All "Flow Blue" is transferware as is its cousin "Flow Mulberry". The height of the period was about 1845-1855. Almost all of it was for the American export trade. As a result these pieces are relatively rare in England. Here in America, during the 1980s-1990s, much "Flow Blue" and "Flow Mulberry" was purchased by collectors and as of yet has not left those collector's hands so it's gotten rare to locate on this side of the pond as well. Both colors were often made in the same, or similar, patterns. I have an extensive collection of both "Flow Blue" and "Flow Mulberry" with the latter my favorite by far. About 3-4 years ago, I sold a platter of combined "Flow Blue" and "Flow Mulberry" at our booth in CT. These pictures are not as close up as would be desired for this type of use but still you can see the difference between what's shown above in this post and the early period "Flow Blue". The pieces pictured above are from a much later period (1870s-1880s, maybe even 1890s) and very much different. They appeal to a different collector as well. Your first give away is the gold rims. You'd never see that in an early piece. Also, the fancy molds and lighter weight. An early piece is very heavy for its size and the ink is very smudged ("flowing"). Here's my pictures of a Davenport combined "Flow Blue" and "Flow Mulberry" platter that dates to 1848. Here is a picture of "Flow Mulberry" as a close-up so the style of the transferware's ink flow can be seen better. Personally, I think it's a stretch to refer to the OP's pictures as "Flow Blue". /tricia

Yes, this is the house I was thinking of but there has to be another posting by Tinker. I remember Squirrel doing numerous mock-ups for her fireplace wall which is shown in the last picture of her Oct. 3rd post. When I did a search for Tinker this did not appear and it had to be after the kitchen pictures. Strange. Hope you find it ellied.

Sometimes you can understand color relationships better by putting the samples together. If it doesn't work that way, it won't work on the house. Just be aware that colors get stronger and darker as the sample size gets larger and they change with horizontal vs vertical orientation to the light but not enough to overcome a poor color relationship. What I have very little confidence in is visualizing colors on a computer screen. It simply too inaccurate to be useful. I have always relied on taking color samples to the site or at least outdoors. I think focusing on color descriptions and computer mockups is a specious approach. Personally I think the dullness of most of these stain colors contrasted with the brightness of the white trim is distracting. I would wrap the corners with the shingles or at least paint the trim a more subdued color. Here is a house on the cape that takes advantage of a more subtle trim color and shingle shapes.

Pleaseeeee don’t fall for the seeds you will see on Etsy , Pinterest or eBay. Gosh my own mother who had gardened as long as I’ve been alive ordered the rainbow rose seeds and I couldn’t believe it . I found the rose on help me find listed as possibly available in Texas . You would have to call the nursery and see if they could ship it to you ?! Good luck ! If no help there , maybe we can help find an acceptable rose that looks similar for you . :)