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<DIV>Lois,</DIV>
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<DIV>You are correct, this is the month to prune your established roses. The
local rosarians usually have free clinics on pruning this month, watch your
paper for announcements.</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1305.pdf">http://cals.arizona.edu/pubs/garden/az1305.pdf</A> is
our online publication on rose care.</DIV>
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<DIV>Charlie Stephens<BR>Master Gardener Volunteer<BR>Maricopa County
Cooperative Extension<BR>University of Arizona<BR></DIV>
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<A title=mongotu@cox.net href="mailto:mongotu@cox.net">Lois Greer</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=arid_gardener@Ag.arizona.edu
href="mailto:arid_gardener@Ag.arizona.edu">arid_gardener@Ag.arizona.edu</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, January 13, 2006 9:24
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Arid_gardener] Pruning
Roses</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Isn't January the month to hard-prune rose bushes in
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Phoenix area? Haven't seen anything on the
list.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Lois</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>My mind is a garden. My thoughts are the seeds. My harvest
will be either flower or weeds.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>-Mel Weldon </FONT></DIV>
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