Gifts of flowers, 1....

Throughout my life I have received 4 bunches of flowers (two of which are from the same friend). I don't want to sound disconsolate - it's because I have been a gardener for most of my adulthood and everyone knew that i always had plenty of beautiful flowers and had no need of more!
So.....last week-end I was given two bunches of flowers,

Roses +

for my birthday, that were really appreciated because I no longer have a garden and suprise!!..... loved receiving them.  Because of this I decided to use as much of the plants in papermaking experiments. This is the story of the flowers/leaves/twigs......

Ranunculus +