They've arrived!!!

This is it. No turning back. I'm starting over.
The box got here last night and my heart did a little flip. =)




My heart did a little flip probably from excitement.
...thinking...
...no...
It probably flipped because we haven't dug 22 big holes, nor have we purchased and installed the patio stone, nor have we purchased the mulch, manure and peat moss.

Most likely my heart flipped because last year's roses look like this:

Eden (in the future-patio area)

























Jude the Obscure (looking fairly obscure)
























Graham the Dead (looking more obscure than Jude)


























Blush Noisette (marking the Serenade spot by the deck)




















The deck roses are ok, I guess. They spent the winter by the back door so I could keep an eye on them.


So here I am spending a couple hundred to repeat last year's Rose Adventure.
hmm...
I'm pretty sure I had fun last year.
...thinking...
...no...
I'm fairly certain the roses were beautiful.
...thinking...
...no, that's not it...

Probably I liked the smell of the roses.
...not frequently enough to remember this chilly February day...
I guess I spent that money on HOPE.
Festoons of it, bushes of it, vases around the house of it, enough to leave anonymously on neighbors' doorsteps. And yes, Hope will have a lovely fragrance.

In which case, if one can buy Hope for a couple bucks, then that's a real bargain. For now, this is what Hope looks like: