Navajo Girl's Blog – June 2009 Archive (3)

The most popular, best selling garden rose of all time is the ‘Peace’ rose.



It was first pollinated on June 15, 1935, by Francis Meilland and his father. In the summer of 1936, they used some of its eyes for grafting. On October 10, 1936 they saw the first buds were opening.



History and Naming of The Peace Rose



In June of 1939, an international conference of rose hybridizers was held in Lyon. When it visited the Meilland firm, this was the rose that everyone… Continue

On June 15, 1935, French hybridizer

Francis Meilland cross-pollinated two

roses ((George Dickson x Souv. de

Claudius Pernet) x (Joanna Hill x Charles

P. Kilham)) x Margaret McGredy, from

which was born the following year a weak

seedling of dubious qualities. But, a few

eyes were budded in 1936, and by fall

one of the plants had developed into an

especially fine specimen with lush dark

green, glossy foliage, and it had

magnificent blooms of… Continue

Fear has a way of paralyzing us. We give it a foothold and next thing we're full of anxiety; immediately captive. Suddenly we're fighting for life. It can bring a raft of psychosomatic symptoms and signs. Yet, it doesn't have to be this way. Resilience is the key to responding actively to fear.



When life throws a curve-ball our way we have two choices in response:



1) get fearful and give up in despair, or



2) harness the fear, work with it, and emerge from the… Continue