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Found 2 Cl Altissimo @ Walmart
Posted by summersrhythm_z6a
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Thanks Jasminerose & Diane for the info, nice photos! :-) I planted them against 2 trees, Hope I can tie them up to the trees later.
Children, grandchildren interested in your roses, see the USDA report
Posted by henry_kuska
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I would love to see more interest in these fields! With all the interest in the environment I can see there would be growing job opportunities.
Thoughts on Jubilee Celebration versus Boscobel
Posted by cjrosaphile(z8 Pacific NW)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated This is all good info! I just got Jubilee Celebration and Queen of Sweden yesterday and plan to plant them tomorrow!
Is this from aphids, or something else? (plus proliferation?)
Posted by Need2SeeGreen(10 (SoCal))
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Need2SeeGreen(10 (SoCal))Updated Thanks so much, everyone!!! I did take a look at it again, but I didn't see *anything,* (well except for there are still aphids around...) so I don't know what to think. I will look up some thrip pictures and at least I will kno...
what roses do JBs ignore?
Posted by trovesoftrilliums(5)
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countrygirl_sc, Upstate SC(7a)Updated The last year that I had them really bad, I filled up about 10 of the beetle bags in less than a week! I used them in conjunction with hand picking. I hope I never have them that bad again. They devastated a peach tree that was ...
New Jersey grower's are we in for a possible dry summer?
Posted by ladyrose65
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated We had to fast moving thunderstorms yesterday which dumped some heavy rains but they didn't last to long...
epson salts
Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY)
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azdoctorUpdated Just trying to clarify for those interested in understanding soil reactions...
Also, is it just me or does the red knock out rose seem more pink?
Posted by tlbean2004(Z7)
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated Here, it is the cherry red that Kate describes, it is never a rich red (like Home Run). It does pink out in heat.
making garden paths
Posted by bart_2015
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bart_2015Updated I'm talking about rocks. My soil is very rocky, and over the years as I've worked on it, I've dug up tons of them. many are very large and quite flat, so I can definitely see them as being appropriate stepping stones. I guess my t...
Sawfly INFESTATION. I'm serious this time.
Posted by kinlaw (Zone 7, GA)(7)
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nikthegreek(9b/10a E of Athens, Greece)Updated Use spinosad for relatively 'mild' treatment of lepidoptera, hymenoptera and thysanoptera. Spray in the evening after bees and flying predators have gone to bed. Spinosad WILL harm bees if it is sprayed when they are active but is...
Pruning Fourth of July Climber
Posted by lsst(7b)
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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated I just planted one last week and I am counting on it to bring wild excitement to my garden. I have to say Hoovb got a beautiful garden. Love the iron and white fence combo.
What a nice surprise!
Posted by lothlin(5b)
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lothlin(5b)Updated I'll need it; with my luck, it'll end up being a plain old rosa multiflora that some bird pooped out that I'll have to pull up for fear of it eating my patio alive.
Pearly Gates or James Galway
Posted by cjrosaphile(z8 Pacific NW)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Gee, I don't know, they're both really gorgeous! I think PG is going to get taller and JG will be wider so it might depend on the space you want to put it in.
What is going on with my climbing rose bushes?
Posted by Nessdizzle 5b North East
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Samuel Adk zone5aUpdated A little layer of compost will help your roses get through. You are doing good. Every thing is OK. The rose you are growing is a newer rose. Some of the nurseries where we live sell roses that dont work well in the Northeast. It i...
Any one grow Jubilation rose?
Posted by caflowerluver(9b)
caflowerluver(9b)I couldn't find much on it when I did a search, even on HM roses. The tag says "deep orange blooms". That is why I bought it. In pictures I have seen, they look dark red. Also the tag doesn't say whether it is fragrant or...
Replacing winterkill roses - what do I plant them in?
Posted by JaneGael
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated Sidos-house, from what I read the rose replant disease is mainly something gardeners in England and Europe keep an eye out for. They may have to switch out the soil, but I don't think we have anything of the sort in the US, so I w...
Where to fertilize
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Under the drip line is usually recommended. Fine roots are densest close around the crown. But once I was shown a root that had run shallowly 15' under an irrigated lawn.
I planted 2 knock out rose bushes 2 ft from foundation, enough room?
Posted by tlbean2004(Z7)
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated Please read this thread before jumping to conclusions regarding Knock Out roses and rose rosette disease (RRD). Remove knockouts to reduce risk of RRD? We know that the mite that is the host for the disease travels on the wind, an...
Front yard roses
Posted by rabainsz7bpnw
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diane_nj 6b/7a(6b/7a)Updated All of my roses are in the front yard, I planted what I like to see.
Electron---new in my yard.
Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area
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James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay AreaUpdated Hi Kate and Dan, Edmund's Roses sent me my Electron. I have never had an opportunity to see Peter Mayle, Kate. Sure would like to. Still no sweet scent for my Electron, but much pinker than my Perfume Delight. Thanks for the k...
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