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Woot! I think I've got my first rose knocked-up ;)
Posted by gr8heather(6b)
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frenchcuffs13(z8a)Updated PS- am i supposed to leave the foil on all season? I took it off after 3 days ....
First HT Bloom of the Season
Posted by Susanne27(5a Ontario Canada)
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frenchcuffs13(z8a)Updated You should be very happy! First bloom and so perfect! Thanks for sharing
Al's experiment!
Posted by seil zone 6b MI
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frenchcuffs13(z8a)Updated Please let us know how it goes. I'm wishing the best of luck for a happy healthy tree.
One Cane Climbing Rose
Posted by missmary(6b/7a MD)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated No, it needs to make more shoots from the base, which should come soon if it has enough water and nutrients to grow. Normal-size climbers like 'Compassion' are best grown on a trellis 12-16' wide so you can fan the canes out.
What is this? A disease?
Posted by lazybonz(7a)
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lazybonz(7a)Updated Sounds good, Jim. I will simply resume worrying about everything else and let the leaves be ;)
Heavy work day
Posted by seil zone 6b MI
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated I got rid of Vavoom a few years ago too. Just didn't like it. Gardens are too small to keep roses we don't love. Carol
Unique way I share my roses
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Ken - Your situation is quite different than mine. We are one of the newspapers that have our paper printed elsewhere, pretty common for the smaller ones. I can definitely understand how your rose garden is your relaxation. Even w...
Rainbow Knockout Rose HELP
Posted by nadarashdan
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated If they have no leaves and it is hot, it would help to give them some shade for the heat of the day, not super pretty but a plastic chair over the plant is an easy way. There are some home mixes that are probably fine on your rose...
maybe witches broom?
Posted by Brooks23(Kentucky zone 6)
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Brooks23(Kentucky zone 6)Updated jerijen, Thanks for that information. I did not know they could have more that one cane at an eye bud. I am so glad this group is here and I appreciate all those that looked and helped me. Best to all, Brooks23
Distant Drums having difficulties
Posted by ziyakr(6)
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ziyakr(6)Updated Thanks for the pics Jim, now I know what to keep an eye out for next year (fingers crossed). Here is a pic of my Distant Drums, recovered, in my new rose bed.
Harvesting seeds, permission thereof
Posted by Joe Moose, Zone 9A
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Joe Moose, Zone 9AUpdated Thank you very much, guys. :D
Peace
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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dove_song(WA State Z6b)Updated Love your PEACE DeerSteve, and just as kittymoonbeam mentioned PEACE is notoriusly known for disliking hard pruning. :)
Lemon Spice Hybrid Tea, I'm impressed!
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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kittymoonbeamUpdated Hoovb mine is the same. Has not grown from band size in over a year. I used to have a good own root copy and no problems with it at all.
What is this one?
Posted by tigerloveroses
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dove_song(WA State Z6b)Updated lol, tigerloveroses, about your being in the dog house with your wife for buying all of those roses. Just because she hasn't caught the rose addiction yet doesn't mean there isn't hope that she will. ;) I do consider it a very fun...
My first Japanese Beetle sighting
Posted by lainey2 VA(7a)
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lainey2 VA(7a)Updated Glad you got it, Kate.
Your Most Remontant or Magnificent Rose ????
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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the_morden_man((Z4-Z5) Ontario, Canada)Updated Golden Fairy Tale (Sterntaler) High centered buds and blooms like those on an HT, but with a far greater profusion of blooms more akin to an Floribunda and a more bushy, upright and well-foilaged growth habit than an HT. Above ave...
Is there a rose you take for granted?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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roseseek(9)Updated I was just having this discussion with a rose friend in emails. One of her family favorites is Pink Favorite. Jack Harkness wrote in, "Roses", that Pink Favorite was, from the nurseryman's point of view, a "boring r...
Damask (or similar) roses for a Bay area beginner?
Posted by anchita(Bay area, CA)
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated One more place to check, if you are up for a drive and a day of antiquing Rosemary's Roses in Columbia (Gold Country) A wonderful lady full of knowledge and has a great selection of 5g interesting roses.
Rose Bush with unhealthy leaves
Posted by 1manewman1(5B)
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Leaves look like severe rose slug damage... Rose Slugs can be found mostly on the underside of rose leaves. (But not always) If you can't find any on your leaves then good insects ate them or they only had one generation and are g...
I thought she was dead....
Posted by joopster
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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated She looks lovely, glad she survived!
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