Houzz Discussions
GardenWeb Discussions

23,016 Garden Web Discussions | Roses

Julia Child's child
Posted by view1ny NY 6-7
5 Comments
farmerduckUpdated I don't have HGL. If you are in the City, we are experiencing the same weather this past couple of days. If this is a picture taken today, the blooms are paler than the JC in my garden now. Because of the cool weather and rain in ...
Is there a difference between a rose slug and a sawfly?
Posted by gardenbug(8b)
7 Comments
toolbelt68(7)Updated Look for a small green worm not longer than an inch in length coiled up on a stem or leaf, or chomping away on one of the leaves. One poster showed that just tossing them onto the ground does not really solve the problem as they d...
Sport of the wonderful rose 'Morey's Pink' in my yard :)
Posted by meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation
10 Comments
roseseek(9)Updated Neat! You're welcome! I'm eager to see what it does for you. Good luck! Kim
So many choices.....so little space!
Posted by boncrow66
17 Comments
boncrow66Updated I can't bring myself to shovel prune a healthy plant either Jessica, I usually just find another spot in the yard or give it away. I guess that's why I obscess over what roses to buy because one they are planted that's going to be...
Good HT, Floribundas varieties for containers
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
11 Comments
sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Barb - Thank you. Glad your container roses are doing good.
Love Song
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
4 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated It has a light fragrance. Not a strong one like say, Double Delight, but some for sure.
Your thoughts on potted roses , summer heat and stress ?
Posted by Lilyfinch z7 mid tn
10 Comments
boncrow66Updated Jessica thanks for the tip!
According to Google this ACS slide show appeared 7 days ago.
Posted by henry_kuska
1 Comment
buford(7 NE GA)Updated That is a great PP Presentation. Everyone should save it on their computer. The range for RRD may be a bit outdated, but the info is good, especially the pictures of herbicide drift damage.
Garlic for getting rid of aphids on Roses?
Posted by gardenbug(8b)
7 Comments
gardenbug(8b)Updated Thank you Jim for mentioning the Garlic Barrier. It's interesting to learn that the garlic might repel beneficial insects. We wouldn't want that, especially earthworms or lady bugs to name a few.
My rose bush is in trouble
Posted by ken404
11 Comments
ken404Updated Thank you all for the great information and taking the time out of your day to help me. I'll clear that out below and follow your recommendation for water. It's strange because both of those rose bushes looked the same at first bl...
Mosiac virus?
Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI)
13 Comments
jerijen(Zone 10)Updated Well, sure. We all just have to decide what our own tolerance level is. Shoot, I've pulled ALL the leaves off some blooms, and made bouquets using ferns for green. Worked for me. :-)
Japanese Beetle observations: what roses do they love best?
Posted by Rosecandy VA, zone 7
10 Comments
kentucky_rose zone 6Updated Some of the JB 's favorites in my garden are: PJPII, South Africa, & Beverly.
Just a Pretty Morn Thing
Posted by martinca_gw
3 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated Lovely, Martin! I love my Elle too!
Kim, about the Austins in pots, you were right!
Posted by andreark
5 Comments
roseseek(9)Updated You're welcome, Andrea. Email Burling. I'm pretty sure she offers it or can find it for you. International Herald Tribune is another violet rose that flowers its ever-loving head off. It isn't as well scented as Sweet Chariot, but...
Looking for a rose to create ring around birdbath
Posted by Lilyfinch z7 mid tn
15 Comments
monarda_gwUpdated I think the Oso-easy roses look intriguing. The other day at a nursery I was tempted to buy 'Honey Bun', which I saw displayed with white lantanas (I think) and other low white annuals (in pots), and it was really beautiful. It's ...
Junior sampling the buffet
Posted by deervssteve(9)
3 Comments
tigerloverosesUpdated Aha! Caught red handed!(or red hoofed)
is this crown gall on my new young lycidas?
Posted by Dinglehopp3r z7A. EastTN
4 Comments
Dinglehopp3r z7A. EastTNUpdated Thank you both for your prompt responses. It probably isn't gall but just to make myself feel like I have done all I can to prevent a gall outbreak in my garden, I went ahead and took the offending rose back. When I was at the nur...
will bayer 3in1 kill worms
Posted by Samuel Adk zone5a
7 Comments
seil zone 6b MIUpdated They look good, Sam! It's not that the 3 in 1 won't help it's that people have found that it's not as effective as using the right product specific to what you have. It's also in a way over kill because your using things you don't...
Deer perform public service
Posted by deervssteve(9)
3 Comments
dove_song(WA State Z6b)Updated Hey, Steve, I love your deer stories too!! Have to laugh...I hate, hate, hate poison oak. I'm sooo allergic to it that it's frightening. Happy that your deer got rid of it at your place!!! Have a good one! :-) This post was edited...
When Rose Diseases Are Not
Posted by henry_kuska
1 Comment
Rosecandy VA, zone 7Updated Thank you!!! I now know that my rose has potassium deficiency (I only recently realized it is NOT blackspot, as I had first assumed). Now to figure out how to add potassium...
5 15 25 35 45 55 65 75 85 95 105 115 125 135 145 155 165 175 185 195 205 215 225 235 245