RARE ROSE AUCTION
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SoCal Rare Rose Auction Nov 16-17 2013
Comments (40)Beth, I noticed an outbreak of similarly coloured petunias appearing all over the UK (gold and maroon) which caused me to literally avert my eyes on walking past. As a rule, I am a lover of bright colours (no beige in my house or wardrobe) but am strictly old school when it comes to roses - white or pink (or palest yellow at a pinch). Course, that does not apply to the dahlia beds, nor the many rows of cutting gladioli or luridly coloured annuals (apart from said petunias) in my allotment. Particularly enjoying a combo of orange, purple, deep red and acid green.......just not in the roses. And yeah, striped roses, not even pink and white, really do it for me but I was agog at the variety available in the US....See MoreRare Rose Auction by California Coastal Rose Society
Comments (6)I think the high price rose this year (and deservedly so in my opinion) was Takao at $72. Attached is a pic of my Takao today that I posted on HMF. But the roses are not all expensive. I ended up with four roses: Symphony (Austin yellow) $6 By Appt. (Harkness very fragrant apricot floribunda) $8 Poopsie (a new exhibition mini-flora not available in commerce anywhere) $17 Dorothy Anne (an older hybrid tea by Joe Winchel that is no longer in commerce) $19. Here is a link that might be useful: My Takao today...See MoreCal Coastal Rose Society Rare Rose Auction
Comments (7)My camera is an old Nikon Coolpix S10 point and shoot that I got on Ebay after my old one died and Nikon had stopped making the model I wanted, or anything comparable. Think I got for $50, but you have to watch EBay for one to come available at that price. The thing that makes it good for rose photos (or anything close up) is the long optical zoom length. Digital zoom is nowhere near as good, which is why the newer Coolpix cameras are less good. The new cameras -- Coolpix included -- all favor flatness of the camera body over the quality of the pictures. This one, with the lens that rotates out, can do 10X OPTICAL (not digital) zoom, because there is space in the camera body for that much lense length with the lens rotated out. I hope this camera never dies on me, because I love it. Here is a link that might be useful: This camera, but this guy wants too much for it....See MoreRare Rose Auction
Comments (6)@Lilyfinch z9a Murrieta Ca Yes! So easy to go higher than intended on an item when there's social proof validating its worth! Add to that the rationalization that it's for a good cause and it doesn't even feel like you're paying that much for a rose, you're making a donation to a non-profit preserving all the roses! And the rose you get at the end is more like a thank you gift! In my case, I did increase my bid on Cyril because of the competition and FOMO, but gave up on a few other roses I wanted into order to stick to my original budget....See Morekstrong
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