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Lovely pictures, Steve - the cardinal looks like he's in no hurry to eat that dried up lump of fruit. Jane, it's about the same temperature here but at least not much wind. The jays gobbled up all of the peanuts and then stared in the window trying to convince me that I'd forgotten to feed them (there's birdseed and suet all over the place out there, just no more peanuts). Stomping the ice out of the rubber birdbaths was challenging this morning - solid, almost unbreakable lumps that forced me to throw them on the ground and jump on them but I got it out (the heated birdbath is fine). And rain on Tuesday? suzabanana: The concept of "my garden" is metaphysical - it can include any beach nearby or even far off if you want it to. That's a very handsome seal in your garden. Claire

An interesting thread, although I have no idea where I stand on this. I always found what little I read of Dahl's children's books to be rather disturbing. I do think people's prejudices in regard to certain names should be honored, especially if there is a very painful personal history behind that dislike. And even Mother Teresa seems not so saintly when one reads about her more deeply, so perhaps it would be nice to find non-confrontational names without however resorting to the saccharine sweet (actually nauseating in some instances) ones that some American breeders have chosen. I do agree with Marlorena about naming roses after religious figures simply because so many people feel uncomfortable with putting religion into the public realm, and that ought to be respected. As a life-long agnostic (since about the age of 12) I always disliked the fundamentalist rhetoric that bashed you over the head, especially when spouted by "ministers" who were then found to be pedophiles, but I've found that an old dog can learn new tricks. I came across the large body of near-death experiences first made known by Raymond Moody and since added to by many other reputable scientists which seems to show almost irrefutable proof that there is life after death, in spite of which materialist scientists continue to ignore it. Lately quantum physics and the string theory have made a little headway, however. So I was finally forced to confront the fact that there very well may be a universal entity that "guides" the universe, although it's a far cry from a biblical, paternalistic God figure. Forgive me for straying so far from the subject, but this forum is where I feel most at home so I'll ask for your understanding. What I now take away from every thought and action is that we ought to support and not hurt each other, because we are all a part of that universal force, even though some unenlightened public personas make me shudder to think that might be true. At any rate, I'm convinced that people who love roses and their pets are all perfect and perfectly wonderful!

Palm trees? What kind of palm trees. Hopefully, not Royal Palm trees. They are terrible. They have a huge root system that mats at the ground level they will over take your roses if you just dig a whole and put the roses in the whole. I have ended up digging huge 4 foot deep trenches and lining it so the stupid royals (in my opinion tall weeds). That being said, there are things you can do to still have nice roses even if the palms are around, it might just be a little more work, but well worth it.... One of my best pinks, is Pink Peace. Though mine is on Dr. Huey and should probably start to decline as it is about 5 years old. I would love to find it on the fort. rootstock because otherwise it is really healthy, smells great and puts out lots and lots of blooms. Did I say it smells great? I have two reds that I love. One is Olympiad. Mine is an own root and I have it in a pot because it is own root. It is doing quite well, and actually put out two bloom right after hurricane Irma. It was saying everything is going to be alright. The other red one I have has more scent than Olympiad but still not a lot, but I got it because of the size of the blooms. That one is Legends. The flowers can be 7 to 8 inches. Makes a great statement for vases. I just purchased Veterans Honor, don't know how it does. The other reds I have is Chyrsler Imperial smells great, but BS prone. Oklahoma smells ok, but also BS magnet. I have JFK, but it always looks slightly yellow, so not too fond of it. I have Sugar Moon on a friends recommendation, however, she since took hers out because she had problems with disease. Me, on the other hand loved it so much bought a 2nd one. We both live in South Florida. It just goes to show that even in the same zones the micro climates can have an effect on your garden.Though I hear that Pope John Paul does well in Florida and it is not supposed to have a yellow tinge. Fragrant Cloud is my one of my husbands favorites. (his other is Double Delight) so I always try to have one each in the garden. FC does not do well for me UNLESS it is on Fort root stock. The Dr. Huey ones never seem to make it through the summer. I have a tiny little Intrigue that I got on Dr. Huey before I knew any better. It keeps growing back wards, but I have had it for 6 or 7 years so it is probably subcomming to nematodes. I did try to get one on fort. but can't seem to find it. So I broke down and bought it again at Costco on Dr. Huey and decided to keep it in a pot, only to find out it was mislabled..... not sure what it is, but certainly not Intrigue. If you like coral colored roses, I have Regatta that does quite well. Smells nice but not like Intrigue or Pink Peace. If you like floribundas I would recommend Outta the Blue. That one was a purchased mistake for me. I got the name confused with something else, but it was the BEST mistake. He puts out lots and lots of great smelling roses.