I still recall to this daytime my first three roses . They were Pristine , Olympiad and Crystalline . I buy them from my local garden centre , and they took their place in the back garden of the duplex in Los Angeles where Pam and I lived . I continue to buy blush wine from that garden centre over the days , but it was n’t long before my blush wine dyed glass started looking for roses that were rare or unusual . Perhaps I ’d look them in a script , read of them in an clause or in the event of Sombreuil seen it in a microscope slide show .

I seek out mail order nurseries , regulate catalogues ( I ’m dating myself here ! ) and poured through them once they arrived . Lists were made , orders placed and those hard to find roses set out living in my garden .   These days there are fewer little rosaceous nurseries dedicated to offering those gem and so they are get harder to discover .

Enter Rose Auctions and the net .

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Many rose societies always betray roses as a store raiser to members or local gardeners at a rose show . TheVentura County Rose Societytook this to another floor with a roseate auction that unfeignedly offer some rarified and one of a kind roses .   But , unless you lived in the same Ithiel Town these roses were unavailable to the rest of us .

Now many rose beau monde are extending these auctions to the total United States via on - line bidding through their websites . This spread out the sale to everyone and it ’s a capital fashion to happen strange roses .   One such auction is come up this Sunday and I advise you to check it out .

TheCalifornia Costal Rose Societyis having their auction on Sunday , Nov 4th and they are offering over 230 heavy roses .   Details on the auction bridge and how you could participate can be find at their auction site byclicking here , but here are a few details .   There are two auction format . A   silent   and alive auction bridge . you’re able to download the bidding phase in Excel format from the auction website . Someone from the society will “ bid ” for you and if you pull ahead , the rosebush will be embark to you . It ’s really that easy !

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yield from these auctions go directly to the rose society and help fund their breeding , biotic community planting projects and more .   As a former President of a local roseate society I know how crucial these fund raising   body process   are . Rose Auctions like this one are a slap-up way you may avail and buy some rarified rose wine at the same sentence .

allow the   gaveling   begin !

Happy RoseingPaul

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