Thomas Lazar / Wild roses flower on rocky coastline in fog, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA

Thomas Lazar / Wild roses flower on rocky coastline in fog, Acadia National Park, Maine, USA

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Desert roses (Adenium obesum), Wadi Hareet, Oman

Mark Raycroft / Scottish Terrier (Canis familiaris) puppy in flower bed amid Roses

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} Black and Blue bicolour Persian-cross kittens ('Cobweb' x 'Nancy') among pink climbing roses

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} portrait of long haired tabby Persian kitten among Dwarf roses and Bellflowers.

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} tabby kitten among American pillar roses.

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} tabby kitten among American pillar roses.

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} tabby kitten among American pillar roses.

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} Amber-eyed and blue-eyed white kittens in a large teacup with bowl of roses.

Jane Burton / Domestic Cat {Felis catus} 8-week, Long haired tabby kitten with pink roses.

Gertrud & Helmut Denzau / Pink flowering indus rose bush next to Indus River, Ladakh, North East India

Adrian Davies / Dog rose {Rosa canina} UK.

Adrian Davies / Dog rose {Rosa canina} UK.

Adrian Davies / Dog rose {Rosa canina} UK.

Philippe Clement / Burnet rose in flower {Rosa pimpinellifolia} Belgium

Philippe Clement / Sweet briar rose {Rosa rubiginosa} Belgium

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Rose gardens in Jebel al Akhdar, Oman for rosewater production.

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Rose gardens in Jebel al Akhdar, Oman for rosewater production.

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Rose petals {Rosa damascena} harvested for rosewater production, Jebel al Akhdar.

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Rose petal harvest, Jebel al Akhdar, Oman {Rosa damascena} for making rosewater

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Rosebushes at Jebel al Akhdar, Oman {Rosa damascena} for rosewater production

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Rosebush at Jebel al Akhdar, Oman {Rosa damascena} for rosewater production

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Roses at Jebel al Akhdar, Oman {Rosa damascena} grown for rosewater production

Hanne Jens Eriksen / Rose gardens in Jebel al Akhdar, Oman for rosewater production.

Jan Vermeer / Rose (Rosa sp) flowers, close up of many different colored Roses, North America and Europe

Bjorn Forsberg / Rose bud with Ten spotted ladybird {Cocinellidae propylea gutturodecimpunctata} Sweden

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys with Mountain roses in the bands of their hats preparing to cook trout over a fire at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboys with Mountain roses in the bands of their hats cooking trout over a fire at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white roses with purple and white flowers among them

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white roses

Tony Evans / Mountain avens flowering {Dryas octopetala} UK

Tony Evans / Dog rose bush in flower {Rosa canina} UK

Tony Evans / Dog rose flower {Rosa canina} UK

Tony Evans / Dog rose flowers {Rosa canina} UK

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic chicken, gold laced rock rooster {Gallus gallus domesticus} Iowa, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic chicken, white minorca rooster {Gallus gallus domesticus} Iowa, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic chicken, Barred rock cochin bantam rooster {Gallus gallus domesticus} Iowa, USA

Niall Benvie / Dog rose (Rosa canina) hips. Brechin, Angus. Scotland

Brian Lightfoot / Dog rose (Rosa canina) in flower (June) Scotland. Saint Cyrus NNR, Montrose.

Duncan Mcewan / Dog rose hips (Rosa canina). Scotland, UK, Europe

Duncan Mcewan / Dog rose hips (Rosa canina) showing seeds. Scotland, UK, Europe

Niall Benvie / Dog rose hips (Rosa canina) Scotland

Paul Hobson / Mountain avens {Dryas octopetala} growing out of limestone pavement, Burren, Republic of Ireland

Niall Benvie / Dog rose flower. Scotland

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) infection of leaves of an ornamental garden rose, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) infection of leaves of an ornamental garden rose, Berkshire, July

Nigel Cattlin / Black spot (Diplocarpon rosae) infection of leaves of an ornamental garden rose, Berkshire, July

Ernie Janes / Roses flowering on garden arch, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Roses flowering on garden arch, Norfolk, UK

Jan Vermeer / Heart-shaped bouquet of pink roses on gate, Europe

Pete Oxford / Close up detail of a chagra or cowboy's hat with Mountain roses in the band, lasso, and decoratively carved wooden stirrup, Hacienda Yanahurco, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Chagra cowboy with Mountain roses in the band of his hat and his Horse at a hacienda during the annual overnight cattle round-up, Andes Mountains, Ecuador

Jan Vermeer / Close up of white roses with purple and white flowers among them

Tom Vezo / Mountain avens {Dryas octopetala}. Nome Alaska.

Tom Vezo / Mountain avens {Dryas octopetala}. Nome Alaska.

Roland Seitre / Mandrinette (Hibiscus liliiflorus) in flower, Rodrigues Island, Mauritius. Critically endangered.

Roland Seitre / Mandrinette (Hibiscus liliiflorus) in flower, Rodrigues Island, Mauritius. Critically endangered.

Roman Willi / Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) female, perched in Rose (Rosaceae) bush, Lucerne, Switzerland. June.

Lynn M. Stone / Chow chow standing among wild roses on seaside cliffs, Pemaquid Point, Maine, USA. June.

Lynn M. Stone / Chow chow, black, smooth-haired variety, sitting among wild roses on seaside cliffs, Pemaquid Point, Maine, USA. June.

Lynn M. Stone / Whippet standing next to wooden fence and pink Roses, portrait, Haddam, Connecticut, USA. June.

Yves Lanceau / Black Labrador Retriever, portrait in garden

Yves Lanceau / Black Labrador Retriever, portrait in garden

Yves Lanceau / Chocolate, black and yellow Labrador Retrievers in garden, France

Yves Lanceau / Domestic dog, Yorkshire Terrier, puppy, portrait with flowers

Yves Lanceau / Domestic dog, Rough coated Collie / Scottish Collie, sitting portrait, France

Yves Lanceau / Domestic dog, Gordon Setter, adult sniffing the air in garden, France

Loic Poidevin / Close up of bouquet / bunch of roses, France. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Variable or large rose sawfly (Arge pagana) scar in the young stem of a rose where the adult has laid her eggs, Devon, March

Nigel Cattlin / Grey mould (Botrytis cinerea) mycelium development on glasshouse reared Rose flower buds

Nick Upton / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe browsing a Rose Bush in a flowerbed, Wiltshire garden, UK, October.

Nigel Cattlin / Dark veins and yellow interveinal chlorosis, a symptoms of iron deficiency on ornamental garden rose leaves, Berkshire, England, UK, August