Here in Western Washington we do not have a humidity problem but in the spring and fall rain and rain and rain...well you get it. Many Ht's and Floribunda's get oodles of BS especially in the fall. I have ordered many EarthKind roses from Chamblee in Tyler Texas. They have performed magnificently. Amongst the OGR's most dont get BS. Those that do have not had significant leaf drop. There are exceptions however. So if anyonbe is looking for excellent roses that do well in this area the Chamblee list of Earthkind roses is a great starting point for an easy to care for garden. Jeannie

Just got back from Rose Dango, and so glad I went! Found the test gardens very interesting, a mixture of old and modern roses, some doing great and some not so good. This is the third year for the gardens; they are planted in our clay soil from one gallon pots and get watered for the first two years, and this third summer were watered just 3 times. Belinda's Dream was at least 7 feet tall and about that wide, and most of the old roses MUCH larger than what is advertised. Michael Shoup from Antique Rose Emporium gave a good presentation on pruning, and there was a lady who demonstrated drip irrigation; by the time she was finished I decided I can do that! They also had a demonstration on composting with a very nifty compost bin that the city sells for $20. The weather is perfect, very friendly and knowlegeable people to help out. Had a hot dog, listened to the blue grass bands playing, and came home. So glad I went. Tomorrow is more of the same at the Chambersville Tree Farm in McKinney for any of you in that area it really is worth going, plus they are serving wine from local vinyards... One thing I did notice was the lack of younger people that seem to be interested in roses which is sure too bad. Maybe when they get the kids raised?

Ralphw, thanks for the JCRA link. I wish I lived closer, but it's just too far for a one-day-trip. Maybe when I am in the area for something else.... Thanks also for the raspberry link - I can see I will get better and more berries doing some things differently with my plants!

the trial version is usually not the regular full version of Microsoft office it is usually the Home and Student version as in the link I will give you below. Since they are different versions I would say you should do a full install with your disc of your MS office 7. the version that comes as a trial can be very difficulty to remove, using REVO uninstaller (free) will help to remove it fully. You may want to google this remove microsoft office home and student 2007 trial. You will then see some of the problems with it. Here is a link to REVO. Revo Uninstaller just be sure you get the free download. If by some off chance your pc did come with the full version of MS office 7 I think I would still do the uninstall and reinstall the full version from your disc so you know exactly what you have and do not risk running into a problem with using your existing key code. I would definitely do the removal prior to the install as to order. Here is a link that might be useful: office home and student