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Medicine And The Magic Of The Rose

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Medicinal Properties of “The Rose” Medicinal and Magical Properties of “The Rose” Written and Edited By Charlie Farricielli Wild roses of many species (Oginiminaga wunj rose berries, in Ojibwe) are abundant on the western prairies, especially when water is anywhere nearby. They like sun. The ones I’ve seen in North and South Dakota all have pinkish blossoms, like this drawing, but I’ve heard there are white, yellowish, and pale reddish-brown ones also. These roses, blossoming on thorny briar tangles, flower through June and begin to set their haws, hips or berries, which are ripe by early fall. Rose hips have been an important food for all Native tribes where any kind of roses can be found. They are extremely high in vitamin C, much more so than oranges, for example. Dried, they keep well, and will always be available in winter. Most health food co-ops sell them (for $25/lb or so, another economic opportunity for tribal youth in late summers). Dried rose hips need to be boiled ab...

Rose Plant Care Yearly Calendar

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Rose Care Calendar 2012 Month by Month Guide January : Pruning, Bare Roots, Repotting and Renewal This month we force the roses into dormancy. How is this done? Pruning each bush back and removing all foliage forces the energy of growing back into the roots and canes. Look for a pruning class to give you the training or email us for help. You should always start with clean sharp bypass pruners. Seal large canes with white glue. Clean all debris under each bush. The final step will be using a dormant spray such as lime sulfur and/or horticulture oil to prevent disease and pests on the new growth. Finish the job with a 3 inch layer of mulch. Pictured above: My Sunshine (Miniature: yellow) Need a new rose? It's bare root rose season! Nurseries are ripe with young plants. Roses are rated in size by "grade." Stick with Grade 1 or 1.5 as they will have the best cane size. Canes should look healthy and green. If the canes are shriveled, do not purchase this plant. It is v...

THE ROSE

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  By Bette Midler Lyrics Compiled and edited by Charlie Farricielli Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reed Some say love it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed Some say love it is a hunger an endless aching need I say love it is a flower and you it’s only seed It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance It’s the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance It’s the one who won’t be taken who cannot seem to give and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long and you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows lies the seed that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes the rose   A Single Red Rose Says “I Love You” The Magical Powers of a Red Rose The Language of Flowers was brought to Europe in the 18th century. Each flower, color, and number had a speci...

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Inspirational Rose and Love Quotes

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Inspirational Rose and Love Quotes October 29th, 2010 by Charlie Farricielli   “My love is like a rose divided into two, the leaves I give to others, but the rose I give to you.”   “Even if love is full of thorns, I’d still embrace it for I know that in between those thorns, there is a rose that’s worth all the pain.” “If love were what the rose is,And I were like the leaf, Our love would grow together,In sad or sighing weather.” “A rose is a symbol of my love for you. Its petals shine in beauty, its thorn show its pain.”   “Have you ever watched a rose as it fades away; the color becomes deeper as the petals dry. That’s how my love for you deepens as the days go by.” “Long live the rose that grew from the concrete when no one else ever cared.” “Just remember, during the winter, far beneath the bitter snow, that there’s a seed that with the sun’s love in the spring becomes a rose.”   “Love is like a rose. When pressed between two lifetimes, it will la...