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Candy Stripe questions...
Posted by nummykitchen(Z5B)
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bethnorcal9Updated Many yrs ago I had a grafted one that didn't stripe. A friend had gotten a grafted one from the same nursery, and it did stripe. She rooted a cutting for me, and it has remained striped all the time. I've had it for over 10yrs. Lo...
Best Place to Order Rose?
Posted by evelyn257
3 Comments
evelyn257Updated Yes, very true. I need to remember that.
Question about pruning
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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kingcobbtx9bUpdated Should have posted this earlier, but go watch Ashdown Roses videos on pruning by Paul Zimmerman. He does a fabulous job of demonstrating and explaining it.
Lilian Austin- Anyone Grow Her?
Posted by sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida 9a)
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sultry_jasmine_nights (Florida 9a)Updated kathy9norcal, Your Lilian is just beautiful ! I love those wavy petals and that loose double look! I am definitely going to order her. stillanntn, Thank you for the heads up on the thorns. I will have to be extra careful around th...
New Roses on the market this year...opinions?!?
Posted by dregae (IN, zone 6b)
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Grace e - Personally I'd rather talk roses. I also would like to see some controlled studies. I did read today that some have begun. No published paper yet that I could fined.
Pruning Rosa moschata
Posted by nada1712
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nada1712Updated Thanks so much everyone for your advice which is much appreciated..especially Nastarana!
Climbing roses, Royal Sunset and Above All
Posted by Blueisland BC PNW-Z7-8(8a)
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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevationUpdated Royal Sunset is one of my favorite roses :) The colors are absolutely beautiful, scent is excellent -- citrus to me -- and she's quite healthy. She blooms frequently, but not continually like some of my smaller-flowered climbers c...
Edmunds
Posted by Ken (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b(7a/b)
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Cancan is so pretty and free of disease here with no spray. I love it!
Choosing roses
Posted by rosefan98765
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jacqueline9CAUpdated Cl Crimson Glory is my all time favorite rose - I am happy to hear that it would do well where Rosefan is. Here is a pic of mine. It is incredibly fragrant. Jackie
Experience with Drift roses?
Posted by onederw
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Just another suggestion here to give you even more choices to choose from. The oso easy roses do very well here for me. I don't spray thou so disease resistance is important to me. I did unfortunately get powdery mildew on my drif...
Dying rose bushes? Can they be saved?
Posted by peachbrand
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onewheeler(Z5 N.S.)Updated Perhaps the old owners covered their roses in the winter, therefore they would be big. Did you cover them? If not that could be the reason they are not as big as they were when you first saw them. There are tons of roses to gro...
Fragrant drift roses.. Do they exist?
Posted by DisplacedClevelander(6a)
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shopshopsz8texasUpdated I second that. The peach drift is the only drift rose with a fragrance. It is strong and wafts here in North Texas. It is a delicious fruity scent.
Do you grow ...?
Posted by Lilyfinch z7 mid tn
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Alana8aSCUpdated Yes Thanks Steve, got that- that's why I edited at the bottom. They name to many roses similar. It's ok though. My names Alana though- not Alan-that's my dad's name :) Good Luck with your choice of roses-hope they do well, and so...
Anyone Grow Lady Penelope?
Posted by alameda/zone 8
alameda/zone 8This is a climbing miniature. I read conflicting reports - one says occasional rebloom later in season, another says continual rebloom. Anyone grow this rose that could comment? Thanks! Judith
Pruning roses in zone 10 south FL
Posted by SoFL Rose z10
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dan_keil_cr Keil(Illinois z5)Updated How to prune roses that grow year round! You will have to strip the foliage off the plant Then prune it back to maybe 4 feet. Remove all crossing canes and the wanna be twiggy growth. Feed them and water them and they will take ba...
Veilchenblau's color: Is it really matched by Perrennial Blue?
Posted by spikeyguy(11)
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erasmus_gwUpdated I have heard that Purple Skyliner is like a repeating Veilchenblau. I got one but haven't seen it bloom yet. Veilchenblau:
Rose Standards?
Posted by redwolfdoc_z5(5)
12 Comments
SoFL Rose z10Updated I can't grow roses on multiflora (which is what Paletine offers). If only someone would graft standards on fortuniana!
Installing Stylish to change Houzz background (Yipeee!!!)
Posted by jasminerose4u, California 9b
28 Comments
meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevationUpdated It affects the look of other parts of Houzz, so if you used Houzz before the GW merge, you might be careful! I like the look of it (Morning Glory) while checking out the other parts of Houzz, too, so it's all good for me :)
sawdust
Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX
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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Treated lumber treated with cca is still sold today so be careful. It uses copper, chromium and arsenate a form of arsenic which is a pesticide. CCA in not used in Homes or play grounds anymore but is still sold. All treated lumbe...
Duchesse de Brabant: Evaluation and Photos
Posted by Sow_what? Southern California Inland
1 Comment
jacqueline9CAUpdated Pretty tricky.....
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