living as I do in Yorkshire should I grow only the white rose of the House of York?
what should I do with this pinkish one - dig it up?
although it fades to an almost whiteness .........
and when given red roses for my birthday, as symbols of the House of Lancaster should I turn them away?
what's a girl to do? History has a lot to answer for when gardening..........
Grow them both! Don't let history have the monopoly on what flowers are the most favourable. (Personally, I prefer white roses!!!)
ReplyDeleteYour roses look amazing!! Your English weather is so perfect for growing roses.
ReplyDeleteGrow them all ;) Your second rose is my favourite...beautiful colours and I bet it has a lovely perfume! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a rose garden but between the possums and drought it's a lost cause :( Gx
What lovely roses, they are my favorite flowers.
ReplyDeleteThe roses are beautiful. I wouldn't be about to give any of them up. And you have a very lovely blog!!!
ReplyDeletelovely pics, i think you should grow them all, history bah
ReplyDeletelisa x
Nahh, chuck 'em all in, I say! The more the merrier. They are beautiful colours, I love them all.x
ReplyDeleteSod the history, grow the roses!
ReplyDeleteIf it was me, the more roses the merrier :) I would love a garden full of david austin roses! Catherine x
ReplyDeleteHa,ha an amusing post with the rose dilemma! Beautiful..... all of them, my family is from Yorkshire and we live in Lancashire! I say enjoy them all always
ReplyDeleteSee you again soon
Priscilla x
Your roses are lovely! My roses just popped this week and I was out taking pictures of them this morning. I just love the white roses this year for some reason.
ReplyDeletered roses, in a Yorkshire garden? GASP - the horror!!! You are a traitor and should be shot.
ReplyDeleteBut....................those roses are amazing (the red is my fave). I can't grow weeds, so i am very jealous and am off to mutter to myself about how grumpy I am under my breath. Either that or I'm going to find out where you live and dig 'em all up.
plant more and rebel!
ReplyDeleteWho cares - they are all beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThey are both equally beautiful. it would be a shame to let a little thing like history force you to remove something so joyous from your garden. Besides it was a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteNo roses should be turned away--ever! LOL! Your roses are gorgeous--all of them, which ever you choose...Happy Summer Days filled with roses ((HUGS))
ReplyDeleteBeautiful roses! I would keep them all.
ReplyDeleteThese roses probably came from france or outer mongolia and never even heard of the war of the roses (like most school children!) so in the interests of educating the masses you could either set up an educational museum in the garden or maybe have a cup of tea instead and enjoy the flowers!
ReplyDeleteWhite! White! I am all about white flowers - I think I have grand delusions that my garden can be a mini Sissinghurst.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful roses! I'm afraid I can't contribute on the rose alleigance issue, being Welsh - I only grow daffodils :)
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