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Thanks Kate. But I will be using the entire (almost former) azalea bed for the roses. The azaleas will go to a different side of my yard.

The reason I asked about the bed, is that initially, the top six to eight inches of the soil was removed and replaced with acid soil for azaleas. For the next several years the whole bed was fertilized with more acidic fertilizer.

I was hoping to remove the top 12 inches or so (azalea roots are very close to the surface) and replace it with soil from the area where I will be putting the azaleas (virgin territory) and then amend the whole 'stripped' bed with EB Stone Rose soil and added compost.

What do you think? Will that work?

Thanks again,

andrea

Sounds like a lot of unnecessary work. But if it makes you happy, it won't hurt.

Most of the South a) grows azaleas without any special soil prep, and b) grow roses without any special soil prep.

Shade in winter does not necessarily mean shade in summer. On a north facing wall with afternoon sun, I think they have a good chance. I hope you left them there. If so how are they going?

Yeah, I agree it's worth a try; I'd think they'd mainly need sun whilst their tops are growing (i.e.,spring/summer). I don't know "Birthday Present", but Bantry Bay's flowers, though not single, are not particularly full,and therefore it may well be rather accepting of shade...bart

The close-up of Queen of Sweden is lovely Maryl. Harry, love your Tamora and the color of Shakespeare 2000. I do have a few favorites on here, but when I looked them over I decided there weren't any I don't like, they're all winners!

Queen of Sweden

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Sounds like it grows like Evelyn. I might have to rethink this as I do not have room. My Evelyn is 5 ft wide and 6 ft tall.

Does fine in my Los Angeles garden. Really a pretty rose. This one is a bit faded by the sun.

Before you cut any of it, is the plant budded or own root? If it's budded, I'd think you would pretty much kill MAC but probably have a great crop of root stock. Own root might rebound eventually, but I agree that eliminating the worst, oldest cane first then the next the following year is probably better. How do they look "bad"? If it's just thick, old, bare and woody, that's normal. If it has galls on it, I'd dump the plant and take measures already discussed here on the forum. Kim

I would suggest the slow deliberate method of pruning. I pruned a 5 year old Elizabeth Taylor that had grown 10 feet tall on 2 old 1" diameter canes very aggressively. Removed one completely and cut the other down to 5 ". I now have a Dr. Huey shooting up from the roots to deal with as the ET never resprouted.

As a general rule of thumb, when it comes to hybrid teas, I space them about 3 ft apart, measuring from the center of one to the center of the next one.

I don't find a lot of different widths when it comes to HTs, but if I knew a HT was a bit wider than "normal," I might add .5 ft or so to the spacing. Elle, for instance, is a somewhat wider-spreading HT, so a little extra space for her.

Kate

I do about the same thing Kate does, 3 feet on center for hybrid teas. HTs generally tend to be taller and narrower in growth habit. Other types like floribundas and shrubs can get wider so they would need more room.

kstrong, thanks for posting about this sale. I would never have found out about it. Like growing_rene, I ordered lady of shalott & munstead wood. Also ordered Love Song & requested 4/1 as the date for delivery.

My local nurseries don't carry these roses, just a few out-of-patents (and of course KOs) so I saved myself a lot of frustration & gas driving around looking for the roses I really wanted. I'm really looking forward to adding these to my garden. Can't wait.

I know Taylor Pike..he does presentations for our rose society from time to time.. I have also bought from them...The quality of their roses is exceptional

I grew Serendipity. Just took a look at Dr. Rousch's Blogspot Blog, which has a useful table. Blackspot ratings run from '0' (which actually is shown as a blank instead of a Zero) to '3'. A '3'-rated rose gets severe infestations of blackspot. There was only one '3'.

Serendipity is rated at '2', while most roses on the Buck list are at '0'. I planted quite a few Serendipitys, since the color range schemed with the range in our house's brick, and assuming that a Buck rose would be disease-free.

My experience (and that of the young surgeons who bought the house, then of the young attorneys who bought it from the surgeons) is that there is a huge spring burst of bloom and growth, followed by a late-spring defoliation from Blackspot. Collectively, we've learned to allow the defoliation, and then, when temperatures are about to stay above 90, to fertilize and drip-irrigate. High temperatures inhibit Blackspot. Thus, with high summer temps, we could keep the roses leafed-out and blooming.

Too, one can leave the roses leafless until really cool weather is coming, and water/fertilize in time to have a second burst of bloom in October/November - even a mild December. Serendipity likes sun, a lot of water, and constant attention (much deadheading needed). The Attorneys are now judiciously removing the original canes, one-by-one (i planted in '06), which are quickly being replaced by new ones.

Serendipity blooms best after a hard winter, and will keep its leaves up until winter gets really cold. The Siberian component in its makeup is quite evident. Anyway, this is a portrait of one of Buck's "worst" roses (disease-wise). Eight years in the ground, and they're still doing quite well (own-root, BTW).

I'm in zone 6A, just outside of Kansas City and chose to get 3 Buck roses as my first roses after much reading. Quietness came from Antique Rose Emporium in TX, and this will be it's 3rd spring at my house. It's a gorgeous rose, lots of blooms very pretty and long lasting. Healthy foliage, no blackspot at all this year. Distant Drums and Wild Ginger are a year younger and from Heirloom Roses. Both started out small but grew to a respectable size this year and bloomed a bit. Distant Drums is an awesome color and a pretty bloom, only a little blackspot. Wild Ginger barely bloomed and had quite a bit of blackspot (but still less than the miniature roses bought the same year). If it does the same this year I may replace it with Westerland, since my sister insists we need an orange rose.

Great information, Kim. Thank you :)

You're welcome! I hope it helps. Kim

In southern CA I'm more or less in the same boat as Jackie. I hadn't heard the dismal news about it not raining at all this winter, was still hoping for something in February through April.

In spite of that I have so many new bands or plants that are going into their second spring that I'm eagerly anticipating some blooms from a lot of little roses. I know it often takes the bands three years to really take off but even a few blooms will be something to enjoy greatly. Right now not too many roses are blooming but I do have repeat blooming irises that are blooming. I really recommend them if your season is long enough.

Ingrid

I hope your drought situation comes to an end soon, Jackie! It's odd how we had the rainiest summer that I can recall and on the other side you guys are suffering miserably, without the rain. Good luck pulling your ideas together to help with the water supply.

Now you know where I get it from! My dad may have had 6-8 roses. If he were alive he's be shocked to see all of my plants.

Thank you for sharing! Your roses are beautiful and you make starting a new plant from cutting look so easy. Thank you again!!

This is odd because I was just thinking today that I had not heard from him for a long time. I hesitated to email him because I knew how ill he had become. I have been to his home and bought roses from him. He would tear around on that little electric scooter he had with a long tool in his hand picking up this and that, and like all of us gardeners, he could not stand to see somethng wrong without fixing it. My daughter will be sad because she had driven me up there and was really inspired by him. It makes me think of something I read today.

"Christ wants us to share His happiness to live happily ever after. Until then, He gives us a sudden splash of happiness here and there so we can wet our toes in what we'll be swimming in for all of eternity" He's in good hands. Barb

Very sad. indeed. I haven't been on here much lately, but he was also so helpful. Even if he didn't respond directly to a thread, more than once I received a private email from him offering his advice. He will be missed.

Tammy

I use a slow release, like Mad's Osmocote, early in the spring in all my pots. After that they get foliar liquid fertilizer about once a month the rest of the season.

And I feed mine weekly/ weakly but not with osmocote. I have good luck with MG for roses. Drainage is essential so the chemicals don't accumulate in the pots. Osmocote always burns my roses. Hard for me to regulate.

when you plant it in the ground, put it where it will get full sun. If it is a climber, that place should also be next to something it can climb on, like a fence or building.

Then, don't be surprised if it takes a while to recuperate, and start putting out new canes. At first the canes may be short - don't worry about that. Climbers take a while to start putting out real climbing canes.

Pls post pictures of it next Spring, especially blooms, and someone on here may be able to identify it for you.

Also I want to agree with everyone that I am amazed it is still alive, as roses HATE being indoors!

Jackie

Hi Jackie,

Thanks for the information! I was wondering what to expect, once I plant it.

Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely post pictures in Spring, as I'd love to know what type it is. I'm keeping my fingers crossed all goes well until then.

I'm not sure why it survived so long indoors, and I feel just horrible that I almost killed it. It was actually quite beautiful at our other house, but took a turn once we moved. I assumed it didn't like our new place.

Maria