When I lived in Provo, I used to walk by a small house that had a rose garden in front of it. The rose bushes were all different colors, and I always thought they looked so beautiful. This began my dream of having a rose garden of my own someday. When we moved into our place here at the co-op, we had several ugly (not to mention dead) plants lining our walkway . . . so I suggested to Jason that we plant rose bushes there instead. Despite our neighbor's warning that roses are A LOT of work and very difficult to grow successfully, we planted them all along the driveway.
It's true that we don't take care of our rose bushes like we should and that they have aphids, black spot, and sometimes grow into the walkway before we clip them back, BUT I think they have turned out pretty well. I really enjoy watering them in the evenings (and even enjoy our neighbor's lectures on how to rid the bushes of their above-mentioned flaws!), and I love seeing them when they are all in bloom (we have about 10 flowers out right now!). It is especially nice to come home and see them lining the driveway, and--of course--Ben and Janae LOVE to smell them!
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Roses are, I think, my favorite flower and you have some very beautiful roses. It's nice that Ben and Janae like to smell them and not pick them.
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