French Country and Romantic Roses

Our family has taken several trips to France and we noticed there were roses everywhere.   We saw them crawling on walls like a French Bouquet.  France is such a romantic country full of surprises at every corner.

We smelled the sights and sounds of Paris as we walked the streets.   I took them to see Monet at my favorite museum De Orsay.   

French Country is a way to capture a little piece of France.  We stayed at a bed in breakfast in
  Texas called the Rose Inn.  I loved the place because roses were everywhere.

Even in the carpet.

French Country makes you feel warm and romantic. There is even a Rose Called French Perfume.  It is a rose striking with color with a fruity spice fragrance.  The perfectly formed petals have high creamy yellow centers shading to lipstick red near the petal edges produced in clusters of 3 to 5 on a sturdy upright plant with dark green, leathery foliage.

Fabric and rugs have been inspired by French Roses.   At one time I had roses in fabric in every room in our home.

When I look at roses in our backyard I see history come to life in beauty.  A 35 million year old fossilized rose was discovered in Europe, probably France, and petrified rose wreaths have been unearthed from ancient Egyptian tombs.  For the design of paintings and carpets roses were very important in Persia.  The early Christians saw the five wounds of Christ in the five petals.  

The red rose was declared a symbol of the blood of Christian Martyrs because they are associated with the Virgin Mary.