It's National Rose Month!

Did you know that June is National Rose Month? Roses have always been one of my favorite flowers. A highlight of my gardening career so far was when I had the experience to breed roses. The smell in the greenhouses was heavenly, and it was fascinating to see hundreds of varieties in one place.

In honor of National Rose Month, I want to begin on some rose projects for this site. One project that I have in mind is creating several galleries that highlight many of the different varieties available for each color and type. I could explain how to germinate rose seeds. There are many craft and food recipes that use roses, so I could create some of those.

There will also be directions on how to prune the different kinds of roses. I will do a photo tutorial on how you can have fun and experiment with rose breeding yourself.

However, I am so excited by all of these projects that I can't decide which to do first! I thought I would let you decide. Which rose project do you want to see? If you have additional ideas, be sure to leave them in the comments.

How do you plan to celebrate National Rose Month?

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