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Green,
The romance of your first rose is a memorable one! Job well done on caring for it :-) As for mum, just tell her to water it once a week and it should be fine! Roses are much more resilient that us mother hens are willing to admit. It's tempting to be a helicopter gardener but I'm sure it will be glad to have a spot in the ground and reward you with health and blooms.
Josh

Judith - the plant you asked after is one of the trailing begonias. I'm thinking maybe "Bonfire", but more likely "Million Kisses".
Thanks for the kind words and nice compliments, guys. I always feel blessed when something I've made moves others to feel something positive. What inspires me to garden is knowing I'm not the only one that will get to enjoy it, so thanks for the inspiration!
Sorry for the cross talk, AK.
Al

Al, thanks for the name of that plant! I have never seen a begonia like that but plan to ask all my favorite nurseries about it. Gotta have it......Ya'll's beautiful photos are certainly inspiring after winter - such a joy to see such lovely yards! All my must do errands are done and I have the next several days to not have to go anywhere - just work in my yard nonstop and play with my horses. Heaven! Oh and the weather is finally cooperating - after not getting above 28 degrees Monday and not much better Tues. and Wed. - today is glorious and tho cool, perfect for yardwork! Cant wait to get started!!
Hopefully.......you all will have some time to upload more gorgeous photos! Happy Spring to all and the time changes Sat. nite!
Judith


Gardentiller, I don't know if they're still available, but Nipstress recently posted the list from Vintage's last chance sale which includes four, VID Dr. Huey. Take a look at the below link and move on it if you're still in need. Good luck! Kim
Here is a link that might be useful: Vintage One of a Kind Sale

Just keeping everyone updated - Vintage sent out the roses that are still left after the first rush and that's posted below. Among these, I see an additional recommendation for The Prince's Trust that I got from Vintage a few years ago, and it's a red climber that very enthusiastically wants to grow. It was probably the biggest band plant I've ever seen at nearly 4 feet long, and it put on another 5-6 feet in its first year. It's a very healthy happy climber in my zone 5.
Cynthia
Remaining list as of March 6:
Ch "Ferndale Red China" 1
ChCl Setina 1
E Jeannie Deans 1
Fl Centenaire de Lourdes 1
Fl Europeana 1
Fl Fire and Ice 14
Fl Fred Loads 1
Fl Holstein 1
Fl Impatient VID 1
Fl Jazz Fest VID 1 0
Fl Kirsten Poulsen 3
Fl Lili Marlène 1
Fl Lipstick 1
Fl Orange Garnet VID 2
Fl Playboy 1
Fl Showbiz VID 2
FlCl Heidelberg 9 1
HB "California Malton" 1
HM Heinrich Conrad Soth 1
HM Verdi 2
HP Dr. Masaryk 4*
HP François Arago 5*
HP Marguerite Guillard (Loubert) 8*
HP Mme. de Staël 15*
HP Paul's Single White Perpetual 3*
HP Rose de Bouffarik 2*
HP Silver Queen 1*
HP "Souvenir de Mme. Berthier" 5*
HT Blithe Spirit 1
HT Broadway 1
HT Chivalry 3
HT Die Welt 2
HT Ellen Willmott 1
HT Frances Ashton 1
HT Harry Wheatcroft 1
HT Kalahari 3
HT Love VID 1
HT Macho Man 1
HT Maria Callas VID 1
HT Movie Star 1
HT Peach Beauty VID 1
HT Slava 2
HT Tropicana VID 1
HTCl Amy Johnson 1
HTCl General MacArthur, Climbing 1
HTCl Queen Elizabeth, Climbing VID 8
HTCl Reine Olga de Wurtemburg 9
LCl Casa Blanca 2
LCl Coral Dawn 1
LCl Crimson Cascade 1
LCl Doubloons VID 1
LCl Dr. Covell's Carrotrooted Understock 2
LCl Eden 6
LCl Étendard 1 0
LCl Gold Rush VID 2
LCl Golden Threshold 3
LCl High Noon 1
LCl JACclam (aka America™) 1
LCl Joseph's Coat VI 1 1
LCl Lawrence Johnston 4
LCl Leverkusen 3
LCl Olive 5
LCl Pelé 4
LCl Rosendorf Schmitshausen 1
LCl Salita 8
LCl Sympathie 2
LCl Tempo VID 1
LCl The Prince's Trust 1
LCl White Cocade 2
LCl William Baffin 1 2
M "Joséphine de Beauharnais" 15*
Min Magic Carrousel VID 1
Min Oakington Ruby 1
N "Lingo Musk" 1
N Narrow Water 1
Pol Ave Maria 5*
Pol Mme. Taft 2 4*
Pol Petite Marcelle 24*
Pol Rösel Dach 16*
PolCl Rose de Montplaisir 4*
R America 3
R Baby Shower 4
R Chevy Chase 5
R Cooper's Burmese 4
R Dr. Huey VID 4
R Harry Maasz 1
R "Mystery Muse" 3
R Not Cherub 4
R Purity 7 1
R Ramona 3
R Roserie 2
R Wartburg 1
R Windermere 3
S Ferdy 10
S Hamburger Phoenix 7
S Illusion 1
S Romanze 1
S Rosy Cushion 4 3
S Salmon Wings 7*
S Sandrine David 2*
S Yellow Butterfly 3
S/AUS John Clare 6
S/Aus Red Coat 1
*Starred items are French Imports priced at $30 each

desertgarden561 - I didn't do much pruning this year because of our drought. The deer did a lot of pruning on the roses, but not me. Also, many of my roses are old teas, chinas, etc, which don't get pruned much anyway, except to take off dead stuff and keep them off the paths and the driveway. What I did do re pruning was in December, so when the rains came back at the beginning of Feb, I think the roses were ready to sprout, and did so.
Jackie

Jacqueline3,
I purchased my first Tea Roses this year and am looking forward to a less pruning in December:)
I really hope the Tea Roses perform well here. While they perform well in Phoenix gardens, which is a hotter place than here, it is colder here during the winter, but they should be just fine.
Lynn


I think Heirloom has Super Excelsa. That's a lax caned reblooming rambler, not exactly red but it would do. Crimson Showers would be nice but maybe hard to find. Have you heard of Perennial Blue? It has the same growth habit with mauve flowers. Rogue Valley has a number of these Wichurana types(now called R. Lucae).

I would go with the Romanticas here in So Ca if you don't want tall and leggy! The Austins I have put out octopus legs after their initial bloom and don't bloom that much. They hang their heads too. The Romantica's I have are Yves Piaget and Liv Tyler (used to be Comtesse de Provence). They stay much shorter and sturdier, are upright and last longer!

Drooping due to rain has been no greater problem for my Austin's than for any other type of rose in my garden.
Unless a number of posters start reporting that Boscobel (to use that example) has special problems handling the rain, I wouldn't worry about those broad generalizations implying that "all" Austins" suffer from certain problems.
Kate

I follow Paul Zimmerman on facebook and fine gardening.

Wirosarian was kind enough to refer to my blog above, but justkristy, if you visit it, I have a number of linked blogs on the right hand side at the bottom. For the most beautiful rose pictures, one of my favorites, Masha's, is linked below.
Here is a link that might be useful: A Rose Is A Rose Blogspot

Unfortunately, my Blue Bayou is totally black canes as I look at my gardenâ¦Boo Hoo! I might be looking for this rose again myself. It is lovely and I have my fingers crossed that it might make it. This winter has wrecked havoc in my garden. Maybe someone will know where this rose can be found. Good Luck. Lesley


Hoovb--is that your balcony? That is just gorgeous the way it cascades! I am pretty much sold based on your advice and what I've read on sombreuil. My siding is reddish brown so will check out your 2nd idea, as well as Jackie's. Great to have advice from people who have first-hand knowledge. Also,I will look in into pole pruner.

Yes that is Sombreuil on the front of my house. Right now it is still bare from winter pruning. that pic is from '10 or '11. Keep in mind the first 2 or 3 years Sombreuil does not repeat well. it needs to settle in and grow larger before repeat is regular.
Look around, do not be in a hurry, choose carefully. Right plant in the right place.
Jackie makes good point about making sure your planter connects to the ground without concrete in the way.

Hi, Greenhaven, welcome to Michigan and Garden Web! I'm in SE Michigan so I'm not familiar with nurseries on the west side of the state but I do know there are several rose societies on that side. There is one in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and the new Southwest Michigan Celebration of Roses. You can find contact information for them on the American Rose Society's web site.

The National Rose Society of Australia has a website with links to several local clubs.
I'll put a link below -- a local expert would know which varieties would do best in your microclimate in the Sidney area:
Here is a link that might be useful: National Rose Society of Australia

Thanks Petaloid, I've looked at their site. They list a number of roses that haven't been good for me,and don't list many that have been. But I will get in touch with someone in the Sydney area.
I would still be interested to know how others have fared with the roses I listed.
Trish.


I'm not sure I'd be intrepid enough to plant in the snow, lol! I wish you the best of luck and can't wait to hear how they do.
Glad I'm not alone in the snow. :-) ... & that the roses still have a chance of survival. I would love it if these grow into strong beauties!