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RE: The reasons we grow roses

Good question. When I think of roses in my
childhood, I don't recall any specifically. I do
remember my father loved and grew roses,
and my mother raised goat. Mom and Dad
got along as well as the goats and roses.

I remember grandma's garden was overgrown
and so mysterious and a bit scary and it 
fasinated me.

In the home that we raised our children, the
fence already held Climbing Cecile Brunner. 
I later add many roses but she was always
our favorite. My young daughter and I would
make a game of recalling all the rose names.
Now that she is on her own, and we have 
moved, with a peice of the Cecile Brunner,
it reminds me of those fun summer days.

Once I "fell in love" with the fragrance and
different blooms of the old roses. I became
fasinated by their history. It amazes me that
roses like Apothecary's Rose have been with
us since the 13th Century. Wild roses gave 
the pioniers coming west, much needed Vit.C.
Medieval chemist sold rose parts for medicine,
and in 77 A.D. roses were used to cure 32
diseases. The oldest living rose continues to
thrive after 1,000 years against a German
Cathedral. Put that together with different 
colors, sepals, buds, fragrances, uses. 
And I ask, Why not roses ? They are forever.

Carleen
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> From: SUSAN SAXTON <SS@Schwabe.com>
> To: rose-list@eskimo.com
> Subject: The reasons we grow roses
> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 1998 5:18 PM
> 
> This question came up on another list I belong
> to (but not for roses, perennials).  More
> specifically, what roses do you grow for
> sentimental reasons, childhood memories, etc. 
> It was a really wonderful thread on that subject
> while it lasted (everything from the obvious --
> that mom or grandma grew it to the not so
> obvious -- I DON'T grow "x" because it reminds
> me of funerals, etc.).
> 
> How about it?
> 
> Unfortunately, I can't start the thread, because
> while we did have a rose garden growing up, but
> I don't remember them (we moved from there
> by the time I was 8 years old).  After that we
> had a gardener, and no roses, just junipers and
> grass.  But I'd sure enjoy hearing your stories.
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