Roses, Jerome, the new abbey etc....
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoGlad to hear from you, Jerome. It's so admirable of the Catholic church to sell the old abbey to a group working with the homeless. This reminds me to send a donation to Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in Chicago. These nuns serve the homeless single-moms with children.
The best thing I did was to combine my hobby of roses with charity. I rooted out-of-patent roses and gave to friends & family and they chipped in the money in donation to charities.
Own-root consumes so much less water than grafted-on-Dr.Huey, plus the out-of-patent rootings can be shared among friends. This spring I mailed a box of Duchess de Rohan suckers to a friend, and it costed me only $12 of postage and 15 min. of digging the suckers.
I still buy from own-root nurseries, and the ladies of Burlington Roses, Roses Unlimited, and LongAgoRoses do so much to cheer us with the gift of roses. I also ordered from High Country Roses & Chamblee's & Antique Rose Forum & Regan nursery .. and God bless these nurseries for bringing so much happiness and enjoyment in life to countless people.
It's pure excitement to open a box of roses (with blooms) from own-root nurseries. And sniffing Princess Charlene de Monaco was a tremendous comfort when I coped with my Mom passing away. Below bouquet reminds me that God is good, and life can still be enjoyable despite tragedies.
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