PPal - Don't be sad for us in colder zones. Sometimes, when y'all hear a song on the radio about White Christmases or the glory of the Rocky Mountain snows, realize that we here live in that. Having a "green" Christmas (snowless) is kinda rare for us. And it's absolutely breathtaking with the Christmas lights on frozen snow.. everything just glows. It's just the way it is and it makes me prouder to actually achieve any form of a rose garden, considering the odds here against it. It's hard work, but it's so worth it when that blossom opens. Just during the off season, I personally live in other people's gardens. I bookmark and save other people's pictures of their gardens (in fact, one of Tex68's pictures is my background on this computer here at work). I lament that some things I can't have, due to the weather, but then again, we can have things here that don't do well in other places (like weeds!! lots and lots of lovely weeds). So, if you're feeling bad, take some pictures and post them. That way, I can be in rose heaven all winter.
I'd much much much rather see pictures of what people have in their yards versus the fake pictures in the J&P catalogs (almost as airbrushed as runway models!!!).
