It looks beautiful - but I've done what you've done many times. The rose will look quite beautiful in a picture - but it's just not good enough. Every rose should make your heart sing - or what's the point. :)
Carol

I know what you mean boy do i know what you mean...lol

Carol, for me the point was having an evocative planting scheme. The emotional experience derived from the composition; not from any single plant. Honey Dijon was like the sofa sized painting that color coordinates with all your living room furniture. Perfect for the setting, but no soul. And I was hesitant to shovel prune Honey because she was so perfect -- how sad. I would have missed the experience of being swept off my feet by a rose that touches my soul.

We're spoiled brats Jim, shovel pruning roses that are good enough. It's such a waste. Why do we do this?

In our intimate relationships, do we settle for someone who is good enough . . . or do we seek head-over-heels in love?

Maybe we need the same magic in our precious personal spaces; for inspiration, for renewal, for the expression of who we are. Or maybe we just need an excuse to go plant shopping.

jannike

I found myself not taking as much attention to the ones that I didn't particularly like. Now that I am paying attention, I find that they are pleasing me so much more. I told myself that I would not have planted them, if they were not beautiful. So in long run, I am now a better rose person for it!