. . . . and the first touches on blackspot. Isn't it April 3rd? I went out
to water everybody prior to the first spray of the season, and the little
bahstahds were lined up along nearly every bud. I had a Squish 'N Squirt
fest--running my fingers up the stems and squishing, then giving the plant
a hard fine spray of water. As for the bs, there isn't much.

Budding as we speak: Granada, Nicole, Jude the Obscure, Lover's Lane,
Mutabilis, Tiffany, White Lightnin', George Burns, Sunsprite, All That
Jazz, Margaret Merrill, Karl Herbst, Reines des Violettes, Don Juan,
Sombrueil, Great Century, Angel Face, Paloma, Tamora, Full Sail, and
Scentimental--and one I cannot remember what it is. (I have never marked
my roses, though I have several kinds of stakes and such in storage.)