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Could be these are once-blooming roses that you are frustrating by pruning severely in the fall. Once-bloomers bloom in late spring on laterals produced by canes that have been through a winter. Most of them should not be pruned severely and never in the fall. (Actually rose people do not do ANY major pruning in the fall on any type of rose.)

If your roses used to be hybrid teas (florist-type) and have been neglected, the tops may have been killed by winter and the rootstock has taken over. The rootstock would be a dark red once-bloomer called 'Dr. Huey'. It has glossy dark foliage that is reddish when young. The canes grow out vigorously but do not set flower buds in their first season. They will bloom the following spring.

Where are you? (approximately). Water is the most important thing, but what kind of rain do they get already? For example, where I live in CA in a normal year (which we haven't had for 3 years), it rains 40 inches, but only Nov thru Feb, with the other 8 months being totally dry. So, we irrigate our gardens for those 8 months (at least those of us who have roses).

Does it rain every week or month where you live? How much?

Also, how cold does it get in the winter? Snow? For how many months?

If you can give us just some basic info, someone on here will be able to give you good advice.

Jackie

Please tell me my 3 year old will look like yours! Mine is surrounded by mostly Austin's. the runners seem to shoot out in every direction, but they have not yet affected the roses. This is early spring so u cannot tell, but there is a New Dawn that happily coexists with this tree. I know the standards are a lot easier to control. Your vine is beautiful.

What is the name of the white wisteria posted above, Do you fertilize it to have that many blooms?

I think that not having a mono culture of just one plant has helped draw in the birds.

Hello JrTack, welcome to the rose forum. I think your foliage looks terrific. The slug damage is minimal and I wouldn't spray at this point -- rose slugs appear in early spring and vanish when the weather heats up. Sort of like aphids -- a large number appear when the bushes first leaf out and then only minimal numbers for the rest of the growing season. Your roses are in good shape, enjoy the flowers.

Update: Here's my first rose (about May 15th). I've had about 8 blooms by now. So...I guess the early planting didnt hurt. PS, leaves look better now, too; I took care of whatever was munching on them.

Likely a rose slug, small green worms that eat the leaves from the underside. I had them for the first time this year. New growth looks great!

This post was edited by mzstitch on Tue, Jun 3, 14 at 6:49

We had a brutal winter and an ice storm that caused major damage on the tree canopy in my city. I lost a few perennials but my David Austin roses survived...well, I'm not sure about one, there has been a little growth at the base but it hasn't been able to catch up to her sisters. I haven't had the heart to give up on her yet:(

I lost all my rose trees in pots, 36 of them! They were in a shed during the winter, and I lost about 25 roses in the garden, plus it was the worst winter for rabbit damage.

That's wonderful, Sara-Ann, and I'm happy for you, knowing only too well what an incredible blessing that is. We've had no rain in what seems like forever, and will not have any until October or November at the earliest, with ever-present fire danger. Still, it's good to know that for someone there is the wonderful relief of a wet sky, and what it does to make the garden come alive again.

Ingrid

Thank you everyone. I am hoping all who need rain will get it and this drought will end. This is serious for a lot of people. My main concern for here is our water situation. Our city is working on this issue and they are making some progress. I lost a majority of my roses several years ago, due to drought and I don't want that to happen again. Weather can sure wreak havoc, can't it?. The horrible winter that some had, the drought, the heat, there's always something! I am generally an upbeat person and try to have a positive outlook and I am very happy for this small reprieve and hope this situation is going to get better for everyone..

This post was edited by Sara-Ann on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 23:22

I seriously doubt that anyone growing Lavender Lassie would agree with Pickering that it "blooms continuously," however generously that is construed.

The Lavender Lassies in the pic I included are about 11 years old and originally grafted on Multiflora from PIckering. They receive about 8 hours of direct sun a day. They bloom twice a year with deadheading. Has been that way since year 1 and only the volume of blooms changed with age. It is by no stretch a continuous bloomer. They also blackspot mildly every summer in the bottom 15-20% of leaves, then drop the leaves cleanly and regrow new ones. The same experience with an LL I planted in the east coast of Canada in every regard.

I still think the rose in your pic is a bourbon, but whatever it is, as long as you're happy with it, that is all that truly matters.

Would you consider plants for the narrow area? It's the perfect space for some catmint or some sort of plant that plays off the beautiful colors of roses. Maybe something white ..
Then you wouldn't have to worry about running a lawn mower in that narrow area.

Thanks...I did consider flowers but then again I will need from time to time to park on that strip and grass has a better recovery potential I think.

just googled it too. I really think it is the crazy weather, and that seems to make the most sense. I will still do the white paper thing. I do not and I mean 'do not' spray insecticides of any kind. I see many birds of all types, and a few bees coming back lately. I do a happy dance about these

Sadly we once had lots of birds but hawks have been keeping them away parts of the summer these past 2 years...
We have been getting a decent amount of bees... Honey and bumbles...

I hope you figure out your petal problem charleney...

Listen to buford. When I moved up here in 08 from S.E FL., the biggest change for me was the soil. Once you get that figured out, roses up in this part of the state grow large with larger blooms in the spring and fall. You also have to watch out for ice storms during the winter. Snow is good. Ice is not. Over all, I enjoy growing roses up here compared to FL.

I expected a soil change. I can't resist digging in the dirt even on vacation. So I did a little on vacation in the GA mnts. I didn't know if the entire state was clay though. How about bug and disease issues?

michaelg is correct for normal herbicide spray damage; but if the herbicide is picked up by a root, the damage could be more local. (This is not written for your case, but for other readers who may have a problem in the future.)

This post was edited by henry_kuska on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 14:18

If you or a neighbor (which is what happened to me) sprayed any kind of herbicide OR used a weed and feed on the lawn it's probably that. Don't be fooled into thinking that if you didn't spray it it can't be that. Herbicide sprays can travel a long way on any kind of breeze. Unfortunately most people are not any where near as careful with the stuff as they should be.

My neighbor was spraying for poison ivy in his yard and hedge but he never bothered to check on wind conditions before hand, he just sprayed when and where ever he saw it. He never told me until after I found the damage on my roses. Like you I freaked out and thought it was RRD. Until I spotted him out there spraying on a blustery day! After talking to him I realized what had happened. His hedge is a good 30 or 40 feet from my rose bed but the prevailing winds come from that direction and it was blown all the way into my bed. I lost a few other perennials because of it too. Now he knows to let me know when he's going to spray so I can protect my roses.