Roses bloomed in our garden with the onset of summer.With the summer setting in Canada with the Summer Solstice on 20 June, 2021, the roses in our garden came to full bloom.For hundreds of years the rose has been widely recognised as a symbol of love, sympathy or sorrow.The world’s oldest living rose is believed to be 1,000 years old. It grows on the wall of the Cathedral of Hildesheim in Germany and its presence is documented since A.D. 815.Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, is associated with his attire of pinning a fresh red rose to his coat every day. He made it a point to wear a rose as a remainder of his life with his wife Kamala, who passed away in 1938 after a prolonged illness.Roses are said to be the favourite flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love.The rose is one among the only three flowers mentioned in the Bible. The others are lilies and camphire – akin to henna.Rose is England’s National Flower and the United States’ national flower since 1986.George Washington, the first president of USA, was also the first US rose breeder.Roses have been a beautiful symbol of celebration in all cultures. Nothing expresses personal sentiments better than roses, and they’re always in style.Ancient Romans cultivated the flowers to decorate buildings and furniture, and even laid rose petal carpets.According to the Guinness Book of World Records, roses are the oldest species of plant to be grown as decoration.Roses are edible. Their petals can be used to make jams, syrups, and rosewater.About 100 million roses – mainly red – are grown for Valentine’s Day each year.The other popular rose holidays in Canada are Mother’s Day and Christmas.Colour of the rose depends on the species. Roses can be found in different shades of white, yellow, pink, orange and red colors.Red roses are a symbol for love and affection.Pink roses convey poetic romance and gentleness.White rose symbolised innocence and purity, which is how it became associated with weddings and bridal bouquets.Peach coloured roses signal modesty.Orange coloured Roses imply fascination.The colour yellow conveys happy thoughts and a positive feelings of warmth. Though yellow roses signifies friendship, the color once signified the negative traits of jealousy and greed.There are neither any black roses nor blue roses.What might sometimes be referred to as a black rose is actually a dark red rose.Roses do not bloom hurriedly; for beauty, like any masterpiece, takes time to blossom. – Matshona Dhliwayo (Canadian Philosopher, Entrepreneur, and Author)
Very pretty, also the word ‘Rosy’ is a connection with the beautiful flower. Dry rose petals are many times ingredient in ‘ garam masala’ adding the fragrance to food. Don’t forget the ‘Gulkand’ part of your favourite paan.
Reji you are covering everything from Guns to Roses!
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They look gorgeous sir! 😍
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Very pretty home sorrounded by colourful flowers . Narrative is apt.
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Very interesting 👌
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Wow! Lovely visuals augmented by a very informative and fascinating narrative, revealing interesting facts about the ubiquitous favourite flower.
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One word. “Amazing.’
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Beautiful Roses indeed Reji .
Each variety has a name also .
Like Jhon F Kennedy
Queen Elizabeth
Christian Dair
Jawahar Lal Nehru
And many more
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Very pretty, also the word ‘Rosy’ is a connection with the beautiful flower. Dry rose petals are many times ingredient in ‘ garam masala’ adding the fragrance to food. Don’t forget the ‘Gulkand’ part of your favourite paan.
Reji you are covering everything from Guns to Roses!
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Sir …..
Lovely and vibrant home with all colourful flowers . Educated us all about the Rose … Thank you….Sir 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Beautiful sir. Still remember the lovely garden at your home
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