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    I love growing roses...but the new problem with them are the Chinese beetles. The beetles cling to them in the masses and eat all the petals, often before they even open up. You can kill them with a solution of soapy water...but they burrow so far down between the petals you practically destroy the flower yourself just trying to get rid of all the darn beetles.

    I don't remember seeing them around here when I was a kid....now they swarm us in the summer and eat pretty much anything that grows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by kev3inp View Post
    Early spring? Hmm, is this evidence of global warming?
    It's called a warming trend. Global warming is a term concocted by Al Gore.
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    U know the usual perrenials, tulips, marigolds, "green tomatos", Roemary.
    Its only after you've lost everything that you're free to do anything!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jord_84 View Post
    I love growing roses...but the new problem with them are the Chinese beetles. The beetles cling to them in the masses and eat all the petals, often before they even open up. You can kill them with a solution of soapy water...but they burrow so far down between the petals you practically destroy the flower yourself just trying to get rid of all the darn beetles.

    I don't remember seeing them around here when I was a kid....now they swarm us in the summer and eat pretty much anything that grows.
    I would be crushed if we had those here. I have always had a love of roses. When we were kids my mom had at least a dozen bushes in and around the yard. I remember asking to cut flowers and going out and cutting a bunch of roses and filling vases. Then there was always the few that went to school for the teacher.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jord_84 View Post
    It's called a warming trend. Global warming is a term concocted by Al Gore.

    If you say so. If he's wrong there's no harm, but if he's right?? I keep hearing about glaciers and polar ice disappearing. It must be local there too.

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    If Al Gore loves the environment so much...why does he keep sending me stuff asking for donations to save the polar bears...he's wasting paper from poor, innocent trees.
    Al Gore is the reason we have global warming....he's just distracted you with all these accusations against Co2 emissions!




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    Quote Originally Posted by Jord_84 View Post
    Al Gore is the reason we have global warming....he's just distracted you with all these accusations against Co2 emissions!
    LOL - wasn't he accused of claiming to have invented the internet? I guess he can add something else to his list of accomplishments

    BTW I voted for him over Bush.
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    So leaning away from politics...lol

    I am hoping to get some perennials and hopefully they will grow good here in Colorado
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    Quote Originally Posted by ThongPrincess View Post
    BTW I voted for him over Bush.
    I would have, had I been old enough to vote at that time lol
    wow, that was a long time ago lol

    Quote Originally Posted by The KingPin View Post
    So leaning away from politics...lol

    I am hoping to get some perennials and hopefully they will grow good here in Colorado
    I'd go to www.gurneys.com

    go to the "find zone" at the top of the page. There are 10 different climate zones in the U.S.
    Look up your location on the map, find out which zone you're in. All of the plants on their website and in the catalog will list which zones they should be planted in. That should give you a good idea of what will grow well in Colorado.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jord_84 View Post
    I would have, had I been old enough to vote at that time lol
    wow, that was a long time ago lol
    Are you saying I'm old Well I AM older than dirt according to a friend in my Sunday league

    Okay, back on topic:

    Another place for seeds and plants by zone is Burpees at www.burpee.com or a visit to your local garden center. I usually look in the catalogs and then head to OSH, Home Depot, or Lowes and buy.
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