22,153 Garden Web Discussions | Roses
I live 2 hours from Chamblees and highly recommend them, also Antique Rose Emporium - I love Roses Unlimited, Regans, Palatine. For bands, Burlington, Rogue Valley and Heirloom are excellent. I also really like Northland Rosarium - don't hear that mentioned much, but everything I get from them grows very well - they are super nice people. I just got 3 JP roses and they look fine. With this list, you should be able to find all the roses you want.
But, if you've got it (an Aston Martin or a Rolls or a BMW convertible) - why not? A fond memory from my 1950s Suffolk (UK) country childhood was the familiar sight of one particular eccentric old lady who used to putter round the narrow country lanes in an ancient Bentley (black, of course), its handcrafted interior carelessly displaying battered leather upholstery and 'well-seasoned' wood, a thick haze of dog-hair, the odd straw bale and I'm sure, all manner of other filthy garden God-knows-what ...
True style, as far as I'm concerned. (No wonder I don't quite fit the rather more hygienic/ sterile Houzz image...)
Comtesse :¬)
Actually I use my car as a general transport vehicle for gardening materials, remodeling and building materials and dog and dog equipment. I am a fosterer for Sheltie rescue and I picked an SUV that could also carry dog crates. I don't enjoy cleaning up vomit out of the back of my car so crates for transport are a blessing.
Some nurseries carry pine needles in bundles for mulching. Maybe call around? But yeah, if the pine mulch works then that would be easier.
I didn't know about the pine needles keeping the nematodes away. Good tip!! I can go out in the deeply wooded areas behind our property and rake up a bunch.
Tractor Supply sells fine pine chips that are for chicken bedding in big square bags for a little over $5.oo they smell pretty fresh (piney).
Walmart sells something like Pine Mulch which I think is the same as "pine fines" that a lot of people mix into their soil mixes and/or mulch with. It is by Timberline in a purple bag. 2 cu ft for under $3.00. Not sure how that would work?
I agree with the above. Don't feed them or spray them right now, either. Just cut off obviously dead wood, clear a space around the very base of each rose from leaves, weeds, etc. (so the sun can reach the base), and make sure they get enough water. If they are growing in sun (which is what they were missing when eaten by the cannas), they should start to put out new growth soon. When you see new growth on them, and not before, get any "rose food" at the nursery (make sure NOT to buy something that says '2 in 1" or 3 in 1" - those have poisons that kill honeybees - just get food), and follow the directions.
Then when they bloom this Spring post pics on here of the blooms, leaves, thorns, if any, and buds, and someone will be able to figure out what kind of roses they are, and then we can tell you what to do next. Congratulations on discovering them - you may have some treasures!
Jackie
Believe me that was a lot of Cannas. The bed was about 6 ft deep and 15 ft long and just full. It took four of us about 8 hours to dig all the cannas out. I set a bunch of them at the curb with a free sign but no takers. They weren't very pretty ones so I'm sure most will go to the dump. I hadn't planned on planting in there this spring in case any of those pesky rhizomes 10 Inches down are just stubborn enough to make it to the surface of the soil.
Thanks for the advice on taking care of the surprise rose bushes. I'll just hang on and see what develops.
What are you trying to achieve? MMM can easily be the only fertilizer used, typically applied every 4 - 6 weeks during the growing season. If you would like to use a supplemental feeding, maybe two or three times in between applications of MMM, but it isn't needed. Exhibitors do a heavy fertilizing schedule, but they are trying to achieve a certain state of (perceived) perfection to meet judging requirements (I'm a rose show judge). In my experience, I have done more damage by over fertilizing than under. Your mileage may vary.
I just like to grow good garden roses. What I read was that people use a liquid fertilizer between MMM and I was considering using the John's recipe because it does have some stuff in it that MMM does not. Also, the MMM I bought won't cover all my roses again so I am going to have to use something else as well, so just trying to figure out when to feed again since there are no instructions on the bag about when to reapply.
Kentucky_rose----For my garden I will be getting 4 Sheila's Perfume, 2 Royal Amethyst and 2 Distant Drums. For a small garden at work, 1 Chicago Peace, 1 Big Purple, 1 Mister Lincoln and 1 Electron. For a lady at work, 1 Elina and 1 Remember Me.
Sara_ann, what do you have coming???
Those sound great Ken! I just started a thread about wanting so many different roses! I ordered one each of White Licorice, Sugar Moon, Michelangelo, Sheila's Perfume (I love it and I'm not sure the one I have is going to make it), Memorial Day, Cinnamon Dolce, Angel Face, Colorific, Grande Amore, Marijke Koopman, Grande Dame, Heirloom, Paradise, Melodee Parfumme and Moonstone.
Thank you so much for each of your comments and lovely photos! When doing research I also thought that the form on GT looked a bit different but then the colouring had me confused. The fragrance was pleasing and fruity but not overpowdering although I only had one opportunity to smell it before the open flowers wilted in the heat. I am going to stick with the rose as GC then and see what she does :-) I just really wanted GC over GT and I know myself: if I realize that it was not GC in a year's time, I will not have the heart to remove a healthy growing and probably still beatiful rose!
I just tried to post two photos together on another thread and I'm doing something wrong--only able to post one. So please bear with me as I try to post a couple of more GC photos. I'm still getting used to this site. Diane I just did it!
I tried another Legends because I love the bloom so. I took great care in planting it, watering it, etc., planted it spring of 2014. It is still alive - but has only 3 canes and it never did put out much in the way of branching, canes. A scrawny shrub. Guess it puts its energy into the magnificent blooms - just huge and gorgeous, when they decide to show up. I have a feeling this rose is one with beautiful blooms, but leaves a lot to be desired in a bush. The same way Just Joey performed for me - out of this world blooms, but the bush was a mess. I would probably grow it again just for the blooms, but in an out of the way spot. This is where Legends may be delegated one day, but will give it a couple of years. If I find some potted ones, I may buy 2 more and make a grouping, hoping this will compensate.
Judith
I don't know about the pricing, logic says it should be different as online pricing includes shipping but I've heard of stranger things: a friend was there recently & bought several roses so they were still selling then. It seems to me that they have increased their inventory online, more temptations.
Jane
Thank you ladies, we are in NJ. I am happy to hear that most likely I am ok. Like I said I am new to gardening and usually get my info from Google and asking people around me, and everywhere I look I see and hear the wet feet thing and it had me worried.
There are some things you probably won't be able to grow...especially if the upper layer of soil stays moist...but far more that you can grow easily. Where I lived in Oklahoma, the water table was only about 3-4 foot below..and we had terrestrial crayfish burrowing. There were some plants and trees that just couldn't take it..and would croak in June/July when the hot moist soil probably had the least oxygen in it.
..not a huge issue for me although I admit it is rather glaring.... I like the background colour, kind of bluey/grey that you get when looking at posts, or typing a reply, like now, I can see the background is that colour.... I find that a little easier I must admit....
Hi David. I'd be pretty happy if the grey text block was simply surrounded by a pale/soft green, ie instead of the white, since green is a restful colour, and is appropriate for gardening. Maybe also with green writing for the thread headings, and have that heading repeated with each reply, since I tend to lose track of what the original Q was after 30 or 40 replies! Also, maybe it's just me, but I'd like the posters' names/zones to be a bit bigger at the top of each post - could possibly be in green too. With bigger 'avatar' photos, if we have to have them; they're pretty hard to make out on my smallish laptop screen, anyway - not that I have any idea how to create one...
But, as you point out, I think the most urgent need to be addressed is just to get rid of the glaring white surround/background, since so many people have clearly stated it's likely to give them migraines, etc. if they stay on for their usual length of time... and for many, many others, it's just not comfortable or relaxing, so again, sessions are likely to be curtailed, or just given a miss altogether. I find I get a sort of tightness in my eyes/head (like a kind of pre-headache), and some sort of after-image I think - I must take proper note of exactly what it is that happens. But it is generally a relief to switch it off, which is a shame. Surely it shouldn't be that hard for Houzz to just put in a plain coloured background?
Comtesse :¬)
I only live about 3 hours away so that is probably why I already have it.
I am in Louisville,KY. and I was very interested in this rose. When I placed my order, I chickened out and left it off my order. Hope I don`t regret it. I can`t wait to hear how it does for everyone, especially in zone 6. Lesley