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How low in temps can new rose growths withstand?
Posted by KarenPA_6b
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KarenPA_6bUpdated Thank you everyone for your advice. I am happy to report that my roses are ok from the cold night when temps dropped down 31 degrees for a couple hours. There was no damage on the new growths from bareroots at all and new grow...
Floribunda/Bonica or Snowdrift Easy Elegance?
Posted by shacute
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cadiarose(zone 7a, NJ)Updated Campanula, that Summerwind is so pretty! I'm a sucker for frilly blooms. Wonder if it's available here in the U.S.....
Pre emergent questions?
Posted by dregae (IN, zone 6b)
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)Updated A pre-emergent will only effect seeds and seedlings. If you buy new annuals, they may not do that well. I used pre-emergent around established beds with no issue.
Gardenweb FAQs re: RRD
Posted by jkellydallas(8a)
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jkellydallas(8a)Updated None of the above post was mine. It was all a copy and paste from the Gardenweb FAQs
Custom Rose Arbor for the Garden of Forgotten Dreams
Posted by Sow_what? Southern California Inland
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Sow_what? Southern California InlandUpdated Diane -- some of the blooms on Souvenir de la Malmaison seem as if they're intricately crafted of the finest reeled silk, and they especially look that way to me in photographs. Because of the raves on this forum, I had high expec...
Angel Face trees at Meijer
Posted by Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland(5)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated While Angel Face isn't the healthiest of roses for me I do love those blooms!
Kim R, ???? about Annie Laurie...
Posted by fig_insanity Z7a E TN
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roseseek(9)Updated Hi John, congratulations! I grew the original seedling freestanding in Newhall, umpteen dozen years ago and it didn't climb, but got "stout". Most climbers will thicken instead of elongating if not supported. The shrubbi...
Has anyone seen this before?
Posted by gracelycett
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gracelycettUpdated Thanks Guys!
Update: Rescued Roses, Not Into Pots Per Advice
Posted by martinca_gw
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martinca_gwUpdated Thanks, seil, Michael and all who gave me best advice. Now to wait and see!
Is this a malformed bud or some kind of pest?
Posted by Dinglehopp3r z7A. EastTN
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated The ones I get are usually same color as the green leaves and it's a bugger to find them. They tend to stay with the same bush till they are found. Try going out after dark with a flash light they wrap themselves around the bud an...
What is this rose?
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated It looks more like Outta the Blue to me. Purple Passion has a different flower form to start out with.
Is there any hope for me and a climber?
Posted by woost2
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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Thank you York_Rose, I just ordered one Victorian Memory (Isabella Skinner) today. :-)
Buff Beauty
Posted by deervssteve(9)
11 Comments
summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Thank you very much for the info Steve. Ordered a rose band, hope it will grow fast. :-)
Black Spot
Posted by sgtwarpig(5)
14 Comments
summersrhythm_z6aUpdated Thanks guys. I will wait, the night temperatures are still in the 30's. I have Bayer fungicide.
Most Fragrant Roses in your Garden Today
Posted by harmonyp
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fragrancenutter(Zone 10b)Updated Hi Diane, thanks for your comment. I don't think our climate is that similar as my is so hot for so long. However I think we may have similar noses as we seem to enjoy similar roses for scent. Yes I have alkaline sandy soil. O...
"Dr Huey" #2
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated The good news, is that as much as I hate those same kind of weeds you are battling in my garden, they pull up pretty easy and I have fewer and fewer each year. I don't think we had hardly any and then there was a forest fire near...
Newcomer to roses
Posted by mjw0088
8 Comments
mjw0088Updated Here is the plant after I cut the dead wood away. This frustrates me because I did everything the planting guide suggested and I am left with this. Hopefully it will grow and fill back in. Calling the company so that I can be sent...
Twilight Zone
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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wirosarian_z4b_WIUpdated In my garden the summer blooms are just another ok mauve-red that fades in the sun, but the spring & fall blooms can be absolutely stunning. Don't quite know how to describe, purple with blue & black velvet tones that are ...
Grey Pearl
Posted by roseseek(9)
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roseseek(9)Updated Ash Wednesday is a once flowering large climber without the "HT" shape, and lacks the intensity of coloring in comparison. It's a pretty rose, but not really something useful in creating the "decorator" colors ...
"Dr Huey"
Posted by Gary(USDA ZONE = 9b SUNSET ZONE = 18 (Riverside, CA, USA))
13 Comments
jacqueline9CAUpdated Please note that you can have Dr. Huey in your garden even when there is not a "scion" or top rose at all.This is because, if someone dug it up to get rid of it years ago, it can still come back from root bits. Very anno...
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