Toni, how did the roses do in the snow? Has the snow melted?
We were supposed to get a severe storm with hail a few nights ago, so I went out and cut bouquets also. Looking at the beautiful bouquets made me resolve to bring flowers in more often.
A funny thing happened last night. I was admiring the blossoms on my Fairy Tale roses, and wondering how many kinds there are, so I googled them. I came up with this site:
http://www.treloarroses.com.au... and saw that lavender one, Novalis, and instantly started thinking of how to get it here from Germany or Australia! The 'Renmark's Rose' is another one I decided I had to have. I'm sitting here thinking, who do I know who is going overseas who could bring these back? Could I convince Palatine to get these roses? and other crazy obsessive things. Then, reason kicks back in and i decide to check our database and HMF to see if any nursery or people here have these.
And what do I find? I find the other names for these roses! Novalis is also known as 'Poseidon', and I have that one ordered from Palatine. Renmark's Rose is Queen of Hearts, and that one is already growing in my yard!
Well at least I'm consistent.
A few weeks ago, I bought 'Electric Blanket'. I decided to plant it next to one that looked like it--'Salmon Vigorosa;. Then, as I'm browsing rose catalogs online, I see 'Bad Birnbach' and I have to have it. A little research
then showed me I already have it...two of them, in fact.
As i update my tags and spreadsheets this winter, I am going to check the names on my roses so I don't do this again!
