Inheriting Roses

In the Summer of 2005 when my mother passed away, I suddenly inherited several of her rose bushes. That may not be exactly what you think you’ll inherit from a parent, but I knew my mother had loved and grown roses all her life. I knew how much she loved her roses. I was a fan of roses, but I didn’t do a lot of gardening. When she’d visit me in Texas, we’d go see the roses at the Botanical Gardens. That’s about as close as I got to roses. So when my sister suggested I take several rose bushes...