Re: A less large rose garden

In article <tSe7j.34876$MJ6.23556@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Gail Futoran <futoran@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"John M. Gamble" <jgamble@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
>news:fj9rnb$fkq$2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Gail asked:
>>>How do your gardens grow?
>>>
>>
>> Mostly in daffodils (early), irises (mid) and "other".  I only 
>> started
>> with a (that's singular) rose shrub this year after I read how 
>> Griffith
>> Buck bred his roses.  In zone 5 in city conditions, I pay attention 
>> to
>> things  like that.
>>
>> -- 
>> -john
>
>Which Buck rose?  I think the only one I
>have is Distant Drums, and I have three
>copies of that.  It does well even in the
>hot (harsh) conditions of south/central
>TX.
>

Prairie Sunrise.  It bloomed immediately after being ****pped from
Wisconsin and planted.  The color was much paler than described, but
that may be due to our lousy soil (I'm working on that).  The plant
itself is very sturdy with deep glossy green leaves.  I'm looking
forward to its re-appearance after a winter here.

I'm thinking of getting Country Dancer for 2008, another Griffith
Buck rose.

-- 
	-john

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