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| I could not pick from my "short list" so I ordered the list. I have the spots pretty much picked out but thought I was ask you all in the know just how big these should end up. Lady Hillingdon I have a spot by Gruss An Aachen that I would like a tall rose, there is a 6 foot fence with wide spacing for air move ment, extra roof and floor washing water and morning sun/after noon shade The other side of the house has a similar fence, but afternoon sun, morning shade and only drip irrigation (some day I hope to have a washing machine and bet you can guess where that water will end up) Is there one you would suggest over the other in those spots? If you say neither for those spots, I also got Secret Garden Musk, with the thought of a couple of spots: or running along the 4 foot chain link fence between the persimmon trees (shady in summer only) Or a similar fence zone with no shade. I got Renae for the sides of the chicken run, but she could be in the first sunny fence side too. I also got Lady Ann Kidwell (thinking they would be nice on either side of my Red Baron Peach tree) And Marie Pavie (still have to pick a spot for her, but she might get the prime spot that Abe has now and is near my Sunny Fence. Do you think any of them look horrible side by side too? I will take some photos of the zone if I get up to moms today. |
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- Posted by Strawberryhill 5a IL (My Page) on Wed, Dec 12, 12 at 15:54
| Hi Kippy: Please post pics. of them, I'll love to see how they look like. Marie Pavie is the beauty queen in my garden, 1.5' x 1.5' for her 1st year. I would put her where you'll see her often to enjoy her beauty and wafting musk scent. Marie Pavie blooms lots and can take partial shade. She puts a better show when it's less hot, like early spring and fall. I rarely water her here, only because I feel guilty of neglecting her. |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 13, 12 at 12:18
| Thinking if I put Secret Garden Musk on one side of the chainlink, the other side of the gate would look good with Mutabilis. |
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| Put Marie Pavie where the scent can waft. I get nothing at all from this rose when I put my nose to the bloom. It is planted near the driveway. When it is in full bloom and I get out of my car, a wave of delicious sweetness flows over me. Heaven! Rosefolly |
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- Posted by Strawberryhill 5a IL (My Page) on Thu, Dec 13, 12 at 19:34
| Too bad I don't have any experience with the rest of your roses, Kippy. If I type a rose's name in google, then click the IMAGES tab above google search, it will pop up all the pictures of that particular rose. Unfortunately people post close-up, rather than bush-shot. When I google "Radio Times rose", and click on IMAGES tab, there are tons of pics. of Radio times flower, and only 2 bush-shots which I posted last year in Gardenweb. I wish more people would post bush-shot, rather than just the flower. |
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 13, 12 at 20:52
| I agree Strawberry! And it really helps to put something in a bush picture that includes scale (like a person) I have been reading what others in the general area have said about the size of their plants, most seem to be bigger than listed on hmf. I hate to put a plant in that I will have to fight with for space or peer over the railing and point it out. Everything I got is own root, so it can be in the main garden with the chickens or up by the house and protected. I would also like some nice views for the neighbors and a thorny reminder for midnight fruit pickers that the grocery store is a better spot for picking fruit. Plus I want a nice view from the house to the garden. Lots of place to put the ones I picked out, and if they are not suited to the prospective location....well shoot means I need to order a few more right! |
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- Posted by kittymoonbeam 10 (My Page) on Thu, Dec 13, 12 at 22:55
| Reve D' Or can get big in warm parts of CA. Put it on a structure and let it go. I don't think of this rose as a bush at all. Marie Pavie is short and needs to be in front or else have enough space where she won't get crowded by a bigger rose. Also she needs to be watched so tall grasses or weeds don't out compete her in the beginning. |
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| You just made me laugh so hard! I just did the same thing at Heirloom...I couldn't narrow my list either, so I ordered the list. Why not, we have more than enough land now thanks to my new Christmas present to myself...10 acres :) Oh the fun I will have filling it up!!!! Tammy |
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- Posted by meredith_e 7B Piedmont NC (My Page) on Sun, Dec 16, 12 at 3:16
| Renae is very flexible and not stiff, if that helps you plan. I love her scent. And her leaves are gorgeous! Oh, completely thornless, so that may help you pick a spot, too. She can take hot sun but opens quicker there (here, anyway!). I love her buds as they first begin to open, so I put her in a cooler spot. I have her in a scorching spot, too, though, because she's still so pretty :D I like her best close-up. I use her up close to people because of the lack of thorns, too, so it works out nicely. (eta: added the link) |
Here is a link that might be useful: A great blog post on Renae
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- Posted by Kippy-the-Hippy 10 Sunset 24 (My Page) on Sun, Dec 16, 12 at 13:15
| Thanks for the link Meredith! I want her for an entry arch I am planning on too. But thought I would wait until I had the arch in and make sure that she will work or if I need more than 2. (she is on the list with Anne Laurie McDowell. I want to put those on the picket fence and Renae on the arch between. But til I have all the holes dug-I have to keep the design loose cause you never know what you might find in your way when digging in that yard) |
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