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The Sweet Scent of Roses | Jardin des Plantes

5.31.2015
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden
Paris Jardin des Plantes Rose Garden

I often pass this gated area just beyond the main entrance of Jardin des Plantes on my way to another area of the garden, and only ever stop to photograph the sculptures inside, always wishing I could jump the fence to get a better angle. I've never known it to be accessible to the public, until the other day when surprisingly two square gates, normally locked and sealed with a padlock, were wide open. I looked around to see if the jardinieres were momentarily inside watering the plants or tilling the grounds... but there was no one working on the flora at all, just a young man walking under the trellises, admiring the roses.

Roses! A jungle of roses that were never there on my previous visits. I stepped inside with a fluttering heart. And although I overheard someone say most of the blooms had already passed their peak, I couldn't disagree more. And so I spent the better half of the morning slowly taking in the 170 varieties of European roses.

Do visit if you can... but take heart, as soon as you begin to leave, the fragrance of a thousand roses pulls you back in, inviting you to remain one minute more, then another, followed by another...

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23 comments

  1. Your photos are always so beautiful! I will never get bored of photos of flowers.

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  2. Such elegance!! I'm convinced I can smell them from here! Bonne fetes des meres, ma chere!

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    1. ...and belated Joyeuse Fête des mères to you, Adrienne! xo

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  3. We can't grow roses in our area so this is really special, thanks for taking me there and I can really smell them from Hawaii!

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  4. this is gorgeous Catherine! I can almost smell them... I really love the first and 2nd last images. have a beautiful week!

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  5. These are wonderful, romantic photos.
    Thank you for posting here, and please come link up at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/06/nesting.html

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  6. Oh how beautiful, I can imagine their sweet fragrance from your lovely photos!

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  7. oh those roses! glorious! I would have been in heaven and like you unable to leave. Jardin des Plantes was the first garden we visited, on our first day, in Paris 10 years ago. We had crepes from the little stall at the gate. Is it still there?
    Always wonderful to visit you Catherine. Sweet memories from France. thank you.

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    1. Yes! There are actually two snack/crepe kiosks at Jardin des Plantes now. But I think the one you're referring to is the one at the eastern entrance of the garden (closer to Gare Austerlitz)... it's still there, serving fresh crepes, ice cream, beverages and other snacks :)

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  8. They are so beautiful. Lovely photos too.

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  9. If it were possible to take in the scents from your photos, Catherine, it would be heavenly. I can well imagine spending the morning surrounded by such beauty and scents.

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  10. Your pictures are sooo beautiful. I can almost smells the roses. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Little by Little.

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  11. You all make me blush ... thank you so much for your comments :) xo

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  12. Beautiful roses. I am so glad you found them and wish I lived close enough to visit them too.

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  13. These are stunning! I would love to experience these roses in person!

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  14. just lovely! can't wait for spring/summer here :-)

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  15. In my dreams, Catherine, in my dreams! Their blowsy heads are perfect.

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