Hi June and Jennifer, What kind of climate do you have in BC. Is it good for growing roses? Do you have much black spot. My favourite roses are Constance Spry and Gertrude Jekyl, both David Austin roses. I also like rugosas because they are almost maintenance free and very fragrant I have 2 or 3 Rosarie de l'Hay in my garden. I live in Maryland and in May the roses are fantastic, then the really hot weather comes and its downhill from then on. I also love delphiniums and foxgloves. Has anyone been to Mottisfont or Sissinghurst, they are my favourite gardens in UK. They both have websites if you are interested. Gardening is in my genes, my Father, Grandfather and Gt. Grandfathers were gardeners. My Gt. Grandfather was head gardener at Montrose Place in Petersham, nr. Richmond Surrey. Thanks for bringing up the subject of gardening, Howard I seem to remember you like gardening too.. Shirley, looking out at snow and ice and wishing it was Spring!

Hi Shirley, great to see you back on the list! We have moved from Hawaii to Sedona, Arizona, where it's a little harder to grow flowers.. however, roses do very well here which happen to be my favourite flower second only to the Peony. Glennis Samuel Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: Hi June and Jennifer, What kind of climate do you have in BC. Is it good for growing roses? Do you have much black spot. My favourite roses are Constance Spry and Gertrude Jekyl, both David Austin roses. I also like rugosas because they are almost maintenance free and very fragrant I have 2 or 3 Rosarie de l'Hay in my garden. I live in Maryland and in May the roses are fantastic, then the really hot weather comes and its downhill from then on. I also love delphiniums and foxgloves. Has anyone been to Mottisfont or Sissinghurst, they are my favourite gardens in UK. They both have websites if you are interested. Gardening is in my genes, my Father, Grandfather and Gt. Grandfathers were gardeners. My Gt. Grandfather was head gardener at Montrose Place in Petersham, nr. Richmond Surrey. Thanks for bringing up the subject of gardening, Howard I seem to remember you like gardening too.. Shirley, looking out at snow and ice and wishing it was Spring! . . "IS THE SUBJECT LINE STILL RELEVANT? If not, PLEASE change it." ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Shirley . . . nice to see you back on the list. Please don't mention black spot . . . or mildew . . . or aphids!!! Last year was awful for all three thanks to the cool, wet summer we had. Southern BC's climate is very similar to UK's . . . perhaps a bit colder at times. . . and normally we have roses blooming almost continuously from May until October, with a few hardy stragglers into November -- but by then the winter rains have often done their damage. Love the blue of delphiniums . . . those and foxgloves and pinks (and roses, of course) always conjure up the image of an English cottage garden. The sun is actually shining this morning . . . the roses are budding nicely (won't prune them until the beginning of March, in case we have a bout of cold weather). The winter honeysuckle smells divine . . . the winter daphne is on the verge of opening it's blossoms. . . . Oooh I love that fragrance. There are loads of polyanthus in bloom, as are the snowdrops. The forsythia won't be long . . . nor the crocuses. I shall grab this beautiful Spring-like day . . . cos there's more rain predicted . . . .! Jennifer Samuel Phillips wrote: > Hi June and Jennifer, What kind of climate do you have in BC. Is it good for growing roses? > Do you have much black spot. My favourite roses are Constance Spry and Gertrude Jekyl, both David Austin roses. I also like rugosas because they are almost maintenance free and very fragrant I have 2 or 3 Rosarie de l'Hay in my garden. I live in Maryland and in May the roses are fantastic, then the really hot weather comes and its downhill from then on. I also love delphiniums and foxgloves. Has anyone been to Mottisfont or Sissinghurst, they are my favourite gardens in UK. They both have websites if you are interested. Gardening is in my genes, my Father, Grandfather and Gt. Grandfathers were gardeners. My Gt. Grandfather was head gardener at Montrose Place in Petersham, nr. Richmond Surrey. Thanks for bringing up the subject of gardening, Howard I seem to remember you like gardening too.. > Shirley, looking out at snow and ice and wishing it was Spring! > . > >