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Neptune
Posted by Jim_in_AV
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susan4952(5)Updated I am SO jealous.
Rose scent classifications
Posted by zone6-nj
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zone6-njUpdated Thanks jasmine! I appreciate the information. I'm glad some people like it! For anyone on here that's ever smelled Sceptred isle, would you consider that strong myrrh? Or myrrh mixed with something else? Because I want glamis cast...
follow up on florist roses
Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY)
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bethnorcal9Updated Yeah, keep trying. Don't give it up, because eventually you can get them to root. I'm finally (I think) having some success with potting them into clear plastic cups and placing 2litre bottles over them (bottoms cut off) and misti...
Making sense of random rose orders (Cry for help.)
Posted by zaphod42
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated LOL, Zap, that's how it all starts! The first year or so you try to plan then eventually you just start buying more and more that you "have to have" and pretty soon you're out of space and still buying and the next thing...
Best way to trellise or mount climbing lady hillingdon
Posted by kingcobbtx9b
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated While the fence site seems to be the best for the rose I wouldn't suggest training it to the fence unless it's a very sturdy one and you don't ever need to fix or replace it. I'd find a very sturdy trellis or arch to train it to.
The Huntington
Posted by henryinct
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henryinctUpdated Their regular meeting is the first Thursday of the month so I assumed it would be next week on Thursday but it is in fact their rose auction this Saturday. I'm not in the market for any roses but I will try to stop by.
Zone 5 roses shipped bare root.....Today.
Posted by susan4952(5)
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kidhorn(7a MD)Updated I don't think you have to return them. I once dug a garden when the ground was frozen solid. It was difficult but not impossible. The ground is hard, but not like concrete and it was only frozen really hard in top few inches. I to...
how is St Patrick doing over the winter?
Posted by view1ny NY 6-7
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view1ny NY 6-7Updated henry, thanks for letting me know. I guess I can leave St Patrick on my wish list.
Creeping Jenny Ground Cover Under Roses
Posted by Rieppe123
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AquaEyes 7a New JerseyUpdated I'd suggest ripping out as much of it as you can find, then laying down sheets of cardboard (or newspaper in layers at least four sheets' thick) over the ground. Overlap the sheets so there are no gaps between them. Top the cardbo...
Breeders whose roses don't do well for you
Posted by nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
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saldutUpdated This is interesting thread, I have had poor luck with lots of breeders and it's all my fault, I expected more than the poor plant could deliver...some are just not 'bred' for this climate...now I just stick with the tried and true...
Starting a garden in zone 3... suggestions, please!
Posted by redwolfdoc_z5(5)
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated I would advise against planting roses in April. No way. :) If you get any of the roses that I mentioned, they should be found at the local greenhouses. They mostly sell only hardy roses for here. So when the roses come out at the ...
You know there's something wrong
Posted by mori1(5b/6a)
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AnneCecilia z5 MI(5a)Updated Wintersowing in milk jugs, here, too. Gardening of any kind when it's below zero outdoors, snowing and blowing, is a good thing. I garden indoors, too, with a four shelf lighted rack filled with blooming African violets. In fact, ...
We're moving....now what about the roses?
Posted by TNY78(7a-East TN)
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Campanula UK Z8Updated Top idea, Tammy. I also went to college at 36 (history) and loved every moment. Mature students often wipe the floor with the youngsters - we are all so keen and motivated. Did 4 years of horticulture too - probably more useful th...
planting roses in azalea bed
Posted by andreark
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mad_gallica(zone 5 - eastern New York)Updated 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.
Hybrid tea Kathryn McGredy...
Posted by scott_madison
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bethnorcal9Updated I got mine several yrs ago from Hortico. They don't carry her anymore. I know that Cliff Orent had her when he had his EuroDesrt Roses. There's a possibility he could've had a mother plant that Heirloom Roses might've gotten when ...
Bantry Bay
Posted by 111janm
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bart_2010(8/9 Italy)Updated 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...
Pictures of your favorite Austin roses
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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zaphod42Updated Queen of Sweden Princess Alexandra of Kent
Lady of Shallot in Texas?
Posted by msjam2
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DrPekeMomUpdated Does fine in my Los Angeles garden. Really a pretty rose. This one is a bit faded by the sun.
Can I prune a climber down to the ground?
Posted by marcia_oakland
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kingcobbtx9bUpdated 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 "...
Spacing of hybrin tea roses?
Posted by texaspilot
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated 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.
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