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| Rosa 'Double Delight' - 18 May 2025 |
In our Kerrisdale garden we had a circular rose bed and one of my favourite roses was a hybrid tea rose called Rosa ‘Double Delight’. Rosemary, the snob that she was, poo-pooed hybrid teas. She preferred old roses and English Roses. But she liked Double Delight. To begin with it has an unusual colour combination and to that a most lovely and strong scent.
Somehow that rose did not make our move to Kitsilano. To my surprise on Easter Sunday my youngest granddaughter told us that she had discovered a new garden centre. It was not new as it was Mandeville Garden Works, a place where Rosemary and I often went to. But while there I found a healthy Double Delight.
Waiting for it to open, I discovered another lovely attribute of the rose. The yet-to-open blooms are excitingly interesting to look at. Since I did not dare cut one of the unopened blooms to scan it I had to (!!) photograph it. Years ago I told myself I was never going to photograph individual roses. I used my Lensbaby equipped Fuji X-E1 digital camera and I am happy with the results.
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| Rosa 'Double Delight' 25 May 2025 |
