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Is it possible to grow a climbing rose in a container?
Posted by dizzylizzy415
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erasmus_gwUpdated Here's Crepuscule growing in a large pot by my front door. It is rarely watered and has a lot of competition from English ivy growing in the same pot. I throw my mop water on it. It is starting to decline some but has done fairly ...
Help, some roses are leaving out!!
Posted by nummykitchen(Z5B)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated I haven't seen any actual leaves yet but there is definitely some plump red leaf buds out there. Nothing you can really do about it. Just leave them alone and hope for the best. This freeze and thaw stuff is the real culprit that ...
should we be adding sugar to our roses?
Posted by henry_kuska
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bart_2010(8/9 Italy)Updated I gathered from Bierkreek that adding sugar to one's soil helps stimulate the growth of mychrorriza funghi (please excuse eventual spelling error). In fact, this year,I decided to try sprinkling white sugar around in my garden; NO...
Bareroot roses
Posted by bellarosa(z5/IL)
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jasminerose4u, California 9bUpdated Have you considered purchasing it as a own-root rose? High Country Roses has it. They told me they only carry varieties that they believe do well own-root. The climbing rose I ordered from them is doing very well. Best wishes in y...
Christmas bloom
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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kentucky_rose zone 6Updated Great to see blooming roses this late in the season!
J&P's new stripey "Daring Spirit"
Posted by bethnorcal9
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nummykitchen(Z5B)Updated I have this one along with Hypnotized and Neil Diamond on order for the spring. Can't wait for some new striped roses, they are always such a surprise with every bloom! I can't find either Hypnotized or Daring Spirit on hmf just y...
help with champneys pink cluster..
Posted by pinkkpearls
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bluegirl_gwUpdated Hey Pinkpearls, Champney's does great in TX. It grows big enough that it needs to be put in the ground, eventually. If you can plant it while the weather is cool, it will help it to get its roots established to survive summer heat...
The rose virus world gets more complicated
Posted by henry_kuska
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henry_kuskaUpdated Christopher, could you give a reference for your use of "Null hypothesis"? ------------------------------------- The following was stated: "Henry's science background is in Chemistry. Mine was originally Animal Scie...
Is the ground still too soft to mulch rose bushes in N.E. Ohio?
Posted by motherjan(z5 N.E. OHIO)
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zack_lau z6 CTUpdated I wrapped the HTs in the front yard with burlap today--it was 51 degrees! A wrap a burlap prevents the canes breaking off at the bud union despite high winds and icing. Unlike mulch, I can still use burlap in the cold--around here...
Experince with these DAs, own root
Posted by ratdogheads(5b NH)
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lorrihz(9 - Las Vegas)Updated i live in overly sunny Las Vegas, and found that the first year, I do get the spider arms, but after the 2nd year, the plants became more upright. Having moved to the new house and put the new garden together, I did find that the ...
Prom Queen
Posted by lorrihz(9 - Las Vegas)
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lorrihz(9 - Las Vegas)Updated lol...sorry...i forgot t mention that the rose in the background is a new New Zealand ht. the smaller white rose in front of the lavender is the remaining bloom from the Prom Queen.
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Posted by Sow_what? Southern California Inland
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dove_song(WA State Z6b)Updated Wonderful!!! Merry CHRISTmas you all. Peace on earth, and goodwill to all men, women and children. :) This post was edited by dove_song on Tue, Dec 23, 14 at 17:14
Do you have the same name as a rose?
Posted by bellarosa(z5/IL)
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boncrow66Updated Yes, the Bonnie Jean rose. I would love to have one just because it's my name. There is not much info on it but I think it's a single petal rose.
What's a good, tall apricot climber?
Posted by arlene_82 (zone 6 OH)
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arlene_82 (zone 6 OH)Updated Thanks to everyone for the incredibly helpful suggestions. Will certainly be doing some research on these during my holiday downtime.
Deep South District Mid Winter Meeting
Posted by buford(7 NE GA)
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buford(7 NE GA)Updated Great Ann, I would love to meet you in person.
Rose in pot
Posted by bkay2000(8a TX)
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AquaEyes 7a New JerseyUpdated I found resin barrel pots at Home Depot for $20 each. They're 22 1/2 inches in diameter across the top. I used them for the larger of my pot-pet Hybrid Teas. See link below, and pics of mine after planting roses and annuals in the...
Watkinsville, GA roses must be uprooted
Posted by henry_kuska
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anntn6b(z6b TN)Updated What short sighted folks to let that many roses get infected before they did anything about it. Because with RRD, doing nothing, waiting to form a committee to decide what to do, is a recipe for disaster.
out-of-control climbing roses
Posted by cajun-qn81(Virginia Zone 8)
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cajun-qn81(Virginia Zone 8)Updated I ended up deciding on an arrangement of curved trellis panels to encompass all the plants, and started trimming (again) before the weather went haywire here. Before our first frost, the rose to the far right had already put out e...
Pruning a Don Juan at the base
Posted by ittayd
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated I have a Don Juan on an arch. I am in Southern California and my plant is old. It blooms great in heat, but mine only gets about 8 feet tall and puts out pretty much straight rather stiff growth. I am not sure I would be able to w...
The pineapple express has arrived
Posted by deervssteve(9)
14 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated Lol, proves the old adage, it never rains but what it pours! I know many places have gone from famine to deluge but I'm glad that there has at least been some drought relief for you. Let's hope it now goes to a nice happy medium f...
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