Monthly Archives: November 2006

Farewell to a Strange, Strange November!

Tomorrow is the first of December and yet today I was out in the garden, in my shirt sleeves, taking photos of the roses that are in bloom!  To say that this November has been strange is a gross understatement!  … Continue reading

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The Roses and The Weather …

… have been conspiring to make me look silly! 😉  Here I thought that with the first light frost, things would go to sleep in the garden.  I was wrong.  We've had lots of rain and lots of warm weather, … Continue reading

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Farewell, My Sweets, For Another Year

We had our first light frost this morning, finally, and I believe that this will be the end of the freakishly long rose season this year.  It makes me glad that I went out on Saturday and took a bunch … Continue reading

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Another Blog

I've done my very best to keep this blog focused on the garden (well, the weather has a major impact on the garden so it's legit to talk about it here) but that leaves the entire other side of my … Continue reading

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Freaky!

Here it is, one week to Thanksgiving, it's after five in the evening, and it's just about 70 degrees (F) outside! And, it's getting ready to dump yet more rain on us.  The poor roses are all starting to ball … Continue reading

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The Roses of November

Though not usually expected in New Jersey, it comes to pass that November has thus far been very rainy and very mild.  Combine rain with warmer than usual weather and you get roses!  We have more roses than seems fair … Continue reading

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