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Re: Best Surprises


From: "rosenlund" <rosenlund@transport.com>

> Soft, sweet fragrant, Apothecary (old) rose has almost silky, larger
> semi-double, deep bright pink blooms that fade beautifully into
> lighter shades of pink instead of browning and looking dead. Very
> nice.  

Carleen,

Apothecary is definitely the winner in my garden.  I put in my new rose
garden without much planning I'm afraid.   I was seduced by the beautiful
pictures of roses in all the gardening catalogs this spring.  In fact, I
only purchased Apothecary at the last moment out of curiosity because I
read that historically, it had been used medicinally.  My true gardening
passion (at least til now) has been herbs, both  culinary and medicinal. 
I didn't expect to like her at all since my limited rose experiences were
all with hybrid tea roses.  I was totally unprepared for this heavenly
charming old rose.  I think I'd like to add a few more gallicas next year.
 I completely agree with your description and sentiment.  A wonderful
surprise!

Asata
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