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About me: I had given up on roses in my hot, humid climate until I discovered antique roses. I have three kids and my work as a mystery author keeps me on the road a lot of the time, but my roses bloom 11 months of the year with little care. Maybe I should put some roses in my books. Or name a character after Marechal Niel...

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GardenWeb Member: 2006-06-14
Commented: Has anyone else been disappointed with Lamarque? My mother's Lamarque is about three years old, and it has always looked really scrubby to me. At my last house, I had a Prosperity that looked much better. I thought Lamarque was supposed to get huge,...
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Commented: What is your largest rose bloom? General Schablikine. When I lived elsewhere, Madame Lombard. Here is a link that might be useful: Now blogging on the weirdities of book publishing at
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Commented: Mutabilis in NW GA (photo) I had this one at my last house, and it's now as tall as I am. It's so beautiful and so low-maintenance that I have one in my pot ghetto waiting for planting. Yours is just gorgeous. Mary Anna Here ...
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