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Pictures of NOVEMBER flowers, fruit, foliage, propagation and more at the Flowering Shrub Farm in Voorheesville, NY. www.floweringshrubfarm.com

Similar to a slide show, I add more comments, pictures and hyperlinks frequently throughout the month (with the most recent additions added at the top) before I start another similar page the following month. Click on the picture and it may open a larger version with more detail. I like to hear your comments so please email me and subscribe if you haven't already. Those who dont subscribe will have to wait for the most recent pictures until part way through each month but can still enjoy last year at this time. More explanation at the bottom of this page.

BELOW ARE PICTURES TAKEN NOVEMBER 5, 2008

Below is Father Hugo's Rose, 'Golden Rose of China', Rosa hugonis introduced in 1899. Named after Father Hugo a missionary there. The color gets even more red as temperatures get colder.

Below is 'Roseraie de l'Hay' Hybrid Rugosa Rose introduced in the 1890's. Nov 5.

Below a picture of Don burying roses for the winter in mulch. The important thing when growing roses in pots is to remember that root hardiness is 45 degrees higher than stem hardiness. So a rose like 'Roseraie de l'Hay' that is stem hardy to 40 below 0 F is root hardy to 5 above 0 F. Try burying a thermometer sensor in a pot of soil outdoors and you may understand why I mulch pots. Last week of October.

Below is a picture looking along the rose storage area. Roses near the front and back are usually zone 3 while those buried in the center are only hardy to zone 5. Plants that are in the ground get this protection without mulching but its a good idea to add an inch of mulch to the ground once it has frozen to help mainyain cold soil temperatures during winter thaws. Last week of October.

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I take pictures in my nursery all year of the shrub, flower, fruit, fall foliage of the plants along with us doing chores and then post them in my newsletter. Each newsletter is presented similar to a slide show (clicking on the picture opens a larger version then click the back arrow, scroll down to the next and click that one). At the beginning of each month I'll start an issue in one of several hundred past newsletter pages and send a link to my subscribers. Every several days I'll add more pictures, comments and links to other pages. About half way through the month I'll link the page to the month shown on my home page. Many of the pictures will be of the inventory type with the date the picture was taken within the picture. Each inventory picture is saved using a file name that starts with the inventory number of the actual plant either for sale or in the garden for propagation, ending with the date. Simply by saving the picture without the date will overwrite the picture in a crop page for that variety alone. Potential Customers subscribe and I send a link to them from the latest picture-newsletter. When they see something they like they come buy it in bloom. Subscribers also send me an email after they purchased a plant telling me what they got and in exchange for subscribing and sending that email may receive some warranty protection.

We grow plants to sell at our plant sale. Read my notes on the zone hardiness numbers I use. Do we do mail order? Check my picture-newsletter Want to purchase? email me.