How would you like to sit on top of it, whilst l light the match! 
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Now there’s an offer you don’t get every day.
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Oh @Artangel that’s such a shame. I do hope you can somehow save it. We nearly lost a very young cucumber plant once, the main stem had broken and was hanging together by a thread. I splinted it with a couple of pencils and taped it together. The plant thrived and we had about 9 or 10 cucumbers from it!
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If she threatens it with mouth to mouth, it might do the trick. Or talk to it endlessly about her life, which might entice it to grow tall and beyond earshot.
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Bathsheba, l am sick that l was unable to save the sliver of the stem that was still attached. It just completely severed as l tried to release it from its rubber ties to straighten it up.
It’s got two chances now and l know l will have done everything l can to save it.
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Melgal, Your very important advice has been invaluable to me… not!
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I’m trying to save the rose bush, not your ego! 
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@Artangel I think anything you do to try can’t hurt but if you don’t try it won’t work. Good luck
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I hope you manage to save it Art…you talking about it reminded me I left two gorgeous standard roses at my last house and I hope the woman who bought the house looks after them…I heard she is not a gardener though 
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summer, I am afraid my standard rose looks in a critical condition and l don’t have much hope for it. It was in a pot and l only bought it last year.
I bought two at the same time. I have put the other one in a safe place, away from the destructive winds.
What a shame you had to leave your standard roses. I hope the lady does look after them.
I’ve been out to lunch with some neighbours from my last house today and sorry to report they don’t think anything in my old garden will survive… so sad 
Oh No, that is tragic. I can’t bear it when plants die. I do everything l can to save them.
Sorry you haven’t managed to save it Art…maybe plant the stem in your garden somewhere and see what sprouts…you never know.
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Can you get sprouts from a standard rose? I learn something new every day.
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EZ, Have you got Christmas Dinner 2022 in mind?
Hi Art. I never have Christmas in mind until I return from my holiday so that will be June this year. 
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Hi Kazz, Thank You for asking about the standard rose but it didn’t survive. Last week, l removed the top part at the break and just left the bottom bit but l think it will be a waste of time as it’s just a brown stick.
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I have lots of brown sticks in my garden at the moment. I blame a large German Shepherd and a small Jack Russell
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R.I.P to all the brown sticks, all over the world!