22,795 Garden Web Discussions | Roses

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summersrhythm_z6a

I heard Just One Bite is good.

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Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland(5)

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.

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mossy44_z7bwa

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

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rosecanadian

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

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Too Soon to Prune?I'm in western Wa. zone 8. It's not March but is it safe to prune now?
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)

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.......

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sammy zone 7 Tulsa

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.

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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)

I would skip climbers because you would probably have to tie them to the fence and not wrap so the fence can be maintained

I would check with otto and sons in filmore and see if their Belinda's dream are own root of not They make a nice hedge about 5 feet across and just a few of their 5g plants should solve the problem

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DandyLioness (CA 9, SZ 14)

If there is an evergreen hedge you like I would suggest doing that, with a climber on the fence. If your fence is wooden, you can attach the climber to it using eye hooks. Or if you are willing to use more space, you can do a rose hedge and then a taller evergreen hedge behind it. That way you have privacy all year round. And it gives a nice backdrop to the roses in my opinion.

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jasminerose4u, California 9b

So true!

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dbarron(z7_Arkansas)

For most of the rest of us (in the temperate world where roses defoliate), it's an ideal time to start cuttings. Old timers used to sink them in the ground, and put a mason jar over them to protect and increase humidity.

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kingcobbtx9b

There is Glenwood Cemetery, where among other people Howard Hughes is buried, in Downtown houston. It doesn't necessarily have formal gardens, but it does have a lot of very pretty rose if they are in bloom.

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stillanntn6b

I lived in Houston for a decade and this isn't the time of year to see roses there. This is (often) a couple of weeks past pruning. If you haven't been to Antique Rose Emporium up in Brenham and if you have the time for the drive, it does have large and wonderful rose bushes that aren't heavily pruned. Just to see the 'bones' of the garden and how the different roses are structurally, and how they are used informally, if you're interested in that sort of thing, you would enjoy seeing them.

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seil zone 6b MI

I watched this video and found it interesting. I don't think it was completely comprehensive on the subject but there was good content.

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ogrose_tx

Thank you, Henry. Indeed we do have this problem big time in the Dallas area, I've removed almost 30 roses in my yard, am closely watching the few remaining to see what happens this spring.

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seil zone 6b MI

It appears to be a white/buff color so I would think anything would go with it. I guess it depends on if you're looking for high contrast or a more cohesive pastel color scheme. It looks like it gets pretty large so size might be a consideration in what you plant with it. What ones do you have available to use?

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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)

I think I decided what to do.

I have the 'Golda Banks' near by for a big single in similar colors and I think the other side will be 'Tom Brown'

I have a Buff Beauty but I hope it will be too big for the area and have a different spot planned already

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seil zone 6b MI

Mark the cane and see if it reblooms in the new color. If so take a cutting and root it and see if that also blooms in the new color. If it does it's a sport. If not it's just a one time anomaly. Which can happen for a host of reasons.

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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida 9a)

This is my first year ordering roses mail order except for maybe 10 yrs ago having a horrid experience with Jackson Perkins.

I ordered from RVR, Heirloom, Rose Petals Nursery and DA so far.

RVR= sent well rooted bands ready to bump up to a gallon size right away. When I was potting them up outside a few potato bugs fell out of the pots and scared me lol. My Key West hens, who were supervising, all fought over who could gobble them up first :) I love those hens!

Heirloom =sent well rooted band but I kept it in the band pot for a few weeks but then planted it into a 2 gallon because it took off so fast. I still have a few more coming from them.

Rose Petals Nursery= sent in gallon sized pots. WOW so awesome! It is also fairly close to me so the plants were very fresh. I need to pot them up to a larger size this weekend.

DA= I haven't got this order yet so will update when they come in.

~SJN

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Rosecandy VA, zone 7

I've had really good experiences with Heirloom Roses. All of my roses have arrived healthy and exploded with new healthy growth within a week of planting them ... well, all except one; an Iceberg band that turned out to be very wimpy. I read on their website just recently that they now guarantee their roses for one year vs. only 3 months as it used to be. I called them up yesterday and asked if there was a way to get a free replacement Iceberg - and it's now on order to be shipped with the rest of my roses! Every time I call with a question I get a real answer and quickly. I am very impressed with them and would not hesitate to recommend them to anyone.

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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida 9a)

I can't wait to get Poseidon I really love the lavenders! It is a smaller sized rose than I was thinking. I like the tall growers but I will probably keep it in a pot so it won't matter.

On Tess...I did leave out the R lol

It should be spelled Tess of the d'Urbervilles

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Rosecandy VA, zone 7

Oooooh Tess is pretty!

I'm also looking forward to getting Poseidon! There's something very loveable about a purple rose.

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comtessedelacouche (10b S.Australia: hotdryMedclimate)

I wonder where all the original replies went! I can't see now to check, but could it have been one of the 'related discussions' or some such, that houzz put down the right hand side - they sometimes seem pretty random, with a variety of dates...?

The reason I can't see anything down the side is because I've now got Garden Web morning glories down both sides of the page instead of the dreaded glaring white!!! Didn't think I could do it, but followed the link posted by aaarr... I've forgotten her name... on the ARF. Couldn't make head or tail of it all at first (I have to be the world's biggest dunce at computer stuff!) but kept trying a few things and eventually, I got it! Ingrid, it's SOo much easier on the eyes, although all the Houzz flim-flam at the sides has disappeared, including the magic UP arrow...well worth it though for the instant, major improvement in eyestrain - the background to the text is also a softer/ more textured colour and I think the font may be bigger/better; not sure about that though since I've mucked about so much with fonts and sizings since the changeover. The link was in a recent reply to 'Got here in a Goofy Way', I think. I'll check that.

Comtesse :¬)

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comtessedelacouche (10b S.Australia: hotdryMedclimate)

Yes, it was meredith, on that thread.

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kingcobbtx9b

I only live about 3 hours away so that is probably why I already have it.

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huckdog1

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

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ameri2nal

I have had bad results from Edmunds roses. Everything seems to be stunted. I have had excellent luck with Witherspoon, and Roses Unlimited.

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alameda/zone 8

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.

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comtessedelacouche (10b S.Australia: hotdryMedclimate)

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 :¬)

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Kes Z 7a E Tn

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.

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