During a recent haircut, I mentioned to my stylist that I grew roses, all colors. Which prompted the significantly tattooed young woman to lament: "All the guys I date give me only red roses. Why can't they come up with some other color? I like yellow roses. Maybe white ones, too." My wife prefers the pink one although she's warming up to the white roses I have planted between the pear trees in the back of the garden. I also have an area reserved for miniature roses -- about 20 of them. My favorites are the yellow ones with orange fringe. But the monster Ingrid Bergman red rose that I bought this summer at Home Depot is coming on strong. How about you? (AP file photo)

Question: Which color of roses do you prefer? And do you still get/give them?