Nah... Rita ... we got rain .... I didn't have to haul out the hose to water the top of the slope ! I thought we'd never get a break in the drought.

They say we'll get less than an inch of rain out of this storm, but it's snowing in the higher elevations. It probably won't stick, but every little bit helps.

Smiles,
Lyn

There was at least an inch and a half of rain today in a casserole dish I left outside by mistake yesterday. My plants are so happy!

Zuzu ... that's great

My plants are not "happy" yet, but they do look better. We didn't get as much rain.

Smiles,
Lyn

A Fabulous end to Roses Week. Two more great Garden Articles Plus the Podcast. I might listen to that Podcast tomorrow but I will definitely listen to it. Seems like it will be a really great one.

[quote="zuzu"
I'm going to try to add 5 rose comments a day to the database for the rest of the month.[/quote]



I am finding that to be one of the neatest things about rose week-month!
Thank you zuzu!

Thank you, DD. I hope everyone else is going to add comments on their favorite roses.

I had already added comments long ago.

You've always been good about adding comments, Rita.

I like to do comments. Mostly that would be positive comments but not always.

Opps, I just started checking and looks like I have not done comments on all my roses or used to be roses. Better get going on adding comments!

Honestly, I thought that I had added more comments than I actually have on the roses that I grow. But then I just could not remember which I left out for comments. So thinking what to do. I decided to go thru the list of roses in the database page by page and add comments where I can. That should be a project since there are almost 300 pages.

Good idea. You may know a lot about roses you don't currently own, so that's a good plan.

For instance I just did a comment about Angel Face. A rose I once grew but no longer. There are lots of roses that I tried that just did not work out for me. Now I don't do anything but take care of my roses. But it took years when I was buying new roses to replace ones that did not work for me. Until I got it right. At least right for my garden.

Rita ....

That's true for everyone. The problem is that roses really are regional, but were marketed as if they would do well everywhere. That's not true, but it sure sold a lot of roses.

A rose that is awful for me might be a star in your garden.

I like the fact that you mention that you are gardening in a humid climate. It really makes a difference to have that kind of information available because it makes the comment more valuable.

I garden in an arid climate, so if I didn't mention that, I would be misleading people. Generally, once the summer temps hit 85 degrees and stay there, I don't have to worry about black spot of any kind because bs spores are not viable when temps are above 85 degrees in an arid climate.

Smiles,
Lyn

I try to remember to mention everything but don't always get it all into each comment. But mostly, no spray does not work very well here as Long Island is hot a quite humid in the summer.

I am finding lots of roses that I grow or once grew that I had not done comments on as I go thru the pages of listings. I have made it up to page 75 and am going to quit for the evening. Time for bed.

After admiring Calif_Sue's latest banner, I am going to have to look more closely at my Perle d'Or; I did not realize she was that beautiful! Thanks Sue.

It's one of my favorites and such a sweet button bloom too! I can recognize it anywhere. I always get these straight thick stems that shoot up and branch out in a huge cluster bouquet of blooms.

Well Thanks Sue. Another one for the wish list.

Because you always enhance your descriptions with stunning photos, I have no power to resist digging yet another hole.

Going thru the roses database page by page. I can't believe how many roses I am finding to comment on that I grow or have grown but had not put comments under.

I see I am not the only one putting rose comment in the database!

porkpal said:After admiring Calif_Sue's latest banner, I am going to have to look more closely at my Perle d'Or; I did not realize she was that beautiful! Thanks Sue.

I never realize how beautiful my roses are until Sue takes pictures of them.