1.   At the cemetery, I noticed how each rose grew on a shark-infested stem.

2.   On the shingle beach, where the burnet rose grows, ringed plovers incubate eggs in shallow scrapes.

3.   Roses grow well in a clay soil.

4.   Cullen also likes to take advantage of the fact that many Austin roses grow darker and richer in color as autumn nears.

5.   If breaking up the soil is hard to do, you can always replace it at the spot where you want your roses to grow.

6.   Near a shady wall a rose once grew,

7.   The book closes with Gajdusek musing about the bone meal people use to make their roses grow.

8.   The rose still grows beyond the wall,