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Я уже много раз писал о том, что погода в этом году как бы, не такая, как в прошлые годы. Вот еще одно тому подтверждение.

В Портланде сейчас проходит Фестиваль Роз (Rose Festival), он проходит каждый год, и об этом я тоже писал.

В этом году фестиваль под угрозой; — розы из-за погоды не зацветают.

“The weather is crazy,” says Gretchen Humphrey, drawing out the word like pulling a piece of taffy. As chair of the Portland Rose Society Show, she’s holding out hope for a warm spell to get the pouting roses to cooperate. But the forecast of continued cool and rainy days makes the chances of that happening extremely unlikely.

“If we had decent weather of 70 to 80 for at least 10 days, we’d be in great shape, says Harry Landers, curator of the International Rose Test Garden, where the roses have not been this late since he started keeping track 22 years ago.

Regular show competitors, such as John Sitton of Albany, are disappointed.

“I don’t remember a later growing season when it comes to roses. This is the latest — by far,” says Sitton, who started his garden 28 years ago and now has 300 roses. “I’m really worried about the Portland show. I love to compete. My goal is to win the big queen award, but I don’t believe I will have anything to show.”

At least, disease hasn’t been an issue, he says, though black spot could be a problem once temperatures climb.

The lack of roses won’t affect the Grand Floral Parade floats, which are pinned with blossoms from South America. Attendance is not likely to suffer, either, according to Jenna Cerruti, a Rose Festival spokesperson.

More worrisome is the 16-year-old Portland Best Rose event to be held June 12 at the Washington Park test garden. About 100 judges will rank varieties in a blind contest to come up with the city’s finest flower. The day before, the public is invited to vote for People’s Choice.

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