Our cherry parfait roses are coming in more pink and white, with a hint of cream, rather than a stark red with blinding white. It could be the particular genetic makeup of this individual cherry parfait rose bush, or it could be temperature and sunlight dependent as some roses will bloom differently depending upon the condition in which they grow. It’s also possible the pink will continue to darken a reddish pink as the bloom grows older – there’s just no way to know, yet.
I’m very happy with the plant itself, and the blooms are beautiful, but before I begin planting the rose bushes around the house, I want to find a strain that looks almost exactly like this cherry parfait rose. I’d like the entire cherry parfait rose bush to look like this. One thing I’ve learned thus far, though, is you cannot be sure how your plant will develop. That might still happen, I just have to give it time to mature and mess with the conditions.
I’ll try and research it this weekend so I can learn from other, more experienced gardeners who are familiar with this topic.
A detail picture of the first bloom of the Cherry Parfait rose bush …
The first bloom from the Cherry Parfait rose bush …
Cherry Parfait rose bush ….
The Cherry Parfait rose bush …
An upclose of the Cherry Parfait rose bloom …
The three roses I’ve been growing in containers rather than in the ground with the others – the Cherry Parfait rose bush, the Dick Clark rose bush, and the single blush knockout rose bush are all doing very well. I’m thinking about adding two more – sugar moon and twilight, both of which have very heavy, spice and clover scents. I’m also still narrowing down the climbing varieties for over the garage.
The Dick Clark rose bush has 13 or 14 buds on it ready to open … it’s going to be something when they flush sometime this week or next.
The Fuschia Plant has gone through one cycle and is beginning another. Before long, we will have Fuscia flowers hanging from overhead.
I have to work for most of the evening. It’s been stormy around here, and so I think I will curl up in the study, plow through some tasks that have been on my business agenda for too long that don’t require anyone else, and perhaps finalize and map out next quarter’s goals (July, August, September). This is going to be one of those summers that is transformational in terms of our businesses. So many things are finally coming to fruition that I need to manage the transition smoothly.
Reader Comments (4)
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FratMan
June 11, 2013
It might be too early in the morning for you to want to read this, but here is an excerpt from what David Brooks has to say:
"He betrayed the Constitution. The founders did not create the United States so that some solitary 29-year-old could make unilateral decisions about what should be exposed."
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/11/opinion/brooks-the-solitary-leaker.html?hp&_r=0
....Yeah, I'm speechless, too.
Joshua Kennon
June 12, 2013
Replying to FratMan
1. His appeal to mental illness stigmatization is unprofessional and pathetic.
2. Snowden's failure to finish formalized education is inconsequential to the discussion of the morality of what he has done.
3. His social skills, or lack thereof, are also inconsequential to the discussion of the morality of what he has done.
4. He is making an out-of-left-field appeal to a series of institutions such as "family", saying that this leak was only possible because somehow Snowden is a member of a generation that doesn't have as deep of connections or social bonds. This is not only amateurish, it's intellectually dishonest as it erects a non-correlated edifice and then points to it saying, "See? This happened because America isn't like it was when you were a kid!", appealing to a subconscious nostalgia present in most people of a certain age.
5. It is cynical to unveil the largest constitutional violation in American history at the risk of one's personal life, livelihood, reputation, and career?
6. Dear God, he is now literally making an "appeal to authority", straight out of one of Charlie Munger's most hated mental models. It's empty. It's used only on the non-educated and working classes to control them as they are disenfranchised from their own rights and told not to think rationally or logically. This is disgusting.
7. He's arguing that Snowden is hurting our privacy because the Feds will have to individually investigate target subjects? This is just sounding desperate.
8. The conclusion, attempting to support a bizarre thesis with no bearing on the case at hand, is foolish.
This has to be one of the most inane pieces of published content I've read in a very long time. It not only completely misses the point, it attempts to convince the audience using a veritable checklist of mental models in a way that is wholly unethical.
The bottom line? The NSA and other parts of the Executive Branch have engaged in the widest, most comprehensive, most inexcusable infringement of constitutional rights in the history of the nation. It is because of my social bonds, and my love for my family, friends, nieces, nephews, future children, and grandchildren that I care about this issue. I don't want them growing up in a world where a malevolent sociopath gets controls of the mechanisms that have been put in place. By the time one wanted to correct it, it would be almost impossible to do without a lot of bloodshed.
FratMan
June 13, 2013
Replying to Joshua Kennon
"This has to be one of the most inane pieces of published content I've read in a very long time."
Agreed. Thank you for taking the time to explain your reactions, as you did with the Zaky piece I sent your way months ago. I had those general thoughts swimming in my head, but you expressed them in a concise way that I could not have. Thank you for taking the time to explain, much appreciated.
FratMan
June 14, 2013
I'm a sucker for stuff like this because I hate political correctness and think Christianity is getting thrown to the wayside on a national scale.
http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/texas-gov-signs-merry-christmas-bill-into-law/article_5ad43aa4-f994-527b-9094-5f4979e7b5bb.html
Assuming the AP Report is accurate, are you down with the cause of shielding public institutions from legal fallout for displaying Christian accoutrements in a public location because they are generally harmless and provide meaningful comfort for folks of a certain age to clutch onto who feel "their country" is disappearing, or do you think public schools have no right to do "Christian things" on the grounds that it unfairly injures someone who is part of the minority (i.e. if I lived in a mostly Muslim area, I'd be pissed if I attended a public school system that had Allah and Muhammad on the bulletin boards.)?