Florets - Floral Quote - # 64 - by Rachel de Thame

" Everyone has their desert island plants - the ones they can't imagine gardening without - and mine would have to be roses. Few plants offer such beautiful flowers, over such a long period, with such breathtaking fragrance. the scent of the rose is renowned world wide and throughout history mankind has made strenuous efforts to capture its essence in expensive oils and exclusive perfumes. The range of fragrances is outstanding: myrrh, tea, old rose and musk are but a few of the evocative names used to describe them. Gardening is a multi-sensory experience, colour, texture, shape and form combining with scent in a complex series of layers to create a satisfying whole. Roses are valuable additions in many ways, but for me, no matter how beautiful it looks, a rose without perfume is never quite complete."

~ Rachel de Thame ~ 

[Rachel de Thame: British, gardener, author of three books, Gardner's World presenter and designer of the flowers for the Royal Barge at Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant in 2012.]

[Quote from: Rachel de Thame's Top 100 Star Plants.]

[Flowers: Three floating Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' - which is one of Rachel's Top 100 Star Plants.]

[Vase: Big vintage bowl.]

[Styling and photography © Ingrid Henningsson for Of Spring and Summer.]

Have a Wonderful Floral Sunday!

See you next week!

xoxo Ingrid