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Sep 14, 2015 11:27 AM CST
Name: Toni
Denver Metro (Zone 5a)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
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Hi everyone. Been not here on ATP for .. I guess months.. had lots of health issues & my yard shows the neglect. Bindweed & a horrible little morning-glory type weed took over the front, spiny lettuce took over the back, roses refusing to bloom due to drought & starvation (haven't fed since May)..

Luckily enough most of my roses survived without me babying them. I lost a few.. some didn't even break dormancy from winter. I didn't even get all the roses in the back yard pruned this spring.. bleh. But there's gonna be next year & I am not going to let things go to someplace in a handbasket!

Just made a small order from Palatine. Was superfussy this year as to what to order. I got:

Ascot - https://palatineroses.com/rose...
Dark Desire Parfuma - https://palatineroses.com/rose...
Le Petit Prince - https://palatineroses.com/rose...

I had gotten rid of my ponds in my "pond area", so I have lots of space in that area now. I also ended up getting rid of my hotwings maple tree as it refused to grow out of shrub-mode and ended up splitting in half from the last snow I got back on Mother's day (that decimated so many of my plants.. killed 2 trees... everything was leafing out & growing like mad 'cuz it was early spring, and then we get a foot of heavy-wet snow & teen temperatures for 2 days..). But 2016 is going to be a great year for my garden, even if I have to go out there & dig everything up & put down plastic plants instead!!

Oh, and Neal - I took a page out of your book and am in the process of repainting my house. Again. This time, in purples!! "Purple Surf" is the primary color & the trim is "Virtual Violet" I think.
Roses are one of my passions! Just opened, my Etsy shop (to fund my rose hobby)! http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tweet...

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