Roses, Roses Everywhere In Southern California
@DeborahDiane (40056)
Laguna Woods, California
February 23, 2017 5:13pm CST
This morning, @LadyDuck mentioned they are starting to have some types of flowers bloom early in Switzerland.
We have many types of flowers which are also seasonal here in California.
However, the most popular type of flowers you will see here are roses. You see them almost everywhere ... in Disneyland, around homes, along the beach, in pots, and as ground cover on hillsides.
That is because roses will bloom the year around in Southern California. Because they come in so many colors, they are very popular.
The photo above is of a rose garden outside a popular Laguna Beach restaurant called Las Brisas. They have roses of many colors and they are always in bloom! 
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
24 Feb 17
Funnily enough roses are my least favourite flower, I don't mind seeing them elsewhere but not in my garden. I love to go around some formal rose gardens the smells and colours are amazing!
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Feb 17
I can do without roses too, Gary. Although I did grow them when I was in my twenties, but they are a lot of work around here since they are attacked by bugs and things. I had quite a few plants back then but probably never will again.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@garymarsh6 - Some people do not like the thorns and some people do not like the bare plants when they are pruned. However, I love the rich colors and aromas!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@MarshaMusselman - Yes, roses do require attention. I have always fertilized mine regularly and treated them for bugs. The California climate makes their care a little easier than in other places.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Feb 17
Love the picture! You are indeed blessed to have roses all year round. 
Are you ever tempted to eat a few petals?
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@1hopefulman - I have never eaten rose petals, although I have heard they are edible.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@1hopefulman - I will have to try one sometime!
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
24 Feb 17
I absolutely love roses! Last fall, I pulled a rose bush from my front yard and put it in a pot. I haven't had much luck with this in the past. This rose bush seems to like the light in my kitchen.
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@flpoolbum (2978)
• United States
24 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane ~Here'a pic of my winter kitchen rose buds.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@flpoolbum - Your winter kitchen rose buds are going to turn into lovely roses!
@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@flpoolbum - I love the idea of a rose bush in my kitchen!
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@Tampa_girl7 (49010)
• United States
24 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane I understand why. it is simply breathtaking.
it is simply breathtaking.1 person likes this
@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@Tampa_girl7 - That path along the bluffs is one of my favorite places to walk.
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
24 Feb 17
I never thought before about which flowers might bloom all year long and which do not. Probably the perienniels that tend to be seasonal like tulips in the spring are the same way there unless they last a bit longer than the states that get colder weather. Roses are pretty popular here too even though they don't last all year long. Are annuals pretty popular there too? I wonder how long some of them last since here they bloom from early spring till the frost hits.
Spectacular picture you have there. Not only the flowers but the view beyond.
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@MarshaMusselman (38659)
• Midland, Michigan
25 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane I'm only familiar with a couple of those. One, I've read about here but never seen in person.Geraniums are a common annual here and many will bring them inside to weather the winter and replant them again come spring.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Feb 17
@MarshaMusselman - Geraniums will actually grow wild here and they bloom the year around. They are a very popular potted plant. They are also hardy. I'm glad you were able to save yours!
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@MarshaMusselman - I am not very knowledgeable about a lot of flowers. However, geraniums do very well all the year long here in California, too. As for more seasonal flowers, we get wild Marguerites, wild mustard, iceplant, bougainvillea and Shasta Daisies. Those will bloom most of the year, too, if they get a little water. Lantana is also very popular in Southern California.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@just4him - I love roses, too. I enjoyed taking that photo of the roses with the ocean and the town of Laguna Beach in the background. 
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
24 Feb 17
They are beautiful. Those roses must be maintained by someone. In Kashmir I have seen them growing on roadsides just like weeds.
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@allknowing (130064)
• India
24 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane But not where I live. They need to be handled with kid gloves
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@allknowing - Yes, roses will grow wild here, too. I think that is wonderful they will grow wild along the roadsides in Kashmir.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@allknowing - Yes, roses do need to be handled with kid gloves, especially wild ones.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
24 Feb 17
Thank your for mentioning. I love roses, but the flowers I loved more in Southern California were those of the Bougainvillea trees. They come in so many beautiful colors in your country. We have roses here, but the Bougainvillea trees cannot resist our winters.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
25 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane I also prefer those planted near the walls, they look so beautiful.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@LadyDuck - Yes, we have Bougainvillea all over the place. I love it when they are planted so they grow over the walls of the local communities. It is so lovely to drive past them.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
24 Feb 17
The roses are gorgeous @DeborahDiane . Here at my place I get wild flowers which are of a wide variety of colors and shapes.
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@nanette64 (20364)
• Fairfield, Texas
25 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane My yard is already covered in purple clover.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Feb 17
@nanette64 - I would love to have purple clover here! It looks beautiful in the fields.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@nanette64 - I love wild flowers, too. We get those in the fields in Southern California, too.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@DianneN - That is very sweet of your husband! You are right ... who wouldn't love roses year around?
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@JudyEv - Yes, roses are tough and we sometimes see them growing semi-wild here in California, too. I think that is wonderful that roses bloom nearly all the year around in Australia, too. How wonderful!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 Feb 17
oh my God, those are so beautiful single-colored roses, big and blooming. i like it
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@ridingbet - I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures of the roses.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
26 Feb 17
@ridingbet - I love the idea of doing that with your rose pictures. I can see how that would be a useful idea.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane this morning, before i drove the car to the repair shop, i was so fascinated with the roses all in bloom here in our lawn so i took pictures of them, then uploaded them in my face book account under the album "i beg your pardon" and sub-tagged as "i'm sending you a big bouquet of roses, one for everytime you broke my heart".
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@Deepizzaguy (94581)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Feb 17
Thank you for sharing this nice story.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@Deepizzaguy - I'm glad you liked the info about the California roses.
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@Hannihar (129481)
• Israel
30 Oct 17
They are absolutely beautiful. I like to look at flowers and admire them, but, I do not have a green thumb to grow them so leave it to someone else. I used to buy flowers for our Sabbath but stopped because they do not last long. They are so fresh and beautiful when buy them but I hate to see them get so bad and have to throw them out. You can actually get some nice ones that are not real that will last. I know it is not the same.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
31 Oct 17
@Hannihar - I enjoy artificial flowers. I have several arrangements in my home. They brighten things up and are easy to take care of.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
31 Oct 17
@Hannihar - I love having artificial flowers in the house and living ones outside, where they last so much longer than they do if I cut them!
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@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
24 Feb 17
I have flowers blooming year round. The photo is outstanding and have been there. Your right see roses everywhere in bloom.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@Fishmomma - I am glad you have seen this area of Southern California. I love the flowers and ocean together.
@silvermist (19702)
• India
24 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane That is wonderful.Roses always in bloom.So many roses,that too near the beach.The photo is beautiful.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@silvermist - I love the fact that roses grow so near the beach, too! Then, I can enjoy two of my favorite things at the same time.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
25 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane That is an unique experience sitting near the sea with roses nearby.A rare combination.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
24 Feb 17
@jstory07 - We are very lucky that they grow here the year around. We always have beautiful flowers to enjoy. I imagine that flowers do very well in many parts of Oregon, too.
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@bluesa (15023)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
24 Feb 17
@DeborahDiane , I do love the look and fragrance of a rose, but I have no green thumb to speak of. You are lucky to have them bloom so freely where you live. :)
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@bluesa - We are lucky. I do not have much of a green thumb, either. It's nice that I do not have to do anything in order to enjoy the roses and other flowers.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@tzwrites - I love roses, too. I'm glad you enjoyed the picture.
@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Feb 17
@WriterAJ - I'm glad you enjoyed the roses in my picture!
