Roses are beautiful and the vases very original. Lovely "show".

Great looking bouquets! Vases are very nice!

Everything is beautiful Sharlene, the roses and the vases!

They are just beautiful Sharlene! I especially love the pitcher. Yes, Judy and I do tend to like "posh" vases as you call them :) Not sure what you consider affordable but I assure you I don't usually give but a few dollars for mine! Thankfully we have stores that carry what we love for very reasonable prices a lot of times. I also love to hit up antique stores for cheap glass vases and spray paint them. Where there's a will.. there's always a way!

Thanks everyone!

April, I don't know if it is just Switzerland (rather renowed for being expensive) but the "posh" vases I saw yesterday were around USD50.00 which is quite a bit more than what I would pay for a vase. Clear glass vases are much more reasonably priced and spray painting is a wonderful idea - thanks! It will be a great project to keep me occupied through the 'long cold winter' - and reading GW posts:)))

Sharlene

Wow Sharlene your roses are so beautiful! Love how they look in your new vases. Especially love how the ones look in the mauve glass vase. Indian Summer looks beautiful! Love it's color. Love your milk jug and can too. Those always remind me of a vintage style and I love vintage. I've bought several vases that leaked and have either had to return them or find a way to make it work. We don't pay much for vases either and agree we'd rather spend our money on a rose bush too. Like April said if you see something you love but not the color we spray paint it then add some sparkling glitter spray or glitter flakes with mod podge. We are crazy for some sparkle. Judy

Wow, those are stunning! I will have to refer back to your color combos when I get some spring blooms, you have such an eye for putting together bouquets! I could just look at them all day!

Those are lovely vase Sharlene! And the roses are gorgeous! I never would've guessed that was INDIAN SUMMER either. Almost got my hands on that rose way back when I first started ordering from Hortico in Canada. They used to carry it, or so they claimed to, but I never managed to snag one.

' Indian Summer' looks just as pretty in its new color. I wonder if cut in bud in other seasons it would still open indoors with that color?

Love your amethyst vase! Perfect for lavender roses. I once bought a smallish stoneware container of some kind of fiery hot Oriental sauce just for the container.

Judy, glad you liked them - have already been looking for ideas on what to do with my clear glass vases - seems the possibilities are endless. Don't know why I never thought of it before! Thanks again to you and April for the tip!

Thanks Andrea - you flatter me!

Irisgal, "fiery hot sauce" lol! Now I am always going to be checking out the condiment shelves when I go shopping!
I did cut some Indian Summer buds in July but they were the normal apricoty colour when they opened in the vase. The colour on most of the roses I cut now is much more intense but not totally different. I think it must be the cold spell we had mid-October when the buds were forming that changed the colour.

Beth - holding thumbs that you'll find an Indian Summer - it really is a great rose!

Sharlene

Loving the vases,roses, and the way you displayed them!

Wonderful roses - especially the purple/mauve ones!!! I love the colors that you put together - so fresh and happy! And your Black Baccara is sooo dark! Is it usually that dark or is it the cool weather?

My fav vase is the green one, because it balances out the length of the stems above. That's my favorite bouquet!!!! Amazing!

Carol

Carol, the cooler weather has had an effect on Black Baccara - it is a little darker than the summer flush, about the same as the spring flush. It has been amazing this year! It is my DH favourite rose! I planted it in fall 2013 and after reading all the reports here, I was expecting all sorts of problems. It did have a little PM early on but some others did as well. Minimal BS! It is not vigorous but put out a decent amount of growth with average size blooms Only negative is that it has no scent. But I wouldn't be without it - the colour and velvety look is just amazing!

Sharlene

Yes, I am huge on fragrance, but I do have some favorites that I bought before I knew I loved fragrance. And I wouldn't be without them. Maybe I should broaden my horizon into nonfragrant roses. Anyway, I'm glad you showed it and that you love it so much!

Carol

Your post is breathtaking, Sharlene, with simply lovely roses and very nice containers. I collect antique Chinese porcelain, a lot from the 18th century, and you would think I would put the roses in those, but no, somehow they always end up in a drinking glass! Perhaps after reading your post I can be a little more original and use some of the Chinese porcelain teapots and larger cups.

Thanks Ingrid.

I think I recall you posting pics of some of your porcelain. Isn't antique Chinese poreclain rather valuable? I think I would be too afraid to use something like that for fear of dropping it - has happened on occasion!

Sharlene

These are so pretty! The colors are so bright and intense. Thank you for sharing them.

Wow! All I can say is Wow! Stunning!