Delightful! in Rosebuds and Q-Tips

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By CindiKS
February 7, 2014

Newby Impressions of a District Rose Show

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woofie

Feb 6, 2014 6:23 PM CST

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Name: woofie
NE WA (Zone 5a)

Gotta love the picture with the Q-tips!

What a fun description of a rose show! But it looks and sounds lovely! Thanks for this article!

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zuzu

Feb 6, 2014 8:18 PM CST

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Name: Zuzu
Northern California (Zone 9a)

This is a fascinating description of the show, Cindi.

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Cem9165

Feb 6, 2014 9:40 PM CST

Name: Annette
Cumming, GA (Zone 8a)

Cindi, beautifully written article, it truly came across as being surreal! The Q-tip thing threw me for a loop😊

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lovesblooms

Feb 7, 2014 8:58 AM CST

Name: Taqiyyah
Maryland (Zone 7a)

That WAS surreal, lol. Sounds wonderful to actually have been behind the scenes--I've never heard of anything like that.

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Calsurf73

Feb 7, 2014 9:14 AM CST

Name: Mike
Long Beach, Ca.

Very creative and a great read !!!

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Calif_Sue

Feb 7, 2014 11:01 AM CST

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Name: Suzanne/Sue
Sebastopol, CA (Zone 9a)
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Wonderful article, made me feel I was there and it brought memories of my experience with daylily exhibition shows! (I only entered one and got Best in Show!) Now I will have to search for a local rose show so I can see this in person.

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frostweed

Feb 8, 2014 4:19 PM CST

Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

Lovely article, thank you for the inside look.

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CindiKS

Feb 8, 2014 9:13 PM CST

Name: Cindi
Wichita, Kansas (Zone 7a)

I wish more there were more rose shows so everyone could attend one! The exhibitors at our show were friendly and took time to answer my questions and show me how to select and groom a rose.
I meant to include a book reference in my article. It's a real interesting read, but nothing like the environment I found at our show.
Otherwise Normal People: Inside the Thorny World of Competitive Rose Gardening, by Aurelia Scott

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D20PZO/

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zuzu

Feb 8, 2014 9:16 PM CST

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Name: Zuzu
Northern California (Zone 9a)