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About me: I am a recently-retired high school chemistry teacher, and I've been an avid gardener for 50 years (since I was a teenager). I have over 200 roses in my garden, of all types. I am particularly fond of very fragrant roses.

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GardenWeb Member: susan9santabarbara - October 12, 2001
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Commented: Don't give up! The rose hasn't! Roseseek, that's so great. Folks in other areas don't understand what a "heat wave" does in our area to plants used to our normal temps. Roseseek lives an hour up the road from me in a very ...
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Commented: Rose identification Dianela, the first two HTs that come to mind with that pale pink color and strong fragrance are Sheer Bliss and Francis Meilland. I'm probably forgetting other obvious ones :-D Both can present with v...
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Commented: Anyone else in agony over chili thrips? Thanks, @ocbrian1 for the info on the fig eater beetles. And for the confirmation on the beneficials being the way to go in fighting chili thrips.
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