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“The Beast” and our magical journey

A day like any other day When I wake up every morning, I never know where the day will end up. I’ve had days where I thought I would have a normal day at work. Instead, I found out I was going to be a father. I’ve also had days where I’ve gone to work ...

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Native Species Roses in the Northeast

A road much travelled Hundreds and hundreds of cars and trucks pass by the stretch of road daily. They have been doing this for decades and decades. It has been the main road to my workplace for some 30+ years. The people driving and riding in these vehicles see houses and birds and trees and ...

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Our Rose Shows and Father’s Day

Five vases filled with wilted roses Simple vases made from old soda bottles, milk jugs, beer bottles, etc. are on the counter. The wilted roses picked just a few days ago still lay within them. I was supposed to enter the roses in this year’s virtual rose show, but wasn’t able to. This year, like ...

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The Baronne and Pauline

My three families My life currently revolves around three families. All three are very special to me in their own way. My primary family is the one that I live with. It is the one that my wife and I created together, and we all live/have lived with each other for many years. We are ...

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Reinforcing the Old Arbor

A leaning arbor As I walked past the arbor next to the old abandoned well, I noticed it was leaning. I had straightened it a few weeks ago, but it has already tilted back to where it was before. The canes wrapping around the top of the arbor are getting more abundant and are making ...

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Fertilizing in the Rose Garden

A question about fertilizing Ask ten rosarians how they fertilize, and you will receive ten different responses. I have my own unique and quite varied way as well. I had initially decided I didn’t want to write any extensive articles on fertilizing, because anything I may say may further cloud an already varied and complex ...

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