Rose Cottage Ltd

As a child, I remember being worried about that old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”

Having the doctor “away” sounded fine to me, but I was worried about how he knew about the apple AND, if this meant he also knew about other things like Halloween candy. My mother eventually explained the meaning of this quotation to me – probably saving me from a potential bout of anorexia!

I’m hoping that seeing a new rose per day would cause no trauma for anyone – so here’s today’s image…

Here’s the first bloom of my favorite rose bush at Rose Cottage for 2012. Incredible scent and I love the color!

Look for all your Spring and Summer garden supplies at Garden.com. First day of Summer 2012 is June 20.

I noticed a lot of people searching this blog for “ketchup mustard rose.” I figured since I wrote an article on the preferences of most people for either ketchup or mustard on National Mustard Day 2010, combined with the title of the blog – “Rose Cottage Ltd,” that Google was just confused.

Apparently not.

Here is an image of the 2012 “Ketchup and Mustard Rose” – photo from Regan Nursery:

I guess if you look at this image and squint a bit, this pile of color could be found sitting on a hamburger – somewhere…but I’d need more mustard!

I noticed about a 50/50 split between those searching for “Ketchup Mustard Rose” versus those searching for “Mustard Ketchup Rose.” The initial condiment controversy apparently continues…