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Preen products contain a pre-emergent herbicide. In layman's terms, it keeps seeds from germinating -- and that's how it keeps beds weed-free. It won't kill existing weeds but will keep new weed seeds from germinating. Keep in mind that it actually prevents ANY seed from germinating, so if you have beds with self-seeding annuals, you will keep those seeds from germinating as well. If the only annuals you grow are those you put in as plants (either purchased as such, or grown from seed in trays to be transplanted into the beds), then you're fine.
I don't think the products are necessarily bad, but I wouldn't use them because I like the idea of self-seeding annuals (they'll be the icing on the cake after I get the roses and perennials planted). If that's not an issue for you, then ignore my warning.
:-)
~Christopher


I have been growing this one for 3 years. I think mine came from Palestine the last year they were able to sell the Freelanders. IT was noticebly smaller in its first year, catching up a bit last year. I don't remember how big it is this year but its doing fine. It is not nearly as huge as some of the other Freelanders. The flowers are beautiful and fragrant.

For rabbits I make cylinders of hardware cloth or chickenwire. Measure out about 5 feet of hardware cloth or chicken wire, cut with wire cutters, then wire in 3 places to make a cylinder. Put around rose bush and use sticks or stakes to hold in place. the local nursery recommends burying it a few inches. For squirrels you might have to make some kind of lid. As I recall the square foot gardening guy (who was a retired engineer) recommended making some kind of cages to protect veggies.

Squirrels will reach through regular chicken wire (1" mesh) if it's something they really want, so you have to make cages/cylinders out of aviary wire (1/2" mesh). That really does work, I've used it for many containerized vegetable plants. Hardware cloth is usually 1/2" mesh, but it costs more unless you buy 100 foot rolls.


Agreed! I predict, if given half a chance, this could become our next Iceberg type landscape rose. It just isn't as shade tolerant, but it is very healthy and flowers like a weed. Kim
Here is a link that might be useful: Pretty Lady

Time lapse cameras are around a hundred dollars and don't even have to be attached to a computer. Check out Lee Valley for several.
For night and day, motion activated cameras check out cameras designed for hunters. I know several folks in the country who have them, just to see what varmints (2 and 4 legged) might be using the road to their place up on the mountain.
A neighbor's house was under construction and his camera caught the local teen who stole his kitchen cabinets before they could be installed.

I wonder sometimes about people taking potted plants from the garden. I try to put the potted plants in back. People were stealing plumeria branches a few years ago. That seems to have ceased as everyone has planted it. Although, I read on the plumeria forum that some theft is still happening around Huntington Beach. The prices for plumeria are also dropping at the swap meet. I had fruit stolen and have seen gardeners harvesting fruit for themselves off the trees next door to where they are mowing. I have had whole 6' potted tulip plants taken in the night. I think anything potted and valuable like a sago palm or a Japanese maple would be a temptation.

Thank you, Predfern. I appreciate the info. very much. It's good to know which one is wimpy as own-root, so I'll get that grafted.
I have problems with Nahema being stingy. It's pathetic in a pot, while Sonia Rykiel pumped out 15 blooms in the pot. In the ground, Sonia Rykiel is a champ in the spring (big bush). In the ground Nahema is pathetic after the winter, so few leaves. Others report Nahema as stingy.
I wish I know what makes Nahema work? Thanks for any info.
This post was edited by Strawberryhill on Fri, May 3, 13 at 16:43

Scentimental's new canes are rediish but suckers of Dr Huey or Multiflora will be green. You should be able to tell easily what is a sucker and what is not. Scentimental is very vigorous so I suspect that what you see are just huge canes. I've seen quite a bit of this in the short time I have been growing roses in California.

I'll take a closer look tomorrow, but I think the climbing canes are pretty close in thickness to the regular canes. They are green, not red, so maybe I'm misreading them - maybe they are Dr. Huey. They didn't bloom this year, and Dr.H would have bloomed by now, but I'll wait and see if I get any Scentimental blooms during the rest of the year. The plant has been there at least 10 years, maybe more.

Hi,
You make a very important point. Lately, its as if no one is talking about AIDS and HIV. I heard similar stats not long ago. Having 2 daughters I worry about that stuff. I do my best to teach them to be aware, and be safe i.e. always use a raincoat. I really hope I am heard.
An ounce of prevention.... I agree all parents should talk to their kids, and friends should look out for their friends.


I have Sweet drift roses which barely survived last summer's drought. They were planted last spring. This year in early spring they were very small, about 9", and I mostly trimmed off the dead parts. It is now May 4, they are already 24" high in spite of our up and down temps, have many buds and a few blooms. I can see they are probably going to be much bigger than I would like them to be for the space they occupy in front of a fountain. I assume if I prune them further now, there will be no blooms this summer. I also assume my only other options are moving them which put them at risk for dying or just get over their being too big for the space and doing a better pruning job next spring? Are my assumptions correct? Thanks.

For the night, I've just taken it out of its "hothouse" (a clear rubbermaid bin with the top on that I used for rooting over the winter, and just haven't tranferred all of my cuttings out of it yet). I hadn't checked the hothouse in a few days and when I went to move the rest of the cuttings out, and into an area with better circulation now that the weather has warmed up, this is what I found! First time for me too! So....apparenty Grumpy roots QUITE easily! haha
Tomorrow I'll have to do something with it!
Tammy


Hmmm... You might call them first before you go if you dont want to feel disappointed.
Their roses mostly(all?) were from David Austin, Weeks and Star. And I dont think they stock them after the spring bare roots season.
I went there in mid/late Feb to pick up "twilight zone". Most of DA roses were sold out and they told me to wait till next year. And I should pre-order them by the end of this year...

See this link for pictures a few weeks ago.
Here is a link that might be useful: Regan's Nursery



harryshoe, that is gorgeous! I love that orange with the bluish Betty Corning clematis (I'm guessing?). A perfect view for the lucky person lying in that hammock in the background. I'm going for Westerland!
aw, heck, twinkle- go for BOTH!