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Jul 12, 2012 10:54 AM CST
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Yeah for the new camera Cindi!! Hurray! and no deleting going on here! Thumbs up
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Jul 12, 2012 11:39 AM CST
Name: Vicky Thompson
Michigan (Zone 5b)
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Zuzu thanks for the info on Touch of Nature. Smiling
"I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck"
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Jul 12, 2012 11:42 AM CST
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Name: Toni
Denver Metro (Zone 5a)
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Bart's doing a nice co-op on amaryllis bulbs right now on Barb's co-op.

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Jul 12, 2012 2:22 PM CST
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Sue and I will never delete an off-topic post of yours, Cindi. We're not prone to dictatorial behavior. Smiling Although I have to admit I was sorely tempted to delete at least half of a recent overly religious post in another of our threads.

I love your new avatar!
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Jul 12, 2012 2:44 PM CST
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Name: Toni
Denver Metro (Zone 5a)
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Zuzu - Yea, I think I know what post you were talking about... Whistling Whistling Whistling and isn't Cindi's avatar luscious? I wish mine still looked HALF as good.. even a 3rd as good!! Grumbling
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Jul 12, 2012 2:47 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
Richmond, TX (Zone 9a)
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I'm waiting for everyone to choose lovely pictures so I can be the only nut.
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Jul 12, 2012 3:13 PM CST
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Sorry, Porkpal, you'll never be the only nut here. Smiling
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Jul 12, 2012 3:32 PM CST
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Name: Toni
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Nope, that's MY job! MUHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! nodding nodding nodding nodding nodding
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Jul 13, 2012 1:19 PM CST
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Name: Toni
Denver Metro (Zone 5a)
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This has nothing to do with roses, or even July, but I found this story & thought that we could appreciate it. What a lovely man.

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Jul 14, 2012 2:14 PM CST
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He is a lovely man.

Happy Bastille Day to all!
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Jul 19, 2012 3:30 PM CST
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Boy, we are busy? Gardening? No new pictures or post.

Something fun...using Google search, google the word 'askew', Green Grin!

Yesterdays shots in the garden.

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A bee balm
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Jul 19, 2012 5:08 PM CST
Name: Porkpal
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You have created a paradise! I am amazed at what you have done for your new garden in such a short time - and there's even a bee for Zuzu!
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Jul 19, 2012 6:54 PM CST
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Just what I need, Porkpal! Green Grin! This is the fifth day and my right hand still doesn't work properly because of the stung knuckle.

Sue's garden is a paradise! Lots of different colors and textures in each bed.
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Jul 24, 2012 11:47 PM CST
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Here's the first bloom on Mu Lan. The bud was completely wrecked by the sun on a couple of very hot days and I didn't expect much from it. You can see the sun damage on the outer edges, but look at the beautiful shape of this bloom! Imagine how great it's going to look if the next flush isn't pestered by intense sunlight and pests.



And here's a picture of the kitties' dinner guest on the deck tonight. They always leave some for him/her.

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Jul 24, 2012 11:55 PM CST
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Eekkkk, a giant rat!

I love Mu Lan's beautiful unfurling high-centered form (is that the correct verbiage to describe it?)
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Jul 25, 2012 12:18 AM CST
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Yep, it's as high-centered as they come! Did you notice that HMF calls it an orange blend, but everyone's photos of it are pink? Well, except for Cliff's, but you know....

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That is our lovely possum friend. Giant rat indeed. Humph! We have never been so insulted. Glare
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Jul 25, 2012 1:06 AM CST
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OK, just call him GR for short then and don't tell it what it stands for. Green Grin!

I posted three new photos taken this morning of Gebrueder Grimm (Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale) in the database (below). I am so impressed with this Kordes rose, it's health, beauty, plant habit and vigor, I think this is it's third flush so far. I just came across this interesting article dated back in 2009 regarding the Kordes roses. Notice it says "In Germany, the use of fungicides is verboten. The world’s top hybridizers are now turning to sophisticated breeding programs instead of chemicals."
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-C...
I think I will have to collect more in the series! Look how healthy the leaves look!

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Jul 25, 2012 1:12 AM CST
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Oh and speaking of Kordes, this was the top branch of one stem of Caramella, (aka Caramel Fairy Tale) what a bouquet!

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Jul 25, 2012 1:29 AM CST
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Name: Zuzu
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They are gorgeous! I'm crazy about all of my Kordes fairy tale roses. Luckily, Palatine always carries a good selection of them. My only complaint is that they get too big, and even that certainly wouldn't be a complaint if I weren't pressed for space. So many of my other roses are struggling to live under the massive canopies of Gebrueder Grimm, Caramella, and Pomponella. Queen of Hearts Fairy Tale is still in its first year, so I don't know whether it will have the same habit.
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Jul 25, 2012 11:02 PM CST
Name: Neil
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Just a picture from Hampton Court Palace in England, of a complete wedding dress made from Roses!
Regards.
Neil.
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