Roses Forum - GardenWeb

Tiffany or La France for Western exposure?

Posted by shopshops February 26, 2014

8 Comments

sara_ann-z6bokUpdated February 28, 2014 Shopshops - Thank you. I would agree about Belinda's Dream. I have three and it is such a good rose. Glad you started this thread, the info about La France has been helpful also.

out of control

Posted by sjbaby(4) February 27, 2014

5 Comments

rosehog(8a)Updated February 27, 2014 Look up Paul Zimmerman on you tube. He has a great video on trimming back climbing roses. If it is doctor Huey like some suspect either choose the enjoy the once bloomer or rip it out and start over IMO .

Polar JOy tree rose

Posted by eviemp February 25, 2014

7 Comments

susan4952(5)Updated February 27, 2014 REGARDLESS of where the graft is, and thank you SO much for the correction, i would prune as a regular rose at the top where you want to encourage new growth. If you have shoots off of the trunk, cut them down all the way to keep ...

How much pink is too much?

Posted by Delphinium zone5 February 21, 2014

20 Comments

shopshopsUpdated February 26, 2014 I agree with the others. Do a rose combination that suits your tastes. I am definitely into pinks. At least 40 of the many I grow are pinks. I have an all pink bed with Belinda's Dream,Madame Lombard and the magenta pink Pioneer r...

pruning glove recommendations?

Posted by lindsey5809(9) February 25, 2014

5 Comments

shopshopsUpdated February 26, 2014 I have a great pair from The Antique Rose Emporium. They used to be $25 and they are great protection. No more snags and cuts when pruning. I think they are real leather.

What to cut?

Posted by MrsThibo February 24, 2014

3 Comments

joshtx(8a)Updated February 26, 2014 I tend to trim my roses in a cone shape, so they fan out at the top. Definitely lop off growth that grows to the inside of the bush and those that cross over other canes. It opens up the inside of the bush and helps the rose grow ...

Rose Slugs

Posted by henryinct February 26, 2014

2 Comments

iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated February 26, 2014 Henry, my roses in front get rose slugs every year. The tiny narrow green ones that rasp the leaves until they're big enuf to chew all the way thru and turn the leaf into lace. Thanks for the reminder. I'll do a check when the rai...

Over the Moon

Posted by rinaldo(z7b AR) February 22, 2014

7 Comments

pat_bamaz7Updated February 26, 2014 Thanks everyone! Bustopher, I'm sorry to hear your OTM isn't doing well. Mine is grafted on Dr. Huey, but climate could make the difference, as well. Jockewing, I'm sending you a separate email.

Evelyn & Munstead Wood?

Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a February 22, 2014

23 Comments

Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9aUpdated February 26, 2014 I love Don Juan. It is a deep true red in my garden and a blooming machine!! I understand your fear with with Ebb Tide as I cancelled an order then planted Twilight Zone instead. I did not think of Heritage to be placed near Don J...

Concerned with the amout of prickles...

Posted by growing_rene2 February 25, 2014

6 Comments

growing_rene2Updated February 26, 2014 Thank you so much for the additional information. Now I am familiar with the quantity and the lack of size variations, I have a better gauge for assessing. Thank you again!

Fungus found in roses attacks human eye?

Posted by henry_kuska February 22, 2014

2 Comments

henry_kuskaUpdated February 26, 2014 In addition to gloves, I recommend a broad brimmed hat and sunglasses. I wore the hat but not the sunglasses. See: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/roses/msg1117083317927.html Here is a link that might be useful: link to m...

difference between Cecil Brunner and Lady Banks?

Posted by lindsey5809(9) February 25, 2014

2 Comments

lindsey5809(9)Updated February 26, 2014 Jackie, I really appreciate your thoughts! This is a new rose bush to me and I'd love to take a couple years and get it into shape. I definitely have one CB with pale pink flowers that is doing well. This one has LOTS of thorns, s...

Blue Ribbon, Does it exist?

Posted by NOACCEPTANCE772(8a) February 24, 2014

7 Comments

NOACCEPTANCE772(8a)Updated February 25, 2014 Hey all. thanks for the replies ^^ It was a bagged rose from a box store. I did buy national trust too but the only rose I am currently worried about is this one. Does anybody have their own photos? I cannot find good photos of th...

pruning giant rose bush

Posted by lindsey5809(9) February 20, 2014

16 Comments

lindsey5809(9)Updated February 25, 2014 the few flowers I saw last year seemed white to me with lots of petals. but the plant definitely has plenty of huge thorns. any other photos I could take to help identify?

What's going on with this plant?

Posted by nicholas_delo February 25, 2014

4 Comments

nicholas_deloUpdated February 25, 2014 Thank you for the replies. I was hoping that was the case. It was just that the woody growth looked, to me at least, very different from my other roses and I was worried that if this was diseased, it could spread.

Xanthomonas sp. Causes Bacterial Spot of Rose (Rosa spp.)

Posted by henry_kuska February 24, 2014

1 Comment

nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated February 25, 2014 Interesting prospect Henry, though there's so little evidence about using human products on plants or vice versa. Seems like there'd be a considerable risk for overapplication, since zinc is a trace element for most plants. Cynthi...

rootstock picture for Josh

Posted by kittymoonbeam February 24, 2014

3 Comments

kittymoonbeamUpdated February 25, 2014 You can see what's left of the multiflora. It's the big mass in the middle going straight down. Two roots fused into one and then began to rot away as the own roots took over. If own roots don't grow, the plant slowly fades away. ...

Empty spare bands?

Posted by roseseek(9) February 11, 2014

16 Comments

nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated February 24, 2014 Hmm, that is a puzzle. Sounds like it's fortunate that those 3 slacker cuttings didn't mold or otherwise protest at the process so that you can try Plan B. It's infinitely reassuring to hear experts like you have to take several t...

When deer go bad

Posted by deervssteve(9) February 23, 2014

6 Comments

coachr(5b)Updated February 24, 2014 Fencing may be the single most effective deer deterrent. The problem is that it can be unsightly and impractical to install. We have used both fencing and Deer Repellent Packs to keep deer away from our landscaping and flowers. Th...

Do you tip your bare roots?

Posted by justkristyj February 22, 2014

7 Comments

nikthegreek(9b/10a E of Athens, Greece)Updated February 24, 2014 I've never had to do that until I bought from a certain well known overpriced and overmarketed establishment in the UK. The state of the plants I was sent (in 3 different orders) was such that it necessitated me doing so. For some...

23,016 Garden Web Discussions | Roses