Aconitum carmichaelli 'Arendsii' & Rosa 'Sombreul' 5 October 2024

 

My mother often told me, “Hay pocas gentes finas y con educación como nosotros.”  That translates to, “There are few people with education and good taste like us,”

Educación in Spanish not only includes education but also good taste and manners.

My mother and my Rosemary got along splendidly as my mother understood that Rosemary had exquisite good taste. This good taste of hers translated into a lovely snobbishness when she selected plants for our garden. Her favourite colours were white and blue. It was only later at my urging that she began to appreciate yellow, orange and red

Today October 5 I noticed that Rosa ‘Sombreul’ and Aconitum carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ were in bloom. I knew I had to scan both. I am filling gaping holes in my blog so this one I will put in to yesterday.

It seems that my grief for my Rosemary is somewhat ameliorated a tad when I scan her plants in her memory. When the scanning season ends in a few weeks I will have to find other distractions to keep me going.