Thanks for the rose parade Toni. It gives me hope for next year. Maybe I'll be able to win the battle with deer by then. I have one blossom from Rainbow Sorbet. And one from Rise 'n' Shine. But nothing photogenic.
I'm holding my breath about the weather, too. Frost cut my dahlias to the ground last night, but within the last week or so most of the roses have been making new leaves like it will never go out of style. For the foreseeable future - i.e. the next ten nights - there will be no frost, and the daily highs will be around 76F. So the roses here will be happy. But I realize I need to start spraying them with rose antifreeze this week.
