It can be kept in its 2-gallon pot on a bright patio or planted in a sunny spot in the garden when frost danger has passed. The folks at the Emporium will mail a gift card to the lucky recipient. The first old rose I bought was Baronne Prevost back in 1989, and every summer that huge, honkin' bush treats me to big, decadently fragrant blooms. Fish emulsion To your friend with the brown thumb, give a quart bottle of old-fashioned Alaska Fish Emulsion. The fishy smell fades in a couple hours, and unlike those perky blue soluble chemical fertilizers, fish emulsion is low in salts and offers a perfect balance of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium and trace minerals.
Some folks swear by it for their favorite garden plants, too, especially herbs and vegetables.
John Starnes is a Denver gardener, rose expert an freelance writer. Avalanche Nuggets Rockies College RockyPreps Recreation Snow Rept.