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Strike It Rich blackspot left bush nearly leafless now
Posted by esther_b
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated If your afraid of winter winds causing damage then cut a bit off. But I'd wait until Spring to do any major pruning....
question on real yong roses
Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Ok thanks mad_gallica, Seil, & Carol for the info! I'll let you know if they make it through the winter. I have a Mister Lincoln in a container I have to try and overwinter... We have no garage so not sure of my plan of attack...
Japanese Beetles: I've given up
Posted by Catskillsgardener
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Sorry Ingrid! Me is bad... I remember seeing lots of Jb's years ago but have only seen a handful in the past 10+ years... So this thread is interesting in case I need to use some of these ideas in the future...
Starting Climbing Roses
Posted by DianaMccly(8)
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Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)Updated I think that would look lovely! I would consider something without thorns if you aren't completely set on those! There are lots of really pretty thornless roses. Are you familiar with helpmefind.com? If you go there and go to adva...
Heritage Driving Me Crazy
Posted by treehugger101
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated You mention finding Queen of Sweden and Scepter'd Isle as possible replacements. The Queen is good on BS resistance and has beautiful blooms, but it grows about 5-6 feet tall and is not a quick or heavy re-bloomer at all. As for S...
Rose order from palatine for Southern California.
Posted by fireballsocal
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jerijen(Zone 10)Updated We found that roses ON multiflora, and roses whose makeup was largely multiflora, struggled with chlorosis here. It's like saying: "It hurts when I slap myself in the face." The answer to that problem is to stop slapping...
Feeling so insignificant at the workplace.
Posted by jumbojimmy(Australa)
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zzackeyUpdated I've been there before. I've had over 25 jobs in my life. Being the new kid on the block is usually painful. Be nice and good luck with finding a better job!!
Palatine 2015 rose catalogue
Posted by nastarana(5a)
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nastarana(5a)Updated Thank you, Madri for that very complete explanation. Maybe I will try one or two for fall planting which I know are sure to be hardy. The spinossima 'Falkland' looks interesting. Palatine says it does repeat, HMF says no repeat. M...
heirloom roses wanting to know how many people want peach silk!
Posted by Prettypetals_GA_7-8
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Prettypetals_GA_7-8Updated I soooooo hope we get enuf folks to call them and ask for Linda and stress how much we want Peach Silk.
Size of Rockin Robin
Posted by ratdogheads(5b NH)
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ratdogheads(5b NH)Updated Interesting, thank you.
what smaller roses lend well to a trellis/obelisk?
Posted by cajun-qn81(Virginia Zone 8)
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cajun-qn81(Virginia Zone 8)Updated This is where the new rose will be going, now that the nandina infestation and about 100 asiatic lilies have been removed (hopefully we got them all). seil/annt: I think that may rule out the Jeanne Lajoie; keeping it tamed to a r...
Our Rosy Story...
Posted by dove_song(WA State Z6b)
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated exemplifying the PARADISE FOUND by them. After seeing the DROP DEAD RED painted castle, QUEEN ELIZABETH said in her most LADY LIKE voice that there should be tiny WEDDING BELLS on the WEDDING CAKE. She nodded to .....
I didn't know roses were controversial
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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buford(7 NE GA)Updated It was awhile ago. The discussion was about when to put manure in the soil and the effect on plants. Two people disagreed and it got ugly. This year, our society had some controversy with the title of our Fall Rose Show. It was or...
When blooms are prettier than you imagined
Posted by Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)
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Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)Updated thank you dove_song! It really is. I don't think I can pick just one! Or even two! :o)
Distant Drums
Posted by Susanne27(5a Ontario Canada)
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ratdogheads(5b NH)Updated Susanne, I love Distant Drums with purple, nice combo you have there. Is yours grafted or own root?
Brown stems and tarnished buds
Posted by true_blue(Mtl Can Zone 4b)
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true_blue(Mtl Can Zone 4b)Updated Got it Kim! Thanks Kate. Here is another bloom, from a warm and dry bud, less saturated :-)
Rosa Rugosa-- not many blooms
Posted by sportyredsaab(4a)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated Most rugosas will make a spring flush and then only scattered repeat. 'Topaz Jewel' and some others are full repeaters but are not pure rugosas either. Are you letting hips develop after the first flush? If so, that would reduce r...
Campfire Rose
Posted by Susanne27(5a Ontario Canada)
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Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)Updated Very pretty! :o)
Rose Rosette Virus modified Aug 29, 2014
Posted by henry_kuska
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anntn6b(z6b TN)Updated To further complicate the situation, many men are colorblind. That deep reddish color that some of us associate with RRD-caused growth....well, my husband is colorblind and he doesn't see that as red at all, just a slightly differ...
Cornelia new growth possible RRD
Posted by poorbutroserich(Nashville 7a)
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anntn6b(z6b TN)Updated Susan, That WAR looks bad to me; it's almost a duplicate of when my Peter Beales version of Parks Yellow Tea Scented China which got sick and then got much sicker faster than any other rose I've seen. I really hate that both sides...
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