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Wed, May 7, 14 at 10:10
| Hi all I'm more of a veggie gardener, and looking for some advice and recommendations on a first old-style rose. At the entrance to my garden (near the herb/strawberry area) I have a very nice gated metal archway. I had some passion flowers on this, but the awful winter killed both of them (as well as all my perennial herbs, another sad story). Anyway I'd like to replace the passion vines roses. The arch reaches about 8 feet at the apex and the sides are about 6 feet apart. I live in the northern Shenandoah Valley, which puts us right at the edge of zone 7. Having said that, this garden is east-west facing, so it gets strong sun all day, and it can be very intense from about 2 p.m. on. It also gets direct weather from the west, with no windbreak from oncoming storms. I have the archway actually guyed out to garden stakes to keep it really secure. I am looking for a repeat bloomer, with good disease resistance, since I wouldn't like to have to spray much around my herbs and veggies. I am not too picky about color as I love them all! But I do love scents... so something well-endowed in that area would be lovely. I was originally thinking to get one for each side but after reading a bit, it seems like that would be a huge overkill with how big these puppies can get. Fortunately I also have a loooong wooden fence that's been looking pretty bare these days. It's in the same area as the garden so would have the sun/wind issues as well. Thanks so much! I had originally been looking at David Austin roses but I don't think they would like living in that spot. When it's hot... it's very hot. And when it is cold, it is frigid! |
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| New Dawn or its similar sport Awakening is a healthy (no-spray), hardy, and very vigorous repeat bloomer with a moderate apple scent, light pink color. You could grow a purple clematis on the other side for contrast, though I personally like the balanced look of growing two of the same roses on each side of an arch. |
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| Also look at Blossomtime. I need to wait for mine to bloom before verifying scent. If you are ever in the Arlington, VA area, check out the Bon Air Rose garden for sme ideas... |
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- Posted by MissySullivan none (My Page) on Fri, May 9, 14 at 9:52
| Thank you for the suggestions! Does anyone have any thoughts on Buff Beauty? Or Annie Laurie? |
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| Buff Beauty was blackspot prone here, it was stunted to about 4' high and kept losing most of its leaves each summer. I ended up shovel-pruning it. I've never grown Annie Laurie. Another rose I thought of is Aloha. I grow it no-spray in my veggie garden up a tall pillar. It is less thorny than New Dawn, more mannerly. |
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- Posted by garlicgrower Z5MA (My Page) on Tue, May 13, 14 at 13:34
| I like climbing Aloha, technically not an heirloom yet. But she is lovely pink, fragrant, fully hardy in Zone 5, reaches over 6 feet tall in good years. Requires no special pampering. I started mine from a cutting andhave started several more from the mother plant for different locations. Has some repeat bloom after the June flush. Good luck |
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