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| Some of you have asked me what roses we grow at the abbey. Here is a (more or less) current list of the varieties we have. Hope some of you will decide to visit here sometime. Take care!
Abbey Roses 2011 Teas
Tea-Noisettes
Noisettes
Chinas
Moss
Polyanthas
English (Austin)
Hybrid Perpetuals
Bourbons
Hybrid Teas and Grandifloras
Floribundas
Climbers
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| What a glorious collection! I hope very much to see it someday. Rosefolly |
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| What a gorgeous collection! My mouth is watering at the many teas you have. You obviously have a lot more room than I do to have so many large roses. Your spring bloom must be magnificent, especially since you've gardened long enough to have mature bushes. Ingrid |
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| Rosefolly...please do visit. Feel free to email me if you like. fatherjerome2000@yahoo.com Ingrid, thanks very much. I wish I knew in 2004 what I know now. I had no idea how big things would get or how to garden in "big gestures". Now I'm grateful for the space, and plant accordingly. When I see some of the configurations I made a few years ago, I laugh out loud. Things I've learned: Mme. Berkeley gets big! I'd learned these things before putting in Peachiekean's Teasing Georgia, so it had enough room from the getgo, and it's perfect. Gardening is great. |
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| I also have a rose by Viru Viraraghavan, "Pat Henry" from Roses Unlimited. Forgot to include it. It's wonderful. Fragrant and beautiful growth. Just planted in April, so I don't know more than that it blooms a ton. Very glad I ordered it. The photo on HelpMeFind is lovely, but doesn't do the rose justice. I'll try to post pics soon. |
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- Posted by sherryocala 9A Florida (My Page) on Sun, Jun 12, 11 at 2:08
| Wow, Jerome, you have a lot to take care of, but it must be glorious. I hope my Souvenir de Pierre Notting isn't going to be enormous. It only has room to be smallish medium! Sherry |
Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation...
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| Hi Sherry! I can't speak for SdPN in your climate, because I notice Florida roses grow different from here. Souvenir de Pierre Notting here in about 5 years got to be about 6 x 6. I pruned them (there are 2 of them) rather hard this year. I would not do it again...they're pouting now. They're not damaged, just pouting. The evidence of it is the tons of mildew on the new growth and spindly leaves. Live and learn. Some people who've taken cuttings from my SdPN have plants that have not gotten as large for them...so I don't know what's going on there. |
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- Posted by mendocino_rose z8 N CA. (My Page) on Mon, Jun 13, 11 at 10:02
| What a wonderful list Jerome. I can just imagine walking through the garden. I really hope that Michael and I can visit some time. I wrote down your e mail. Have you put the garden on HMF? It's such a great way to organize everything and share photos. Others would enjoy looking at the garden there too. |
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| Father Jerome, one day I will. I have family in the LA area that will bring me to that part of the state at some point. Thanks for the kind invitation! R |
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| Jerome, Where oh where did you get 'The Doctor'? I love it but have not seen it available for years. It did not do well for me but I would still like to try it again. Maybe it likes sunny California better than our Ohio weather, HOT in the summer and COLD in the winter. Cath |
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- Posted by harborrose 8a-PNW (My Page) on Fri, Jun 17, 11 at 1:44
| Jerome, I can't imagine two climates more different than yours and mine - but yet some of the roses that do well for you do well here. Okay, not that many but: Faith Whittlesey we grow in common and they are all fine here too. Isn't that wonderful? Devoniensis survived the winter and has grown back; I planted Lady Hillingdon and Madame Berkeley this spring and maybe they'll do well too. High hopes here. Gean |
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| I don't like to say this too loudly - but Devoniensis is not a rose I'd ever replace or try again. Here it is covered with mildew, is a scrawny plant, has ugly growth patterns (I speak of both bush and climber) and has shown these traits for 6 years. Every time I see Jeri Jennings photo of the beauty up in San Juan Bautista, I am overcome with the beauty of it. That plant is from a different planet than mine. I am not going to shovel prune them, but not because I wouldn't - I just don't want to have to admit on this forum that I shovel pruned 4 Devoniensis! :-/ It may be wonderful - but in this little corner of God's Garden - it stinks! Cath - I got the Doctor from a friend (Luanne) as a gift. I think she ordered it from Ralph Moore's nursery. I also know RU has it. My plant pined away for about 4 years, and I finally gave up about 18 months ago and pulled it out of the ground with its 2 roots to throw it out. Our Fr. Ambrose saw it and said, "Father Jerome, may I take this....?" so of course I let him. This year, I was walking down by the novitiate and saw this healthy vigorous rose growing - "What's that one, Fr. Ambrose?" "The Doctor, Fr. Jerome..." Hmmm...sometimes they just want a change of scenery, yes? |
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| Fr. Jerome, Thank you so much for the sources for 'The Doctor', I would be ecstatic if "...a change of scenery..." would do it. Cath |
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| I don't like to say this too loudly - but Devoniensis is not a rose I'd ever replace or try again. Here it is covered with mildew, is a scrawny plant, has ugly growth patterns *** Don't feel badly. Gregg Lowery found another like it, in the old Santa Rosa Cemetery. Some fool pruned it, and it is gone. Jeri |
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- Posted by peachiekean z10a CA So. Cal. (My Page) on Sat, Jun 18, 11 at 16:42
| I guess my veggie garden roses Mme. Berkeley and Souvenir Pierre de Notting will quickly outgrow their space. I'll enjoy them until they do. I am about to sp Perle des jardins. Scrawny and mildewed. And replanting Catherine Mermet did wonders for her. I'm now treating her like a HT instead of a tea. Mary |
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- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 18, 11 at 22:03
| Jerome---I had no idea you had such a large and varied collection of roses-- You have no idea how thrilled I would be to visit your garden and meet you--- Doesn't look like it will happen but 'I can dream can't I'--( reminds me of an old song ) Florence |
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| I should update this now...since we've planted about 100 more roses just this past 5 weeks! |
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| And it was already an amazing collection before you did that! |
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- Posted by zeffyrose_pa6b7 6b7 (My Page) on Tue, Feb 14, 12 at 23:35
| Looking forward to the update--- Florence |
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| Father Jerome would you consider getting cuttings from them? Jessica |
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| Sure, we give cuttings to friends all the time from the roses not under patent. I really need to revise the list soon. We have added, in no particular order: Teas: 1. G. Nabonnand Tea-Noisettes: 1. Jaune Desprez English Roses: 1. Munstead Wood Holy Christmas! That's crazy of me. Anyway, I should start to make a list and a map of all the beds...this is getting to be a big group of roses. |
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| General Schablikine |
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- Posted by harborrose 8a-PNW (My Page) on Wed, Feb 15, 12 at 16:51
| so bizarre, here Devoniensis has never mildewed. So glad you're having fun in the garden. |
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| I wish I could travel to meet you and your roses. I love Tea roses most of all and you grow many of my favorites. Would you possibly have time to list your top 3 (or 4 or 5) Thanks, |
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| Lux...I'm changeable, and my tastes have changed over the years. Right now, my favorites (in no particular order) Teas: Hybrid Perpetuals: 1. Grandmother's Hat Tea-Noisettes Chinas 1. Spice is great Polyanthas 1. Perle d'Or is wonderful Hy Teas and Grandifloras: 1. Firefighter English 1. Abe Darby Also....Felicite Parmentier is a great rose here. Alba, that. Sorry there are so many on my list...I was in a rush and didn't have time to make it shorter and really ponder. All the ones I listed are wonderful here. |
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| I'd love to see this list ILLUSTRATED. I'll repeat a question asked above: Do you have the Abbey listed on HMF? Are you on HMF? Excuse my ignorance, but I don't even know the name of your Abbey. I know of one in So Cal called the Prince of Peace Abbey. Is that yours? Annabeth |
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| Hi Annabeth....it's St. Michael's Abbey in Silverado, Norbertine Order (Prince of Peace is Benedictine) I need to put some work into my HMF page. It's a question of finding the time. I'll try and take more photos and put them up. Thanks to all for your interest. |
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| Please do...I'll be watching for them! Annabeth |
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| Just ordered Le Vesuve from Vintage....more varieties.... |
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- Posted by kittymoonbeam (My Page) on Sun, Feb 19, 12 at 0:38
| Do you have friends there who like to garden with you? I imagine that it feels like a family there. What a wonderful way to live. I'm sure that there will be loving hands to care for the roses for many many years. Even though I'm living by myself, I like to sing monastic chants when I'm in the garden because they are so beautiful and they bring joy and peace to my heart. |
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