Viewing post #41697 by Skiekitty

Tally for today: 3. Went to the best HD in town.. and they had just the boring selection that everyone else in town has! WTH! What I came up with as an excuse as to why everyone has such crappy selections is that because our weather stayed cold for so long, distributors didn't want to send any roses out this way for fear of freezing, so we ended up getting the leftovers that were left after everyone else in teh nation got all the goodstuff. But that's just a theory of mine.

Went to Paulino's Gardens today. Wow. Talk about a selection. I went there with the goal of getting a Honey Sweet. Unfortunately, they didn't have that one. I finally got to sniff a White Licorice.. and it really really does smell like licorice! So I'm excited for mine (got leaves on it finally, mine was a dried out GVR from last month). Wandered all through their roses (two others I wanted to get: Pope John Paul & Pat Austin they didn't carry) looking for something to grab my attention. Ended up getting a Ebb Tide (gee, imagine ME getting another blue rose??) and a Firefighter (2nd time's a charm.. mine got lost in the back when I planted everything too late & they all got dried out & nasty). So that was a somewhat successful hunt.

This afternoon, had to go to the Big R store, which is a redneckin' feed store. I love Big R.. I could get into SOOO much trouble there. I have two little chickens, White Silkie Bantams, and I needed chicken food for them (well, chick food). As I drove up to the store, I noticed that they had all these rose bushes in big 3gal containers in front. So, I went inside & asked how much they were. $15.29. For 3gal containers? WOW. Ended up picking up a Easy Does It. Thought about getting a Crimson Bouquet, too, but have to watch my budget.

So a rosealicious day for me.