These are some of the New Dawn roses I planted several years ago. They're really too fragile to put in a vase, and their scent is too delicate to notice without having nose to petal. But their beautiful pale pink color and prodigious numbers make up for those shortcomings. It was a small investment of my time, getting them planted. Now they embrace the railing to the deck and give a tender reminder that just a little investment in time and thought gives and gives for years to come.

"You can complain because roses have thorns, or you can rejoice because thorns have roses." - Tom Wilson, from the "Ziggy" comic strip .