Our second open garden of the season was at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church here in Salem, where SRS member Mike G is the volunteer caretaker of a very handsome collection of roses. We were invited over to bask in the company of the roses as well as to attempt to identify some of the unknowns, which would account for the studious expressions in a couple of the photos. Our hosts for the day were Mike G and his wife Joyce, who are seen in the first photo. Joyce is holding the seedling rose named 'Miss C' (named for her), and grown from seed by Mike. From here we go outdoors to see the beautiful roses, starting with the second photo -- Joyce (there were 2 Joyces and 3 Mikes here today!) and her husband Wes are in the background.
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The third photo has Susan and her husband Bill to the left and Maryann to the right in the process of identifying roses and naming names! In the next photo are Maryann and Mike G, with Mike reaching down to one of the roses that he planted and is now caring for -- the rose is a dark red floribunda named 'Oh My !' (yes, the exclamation mark is part of the rose's name).
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At long last, the fifth photo shows the 3 Mikes, namely, left to right: Mike C, Mike G, Mike H. There's also a Fred, and he's in the background. The sixth photo shows John and Mike G to the left. John takes care of all plantings at St. Timothy's except for the roses, which are maintained beautifully by Mike. To the right are Fred and Maryann.
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