MES JARDINS DE MES REVES ~~ ROSES DE MAI

The end of the month of May and the beginning of June ~~ the time for the fragrance and spectacular sight of the roses blooming…For some reason the words Roses de Mai popped into my mind which led me to explore why.  This is what I learned: 


Rose de Mai

Rose de Mai led me to the ‘Perfume Capital of the World’ which began in the 16th century, the charming town of Grasse, France on the border of the Cote d’Azur and Provence surrounded by the Alpes Maritimes. 

The floral endowment offers an incredible palette of colors and sweet smells all year round:  mimosa in February, violettes in March, daffodils in April, orange blossoms and roses in May, tuberoses from June to September, jasmine (my favorite) from August to October and the prized aromatic lavender all summer long.  Jasmine, a key ingredient of many perfumes, was brought to southern France by the Moors in the 16th century.  Twenty-seven tons of jasmine are now harvested in Grasse annually.


The ancient and charming streets of Grasse.



 There are numerous old ‘parfumeries’ in Grasse, such as Molinard http://www.molinard.com/, Fragonard http://www.fragonard.com/, and Galimard http://www.galimard.com/, each with tours and a museum.

 Some of my favorite roses are the striped Gallicas:

Rosa Gallica Camaieux
Rosa Gallica Rosa Mundi

 I also love the Moss roses:

 


My Tausendschon (Thousand Beauties)



Porcelain Wild Roses
Beautiful vintage music cover “To A Wild Rose”



Rabbit with Roses

Sweeet Dreams!

Faix de Beau Reves!

xo, Daria



Daria Pew

Written by

2 Comments

Related Posts

Comments (2)

  1. So pretty I love that area of France and perfumes. The rosa mundi rose is a favorite but I dont have any here too hot I think.
    Love all the pink!

    Marie Arden

    Reply
    23.07.2011

  2. They are all so beautiful, Daria. The striped roses are a great favorite of mine, also. On my next trip to France I hope to have the time to visit Grasse, it looks so beautiful!
    xo Lidy

    http://www.frenchgardenhouse.com/

    FrenchGardenHouse

    Reply
    23.08.2011

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *