roses like deep root watering. We fertilize a couple times a year and prune, prune, prune..
Lorie
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| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 4:41:38 PM
Mara! I'm trying this recipe this weekend. It looks delicious! I'll post pics. Thank you so much.
Lorie
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 4:33:12 PM
Lorie, we have killer heat and humidity here, too. Black spot is a terrible problem. What's your solution? |
| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 4:25:58 PM
Rose Tea Cream Recipe
20 clean, dry, unblemished rose petals
1 egg white, lightly beaten
Small amount of superfine sugar to coat rose petals
2 tablespoons rose pouchong tea
1-1/4 cups milk
2 eggs, separated
1/4 cup more superfine sugar for the cream part
1 teaspoon rose water
1 (1/4 ounce) package of unflavored gelatin
3 tablespoons water
2/3 cup whipping cream, whipped
Brush rose petals with egg white. Coat evenly in sugar. Dry on a wire rack.
In a saucepan, bring tea and milk just to boiling. (Do not actually boil, or you'll get a skin.) Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
In a bowl, whisk egg yolks and sugar until light. Strain the tea-flavored milk and stir that in, adding the rose water as you go.
In another small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand until the gelatin softens. Place over saucepan of hot water until dissolved. Stir into the tea mixture you just made and refrigerate until just beginning to set.
In yet another bowl (sorry!), whisk egg whites until soft peaks form; gently fold into tea mixture. Turn into 4 wetted (3/4 cup) individual molds and refrigerate until set, 2-3 hours.
Unmold onto dessert plates. Decorate with the crystallized rose petals. Makes 4 servings.
Here's a photo of how it might look if you're lucky:
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| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 3:48:01 PM
Thank you Kelle! Mara, I know what you mean, everytime I go to that David Austin Rose website time flies! Although the growing / blooming season is very long and sometimes continuous, there's only a few varieties that can stand up to the heat and humidity of Tampa in the summer months. I would love that recipe if you can find it. Thank you!
Lorie
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| LittleVintageTrailer |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 3:24:36 PM
These are beautiful!!
Kelle
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| Rosemary |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 3:06:20 PM
Lorie, what exquisite roses! I have a "rose cream" recipe that I'll share with you. Funny, I spent a couple of hours today drooling over websites devoted to heritage roses and am thinking seriously of creating a special rose garden so I can begin collecting different "antique" varieties prized for their fragrance, repeat blooming habits, unusual colors and so on. All I have right now are a couple of New Dawn climbers. Okay, now where's that recipe..... |
| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 07:24:49 AM
Hi Beverly! Yes, they are David Austin English Roses. I order a new one every year. They're catalogs are the most beautiful, so many pictures. I also love how you can go online and just pick a color and they show you every rose type in that color, so hard to choose! Today I'm working on my topiaries, they are all over the place. I have a few inside the house that just look a mess :)
Lorie
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| Beverly Gill |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 09:26:53 AM
Beautifulllllllllare they David Austin Mary? I grow those and just love them so much.
Beverly Gill
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| prayin granny |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 08:32:14 AM
Absolutely beautiful!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda |
| Sabrena Orr |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 08:06:14 AM
Beautiful!
Sabrena, Olympia |
| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 07:47:12 AM
Thank you Jessie. I'm available anytime for flower/plant questions. My husband is a garden nut as well, so between the two of us, you should get any help you need. :)
Lorie
  
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| Sitnalta |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 07:30:01 AM
They are just beautiful! Now I know who to go to with my flower gardening and believe me, I have LOTS of them. LOL!
hugs
Jessie
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| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 06:48:30 AM
Thanks Again everyone! I may not be the best vegetable grower but I can certainly grow plants and flowers. My English Roses, Lavender & Rosemary Topiaries, and African violets are growing like crazy! My yard looks like a European Garden (I dont do tropical). I cant wait to plant the seeds I harvested from my violas, and snapdragons this winter (Florida Winter).
Lorie
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Aug 08 2012 : 06:37:28 AM
So pretty. Such a beautiful color.
marianne |
| katmom |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 10:34:51 PM
Oh Lorie, they are beautiful! I am sooo green with envy... I wish I could grow them...geepers, I can almost smell them way over here! :>)
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| Joey |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 7:13:05 PM
Gorgeous roses! When we were in Gatlinburg,TN there was an artist there who dried the petals and made them into beads. If you google it, it is a pretty easy but time consuming process. The beads were beautiful and pretty expensive. I'd love to try it but haven't got the time. Joey
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| Okie Farm Girl |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 6:46:56 PM
They are just gorgeous!! Thank you so much for sharing your picture. Just made my day!! I can almost smell them. :-)
Mary Beth
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 6:28:38 PM
Lori, they are just beautiful!
Marly
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| Lorie.Vance |
Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 5:29:39 PM
Thank you Everyone! Missy, the vase was actually an antique bedside water bottle and glass but my crazy cat Cashmere knocked it off the table and brok the glass so now it's a vase :). Audrey, such great ideas. I especially like the one about the Rose Petal Jelly. Thank you for the link, I'm gonna try that one this weekend. If it turns out, I'll send you a jar.
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