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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 26 May 2012 17:10:26 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>Select Roses' Snippets</title><subtitle>Blog</subtitle><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/atom.xml"/><updated>2012-03-20T19:59:00Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>The 'Net Elf's Nursery</title><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/20/the-net-elfs-nursery.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/20/the-net-elfs-nursery.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-20T19:38:04Z</published><updated>2012-03-20T19:38:04Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[So our friend and 'net elf, who helps to take care of our website and e-newsletters, has become the new owner of her own little garden centre in Maple Ridge.  To help her out, I've been supplying the garden shop with some of our favourite roses.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Vancouver Rose Society Day Reminder</title><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/20/vancouver-rose-society-day-reminder.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/20/vancouver-rose-society-day-reminder.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-20T19:10:38Z</published><updated>2012-03-20T19:10:38Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who visited on our opening day weekend!  There was such energy from you diehard rose gardeners, all visiting for the very biggest selection of the year, despite the cold and rain.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Smelling as sweet</title><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/14/smelling-as-sweet.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/14/smelling-as-sweet.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-15T05:01:12Z</published><updated>2012-03-15T05:01:12Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[The characteristic most requested by gardeners, when choosing roses, is a "real" rose scent.  Enthusiasts will sacrifice clean foliage, good form, and winter hardiness for a whiff of perfume.  
 
But there's no need to sacrifice.  Here are two of the most fragrant roses we know, which happen to perform beautifully here in our climate.  To the best of our knowledge, Select Roses is the only nursery this side of Ontario that reliably stocks these garden gems.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Sunny with a chance of roses...</title><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/14/sunny-with-a-chance-of-roses.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/14/sunny-with-a-chance-of-roses.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-15T04:50:22Z</published><updated>2012-03-15T04:50:22Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[It's a little like the postal service around here.  Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail kept us from our rounds these past couple of weeks!  The Select Roses family potted more than 5000 roses for you to grow and enjoy, through all the elements.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Do you know about Select Rose Food?</title><category term="Feeding"/><category term="fertilizer"/><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/9/do-you-know-about-select-rose-food.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/9/do-you-know-about-select-rose-food.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-09T17:11:00Z</published><updated>2012-03-09T17:11:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Here at Select Roses, we have created a custom recipe for rose fertilizer, designed specifically for our West Coast soils and our cool, wet climate. We are pleased to partner with Biofert (the makers of Orgunique Starter Food), which blends this top-quality product for us and bags it for our customers.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>New this year! Souvenir de Baden-Baden</title><category term="Souvenir de Baden-Baden"/><category term="new"/><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/7/new-this-year-souvenir-de-baden-baden.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/7/new-this-year-souvenir-de-baden-baden.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-07T08:41:00Z</published><updated>2012-03-07T08:41:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Hybridized by Kordes Rosen in Germany, Baden-Baden is a stunning long-stem cutting rose that I first met last year!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>VRS Rose Care &amp; Pruning Weekend</title><category term="Vancouver Rose Society"/><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/5/vrs-rose-care-pruning-weekend.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/5/vrs-rose-care-pruning-weekend.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-05T08:34:40Z</published><updated>2012-03-05T08:34:40Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Vancouver Rose Society members, and anyone joining the VRS that weekend, are welcome to participate in a special rose care and pruning weekend at Select Roses!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Spring is coming!</title><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/5/spring-is-coming.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2012/3/5/spring-is-coming.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2012-03-05T08:19:47Z</published><updated>2012-03-05T08:19:47Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[I love walking around the garden at this time of year and enjoying the swelling buds with such promise of what is to come. There is something so welcoming about spring, especially when we can choose what to prune rather than having mother nature do that for us. Thank you for leaving the decision to me this year!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Season's Greetings!</title><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2011/12/19/seasons-greetings.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2011/12/19/seasons-greetings.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2011-12-20T00:03:24Z</published><updated>2011-12-20T00:03:24Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Christmas is just days away and a whole new year is around the bend, so we wanted to share with you our very best wishes for a warm and wondrous holiday season.  This past year at Select Roses has given us many "firsts"--thanks to your patronage, support and encouragement, and the work of our small but fearless team!]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Finding Jalbert Roses in the USA</title><id>http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2011/10/25/finding-jalbert-roses-in-the-usa.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.selectroses.ca/news/2011/10/25/finding-jalbert-roses-in-the-usa.html"/><author><name>Select Roses</name></author><published>2011-10-25T16:21:44Z</published><updated>2011-10-25T16:21:44Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-CA"><![CDATA[Great news! A company that specializes in mail order roses within the U.S.A., called Edmunds' Roses, has just picked up the Biltmore line of garden roses!]]></summary></entry></feed>
