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The Robins are here
February 21, 2012
Childhood memories of spring always included my mother telling the gardener and her three sisters that when the robins come we know that spring is right around the corner. So the robins are here in North Central Florida. They are crazy loud with all of the chatter and their erratic flight all over seems as if ... read more or add a comment
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Antique and Old Garden Presidential Roses
February 20, 2012
As we spend our day of leisure (ha-ha) celebrating President's Day, the gardener thought of the roses that we have or will have available to purchase at Rose Petals Nursery. President Herbert Hoover is a gorgeous Hybrid Tea introduced in 1928. With its pink, yellow and orange tones it is one that the gardener ... read more or add a comment
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A Special Day for a Special Man
February 18, 2012
Today is Mr. Blue Jeans Happy Day! Please pardon this brief interruption on a normally "rose oriented" and "animal oriented" blog to hail the wonderful man I'm married to. Being a complicated sort, he loves his family, he loves his animals and ranch. The kind of devotion that many don't q ... read more or add a comment
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Peggy Martin Rose
February 17, 2012
Our Rose of the Week is the Peggy Martin Rose. Many of you know this rose as the Katrina Rose, the rose that survived Katrina. After being under 20' of salt water for 2 weeks, it not only survived but bloomed! Imagine that!!! Peggy Martin Rose is named after the woman that grew this rose. She receiv ... read more or add a comment
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Pink is the Color of the Week at Rose Petals Nursery
February 13, 2012
Last week as the gardener was tending to her rose garden, she noticed all of the pink around the nursery. Thinking this was just to nice to keep all to herself, she has decided to share them with all of you! Tulip Magnolia Tree ... read more or add a comment
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The Chicks are Here
February 09, 2012
Our new chicks have arrived to begin the 2012 season of eggs laying. We have been keeping chickens for over a decade now and throughly enjoy them. They free range all over the ranch and keep the bugs down and lay us nice eggs in their chicken condos. Yes the gardener said plural. We keep around 100 all year through, th ... read more or add a comment
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New Varieties of Heirloom Roses
February 07, 2012
Rose Petals Nursery is and has carried many varieties of roses. Many that span the gamut of Old Garden Roses to the more Modern Roses. From Buck Roses to Earthkind Roses. In an effort to find a better fit for our future, we have a desire to concentrate on the "older roses", the varieties that we feel many of our custome ... read more or add a comment
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Roses Are Waking Up!!!!!!
February 02, 2012
Today at the nursery was a picture perfect day, 81 degrees, a slight breeze, not a cloud in the sky! A secret between you and the gardener the roses are waking up! New lime green and red foliage all over the display gardens. Even 4 blooms! As the gardener was pruning, feeding and watering, the garden ... read more or add a comment
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Relay for Life
February 01, 2012
RELAY FOR LIFE JONESVILLE, FLORIDA MARCH 16, 2012 As many of you may or may not know, I am a Cancer Survivor. In 2005 at the age of 49, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Colo-Rectal Cancer. A great team of North Florida Regional Doctors and 7 yrs later, I'm leading a healthy and productive life. How ... read more or add a comment
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Sandhill Cranes
January 29, 2012
In the gardener's hometown of Gainesville, Florida is also the home of the University of Florida. At the Beef Teaching Unit of UF, in the middle of town, there is a huge flock of Sandhill Cranes overwintering in the pastures with the cows. Mr. Blue Jeans photographed these unique creatures to share with all of you. ... read more or add a comment
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Linda and the Jasmine Circle of Gainesville Garden Club
January 27, 2012
One of the many clubs that the gardener is a member of had their gathering last night. The guest speaker was Linda Rengarts. Her program was the Dudley Farm State Park Roses. As most of the readers of this blog are aware, Dudley Farm State Park in Newberry, Florida is near and dear to both Mr. Blue Jeans and the g ... read more or add a comment
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Tulip Trees at the LW Ranch
January 24, 2012
Love love the Tulip Trees at the ranch! Sure sign of Spring on its way when we see the Tulip Trees blooming and the robins flying through the trees. Almost fills the empty spot that Old Man Winter made when he froze all of our rose blossoms!!!!! ... read more or add a comment
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Frequently Asked Questions of Rose Petals Nursery
January 22, 2012
We have a number of questions that are asked most often of Mr. Blue Jeans and the Gardener. We thought we would take pause while the roses are resting (another blog post upcoming) to answer some of those FAQ for readers of this blog. 1. What does the year mean by the roses name? Roses have a discovered or introduction ... read more or add a comment
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Citrus at Rose Petals Nursery
January 20, 2012
Rose Petals Nursery has the great fortune of having three large established citrus trees among its 5 acres, Tangerine, Pink Grapefruit and an unknown wonderful juice orange. As many of you know, you can only use so much citrus in one household. We have shared with family and friends, but we still have more left to share. With th ... read more or add a comment
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Goodwood Museum
January 18, 2012
On Sunday after our Deep South District Mid Winter Rose Society meetings we headed up to Goodwood Museum in Tallahassee, Florida. It was a cold winter morning, the truck thermomenter read 26 degrees in North Central Florida! Once we arrived and moved aro ... read more or add a comment
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Getting Ready for the DSD Mid Winter Meeting
January 11, 2012
Friday, Saturday and Sunday begins our Deep South District Mid Winter Meeting of rosarians from several southern states. We have referenced the DSD meeting in this blog here http://rosepetalsnursery.com/antique-rose-blog.php?r=ARS-Deep-South-District-30th-Annual-Mid-Winter-Meeting My sister in law Lorrie has become qui ... read more or add a comment
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Thank you Florida Gardening Magazine
January 08, 2012
Thank you to the Florida Gardening Magazine http://www.floridagardening.com/ for including us in your Dec/Jan 2012 issue. On page 39, Rose Petals Nursery is included under the Florida-Friendly Internet Resources with our web address and information about the nursery selling "living antiques". We also appre ... read more or add a comment
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Saturday, January 7 Open Sale Day
January 05, 2012
Well folks, the gardener HAD a beautiful display garden to show you. The roses and camillias WERE an amazing sight to see. We have had record low temperatures both at the ranch and the nursery. What does this all mean? NO more COLORFUL blossoms on anything, just BROWN ones. Good news, stock is good, th ... read more or add a comment
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First Sunset of the New Year 2012
January 01, 2012
As the gardener was leaving Rose Petals Nursery on this first day of Two Thousand Twelve, the horizon was all ablaze. So spectacular that Dixie (our yellow lab) and the gardener pulled onto the shoulder of the road and took photos to share with all of you! Both Mr. Blue Jeans and the gardener wish everyone a h ... read more or add a comment
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ARS Deep South District 30th Annual Mid Winter Meeting
December 28, 2011
The Bradenton-Sarasota Rose Society cordially invites you to the 30th annual Deep South District’s Mid-Winter meeting to be held January 13-15, 2012 at the Best Western•Gateway Grand in Gainesville, Florida. This new location (one minute NW off Exit 390 of I-75) has a large banquet room that will give us some ex ... read more or add a comment
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