Orange tulips. I’m a simple girl.

Though I do love ranunculus and tiger lilies. And nothing beats the smell of roses.

Anonymous wrote:Roses bred for scent.

Not the zombie roses for sale. Most of them are sad and ugly, don't last and have no scent at all.

But garden roses, usually hybrid teas, that bloom opulently and waft heady scent across the garden in summer.

DH proposed with a rose from his garden. Since it was only the second date, I didn't say yes or no, but put his rose in a vase when I got home. It bloomed all that week, and then the tiny bud attached to the stem opened up and bloomed the week after. I think this made me say yes...

And now DH put in French varieties in the front yard. This area is not rose territory - the soil has too much clay and it's too humid in summer - but they valiantly produce deliciously-scented roses all summer. People walking by stop to smell the roses, literally!

You'd love my garden! I have lots of roses; my favorite so far is Princess Alexandra of Kent; the bloom is huge. Most of my yard has native plants, and some of my favorite ones are obedient plant, queen of the prairie, common milkweed (smells amazing) and native azaleas (incredibly fragrant). Favorite trees are pink dogwood and redbud.

Anonymous wrote:Red roses. Am I basic?

No. I love them, too. I had a beautiful fragrant red rose bush, which could have 2 dozen blooms at a time. I moved and didn't have the wherewithal to dig it up and transplant it. I still think about it 20 years later.

Red roses. Am I basic?

Peonies!

Anonymous wrote:My favorites are the white flowers that are heavily scented: Oriental lilies, moonflower, gardenia, jasmine, nicotiana . . .

Mmm. Do you also like the heavy tuberose perfumes? Fracas, Carnal Flower, etc?

I'm a terrible gardener, but the flowers I love (usually grown by others) include tubular begonias, gladiolas, moss rose, azaleas, and rununculus. I also love pink dogwoods.

For sentimental reasons, my very favorites will always be snapdragons and peppermint carnations.

My grandmother (who was a gifted gardener) showed me when I was very young how to make the dragon snap. Whenever I visited, she'd let me pick one and snap away. As a child, it was the neatest thing ever.

Peppermint carnations - I can't remember exactly how it started, but I remember getting shots and my Mom getting me one as a treat, and when I was sick, my Dad would bring home one to sit beside my bed and brighten my room. It was a marvel to me as a child that the flower was both red and white. Now, whenever I see one, it's a reminder of how loving my parents have always been.

My favorites are the white flowers that are heavily scented: Oriental lilies, moonflower, gardenia, jasmine, nicotiana . . .

Sorry that's Crepuscule!

Anonymous wrote:Roses bred for scent.

Not the zombie roses for sale. Most of them are sad and ugly, don't last and have no scent at all.

But garden roses, usually hybrid teas, that bloom opulently and waft heady scent across the garden in summer.

DH proposed with a rose from his garden. Since it was only the second date, I didn't say yes or no, but put his rose in a vase when I got home. It bloomed all that week, and then the tiny bud attached to the stem opened up and bloomed the week after. I think this made me say yes...

And now DH put in French varieties in the front yard. This area is not rose territory - the soil has too much clay and it's too humid in summer - but they valiantly produce deliciously-scented roses all summer. People walking by stop to smell the roses, literally!

You would love my garden! It is filled with noisettes, bourbons, and DA roses!!

I can recommend Crepusclue for our area, doesn't mind the soil or the humidity, although sometimes it does ball before a storm. Still worth it! I have it climbing up the back of my house, about twenty feet tall and it blooms from April to December.

Anonymous wrote:Roses bred for scent.

Not the zombie roses for sale. Most of them are sad and ugly, don't last and have no scent at all.

But garden roses, usually hybrid teas, that bloom opulently and waft heady scent across the garden in summer.

DH proposed with a rose from his garden. Since it was only the second date, I didn't say yes or no, but put his rose in a vase when I got home. It bloomed all that week, and then the tiny bud attached to the stem opened up and bloomed the week after. I think this made me say yes...

And now DH put in French varieties in the front yard. This area is not rose territory - the soil has too much clay and it's too humid in summer - but they valiantly produce deliciously-scented roses all summer. People walking by stop to smell the roses, literally!

Your husband proposed on the second date, and you said yes within 2 weeks?

Roses bred for scent.

Not the zombie roses for sale. Most of them are sad and ugly, don't last and have no scent at all.

But garden roses, usually hybrid teas, that bloom opulently and waft heady scent across the garden in summer.

DH proposed with a rose from his garden. Since it was only the second date, I didn't say yes or no, but put his rose in a vase when I got home. It bloomed all that week, and then the tiny bud attached to the stem opened up and bloomed the week after. I think this made me say yes...

And now DH put in French varieties in the front yard. This area is not rose territory - the soil has too much clay and it's too humid in summer - but they valiantly produce deliciously-scented roses all summer. People walking by stop to smell the roses, literally!

Anonymous wrote:Tiger lilies, hydrangeas, marigolds, and daffodils. But I love flower beds with a good mix of flowers and colors.

Ooh, hydrangeas, how could I forget them? Blue ones are my favorite.

Tiger lilies, hydrangeas, marigolds, and daffodils. But I love flower beds with a good mix of flowers and colors.

I love lilies of the valley, lilacs, and gardenias. But I'm also very partial to irises, daffodils, peonies and ranunculus. I can't decide! I just love flowers.