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Local Rose Club in Colton CA area?
Posted by carlota(So. Calif. z.9)
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Sow_what? Southern California InlandUpdated Hi Carlota. There are two rose societies sort of in your area. The San Bernardino Rose Society meets in Rancho Cucamonga, and the Riverside Rose Society meets at various homes. I don't belong to either, but have been in communicat...
Anyone grow climbing "Coral Dawn" & "Royal Gold"?
Posted by bellarosa(z5/IL)
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zjw727(Coastal Oregon Zone 8b)Updated Coral Dawn is a lovely rose, in my opinion. It's definitely on the thorny side, but it has a very nice scent, and I think the blooms are charming. I grow it because my Grandmother's name was Coral, and I learned to grow roses from...
Moonstone?
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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sandandsun(9a FL)Updated A more consistent link for "In Florida": Here is a link that might be useful: Crescendo In Florida
Cut Back Climbing Rose?
Posted by raymondo17(z9 Sacramento)
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minflick(9b/7, Boulder Creek, CA)Updated I had to cut a climbing Cecille Brunner WAY back to move her from the front of the house (she was eating the house....) across the driveway to a fence along our road. Here's what it looked like a week ago or so, when all new later...
My Roses
Posted by mirendajean (Ireland)(Donegal, Ireland)
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Lilyfinch z7 mid tnUpdated Ugh I totally missed your answer about the spraying earlier in the post! So thank you for sharing and please please post more ! :)
Is this black spot !
Posted by campv 8b AZ
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campv 8b AZUpdated Thanks everyone for the input. The thrips here are the worst. Some of my roses buds are so distorted. As for the other critters I am pretty much ok with them. I am using Bayer 2n1 with systemic granules applied per the instruction...
Question About Pinching Buds
Posted by alameda/zone 8
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alameda/zone 8Updated Thanks for all the good advice! On the ones I have just planted in the ground or potted, I have pinched all buds. On my precious bands I got from Vintage last year and just repotted - I am pinching all but one bud. It is really im...
What is this and should I kill it?
Posted by Sylvia Weiser Wendel
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Zyperiris(Seattle)Updated Dr Huey..for sure.
Miracle Gro on roses?
Posted by charleney(8a PNW)
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Zyperiris(Seattle)Updated I am of the opinion that Miracle Grow has so much nitrogen and one gets alot of growth but then the roses fall over. I think it really forces them when they are not ready. I prefer organics..good soil..BUT..if I get impatient I ha...
Searching for the perfect climbing rose...
Posted by jenjoie
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joebar(pnw8)Updated I second Viking queen I have a ten year old one that I keep around ten feet tall.
Dorothy perkins rose care
Posted by drich30099
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cecily(7 VA)Updated Its a once blooming rambler. Please wait until after it blooms to do any pruning or you'll be cutting off the buds. DP wants to be a very large bush. If you're constantly pruning during the summer, you need to think about moving i...
Vote for the best red rose!
Posted by bayarea_girl(NorCA 9)
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bouquet_kansas(z6Ks)Updated I vote.......from my garden here in south central Kansas: 1st place- Veteran's Honor 2nd place-Beloved 3rd place-Olympiad
spring care
Posted by drich30099
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predfern(z5 Chicago)Updated The rule of thumb is to start pruning etc. when the forsythias bloom. The David Austin Catalog recommends that shrub roses should be cut down by between 1/3 and 2/3.
trimming roses for the vase?
Posted by okley70
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okley70Updated Thanks, I will take a few more pictures. I did see a picture of the front of my house before I bought it. And the roses were about 7' tall if that helps. when I trimmed them in January you could see that they put about 4 bare root...
Bare root advise needed
Posted by jill_wingett
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jill_wingettUpdated I got them all planted today! I had to relocate a number of narcissus & tulips that were just starting to come up - guess I wasn't thinking about the rose hole sizes last fall ð My neighbors all came over to help (watch me...
Oz, Down Under: Irish Rich Marbled?
Posted by sandandsun(9a FL)
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sandandsun(9a FL)Updated Thanks to both of you. And laughing out loud!
Help with a long and weak rose?
Posted by NOACCEPTANCE772(8a)
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NOACCEPTANCE772(8a)Updated I guess you guys are right :( Nah, there is no such place. I bought canes and twine so I am going to place it outside as there's no more risk of frost. :D
Bloom Color Variation in Weather
Posted by ArbutusOmnedo 10/24
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curdle1Updated I think colour in roses also has to do with intensity/quality of light, as well as the heat ( and especially so for roses like Double Delight). during the month of heatwaves we had this summer, I moved a lot of potted roses under ...
What I did today in my garden!
Posted by subk3
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subk3Updated Thanks for all the kind words. I love to hear what everybody else is up to. It's great to see beautiful pictures of roses, but those always seem like the "after" pictures to me and not the nitty gritty "before"...
Malformed New Leaves
Posted by oxboy555(Las Vegas)
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anntn6b(z6b TN)Updated You might want to contact your ag extension agent and ask if Chili Thrips have been reported in your area.
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