Comments on: A Gift of Roses – Version 2.0

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 09:10:10 +0000

Mia, I knew I would get grief from the wives… heehee. Glad you enjoy the site. Visit often!

By: mia

mia — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:08:00 +0000

I just discovered your blog. Great work! And, ahem, I got my husband a three-in-one sander, drill, and jigsaw from Black and Decker (see? I even know the brand!), and yes, I bought it at True Value (or was it Ace Hardware?)… :)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 06:18:42 +0000

You can dry the petals and use for potpourri. Except the real joke is that most potpourri use concentrated fragrant oils to give them smell, not the underlying flower petals only. In fact, dried rose petals smell a little sour… Maybe it’s the humidity here that doesn’t create the best quality potpourri…

By: suzette

suzette — Mon, 01 Aug 2005 06:04:42 +0000

can we make these roses into a potpourri?

By: stef

stef — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:12:35 +0000

hey hey hey. i got my hubby a car stereo for his birthday last year!!! researched and everything. and sometimes i get even more excited about tools; i esp. want this sander thingie (ok, so i’m not good with NAMES of tools) to sand my hardwood countertop:D — but really, i don’t think i’m THAT rare.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:58:03 +0000

Yup, you got it. Since 70+% of all flowers purchased from florists are probably bought by men, they might as well know what their buying and how much they are getting fleeced! I mean, you rarely see women at a stereo shop picking out an amplifier to give their husband a present or at True Value choosing the latest power tool so he can make that bookshelf from scratch… argh, I can just see the comments from the female readers coming fast and furious…I say this in jest, of course!

By: dodi

dodi — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:11:55 +0000

So who says men do not like flowers? Thanks for sharing your ideas. I love flowers, most probably because I grew up in Mindanao where we let wilfowers grow in our backyard. Ironically, my girlfriend likes chocolates more, so we share both flowers and chocolates, hehehe.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:00:32 +0000

Garden roses are so much better than cultivated! Don’t waste the petals… just use fresh petals by gathering up, washing briefly then freshen up in the fridge for a few hours, then they can be used in a bowl to add fragrance to a small space, like an enclosed bathroom. If you don’t use insecticide, rose petals are often edible so nice petals can be used as a garnish for dishes, though frankly I don’t like the taste. You can freeze them in ice cubes and use those for drinks if you want to get a little ridiculous/fancy…

By: virgilio

virgilio — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 07:52:26 +0000

We have bushes of roses (different varieties) in the garden that bloom in clusters. Nevertheless the flowers are big almost like cabbage but the stems are short. Thanks for sharing your floral arrangement – you just gave me an idea. Any use for petals that drop? In Spring and early Summer the garden is a blanket of rose petals in different shades and I feel bad that we just rake them away and dump in the garbage.