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The Schizophrenic Gardener
Posted by ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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Marlorena-z8 England-Updated ...I hope Ingrid shows us some more photos of her garden soon, as I have become accustomed to a regular 'fix'..... roses or no roses, I just enjoy the bushes, trees and vistas.... it's all so very different from what I'm used to.....
Finally a few to share
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Thanks vey much mustbnuts so enjoyed your bird tale. So many of my roses are purchased with JBs considered. Can't help but sneak a few beauties in there thou even if I'll not see a flower for more than half of our growing season.
Which roses have the best fall color?
Posted by alicia7b(z7b/8aNC)
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starsplitter(5a New Eng)Updated I'm responding to a very old thread, I realize. I have R. virginiana. I don't have the space for much of it and thus will be pulling out some. In the autumn the hips are a lovely orange color. The autumn foliage (IIRC) is a mahoga...
I just impulse-bought Julia Child...
Posted by allencla
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated Thank you jjpeace. I'm sure you'll have some lovely pics in the future to show me. If you do that mass planting, I want to see it. I just don't have the room to do something like that--darn. Diane
First JB in 2015
Posted by cecily(7 VA)
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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated Lone sighting Thursday, June 11th.
"Florescence" Rose Information
Posted by blueKYstream(6)
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blueKYstream(6)Updated That's great to hear Lou-Ann. It is a great color, isn't it? Mine has put on a decent amount of growth in the 2 weeks since it was potted up. The bugs or something are eating small holes in the leaves, but all my roses are having...
Roses Unlimited 2015 Sale
Posted by view1ny NY 6-7
37 Comments
countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated I had to restrain myself. I just thought about the fifteen roses sitting in water that I have to pot up to go with the other 14 I got from Breck's, plus the other 25 that have been in pots since 2009! I was tempted, but I forgot m...
Bury the graft?
Posted by AJ (6A)
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zack_lau z6 CTUpdated I buried $5 bareroot body bag too deep--just sort of sat there for a month--so I unburied the canes so it could get some light--it is now leafing out just fine! And, with a little patience, I'll find out what I really bought :-). ...
Disease Resistance vs Fragrance
Posted by ctgardenguy
14 Comments
stillanntn6bUpdated I'm trying a lot of the same roses Pat mentioned. So far, as yearlings go, so good.
ID of some of my roses afflictions
Posted by rosaceae
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rosaceaeUpdated Thanks for all the resources, Henry! I will try to inquire. It's good to know that the third one is just barking or healing and not some disease. Although I wonder what kind of process would make that much wounds and in that patte...
Fertilizers- suggestions please!
Posted by Marigold33
2 Comments
Marigold33Updated Thanks, I'll check it out!
Is this New Dawn?
Posted by braverichard (6a, North MO)
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braverichard (6a, North MO)Updated That's good news. I need something that will grow fast and be cane hardy in my zone to permanently smother my pergola!
Fallen rose cane help!
Posted by magneato
9 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated I use popsicle sticks and floral tape to splint around the crack. It doesn't always work but is worth a try. If the blooms have perked up and opened I would just leave it staked and let it finish its bloom. Then when you go to ...
Body bags at Aldi's in Florida
Posted by thonotorose
36 Comments
fduk_gw UK zone 3 (US zone 8)Updated Somewhat amusingly, my Aldi Mr Lincoln, which is not Mr Lincoln, appears to be an older garden rose. Showing pink on its buds today so hopefully I shall be able to start working towards an ID soon. I don't mind it being an old ros...
Rose Pest/Disease Identification Help
Posted by stepheninnyc(7b)
2 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated Oh, how sad! It's a real problem in very damp and humid places. I know, I get it too here on the big lakes.
ARE end of season sale
Posted by bluegirl_gw
18 Comments
vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated We're in the low 90's for the next few days - first continuous heat this year - so I'm going to let the roses rest up after their trip for a few days & aim for an overcast day to plant them out. If I see a break in the heat co...
What's Wrong With My Charles Darwin?
Posted by stardrifting(5)
9 Comments
Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Thank you Michael, I was looking at ironite but I think I'll try Miracid instead. Used that eons ago before going organic. Forecasters are hinting at epic rains here and Roseraie D L'hay needs help now.
Looking for sources for climbing rose supports
Posted by Donna R zone 6a
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated Check your local Home Depot for tall metal trellises. They aren't real fancy, but are fairly sturdy, and once the climber covers it, it won't matter if the trellis is fancy or not. The Home Depot ones are cheaper than most of the...
Rose problem on leaves - I need advice on treatment.
Posted by bardamu_gw
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bardamu_gwUpdated Besides aphids early in the season, which were easy to remove, I hadn't spotted bugs. I'm used to looking for bugs under leaves, but I must have missed them thinking it was fungus or disease. I looked carefully at both plants and ...
My first seed rose has bloomed.
Posted by gr8heather(6b)
9 Comments
mustbnuts zone 9 sunset 9Updated Beautiful!
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