Rose Cultivation Gifts

A good year for the Roses.

Wine Lady

Don't mind us. We're just trying to eat more locally grown food.

An old man growing berries

"Did I show you my new climbing hydrangea plants, Mr. Fessler?... Mr. Fessler?"

"I'm rooting for the carrots."

Mad about Roses!

'That plant food really works!'

'A rose tattoo for your lady friend sir?...' A female Tattooist offering a rose tattoo, in the way of the old Rose Ladies in clubs and pubs

-A garden uses a lot of water. -Most of it perspiration.

"Yes dear, you have worked very hard on the garden. Unfortunately though, you've put the compost on the weeds and the weed killer on my best roses."

"Yes sir, I'm late. But I thought we were supposed to stop and smell the roses ... "

'So far you have enough to smell a rose or two, but not enough to come to a complete stop and smell the roses.'

You will always find a spot to garden

Tango

I know it's you that's been digging up my garden. I certainly didn't put those rose bushes in.

September: All the familiar signs of harvest are with us once more.

'Apart from Charlie here, I don't have any problems with slugs'

"I guess the tomatoes were just a gateway plant."

Rose

There are many potent chemicals on the market...but private theories are often prefered.

Arctic Hothouse

William Shakespeare Civil Court Judge. Well, you can legally change your name, but it won't make any real difference, Rose.

"Look—I appreciate your talking to me, and I know you mean well, but you're boring."

Everything's coming up roses!

I'm looking for a job?

"We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way."

Stop and Smell the Roses

"You forgot to adjust your hilling discs again, didn't you?"

"Haven't you ever seen California wine being made before?"

'I gave my wife a single long-stemmed rose...she sent me back for the other eleven!'

'These were developed in the 1980s - they're a heritage genetically modified variety.'

"Staying true to our mission, even our security cameras have rose colored lenses."

"Will you please stop quoting Gertrude Stein

'It's definitely grown hyacinth we last looked at it!'