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Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 14:22
| I am interested in creating a hedge of roses along 40'of south facing busy alley way. My original idea was to plant a mix of Rosa Rugosa "Alba" and Therese Bugnet for a mix of blooms, fragrance, winter interest (Therese's red canes and rose hips from both) plus offer edible rose hips with surplus for the wildlife. I am limited to about 3' wide. Though these would be upright and could be pruned height wise but what about width? Should I look at something that arches? We have William Baffin by the house and it arches a bit width wise offering perennials below a little relief from the hot southern exposure..
Maybe I am crazy thinking this will work but with a 100+ year old purple folk victorian..roses would be perfect..Curious about your thoughts and thank you in advance. |
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- Posted by wirosarian z4 WI (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 19:30
| I have a red rose, Hope for Humanity, that meets your size specs, 7' tall by 3' wide & it is hardy in my z4 garden. I do give it a little support in my garden because its in a windy site but its natural growth habit is columnar. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hope for Humanity
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- Posted by daveinohio_2007 5 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 20:31
| T Bugnet suckers a lot, and is mostly thornless, which may or may not be good things in your situation. |
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| I grow a few ramblers as a hedge by tying the long canes in tight to a horizontal wire stretched across posts. It works a bit like an old fashioned English stock hedge where the canes are bent to a tight horizontal - there are no bare legs and no gaps. I keep this 'hedge' (we call it a fedge, sort of half fence, half hedge) quite narrow - less than 1m in actual width but 50m long. Just a thought. |
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- Posted by daveinohio_2007 5 (My Page) on Mon, Feb 27, 12 at 17:19
| T Bugnet suckers a lot, and is mostly thornless, which may or may not be good things in your situation. |
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