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Quebec's Eastern Townships Soon To Be A Rose Mecca For Tourists Article by Habeeb Salloum |
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On our way to Rose des Champs - a unique tourist-oriented raised farm open to the public, we
drove through a countryside that was enveloped in a kaleidoscope of colours, bathing the
landscape with an inviting aura. As we stepped out of our bus, the owners of the farm, Norman
Benoit and Claire Mercier as well as their employees, immediately made us feel welcome.
Soon thereafter, Norman took us for a tour of their four acre organically grown rose farm,
containing some 2,000 rose bushes made up of some 800 species. Everywhere the garden-farm
was embellished by the brilliant colours of the roses. As we walked, we were all gripped with
the fragrances and scenery of roses around us.
drove through a countryside that was enveloped in a kaleidoscope of colours, bathing the
landscape with an inviting aura. As we stepped out of our bus, the owners of the farm, Norman
Benoit and Claire Mercier as well as their employees, immediately made us feel welcome.
Soon thereafter, Norman took us for a tour of their four acre organically grown rose farm,
containing some 2,000 rose bushes made up of some 800 species. Everywhere the garden-farm
was embellished by the brilliant colours of the roses. As we walked, we were all gripped with
the fragrances and scenery of roses around us.
Since taking ownership of the farm, Norman and Claire together decided
that growing roses and turning the petals into rose products would be
more fulfilling then traditional farming. After four years of intensive work
they were able to establish their attractive rose garden-farm surrounded
by and open to a million acres of scenic greenery.
As we moved among the roses, Norman kept us informed as he explained
the history of roses. Although he did give a good overview of the subject,
not enough was credited to the precursor of the modern rose in the West,
this being the Damascus rose (Rosa damascena). It is this Syrian variety
of the rose that many historians believe to be is the mother of virtually all
the roses in the West. It was brought back to Europe from Damascus,
Syria by the returning Crusaders and through the centuries many other
types were developed from this species.
that growing roses and turning the petals into rose products would be
more fulfilling then traditional farming. After four years of intensive work
they were able to establish their attractive rose garden-farm surrounded
by and open to a million acres of scenic greenery.
As we moved among the roses, Norman kept us informed as he explained
the history of roses. Although he did give a good overview of the subject,
not enough was credited to the precursor of the modern rose in the West,
this being the Damascus rose (Rosa damascena). It is this Syrian variety
of the rose that many historians believe to be is the mother of virtually all
the roses in the West. It was brought back to Europe from Damascus,
Syria by the returning Crusaders and through the centuries many other
types were developed from this species.
For centuries, the Damascus rose has been considered almost world-wide
as a symbol of beauty and love. The most perfect of all flowers’ and ‘an
emblem of perfection and faithfulness’ is how some Damascus rose
enthusiasts describe this historic highly-scented flower. The frequency of its
flowering and its perfume makes this magnificently fragrant rose a queen
among the flowers.
The Romans were enamoured with this rose and its cultivation spread to
various parts of their empire. However it was to be only after the
Arabs/Moors took it to the Iberian Peninsula and the Crusaders to other
parts of Europe that it became famous in the West. The Damascus rose was
only introduced into England during the reign of Henry VIII. I do not know if
any of the roses at Norman Benoit and Claire Mercier’s farm have any
connection with the Damascus rose but his colourful rose farm brought to
mind the Rosa damascena.
as a symbol of beauty and love. The most perfect of all flowers’ and ‘an
emblem of perfection and faithfulness’ is how some Damascus rose
enthusiasts describe this historic highly-scented flower. The frequency of its
flowering and its perfume makes this magnificently fragrant rose a queen
among the flowers.
The Romans were enamoured with this rose and its cultivation spread to
various parts of their empire. However it was to be only after the
Arabs/Moors took it to the Iberian Peninsula and the Crusaders to other
parts of Europe that it became famous in the West. The Damascus rose was
only introduced into England during the reign of Henry VIII. I do not know if
any of the roses at Norman Benoit and Claire Mercier’s farm have any
connection with the Damascus rose but his colourful rose farm brought to
mind the Rosa damascena.
