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Pros/Cons of These Red Roses
Posted by alameda/zone 8
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alameda/zone 8Updated Thanks Bustopher for the fertilizing info on Crimson Glory - just the sort of advice I need. I don't mind Mr. Lincoln getting big, I knew he likes to grow that way - saw one my friend has yesterday - he prunes, but lets it get big...
most beautiful rose opinion?
Posted by pootpoot1(9B inland empire)
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wayne_z5_iaUpdated I,m not the expert that so many of you are and I don't have many to choose from; but my favorite is Mardi Gras. It isn't supposed to be hardy here, but this will be the fourth year and it appears to have come through this brutal w...
Good climber for central AL?
Posted by lilamy(zone 8a)
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pat_bamaz7Updated Hi lilamy, I'm in North Alabama...about 50 miles north of B'ham. It's been a long time since I grew New Dawn...it wasn't a good repeater for me, but was in too much shade which I'm sure contributed to that. It's a very thorny rose...
Is this Black spot?
Posted by campv 8b AZ
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campv 8b AZUpdated Sorry for the double post this site has been shall we say at times very slow, lately
mister lincoln in kind of sorta body bag
Posted by kingcobbtx9b
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kingcobbtx9bUpdated The only thing I know of with em is to make sure you buy them early in the season. Here in Texas you couldn't give me one of these right now.
Your favorite companions for WHITE roses
Posted by twinkletoad(7B)
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portia(PA 6B, Brandywine)Updated Lavender is my favorite with creamy white...but I do have a love for hot pinks too, aka Salvia. Oh and forget me nots, that blue.
Will you re-order planning for polar vortex?
Posted by redsox_gw
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Kes Z 7a E TnUpdated I think that I will be more conscientious of finding out how well a rose handles temperature extremes. That has always been important but now it will be a top consideration. I don't think that this was the coldest winter on record...
Ordered "Awakening"
Posted by bellarosa(z5/IL)
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bart_2010(8/9 Italy)Updated So, would you all say that Awakening is every bit as vigorous as New Dawn? I had the latter, and it was a good rose, but I had it in the wrong spot,in a very central area of my garden, on a path, with no real rigorous support, and...
best advice pruning one cane wonders
Posted by charleney(8a PNW)
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Save that Peace! A lot of people say that it has changed over time and is not the rose it once was because of over cloning, merely a pale imitation. I had a Double Delight that was my Mom's. I thought it was dead one spring. It ha...
Bare root roses: to soak or not to soak..?
Posted by DisplacedClevelander(6a)
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated I just received a plant from David Austin--moistened plant wrapped loosely several times in a somewhat heavy plastic. The instructions were to not soak the plant. Leave it wrapped in plastic in a place where it wouldn't freeze (th...
Buying a house just for the gardening
Posted by Susanne27(5a Ontario Canada)
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Suzi AKA DesertDance So CA Zone 9bUpdated We started out looking for land on which to plant. Moved from a small cramped HOA run golf community to acreage! You might change your mind as you go. It got so we wouldn't even look at anything less than an acre. We went from a m...
Wish I could take credit
Posted by MK
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MKUpdated Check out his photo I found on web for Heirloom Rose, someone in generic rose forum suggested this. Seems very close. Angel face is described as fruity and my rose's fragrance is quite dusky.
leggy vertical stems on climbing roses
Posted by bibbus 7b(7b)
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bibbus 7b(7b)Updated I did watch it but didn't think it at all fit my situation. That was a rose with very long laterals and not much of a bush. Mine is already well formed. I just was afraid it was too late to prune it. But I went ahead and shaped it...
First Fertilization
Posted by dmoore66(6 NorthWest NJ)
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Zyperiris(Seattle)Updated The only time I would use a fast nitrogen is if I was having a big party in my yard or a wedding or something. Then I would use Miracle Grow for roses. BUT it's been my experience that it comes with a price. One gets alot of top g...
Need your review on Claire Austin & Wisley2008
Posted by jumbojimmy(Australa)
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Campanula UK Z8Updated I have other, much nicer white roses so CA was one which hit the compost pile (something I do rarely) but it was such a feeble little thing, it only took a flick of the spade.
Spring flush 08: An Extravaganza! (Front yard 1)
Posted by andreark
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deervssteve(9)Updated The pictures speak for themselves. My first reaction; mega dead head.
Transplanting A Climbing Rose
Posted by alameda/zone 8
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alameda/zone 8Updated Exactly what I thought - just wanted to hear from the experts! Thanks! Judith
Souvenir de la malmaison
Posted by boncrow66
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Molineux(6b)Updated SOUVENIR DE LA MALMAISON is beloved throughout the Mid-Atlantic and the Deep South. It does particularly well in heat and humidity when other roses fail. It is also more resistant to black spot than most modern roses. This petite ...
Curious about Cl. Sports of HT's & Floribundas
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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windeauxUpdated IMO, 'Peace, Cl.' is magnificent -- superior in every way to the bush form. I've always been mystified by the fact that the bush form was always a BS magnet in my garden, while its climbing sport remains healthy and largely diseas...
Fertilizer to use with manure compost?
Posted by subk3
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Alana8aSCUpdated Blood meal for nitrogen and maybe banana peelings for potassium? There is also potassium phalsphate( Sp?). That's all I can think of ATM.
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