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RE: Welcome to the world of Roses.

Bob, would love to send the rain your
way. Been overcast or rain since the
1st of May. Wonderful for my garden as 
(in the first week)I had just tilled and 
planted my now 62 roses, small trees,
shrubs and perennials in 4000 sq ft.
We usually expect about 2 inches of rain, 
but had 7 inches instead. Ich..
Since most of my roses are new, they are
slow, and buds are about to open. Others
I have talked to may loose theirs to soggy 
buds due to rain..  Take some, please..
(looks like another week of the stuff)

I bought some mulch but have no dry days
to apply or need of it yet.

I had brought some of my "found" roses
with me from our old home. Winter was
fine, but my sheep discovered them, and
pruned them more that I would.

Bummer on your "revised" beds. Could be
fun with "mystery" roses. 
 
Carleen

> Well up here north of the border, mine are holding in the bud stage too,
> although it is early for most of them to be in bud.  And if you could
> send some of your rain this way, I'd certainly appreciate it- haven't
> had any in almost three weeks and it's looking like being a very dry
> summer. Fortunately I have a lot of mulch down and will be putting down
> even more.  Thanks to the very mild winter all but one of my roses came
> through without any protection at all- and I think that one was the
> horrible orange grandiflora the boss bought despite my protests.  I
> guess I'll be sure when the buds finally do open-we had to move a lot of
> roses this past fall when the yard was dug up for a new septic bed, and
> of course the tags got lost in the move.
> 
> Bob Campbell
> Southern Ontario
> USDA 4 most winters.
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