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Photo of Cl. Blue Girl & Cl. Pinata

Posted by James_Shaw_San Francisco Bay Area May 7, 2014

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susan4952(5)Updated January 21, 2015 Amazing

Blank slate...

Posted by HerdingCats(9/Sunset 20) January 20, 2015

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toolbelt68(7)Updated January 21, 2015 Glad you liked the suggestion. One thing to keep in mind is; the dogwoods don't like things laying on top of their roots. Also very little can grow under them. So make sure you lay any patio stones/bricks, etc down around the swin...

A Northern Calif question...

Posted by andreark January 20, 2015

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jacqueline9CAUpdated January 21, 2015 Andrea, what kind of roses do you have? Are they all hybrid teas? My tea roses have already been blooming for a month. They always start slowly in Jan, then gradually build up to a large Spring flush, then bloom gently for the res...

Tell me about Blue Bayou (Floribunda, 1993)

Posted by Molineux(6b) June 4, 2014

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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated January 21, 2015 Well Molineux, if you haven't figured it by now, Diane is a flower goddess disguised as a regular poster with that magic touch most of us regular mortals do not have. Every pic that Diane has posted looks even better than any bota...

WOW! The World is so Green!

Posted by Sow_what? Southern California Inland January 20, 2015

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Sow_what? Southern California InlandUpdated January 21, 2015 Hoovb -- thank you! Oopsie -- I'm so out of touch, I forgot you snowbirds are blanketed in white. Maybe you need to follow the big fad with lawns in drought-ridden California and dye your snow green. Actually, I think your frosty ...

hello...

Posted by harborrose_pnw February 20, 2012

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iowa_jade(C 5b H 6)Updated January 21, 2015 Nobody here but us chickens. Foghorn

Game plan for band size roses?

Posted by arlene_82 (zone 6 OH) January 19, 2015

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ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5Updated January 20, 2015 and try a few different methods for the sake of experimentation. For science and all. ==>> oh man.. i think i love you .. lol ... i learned just about EVERYTHING preWWW .... and boy did i kill a lot of stuff .... but every l...

How big can Earth Song get?

Posted by sara_ann-z6bok January 17, 2015

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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated January 20, 2015 Hi Sara-Ann I agree with the prevailing opinions - even in dry colder Nebraska, Earth song gets big for me. It's in the back of a large bed at 5' by 4' on a good year, bushy and continually blooming. It holds the foundation spot u...

Using Mills Rose Magic or Rose Tone

Posted by sara_ann-z6bok January 18, 2015

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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated January 20, 2015 Judith, your "gardening road trip" sounds like a blast. Could I commission you to pick up a few things for me-haha? Thanks for your advice about asking my favorite farm & ranch supply store to special order some &quo...

Rose configuration here?

Posted by MK January 18, 2015

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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated January 19, 2015 Yes. That's one plant of each. And that, BTW, is a virus-free, own-root Sally Holmes. I think one could easily keep them smaller than that, but that's the size they WANT to be, and I don't much enjoy fighting to keep plants small....

Good way to grow rose seed?

Posted by beesneeds(zone 6) January 17, 2015

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onewheeler(Z5 N.S.)Updated January 19, 2015 I believe rose seeds need to be kept cold for at least 6 weeks before planting. That has been my experience with the few I have harvested from my own roses. I harvest them in the fall when the hips are red. Then I open the hip and...

Neil Diamond vs Scentimental

Posted by jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can) January 17, 2015

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lala_e(GP, ZA (11))Updated January 19, 2015 I can highly recommend Rock n Roll. I think it is a relative of Neil Diamond. I've posted on my blog about some of my stripeys, including R n R. Check the link for more pictures and a shot of the bush. I have four of them...the mo...

Favorite coral rose

Posted by dove_song(WA State Z6b) October 15, 2014

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harryshoe zone6 eastern PennsylvaniaUpdated January 18, 2015 I don't know coral from salmon but I know I love Westerland. I grow it as a climber but I know some grow it as a bush. It gets big here and produces lots of blooms all summer..

Three Super-Fragrant Reds

Posted by Molineux(6b) May 31, 2014

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Mary423(6B)Updated January 18, 2015 I received an unusual Buck rose, Mavourneen, from Heirloom Roses by mistake one year, and found it to be a fragrant interesting red. Its currant red with a slight white outline of white. Its a shrub rose about 4 ft tall but I keep...

Help me narrow down my choices to find a Exhibition type Red Rose

Posted by dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A) January 14, 2015

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kentucky_rose zone 6Updated January 18, 2015 I have several favorite reds. They are Veteran's Honor, Let Freedom Ring, and Grande Amore. Black Magic is another fav but probably too dark and form can go flat in summer. Grande Amore is more orange red than blue red and the blo...

Rose newbie, need advice about climber

Posted by maggyie March 22, 2013

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Xtal(z8 Temple. TX)Updated January 17, 2015 I'm over 1 1/2 yrs late in entering this conversation, so forgive me. Before I'd consider working with your landscaping, I'd tie the house together. It's too disjointed. The top floor is reminiscent of a half timbered Old English ...

Questions about spraying...

Posted by oberci January 17, 2015

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catsrose(VA 6)Updated January 17, 2015 I'm completely and outspokenly no-spray, but I'll be fair enough to say there have been lots of discussions on spraying here. Do a search thru past threads.

Your favorite Kordes roses...

Posted by decobug(z6a Idaho SW) April 14, 2008

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decobug(z6a Idaho SW)Updated January 17, 2015 A couple more to add to my list: Electric Blanket Eureka Golden Fairy Tale Sister's Fairy Tale

Which roses have been your most pleasant surprises?

Posted by sara_ann-z6bok September 6, 2014

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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated January 17, 2015 JJ - I agree about Drop Dead Red. I planted mine in a container in 2013, it did great. I think I'm going put mine in the ground this spring. The bush has a lovely shape, it's a good rose.

Question About Over The Moon

Posted by alameda/zone 8 January 11, 2015

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jjpeace (zone 5 US/zone 6 Can)Updated January 17, 2015 I love this colour range and it is beautiful. I was looking for this rose last year but couldn't find it. Hopefully I will this spring. I grew Marilyn Monroe and Just Joey and they both died after the first winter. This rose seems...

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