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Cecile Brunner not leafing
Posted by AnnaMa
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trospero(8)Updated I have a 15 year old specimen of Mlle. Cecile, large enough to hide a small house under. This year, 90% of the canes are dead, thanks to the Polar Vortex. What few canes survived, I will leave till after (IF) they flower and then ...
Tips for Pam's Choice?
Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24
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susan4952(5)Updated waited two years for this rose. this is her second spring in the ground. She did well last summer and appears to have survived our winter. got to about 15 inches. i have her in full morning sun, dappled afternnon. i love the color...
bunny damage!!
Posted by drich30099
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Rabbits chewed most of our young own root roses to the ground the winter before last. They all came back. I started putting wire fencing around them during the winter time and they have been leaving them alone. Had to laugh though...
What a Difference a Week Makes!?
Posted by thedogsLL(6B)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Patience and organics, a winning combo! Glad it's coming back for you!
Deer eaten climbling Rose
Posted by NorfolkMom1
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deervssteve(9)Updated My cages are free standing and not attached to the ground. Deer would have a hard time climbing and are too stupid to push them over.
Foliage no flowers
Posted by CarlyGee
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CarlyGeeUpdated Thank you both, I do keep it watered and added mulch on soil , It was a container bush 'dreams come true' that had big gorgeous blooms, so will be patient and wait.
Finally have a moment to post some pics
Posted by bethnorcal9
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roseseek(9)Updated Beautiful, Beth! Isn't it lovely when the funny colors actually ARE those colors? It takes sun and cool, damp temps to develop the blue and purple haze over the orange petals so you get the Hershey bar chocolate haze over Brown Ve...
Princess Alexandra of Kent
Posted by mylab123(z5NW)
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dani33Updated How big does PAoK get? I am more concerned with her width. I have read that she gets 4x4 and I have read that she gets 3.5 x 2.5. I have a space of 10 feet and was wondering if I could plant PAoK with Belinda (separated by lavende...
Suckers? Root-Stock? What to do?
Posted by Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9b
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated Alana, We pruned all the dormant canes low this winter (if you can call it winter). The blooms are low, but long canes are forming now. It's hard to capture it all in a photo, but they are sticking up everywhere in each clump, esp...
Visit to Otto & Sons Nursery
Posted by Sylvia Weiser Wendel
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)Updated I am headed right past there this morning...sigh they will be closed.
Must Have Austins Roses for the Bay Area
Posted by bayarea_girl(NorCA 9)
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bayarea_girl(NorCA 9)Updated Thank you everyone for the helpful comments. I'm in South Bay (Silicon Valley).
Water restrictions start May 1st
Posted by minflick(9b/7, Boulder Creek, CA)
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deervssteve(9)Updated I had a running toilet fixed. It probably used more water than my rose watering. Except for the babies, my landscaping is established and I water once a week. Last summer I watered too long and will need to keep an eye on it. Most...
whis is problem with my tree roses?
Posted by chineseegret
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windeauxUpdated Rose standards (or rose trees) are almost always double crafts. The flowering portion is crafted onto the central cane (trunk), which is crafted onto a rootstock -- so the rose standard is actually 3 different rose varieties growi...
I forgot id
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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catspa_NoCA_Z9_Sunset14Updated Steve, could the red rose be Fellemberg? My Moonlight is in full bloom right now and a beautiful sight.
Out Shopping Yesterday - The Roses Were Blooming
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9Updated The roses edged in boxwood are really ornamental and soften the hardscape so well. It turns it into an almost park-like setting.
should I get rid?
Posted by pootpoot1(9B inland empire)
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pootpoot1(9B inland empire)Updated Thank you Seil.
My trip to S and W greenhouse
Posted by Lilyfinch z7 mid tn
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Lilyfinch z7 mid tnUpdated As soon as boscobel opens I'll be sure to post pics !! I am glad my dh dosnt like to touch the roses , I love to do that myself . One time he wacked down a row of limelight hydrangeas about 7 years ago and that was the last thing ...
Austins/grafted or own-root, best sources?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Thank you ladies for the good information, I do appreciate it. You all are so helpful and knowledgeable. Kippy, that sounds like a fun experience with your accidental own root Austin.
How's it going with your roses?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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jazzmom516(Zone 7 LI, NY)Updated This was absolutely the worst winter in terms of winter damage to most of my roses. I have pruned down some of them to half their size due to the extreme winter damage seen on the canes. One rose is completely brown except for som...
Your Favorite Pink David Austin Roses
Posted by alameda/zone 8
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alameda/zone 8Updated My Carding Mill - one of my very favorite Austins - has always been apricot, never seen pink blooms on - not sure what could cause it to look pink..... Boncrow, I was just in Tyler with friends Friday - we stopped by Pandora's Box...
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