Spent the afternoon and evening out in the garden on Sunday. Pruning the roses and getting rid of last year's growth. Daffs are out and green onions are poking out. My Japanese Maples that I thought were dead are starting to come back to life. Spring is in the air at MG1's house. In a few weeks the war on weeds will start.............. bring it on, I say. Wife used to do all the gardening, but I'm learning. Couldn't tell a Dahlia from a Peony. Now I am getting into grafting and propagating. I used to kill everything I touched. Now I've got a bit of a green thumb. Anyone else into gardening?
On Saturday, I went to Select Roses' Opening Day. Purchased some awesome Hybrid Tea Roses. Deep purple rose called Dark Knight, another Pope John Paul II, a crimson red variety (forgot the name), and an orange one. My favourite is the Barkarole. Deep Purple, but starts out almost black (pure black rose is still impossible, I believe).
http://www.selectroses.ca
Roses here are not cheap. You pay for quality. Not like the cheap ass ones you see in parking lots around town..
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