** a little Rose Porn is always a gladsome thing, this late in winter. LOL Jeri! Glad to see I am not the only one who refers to my reading material as such...

Jeri, you're making me feel horrible that I don't live out your way! One day I'll have to make a trip the the cemetery...Its the type of trip that I need to add to my bucket list, I'll just have to find something interesting for the DH to do while I'm in rosey heaven :) and, wow, 87 years old in the 1880's, quite a feat! Tammy

In my sunset zone 15 garden it has been in the ground for two years. 12 feet from three redwood trees on the south side. It is growing robustly and has only been touched very lightly with PM. The bloom color in my garden this spring is on the purplish side as compared to Miss Lowes Variety with which it clashes horribly (oh well--I'm not moving either of them since they are both very happy)! The scent is lovely--fruity to me, like raspberries, I guess. I love the history of this rose and am so happy to have it. Anne

This is the fourth time that I've given a fall color tour in November, and I'm planning to do one next year, too, so I guess it qualifies as a regular event! It's been the third Sat of the month, so I think you'd be safe to mark your calendar. This is the first time that we've thought about selling roses other than during Open Garden, so we'll see if it's worth doing. I'll be glad to talk about training climbers/semi-climbers. It's one of my favorite topics. Anita