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Nowadays, ornamental cabbages are a 57
popular garden addition, planted mainly
for their eye appeal, as the more colorful
flowers fade in the cold fall months.
How did this come to be? Was someone
once enjoying a meal and suddenly think
to himself, ‘Hmm, this stuffed cabbage
is delicious, but I bet this plant would
“also look really good in the front yard!’?
by Eta Kushner
though, that this is because people are putting them into
their cholent. So at what point in time, did roses become very
popular simply for their beauty?
A Rose by any Other Name
While regular rose bouquets are within the reach of many a
budget, there are some types which you might think twice
about before purchasing. In the mountain ranges of Ecuador,
near a small town called Machachi, they sell roses that are
quite unusual in their height, not to mention price. The
”stems grow to five feet tall! Twenty-four of these long
stemmed beauties will set you back about $730.00. Of
course, this does not take into account the cost of any pos-
sible renovations your home may need in order to fit them
onto the table in your dining room – or the price of a new
vase.
The Juliet Rose is known as the “five–million-dollar rose.”
Although it isn’t that expensive to purchase, it does seem to
run more than double the cost of the more common rose
bouquets. The five-million dollars refers to what it cost the
breeder, David Austin, to develop it over 15 years.
Rare and Medium Rare
I find dandelions to be very pretty, yet they are maligned as
weeds. Is that simply because we don’t plant them? I admit
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popular garden addition, planted mainly
for their eye appeal, as the more colorful
flowers fade in the cold fall months.
How did this come to be? Was someone
once enjoying a meal and suddenly think
to himself, ‘Hmm, this stuffed cabbage
is delicious, but I bet this plant would
“also look really good in the front yard!’?
by Eta Kushner
though, that this is because people are putting them into
their cholent. So at what point in time, did roses become very
popular simply for their beauty?
A Rose by any Other Name
While regular rose bouquets are within the reach of many a
budget, there are some types which you might think twice
about before purchasing. In the mountain ranges of Ecuador,
near a small town called Machachi, they sell roses that are
quite unusual in their height, not to mention price. The
”stems grow to five feet tall! Twenty-four of these long
stemmed beauties will set you back about $730.00. Of
course, this does not take into account the cost of any pos-
sible renovations your home may need in order to fit them
onto the table in your dining room – or the price of a new
vase.
The Juliet Rose is known as the “five–million-dollar rose.”
Although it isn’t that expensive to purchase, it does seem to
run more than double the cost of the more common rose
bouquets. The five-million dollars refers to what it cost the
breeder, David Austin, to develop it over 15 years.
Rare and Medium Rare
I find dandelions to be very pretty, yet they are maligned as
weeds. Is that simply because we don’t plant them? I admit
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