Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’  

Rosa ‘Boscobel’

Rosa ‘The Ancient Mariner’ is a new one, just released this year

Lavender Lassie (by a German breeder, Kordes, so technically not an English Rose).

Rosa ‘Wisley 2008’

Rosa ‘Hyde Hall’

A mystery rose, its petals catching the sunlight.

I don’t know the name of this one with pretty, frilled petals either.

Rosa ‘Scepter’d Isle’

I think this is also Rosa ‘Scepter’d Isle’ – the flowers tend to open up as they age

Rosa ‘Spirit of Freedom’ (I didn’t get the light quite right, but love the folded petals)

Another shot of ‘Spirit of Freedom’, this time as a youngish flower

Rosa ‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’

I’m sharing this collection of pictures in response to this week’s photo challenge: Happy Place. I’m sure I’ve confessed before that I’m not all that successful at growing roses, but I’m as blithe as a pig in clover any time I’m in a rose garden full of flowers with a camera in my hands.

This is number three in a mini series of this year’s rose photos. If you loved roses and missed the earlier ones, you’ll find the yellow ones here and the apricot and orange ones here. Any guesses on the mystery roses are always welcome!

And if you’ve not taken part in the challenge before, I highly recommend it:  this week’s topic would be a great one to start off with.