tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16000628.post4687979968002588647..comments2024-03-29T01:35:25.716-04:00Comments on Jen But Never Jenn: It's ALIVE!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16827711362105321208noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16000628.post-80951055538952612582011-10-07T19:54:18.441-04:002011-10-07T19:54:18.441-04:00Ah, good stuff - next year your front deck will sm...Ah, good stuff - next year your front deck will smell like roses.Mother of the Monkeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16000628.post-3580420586665409672011-10-07T19:19:24.385-04:002011-10-07T19:19:24.385-04:00Very pretty. I can tell you worked hard on this a...Very pretty. I can tell you worked hard on this and it is nice to be rewarded with flowers...<br /><br />But...<br /><br />Roses need to be "hardened off" going into fall/winter. They have to go dormant and to put their energy into the root system and to shut down flower production.<br /><br />Here is one of a bunch of pages that address this: http://www.rose-gardening-made-easy.com/winterizing-roses.html<br /><br />It IS a pretty flower though!father of the monkeynoreply@blogger.com