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Ma Petite Rose Garden

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“The Marriage of the Sport of Kings with the Queen of Flowers” David Clemons Thoroughbred Roses                                      Ma petite roseraie, my little rose garden. Profoundly a reverie of our surroundings, quietly speaking to us, roses create a tapestry as a window to God. Ever changing and perennial, miniature roses can capture Continue Reading

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Old Garden Rose Sweet Memories

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Rosa foetida bicolor, OGR photo Dr. Tony Liberta

Memory triggers fascinate me, especially fragrance triggers. Have you ever caught the whisper of a fragrance on the wind and been taken back in time? Last night Dr. Tony Liberta, retired biology professor from the State of Illinois University at Normal did a presentation at the Stephen F. Decatur Rose Continue Reading

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Spring Rose Shopping

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Dick Clark, photo Weeks Roses

Où voulez-vous aller faire du shopping? That’s French for “where do you want to go shopping?” Funny how all those French phrases keep coming to me. It has to do with short term versus long term memory. Translation: I can’t remember what I did yesterday but I can remember phrases Continue Reading

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