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northspruce z3a MB CDA (
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Mon, Mar 5, 12 at 17:19
| I can't tell my husband so I'm going to tell you. I bought roses today. Lots of expensive roses. mwahahahaha! |
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RE: I bought roses
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| But, you can tell us what varieties you've purchased, we won't tell on you, lol. |
RE: I bought roses
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| Are you going to hide them and plant them one by one and hope he doesn't notice? =:) I know people who do that with clothing, LOL! Yes, do tell. What varieties and from where? |
RE: I bought roses
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| Oh I love the sneakiness of it all! *evil laugh* My husband wouldn't notice if I planted a giant redwood in the middle of the front yard! Unless it had chocolate leaves.......lol. Yes, I'm with the others . Do tell what cultivars you bought! :) Ginny |
RE: I bought roses
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| I bought roses this year too and my husband won't notice a thing! |
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| That's right, I'll plant them when he's not home, or just not looking (which is all the time), and he'll think they're the same old ones I already had. I got Koenigin von Danemark, Fantin Latour, Chloris, and Cardinal de Richelieu. I have a romantic notion to grow all the Alba roses eventually. It was a difficult decision because Pickerings has some other Albas and some are being discontinued, which means I'll have trouble finding them in future. But I don't like Pickerings' root grafting. Although I have two of their roses that are so humungous now that I'm sure they've grown their own roots. Marcia, what did you buy? :D |
RE: I bought roses
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| I've ordered Prairie Snowdrift and Bill Reid from McFayden. I find it hard to resist anything white, and as for Bill Reid, i think he'll go nicely with Morden Sunrise. I'd really like Emily Carr too, but haven't succumbed yet. :) |
RE: I bought roses
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| I should just buy the other ones from Pickerings shouldn't I. (BTW Marcia Emily Carr is a great rose. I bought it for my Mom a few years ago and it's a very, very nice rose and would look nice at your place too hahaha) |
RE: I bought roses
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| Enabler..... :> Definitely - buy them all while you can! |
RE: I bought roses
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| I think you should buy them all, too. I would =:) You'll kick yourself later if you don't. |
RE: I bought roses
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- Posted by pudge 2/3 Sask (My Page) on
Thu, Mar 8, 12 at 14:39
| Yes, buy them all. I have to enjoy roses vicariously because they don't like my soil (too much clay = chlorosis) so buy them all and post a ton of pics. |
RE: I bought roses
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- Posted by savona z2bBCCanada (My Page) on
Thu, Mar 8, 12 at 15:59
Yup..as long as I am spending your money..buy buy buy...lol.. I have a plant buying itch going on right now too and don't know how long I can hold off. I am hoping by the time I can get to the nearest big city that Art Knapp's nursery, Home Depot and Wal-Mart will have the body bags of plants and bulbs starting to come in. Unfortunately DH checks the mail on his way hoime from work and I can't slip mail ordered plants past him...lol
Jean |
RE: I bought roses
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| I get mine shipped to my work. :D Not even to be deceptive though, I receive them right faster and they don't sit on my doorstep in the sun all day. I'm thinking I will do the right thing and not buy any more. I already bought over a hundred dollars of hostas in the fall... these 4 roses were $90... yikes. |
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| LMAO over this thread! We sound like a bunch of addicts for sure! And I should know as I am a retired addictions counsellor...........flowers are my drugs!!! I have ordered my irises and some daylilies so far this year even though I said I wasn't going to......since I have no idea how long we will be here.....and I have about 100 DLs in the garage yet to plant.......I love it! Jean, the body bags are already in Walmart.....I bought a bag of ruffled glads and an Acupulco lily. My DH went back to work last week and I have to do the shopping again. That means I am out of hibernation and will be out of money before too long! :) Ginny the flower addict |
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| Our darn Walmart doesn't seem to get the bodybag roses anymore. One year they had them on sale for 4.99. For that price, you can treat them as annuals- and i did! |
RE: I bought roses
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| I haven't seen bodybags for a few years either! I loved those things... great for getting the old but good varieties. My Walmart does get nice 1 gallon pot roses though. About $12 if I recall. Sometimes I just pick the healthiest looking one and buy it whatever it is. |
RE: I bought roses
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| Yes, i think that's where i got my Morden Sunrise - the original one croaked and i bought a new one last year. I just had it in a container all summer and buried it in the vegetable garden for the winter. |
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