These roses opened this morning. It's hard not to feel that these beauties are reacting to that amazing night rain last night. It's hard to imagine a better day to wake up and be alive than a day after a night rain in June. These are for the famous Rose Petal Sauce, perfect because the roses are long stemmed, spicy fragrant, freshly opened and chemical free. The petals will help make a magical sauce that casts a spell on those who taste it.

Spring 2009 seems to be a happy year for Roses. They do like water and we've had a surprising amount of water the past few weeks. The roses you see here also got a nice dose of organic chicken manure early this spring. People are always 'treating the roses' as it goes, with one or other wonder chemical when for the most part, all they need is regular water and a periodic dose of organic chicken manure (we carry the manure). That way you can eat them, both petals and hips. As a side note: when inspecting your roses, if you see aphids, squish them by gently rubbing the rose bud between your fingers. Or feed the aphids to your pet Lady Bugs.

There are some very nice rose specimens on the UNR campus. Don't eat them.