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Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 17:33
| I am visiting England for the first time ever. Harrogate, specifically. Of course I was looking forward to enjoying the gardens that are everywhere - EVERYWHERE. I take special time to stop and admire the rose gardens. Wow. Large, multi petalled, rich colors of roses (they mostly appear to my laymans eye as hybrid tea), planted en mass -- so very lovely. Very little black spot (tho it rains regularly here, as a way of life), no apparent fungus, little-to-no evidence of mites. Why is this??? (And we sleep with windows open - NO screens! - and no bugs or mosquitoes come in either. Why is this??). What makes this region such a fantastic place for all these amazing roses??? The roses I've seen in gardens thus far are even planted what I'd call "too close", too. Yet - again - it doesn't seem to be hurting the roses any. What is the magic formula of growing such beautiful rises in England?? Miss Mary |
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- Posted by prettypetals GA 7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 25, 14 at 20:41
| Now I wanna move!! Waaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! |
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| Funny, I felt the same way in San Francisco. |
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| a temperate maritime climate courtesy of the gulfstream....but more importantly, over 500 years of fanatic gardening history and global trade in plants and knowledge. |
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| I think you will find as Camps has said the " a temperate maritime climate courtesy of the gulfstream" and the "strange" soil types to my way of thinking. Regards David. |
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- Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 28, 14 at 17:09
| That's interesting, Cecily. I was just up in San Francisco and thought "My god, I've never seen so many Impatiens in my life." I felt like I saw an Impatiens sodenii on EVERY block. I'm not a big fan of New Guinea Impatiens or Impatiens sodenii, so I really noticed them. I rarely feel like I notice roses in San Fran proper due to the lack of gardening space, but the East Bay has some lovely gardens with roses. I noticed a lot more beautiful Abutilon shrubs in SF than roses in fact, but I could've been in the wrong places. But as far as England, Campanula would know better than me. Britain certainly strikes me as a more horticulturally inclined nation than the US, particularly regarding ornamental horticulture. I've heard mention of David Austins feeling like the "Knockout" of England. I think a lot more roses would be grown in this country if our "Knockout" looked like any number of DAs. Jay |
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