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Comments (15)The blogger Ferrebeekeper referenced above, summarizes the design on the cup this way: "A bold rooster struts vainly through a garden of prayer stones and red flowers while a pragmatic hen snatches up bugs with her beak. Around the pair is a little flock of endearing chicks. The scene is almost exactly copied on the opposite side." He continues: "The cup was made in the Ming dynasty during the reign of Emperor Chenghua (1447-1487). Emperor Chenghua was the father of the renowned and righteous Hongzhi Emperor whose reign was a high water mark for the Ming. The story of Emperor HongzhiâÂÂs boyhood however is one of terror and fear. The young crown prince was nearly snuffed out by the infamous Lady Wan, an imperial concubine of Emperor Chenghua who tried to consolidate power by surreptitiously killing off all of the emperorâÂÂs male heirs (and all of his other favorite concubines to boot). The turmoil and corruption at court spread far and wide." Ferrebeekeeper has no doubt Hongzhi's traumatic boyhood played a part in his decision, unique among Chinese emperors, to be a faithful husband of only one wife. Unfortunately, Hongzhi's heir turned out to be a bad ruler, as sometimes happens with the sons of virtuous princes (vide Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and his son Commodus). He is delighted to think that the flowers may depict a long lost Ming rose. As for myself, having learned a bit more about their historical and cultural background, I will now look upon the China roses with renewed interest and respect....See MoreAny mini/patio rose lovers/experts here?
Comments (11)Kathy- thanks for the suggestions. I'll try to get better pictures in spring when there is more bloom to photograph. There are a couple problems with the ID of Irene Marie. Our plant is very small, and Irene Marie is a climber, and our plant was in the ground when Irene Marie was introduced. You are the second to see a connection with Playboy, and I think it is likely to be a relative of that rose. Seil- It certainly looks right. If so, it was planted right next to a three year old plant and never entered into the database at all, both of which seem unlikely, but possible. I wasn't the one in charge at the time. I'll take some close-ups of plant details and add to the file. Thanks, and keep the suggestions coming. I'm hoping the person in the park office can find a copy of the database from that time period, and there will be something in it that got dropped before I took over. Jill...See MoreBon Jour Rose Lovers! (very photo heavy)
Comments (16)I'm so glad everyone is enjoying the photos. We had such a great time. I just loved Paris and I found the Pariseans to be quite nice and helpful. We even had a driver on the metro hold the train for us! Ianna, I'm not sure if they were yews. You weren't allowed down a lot of the walkways at Monet's garden so I sucked in the iris photos. I'm not sure if it was campanula, but it would be a good guess. OK, now that I've whet your appetites...here's more!! This was the garden behind the Musee Rodin And now more from Monet's garden. Field trip anyone? The kids were so cute. There were many school classes and the kids all had booklets of all the plants currently in bloom. Their task was to explore the gardens and find each of the blooms. The famous bridge. Most of the wisteria was going out of bloom but it was still beautiful. I can't believe I scored a picture with no one on the bridge! Back in Paris..... How would you like to have this rooftop garden? And how about this greenhouse? (Paris Botanical Garden) And you can't go to Paris without a visit to the Eiffel Tower....See MoreFree BBQ & Fruit Tree and Plant Lovers Gathering!!!!
Comments (0)FREE BBQ!!! Starting out with Free and following with BBQ usually gets most everyones attention and it is all true. Here the deal and there isn't a catch so don't worry about that. A little bit about that BBQ. I'm not having it catered by some run of the mill place and it definitely isn't straight from the grocery store and heated up. Nope! This is MY BBQ! This ain't no throw the meat on a grill and call it BBQ. No SIR! My butts cook all night long sometimes 20 hours till they are juicy, tender slide right off the bone pure pulled pork ecstasy! I'll put my yardbird up against any. Ain't none of that silly fancy skin off healthy chicken breast neither. Nope I go for the meat of the matter. Just large juicy smoked and then sauced thighs. Now I wish I had some good cajun sausage but we have some that ain't too bad. Especially when you cook it in a smoker. People don't even have a clue what sausage is all about when they throw it in a skillet and maybe half boil it to death. You bite my sausage you better be ready to catch some pure pork deliciousness cause it will run down your chin. OK I hope that got your interest up Now here is the plant stuff! It's that time again and hopefully we are giving a better heads up so more of you can attend. This year we are meeting at my house in Pensacola, FL. Most of the group is growing fruit trees other than bananas too such as Blueberries, Blackberries, Muscadines, figs, pears, persimmons, citrus, pawpaw, pomegranate, quince, pecans, peaches, plums, jujubes and Bamboo (edible shoots). I am growing all of those except pears, jujubes and pecans. I plan to add pears soon. We also have an interest in tropical "looking" plants and landscaping from small planting to hardscapes. I have recently put in a large waterfall that is open for discussion and I'm looking for ideas for the built in planters. I'm sure we'll probably talk about everything. You are welcome to bring a guest or two or three if you decide to come. I have recently acquired a what I believe to be a inground dwarf cold hardy Mango. That is all I'll say now. You'll have to come to hear more details. We are planning on meeting on Saturday October 12, 2013 starting at or around 0800 until we all get tired and go home. Of course you can come whenever you want and leave when you want. We will not have any kind of strict schedule. We just want everyone to have a good time and talk about our plants and anything else that comes up. Hopefully we can all learn a little something from each others trials and tribulations! My place isn't huge but I have squeezed a lot into it. I'm just a little over an acre and it is all open to walk around a look at. I currently have twelve banana bunches hanging and a decent citrus crop. I may have some figs left hanging too. I am providing lunch in the form of BBQ pork, chicken and sausage. We'll have BBQ beans, Cole slaw, Potato salad, Mac and cheese, and some kind of desert (maybe cobbler). This is a family event and children are welcome as long as you can watch them. My yard is not completely child proof and I do have a swimming pool near where we will be eating and relaxing. Of course you can swim but it might be a bit cold as it isn't heated. Unfortunately this is Florida so I can not share any type of Citrus so please don't make that request. I just can't legally do it. I will have banana pups but mostly common varieties and some dwarfs. I may have some rooted fig trees to share. I will have a few fig trees large enough to take some cuttings. I will have a few muscadines in pots. Also I have way too many 1 gallon pots that you are welcome to get some if you want. Also there will be a few persimmon whips available. None of this is for sale, so don't worry about that. We all try to share as many plants as we can to keep costs down. If you have something NON-CITRUS to share feel free to bring it! If not no worries come and enjoy the day. I hope you can come. Please bring someone with you. We are trying to involve the wives and in the case of female members maybe a husband or significant other. If you are a single female and feel uncomfortable I know my wife will be there and I fairly sure several other couples will be here also. Feel free to call me if you have any questions. If you are interested in fruiting plants, ornamental plants and landscaping this will be an excellent time to make contacts and we'd sure like to see you there. Thanks, Charles E-mail Darkman270@cox.net Phone 850-791-2336...See Moresummersrhythm_z6a
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5 years agoThere are 27 Crush on You rose trees left if anyone wants any.
I received my 1st order from Memorial Day sale (25% off), 3 x 36" rose trees plus 4 roses. JP customer service told me I should receive 15 more trees today, but she was off by a couple days. Here is a photo. I will receive 3rd order on Thur ( 9 trees), and 2nd order on Fri ( 15 trees), today's order of 13 trees haven't been shipped yet.
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