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Annuals of the Canadian Rose Society
Posted by henry_kuska
henry_kuskaSee: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22roses%22&and[]=subject%3A%22Canadian%20Rose%20Society%22
Annuals of the Rose Society of Ontario
Posted by henry_kuska
henry_kuskaThe Rose Society of Ontario became the Canadian Rose Society. Here is one link to the Annuals when it was the Rose Society of Ontario: https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22roses%22&and[]=creator%3A%22rose%20society%20of%20ontario%22...
forever and ever shrub rose
Posted by lainey2 VA(7a)
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missmary(6b/7a MD)Updated I bought this rose on impulse at the end of last year's growing season - not even sure where, (but searching here leads me to think I got it at Lowe's). I'm (currently) going for a theme of red roses randomly placed around in poc...
Julia Child vs Friesia
Posted by jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)
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zack_lau z6 CTUpdated Disease resistant but I gave Sunsprite away as the blooms blew quickly. For me JC and Midas Touch are better roses.
What Glory, What Bliss -- Firefighter is blooming and it is a winner!
Posted by cjrosaphile(z8 Pacific NW)
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated Mine is new this year. The first two blooms were very fragrant and beautiful. It's sulking a bit now, but I'm sure it will be pumping out the blooms as soon as it acclimates to the yard.
some animal is eating my rose buds
Posted by kygregg
22 Comments
summersrhythm_z6aUpdated It sounds like deer. You need to spray Liquid fence every week for 5 weeks, then you can cut down to every 2 weeks, then once a month. I just sprayed liquid fence tonight, rabbit ate some of my newly planted roses. Liquid fence is...
I think she's a goner!
Posted by kublakan
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated I'm always hopeful and the time is going to pass anyway. Here is Mrs. BR Cant tonight. I can't believe it has grown so much from the tiny leaf. She even has a bud.
Free cuttings???
Posted by AJ (6A)
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Need2SeeGreen(10 (SoCal))Updated I like the tradition of growing roses in cemetaries. Out here (in LA; and maybe everywhere?), in the newer ones at least, nowadays they mow them every week, so even the bouquets get tossed once a week. It's understandable, I gue...
Mr Lincoln - One Tall Cane
Posted by missmary(6b/7a MD)
3 Comments
missmary(6b/7a MD)Updated Thank you both for your input!
Rose Books (plus some "false" hits)
Posted by henry_kuska
1 Comment
prairie_northrose (3b north of Calgary, AB, Canada)Updated What an excellent resource. Thank you for posting this.
Sally Holmes, is this normal?
Posted by kentc
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kentcUpdated I took a couple of photos of my SH today. I should have taken a closeup of one of the tips, but they are all the same, not a sign of a bud in sight.
Do all roses need to be fertilized?
Posted by bellarosa(z5/IL)
7 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated You can probably get away with benign neglect in a place that gets regular rain but in arid places that's not going to work. Yes, there are roses growing all over the world in abandoned plots for centuries with no care but unless...
Why are my leaves turning brown and drying
Posted by scissorgui(WV z6)
26 Comments
jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated What growing zone and state you in Gretchen Weaver? Thanks Can you post clear pics of your problem? Have you had a lot of rain recently? Soil to dry? Was anything sprayed on your rose leaves lately? Anyone spray weed killer recent...
Can anyone identify this rose?
Posted by Patty W. zone 5a Illinois
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated I'm nearly positive it is a polyantha. At one time I had many of them, The flower is semi double but many singles at the end of the year, No sent, shiny foliage a mix of larger leaves and small. The color is variable from this lig...
pink eden no roses blooming
Posted by welltraveled(z5Mid Mich)
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated There is a Pink Eden Climber just being introduced, and a thread recently discussed it with the man who discovered Pink Eden (patent name is Margaret Mae, or something similar; named for his mother). I don't think he hybridized th...
Are thrips only in southern gardens?
Posted by summersrhythm_z6a
25 Comments
michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated If brand A has 2% active ingredient, and brand B has 4%, the label for brand B will call for twice as much water per TB of product, so you end up with the same concentration of active ingredient in the tank.
Help me figure out what rose this is
Posted by Kristi North Mo zone 5b Jochims Davis
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated 'Heaven on Earth' will bleach out to pink and then cream as it ages. The buds are globose before opening. Blooms are very large, blowsy, and nodding. It is usually very fragrant. Foliage is glossy like that. 'Livin Easy' is more c...
Low maintenance roses beside knock out?
Posted by Amy Ebel
22 Comments
fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated Marie Pavie is quite reliable and low care:
Koko-Loco is a tad disappointing.
Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area
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Ninkasi(6-7 Germany)Updated James, how old is your plant? Are you actually sure they sent you the right thing?
Please ID this rose
Posted by madri_gw(5)
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madri_gw(5)Updated Thanks Christopher, you are probably right. I looked at pictures of CdC rose on HMF, the rose bushes and flowers look the same. It is very fragrant. I got it at Menards 4 yrs ago when I was still new to rose gardening and identifi...
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