Mr. Kitagawa, whom I met two years ago. He sold roses from his garden in the middle of December. I bought, telling him casually, "I love winter roses". He never forgots my words and we began to associate once a year since then. Now Mr Kitagawa wants to popularize winter roses, because they are very beautiful. The petals are larger, even though they are less in number. They smell sweeter than in other seasons. They look very noble against the winter cold air. Just because they survive the coldness of the winter, they look strong and beautiful.
However, the markets want house-grown roses just because of another cuteness.
Now I am beginning to think what I can do for the winter roses with Mr Kitagawa, which I am very happy and proud of.