I would start a parade, but I doubt I'll have many blooms this month. I think my roses have just about had it for the year. So I'll just stick my Red Intuition (2012, Palatine) here. I had just watered the night previous (planted some salvias), so the bloom was a bit droopy from the water.
9news was having an article warning people to keep watering their trees otherwise they won't make it through the winter. I need to fertilize all mine w/some Age Old.
This morning, couldn't see the mountains at ALL. Not even a little bit. The smoke from the fires in SD & NE are blowing west (?) and making the air quality here HORRIBLE. But it's a lot better than being IN the fires! Those poor people...