Re: everybody outside today?

Didn't enter it as a miniature, but I don't argue with judges ; )
I wouln't allow it in a petite show either. I was just lucky to have a
branch with only 3 spent blossoms & many just open & fat buds. I nipped the
spent blooms, a side branch with hard buds & the bottom leaves and it was
just gorgeous. The 1st place & best of class were as a polyanthus. I think
the Donny Barstow recognizes best specimen rose overall? I have to look that
one up.
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Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 9:05 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] everybody outside today?


> May I add my congratulations.  But I must also say that in our "Petite"
shows
> where all horticulture must be dwarf or miniature, we do not allow
Polyantha
> roses
> as miniatures.  Just having small flowers doesn't make it a miniature
rose.
> I'm
> sure your 'Fairy' was lovely - it's a great rose - but I have barred
'Fairy'
> from
> miniature classes numerous times. But perhaps your show had different
rules.
> You didn't say what kind of show it was.
> Auralie
>
> In a message dated 10/10/2005 3:00:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> kmrsy@netzero.com writes:
> Judy, congratulations! When you say miniature rose, are you referring to
> the flower or the plant? We have Rosa 'Fairy' in 2 of our display
> gardens and, while flowers are small, these are good-sized bushes.
>
>
> Kitty
>
> -- "Judy Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com> wrote:
> Fighting a cold here so hunkered down keeping warm. Just out long enought
to
> get to the car, but I did notice the John F Kennedy rose in front has a
> beautiful half open bloom. Down to 40F or maybe a degree or 2 cooler at
> night. No frost as yet, the hostas are turning yellow & I'm starting to
move
> my tender pots in. Nice thing is, the afternoon temps are equal to house
> temps, so plants are making the change well.
> If you can stand another brag, I got a best of show on a branch of Fairy,
a
> polyanthus rose. It was also given best "miniature " rose, and the Donny
> Barstow Memorial Award. The latter two are cash awards as well as big
> ribbons. This is the biggest floral award I've ever received. Other
entries
> that got blue (1st place) were Cimicifuga Brunett, Astilbe (a neat pink &
> purple bloom spike), Adiantum pedantum, Japanese painted fern, and
> colchicum.  I was volunteering in Needlework department & almost didn't
take
> time to enter any flowers. Glad I did!
> Pam I hope you get some rain (without any excitement, OK?).
> Judy B
>
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