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this is a pretty decent article from colorado state on horticultural oil:
CO state article on horticultural oil
Everyone in my area (zone 5) that grew it, lost it over last year's cold winter, so its not very winter hardy (no worries for Hawaii :). Don't believe it is very prolific in the bloom department. Pruning a little on the low side may encourage more basal canes and blooms... Sure has a lovely fragrance, one thing going for it!
There was a house in the SF Valley that had a 3-Sided hedge of Simplicity. The Good Lord knows how many plants there were, but they were all planted 6-8 inches apart ... which almost no one ever did, but that's how it worked best. That hedge was a traffic stopper. I was heartbroken when both house and hedge were bulldozed to make way for a very mundane apartment building.
OK, all you people who are still having troubles with Blue Girl, end your misery and get Love Song. I'm sure you've read its praises in this forum. Blue Bayou may be exquisite, but is has its problems. I haven't found any problems with Love Song. Diane
Strawberry Hill blooms are among my favorites -- the color, the form, the scent -- all make my heart melt. The shrub is a little gangly, so I plan to espallier it to a trellis.
This thread has a picture of Strawberry Hill blooms from Adamharbeck:
http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1685546/strawberry-hill-or-heritage?n=14
And as always, "likes" to Humpty Dumpty House Gardens are greatly appreciated:
The beds they will eventually be in are about four foot wide with a sidewalk down one side. I could plant them toward the back of the bed but don't want them to hang over the sidewalk. They will be in pots until fall when we have the beds ready to plant. I like the smaller blooms which is why I asked about minifloras. They will have sun from sunup until 11:30ish.
Thanks. It is a 20 gallon and I am sure it won't be big enough long term but should be okay for awhile until I can get some more flower beds put in. We are going to rent a tiller later this spring and get some more beds put in as soon as I can figure out where they will need to go. We have 4 acres but a good deal of it is shaded by giant old oaks and pines.
I will have to check next time I'm D&B supply, a ranch and farm store that I frequent quite regularly (too regularly; but I should call or check online. They are just getting gardening stuff going). Great prices on bird seed, garden supplies, and they really promote the Black Gold products. I'm wondering if Black Gold is made in the Northwest. I'm jealous you have the Tones locally. I have to get mine on Amazon, but have found some amazing deals for those, and no shipping costs, either. Do they ever take a loss on that, since I order by 36 pound bags! Diane
I would ask your supply store, they might be able to order them for you and you would save on shipping. The place I get mine from got bought out by someone early last year, and the new owners didn't order any and were swamped early spring by alot of people and they said if you ask for it they could probably order it, as long as they know it sales. I got some cheap last year and stocked up on a place going out of business. I shouldn't have to get any thing this year, but next year I will. :)
Steve, good reminder on Drift roses. I think you may have changed the way I'm going to do this. Which varieties stay the shortest for you. I do have Oso Easy Lemon Zest and while it's not a miniature, LZ has been quite small so far. I have Innocencia also demure.
Finally identified my miniature like rose which came as one of the Balconia roses. It is Little Chap aka Knirps, Toscana Vigorosa, ect. These three are very hardy and disease free so far. I love tiny flowers but may be better off with roses along these lines. Drift roses well work if I can find one that doesn't spread to far. Thank you for helping.
I soaked my bareroot roses overnight in a clean 32 gallon trash container in declorinated water or rainwater if I have it and plant them the next day or the day after if I ran out of time. The roses seemed to be happy even those I bought late in the season.
I just ordered 12 Julia Child tree roses and was wondering about how to soak them. Should I stay below the graft on the standard or does it matter.