OMG, Christopher! Look at all those red HT roses!! Wonderful pics. Thank you. I love your red roses with purple clematis. (My two favorite colors.) I have yet to acquire Chateau de Clos Vougeot but REALLY want to get one from RVR after I make room in my driveway pot garden, and I would love to grow another Guinee and Don Juan someday. Obviously, I completely grok your dark red rose mania. I currently have Mr. Lincoln, Black Magic, Black Bacarra, Deep Secret, Velvet Fragrance, Nigrette, Barcelona, Black Gold, Dusky Maiden, and Red Pinocchio. A couple of these are total pains, but I pamper them anyway. Lucky little buggers! Carol

Saucers will act as salt collectors in the long run. I feel their use has more cons than pros. Since the pots are on soil and not hardscape I would just leave the pots without the saucers. In due time the roots will penetrate the soil and you will have hybrid potted x planted plants! (plus nice fat weeds growing round the pot base...)

We are grateful for having insurance; it makes decisions so much easier. We are also grateful to those who went before us with their beloved pets to help establish a protocol to be used and for those medical advancements which have been a game changer for both humans and pets. murraysmom, glad that your friend was able to have two extra years with her coonhound...cool dogs by the way. how wonderful that Miku has been in remission for over three years. Lymphoma treatment has really come a long way in just a few years. We actually participated on a doggy lymphoma forum for several years after my daughter's dog was diagnosed and saw some of those protocols change and remission times increase.

They are lovely, and your pots are lovely too! Jackie