Peonies & Roses
By green_finger
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I felt sure the wind & rain would have spoilt these but somehow they were not so I just had to cut some for the house. The rose is Nahema, a favourite of mine for not only the shape but the wonderful fragrance.
For the longest time I have wanted capture that aroma, it took Jean-Paul Guerlain 4 years to create the perfume, Nahema, just look at the description:
It was created in 1979 & is as hard to find as the rose itself but with the internet your fingers do the searching & I found it & clicked quickly before I could talk myself into being prudent & sensible. I just hope it’s as lovely as the rose is.
I just had to take a picture of these peonies, they are magnificent. Great big huge flowers that seem to glow. I’ve no idea what variety they are as they were already here when we came & that was 14 yrs ago so goodness only knows how old the bush is. The previous owners were here for 40 yrs.
15 Jun, 2018
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Lovely photos green finger,I hope the perfume is what your hoping for,please let us know.
15 Jun, 2018
Actually, now I think about it, the peony was very much smaller & struggling. There used to be a small privet hedge next to it which we took out, it has flourished ever since.
The perfume will take a few weeks as it's coming from New York.
I was feeling a bit guilty so fessed up to Tom, he said 'you deserve it, my darling' - what a lovely man I have! (still feel a bit guilty though).
15 Jun, 2018
The roses look wonderful! The Peony is wonderful with such enormous flowers!
18 Jun, 2018
I just wish the peony lasted longer, already petals are falling but at least the flowers hadn't been ruined by the rain.
18 Jun, 2018
Such a beautiful rose.....and the perfume?
3 Jul, 2018
It's lovely, DD, very hard to put into words as it's neither sweet, flowery nor fresh & it changes after a while to something similar to the rose itself.
Tom likes it.
4 Jul, 2018
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Wonderful peonies - must have been a lovely surprise the first time you saw them flowering!
Have you received your perfume yet? Hope its everything you are hoping for.
Wouldn't it e great if we could add smells to Goy?
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