Thank you very much everybody, thank you my friends. We had a storm yesterday so the computer was turned off. What a surprise, a total surprise when I switch on, click on the rose forum and I see my name. Thanks Carla, who is always the very first to find out about birthdays thank you prettypetals for the nice bouquet. Patricia, darling, you made me smile - yes, Charleston is a shared love - there is always a new vista, a house or some other memory to cherish no matter how many times ones go there. She is a lady, my friends who is responsible for so many of my rose purchases that Patrick would pale in his enabling efforts. Dear Hoovb, you knew exactly which photo to offer me - my band of Comtesse Vandal does very well so far but no bloom yet. It looks gorgeous on your photo, and you say it has great perfume? One more reason to look forward to craving the first flower. Connie, you already rooted a Grandam's hat for me? I was close to crying; you are so dear. Terryjean, thank you for your very kind comment and for your willingness to overlook my typos or bad sentences. Leslie thanks to show me Burgundy Iceberg. In the last minute I added it to my Pickering order so now I know that I didn't make a mistake. Rambling rose, thank you. Niecey your Chicago Peaces look superb; mine never gave me so beautiful flowers. Jeanne, thank you and also thanks for all the advice you gave me about pairing and growing clematis. Thank you very much everybody, thank you my friends. We had a storm yesterday so the computer was turned off. What a surprise, a total surprise when I switch on, click on the rose forum and I see my name. Thanks Carla, who is always the very first to find out about birthdays thank you prettypetals for the nice bouquet. Patricia, darling, you made me smile - yes, Charleston is a shared love - there is always a new vista, a house or some other memory to cherish no matter how many times ones go there. Dear Hoovb, you knew exactly which photo to offer me - my band of Comtesse Vandal does very well so far but no bloom yet. It looks gorgeous on your photo and you say it has great perfume? One more reason to look forward to seeing the first flower. Connie, you already rooted a Grandma's hat for me? I was close to crying when I read that. You are so dear. Terryjean, thank you for your very kind comment and for your willingness to overlook my typos or bad sentences. Leslie thank to show me Burgundy Iceberg. In the last minute I added it to my Pickering order so now I know that I didn't make a mistake. Ramblingrose, thank you. Niecey your Chicao Peaces look superb, mine never gave me so beautiful flowers. Jeanne, thank you and also thanks for all the advice you gave me about pairing and growing clemayis. No I can be declared to a clematis addict, too. As if roses weren't enough, LOL. Karen, you grow amazing roses in a very beautiful setting - no wonder that your bouquet is so rich and full. MY WS2000 always pinked out, so we replanted it where gets less sun in the afternoon, hoping to see this rich vine color in this season. Aprille, please, please tell me what are those flowers. I have two tips but cannot decide. Your Cottage rose is beautiful, Linda. I don't have it, so it is a pleasure to see it. Olga, is this photo of that rose you know I want very much? looks so wonderful, thank you for posting it. Judith(Montreal), thank you to. I already have a few blooms but mostly buds. I hope we all have a wonderful growing season without any natural disasters for a change. Moddyblue, you made me laugh. By the way, this variety of narcissus is my favorite. They have been blooming for such a long time, they aren't ruined in a day or two, rain doesn't hut them; every time I look at that bed it makes me happy to see them. Thank you. Redsox, dark blue and dark purple are my favorite colors in the garden - they provide a cooling, soothing effect I like in this climate but there aren't many blue's that do well here. I will look for this stokesia - I have the white, I am familiar with the light blue but I have never seen Stokesia in this color in uour nurseries. Thank you all! No I can be declared to a clematis addict, too. As if roses weren't enough, LOL. Karen, you grow amazing roses in a very beautiful setting - no wonder that your bouquet is so rich and full. MY WS2000 always pinked out, so we replanted it where gets less sun in the afternoon, hoping to see this rich vine color in this season. Aprille, please, please tell me what are those flowers. I have two tips but cannot decide. Your Cottage rose is beautiful, Linda. I don't have it, so it is a pleasure to see it. Olga, is this photo of that rose you know I want very much? Looks so wonderful, thank you for posting it. Judith (Montreal), thank you to. I already have a few blooms but mostly buds. I hope we all have a wonderful growing season without any natural disasters for a change. Moddyblue, you made me laugh. This variety of narcissus is my favorite. They have been blooming for such a long time, they aren't ruined in a day or two, rain doesn't hut them every time I look at that bed it makes me happy to see them. Thank you. Redsox, dark blue and dark purple are my favorite colors in the garden - they provide a cooling, soothing effect I like In this climate but there aren't many blue's that do well here. I will look for this Stokesia - I have the white, I am familiar with the light blue but I have never seen Stokesia in this color in our nurseries. Thank you all for being here, teaching me something every day, tolerating my typos and rush comments and remembering me.

Thank you Sue. Judith, thank you. I love the colors in your rose. Sammy, you are sweet. I miss the forums too sometimes. Your rose is so pretty. I owe you mail. Ann, thanks my friend. I hope you are doing well! Robert, so good to see you. Thank you for the birthday wishes. I still miss my Corgi. Joe, thank you for the beautiful rose photo. Your work is excellent, as always. Melissa, thank you. I hope you are having a good year of gardening. Krista, Dear Krista. Thank you so much. Your Duchesse is lovely. My DdB is a wee thing after growing an imposter for years! Pamela, Thank you for the photo of your garden. A place I still want to visit. Kate, I miss you too. What a beautiful arrangement, thank you. Rob, what is the rose in your amazing photo? Thank you for thinking of me. Florence, you are such a dear person. Thank you for the lovely rose photo. Thanks to you all. Carla

Thank you. I had a very nice birthday. No garden stuff, because DH very nicely volunteered to pay for my budget overrun when I went on a clothes shopping spree with my Mom. However, last year he did buy me a tractor along with a mower and a rototiller for it, and then he built me a baby cultivator. I always get roses for Mother's Day, so I have that to look forward to - just need to decide which ones my garden needs this year. Connie

Connie, Happy Birthday to you, too! A couple of my fifth graders have the same b-day, too. It is a great B-day. It is a beautiful day here. I need to squeeze in some gardening. I have some pods that have matured, and I need to finish gathering those. My DD is making a cake. How about that? They do grow up!! Thanks Teresa, you are always so thoughtful about all these birthdays. Janet I love the sunflower graphic! Is that picture from your garden? Thanks also to Janet and Koi. It has been a great day. Mary