To: "Rose Gardening Mailing List" From: John D. Haines Subject: [roses-talk] roses doing poorly this year I just wanted to ask how people's roses are doing this year. Mine don't seem to have anything *wrong* with them -- no bugs, no fungus, or anything visible -- but they just aren't *thriving* this year. Now, it's been unusually hot in east central Illinois this summer. Is it just the heat that's been bothering them? If so, how can I help them -- aside from putting them in pots and bringing them into the air conditioning? I'm already watering them about six times a day... -- John