22,152 Garden Web Discussions | Roses

Thank you everyone for your replies!

Marlorena, both of those varieties are gorgeous and I haven't really heard of either, I will have to look them up, I Iove the looks of both of those photos!

After just googling "climbing Lady Hillingdon" and looking at the photos and reading through peoples' overall experience with her, I found myself swooning over this rose, and remembering why I decided to order it in the first place. Olga's photos were certainly a part of that, her specimen is just the epitome of what a romantic garden rose should look like, just absolutely stunning! So now I just HAVE to give her a go.

If she doesn't work out for me, then I will probably use either Reve d'Or or Teasing Georgia in that spot. Reve is classically gorgeous & sounds healthy and easy to train, but I do love the huge, lush blooms of TG , even though she is more of a struggle to work with, she seems very vigorous. I was thinking of using Reve in a spot along a (future) fence that is on a sidewalk (soon to be built by the city) that will have pretty heavy pedestrian traffic, so the thornlessness sounds like it might be helpful there.

I am still worried about how Cl Lady Hillingdon will fare with Tennessee's notorious late season cold snaps, but hopefully I will be skilled enough in protecting her roots/canes for her to be able to get established. She is coming from Roses Unlimited, and all I ever hear is that their plants are some of the largest 1 gal. roses purchasable from the main few internet nurseries.

We are coincidentally supposed to have a record setting low temperature tonight of -7, which seems like a game changer, as I thought I was zone 7a, but maybe I'm more like a 6b? It is a little confusing for me to figure out my little "micro climate" in particular because I live so close to the city, I feel like it is always a few degrees warmer here than it is, say at my dad's house just a couple of miles north of here & more in the country. I really should get an outdoor thermometer for my front porch, since that is where all my young potted roses are residing this winter, then I could compare the forecasted temperatures with my own and see what I come up with.

Thanks again all!

I'll post some photos later in the spring/summer!

Jessica

Everywhere I have seen a mature Reve d Or it's been a beauty. Also I've never seen leaf diseases on this rose.

We, new at rose gardening, have just planted Abe Darby, Golden Celebration, Shakespeare 2000, and Jude the Obscure. Thanks to all of you we dare this exciting undertaking!

All of your pictures are making me regret not ordering any Austins this year, when I make my trip to collect my order I just may have to let one in my van. I have about 10 Austins, I think I just didn't order this year as I'm tiring of the black spot war here. This one's my absolute favorite, Teaclipper. She can be stingy with the blooms at times, but I just love her.

I can't imagine why a browser would make a difference, but I am glad you are able to post your gorgeous photos. I love them.
I use Firefox and I have been able to post a picture. I have not tried to post more than one yet. Hope I don't have a problem. Will try later.

Suebelle

BEautiful photos, loved each and every one of them.

I am trying my best to get used to the new forum layout but it seems every time I log in something is different. Hard to teach an old dog new tricks. LOL

Valerie

Still trying to find a way to post pictures from Photobucket. There's a link, but not a picture.

..I think what you have to do with Photobucket, is copy the 'Direct Link' on your photo bucket page for the photo you want, and then click on 'Photo' in the posting message box with takes you to your pictures on your own p.c. .... you then paste the direct link into the 'file name' box at the bottom of your pictures page and click on 'open'... this should transfer it to here and you should see the green whirly thing going around as it uploads it...

I kind of thought that - just wanted to ask the experts to make sure. Such a pretty rose - big pretty canes, will hurt to cut it but it has to be moved to accommodate my deck expansion - will pot it up well and baby it. This one is still being offered, so if the worst happens, I can replace it. Thanks, Jackie.......

Judith

What Jackie said. That's what I've done with all of mine to move them now. Only one has thumbed its nose at me and died, which isn't bad for as many as have been "tortured". Try striking cuttings of it before you whack it, Judith. "Murphy" is perverse. If you don't try rooting it, the blamed thing is more likely to die. If you do, you'll probably obtain several own rooters AND the large plant will come through, just fine. Good luck! Kim

Wow! That's a lot! But in zone 9, it probably won't die on you...so could be a good investment. I really want you post pictures in the summer!!!

The price for the rose is about what you pay in a nursery for a standard, plus $15 shipping and $6 tax.

I'd like to see a photo, too. But some yellow roses have a lot of pink/red tones lurking in the background, and when the temperature cools down, these tones come to the fore. Julia is one of those roses. I wish I had a photo of my dried Julia buds showing all the reddish pink in the yellow. Here's a bud of Golden Celebration that illustrates what I'm talking about. Diane

I'll try again. This is so annoying. Diane

Have you looked at Velvet Fragrance - it has a petal count of 26-40, which gives it a full look.

Ace of Hearts/Asso di Couri, Alec's Red, and Let Freedom Ring all have higher petal counts although Let Freedom Ring is not as high as the other two. Temperature during bloom formation also influences petal count.

I heard Just One Bite is good.

Please do not use the poison baits! Any animal that eats it will be killed, including predators that eat the mice or voles. Some of the newer baits have no antidote, so if ingested by a family pet it's bad news.

Chartreuse de Parme did well for me here in the PNW, and was very healthy, with a very good fragrance.

How about Paradise Found? It's a lavender and a purple in one rose. So is Paradise.

The first one is Paradise Found. The second one is a duplicate :( and the last one is Paradise.

Carol

I also had growth on a lot of my roses. I did prune some climbers. Then we had an ice storm and it's going down to single digits tonight.......

I often start in January. It takes time, and sometimes if there is new growth it is frozen and needs to be cut off, but it takes time to cut, and dispose of the cuttings.