Our Lady of Guadalupe brings blessings! Oh my! DH and I were surveying WHERE to put her. Along comes the homeowner's association landscaping truck. He gets out and we explain we need things removed to put her in. DH is prepared to remove the junk, but when I explained that this is a charity rose (supporting hispanic college funds), and showed the picture to the landscaper, he volunteered to pull out that nasty stuff so she can grow competition free!! He kept repeating "pink and white." He loved the rose. He is pure bred Mexican, doesn't speak much English, but he pulled out the junk for us. I blessed him with a big bag of fresh picked jalapenos and a nice note of thanks. She already looks happy! She has some nice red sprouts showing! I can't wait till she looks like the photos many of you have published! Thanks for all your great responses! Suzi

How old do you have to be to be an "oldtimer"? Yes, I still lurk on occassion and remember RLV well and miss your posts. I am still growing the beautiful Love's Promise you sent me some time ago. I still have the same old Kodak digital camera I got because you used to post such beautiful rose pictures with yours. Glad to hear all is well with you. Hope you are still writing. Hello to everyone else on the forum. It might be interesting if people posted pics of their garden then and now for comparison. I know in my case the trees are a lot larger, the deer population is much greater and we have been in a no watering drought for ever. Still, I have managed to keep things alive and this time of year the roses are tall enough that the deer can't reach the blooms. For those who remember my Betty Priors from Wayside, they were virused and finally declined to the point that they were replaced by KOs last year.

How lovely! The bush looks almost like a Peony. Wow! Very pretty indeed. Thanks for sharing. Fragrance is one of the first things I seek in a rose.. Pink Roses are always at the top of my favorites. There is just something extra sweet about a pink rose. ~Annie

I checked out Rose Petals and they do have several very intriguing offerings. But, wow! From Florida to California, they only offer the three day shipping. One rose, $15 plus $53 shipping. So, I figured, go in with some friends to soften the shipping. Four roses, $60, plus nearly $98 shipping. 8 roses were $120 plus $180.86 shipping. Oh, well.