I don't have a proper camera, these were taken with my cell phone and my hand wasn't all that steady.  But this pink rose is my favorite of all roses.  I don't know what it is.  It was growing in a back corner of my yard when I moved here 28 years ago.  It had very nearly died away because my brother in law, who lived here also for a few years, had planted shrubs and kept cutting down the rose.

 

But I remembered it as being a very prolific bloomer, and having a wonderful scent, so I managed to find a stem or two behind all the shrubs, and took cuttings to put in the front of the garden last year.  I have been very lucky indeed, as the small cuttings I took have grown into 6 feet tall branches!  They are covered with these pink blooms now.  The smell is devine, and since they are right outside of the back bedroom and office windows, the smell comes all through the house.

 

The roses themselves aren't so special in looks, and each flower only lasts a day or two before the petals fall to the ground, but the smell, and the sheer volume of them is what is so special.  Also, the bees love this pink flower, and bees are good for my vegetables!

Here is a close up of one.  And here is a faraway picture where you can see the tall pink rose, and also my white and coral roses, which though beautiful, have no where near the scent of my old pink rose.  (sorry for the fuzzy picture, I really need to get a proper camera)

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