I am a pink girl .  Every since I was little, pink has been my favourite colour.  As a young teen, I painted my bedroom and all my furniture pink (much to my mother’s horror).  I also had pink curtains.

In the 70s, I  could be seen looking very dapper in my pink and purple coordinates.

As a consequence, pink roses are, hands down, my favourites.  I especially love soft pink old world roses. Continue reading →

Scentimental is bi-coloured and, as its name suggests, a highly perfumed rose.  Notwithstanding that, I am not a great fan.  It came highly recommended but, as with many things greatly anticipated, it has been disappointing. Continue reading →

What’s in a name?  At first I was confused.  I could only find Goldmarie 84 in my rose book which claimed that it was synonymous with Goldmarie BUT so did the label for my Goldmarie 82.  I then read that Goldmarie was bred in 1982 and released in 1984 and the registered name is Goldmarie 82 Continue reading →

I chose Hot Cocoa because of its unusual colour.  It is unique in that regard.  The catalogues describe it as smoky chocolate orange or, alternatively, as deep rust.  I would go with a velvety brick red. Continue reading →