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Posted by redwolfdoc_z5(5) January 1, 2014

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redwolfdoc_z5(5)Updated January 3, 2014 Thank you! I think I'll go for Pomponella and Lavender Pinocchio. Belle Epoque is tempting but I have an About Face coming and it seems quite similar in colouring. OLoG is gorgeous, and if it shows up at a Canadian nursery I'll ju...

The low is 2.....

Posted by michael1846(6) January 3, 2014

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michael1846(6)Updated January 3, 2014 Well that was a cold activity. Thanks for the advice. :)

Carpet Roses Advice

Posted by slada January 2, 2014

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated January 3, 2014 I have to say that my Appleblossom Flower Carpet is pretty much bullet proof. RARELY even gets any kind of diseases and blooms all summer long. It's pretty much self cleaning too as I hardly ever have to dead head it. Mine spreads...

Adding more than one photo

Posted by lynnette January 2, 2014

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lynnetteUpdated January 3, 2014 Thanks everyone! I'm off to post more pics.

erm...my rose still has leaves and is growing them

Posted by michael1846(6) January 1, 2014

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michael1846(6)Updated January 2, 2014 My bloomed so much 15 buds were killed by snow. it wouldn't quit! The hardest thing I do is spray them with Milk water and kill rose slugs. That just gives me a reason to be outside! I love it that's why I love roses. (Also they t...

From the Horse's Mouth . . .

Posted by jon_in_wessex(z8/9 UK) October 23, 2007

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idixierose(z8b Coastal SC)Updated January 2, 2014 I use a mixed approach to pruning our roses -- With roses, I use a power trimmer gently, with an eye to creating a natural shape. It's a useful tool at times for cutting a shrub down to size. Afterward, you can refine the haircut....

Best Red Climbers

Posted by rose_toes(8a) December 30, 2013

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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated January 2, 2014 Hey, a real sucker for a pretty face, obviously. : ) Kate

golden photos

Posted by Hrose(6 A) January 1, 2014

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Hrose(6 A)Updated January 1, 2014 no direct sunlight thanks anyway http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/houseplt/msg0114554324859.html

weeks bareroots 20% off at OSH

Posted by kittymoonbeam December 24, 2013

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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated January 1, 2014 Plumerias-lover, the patent status of a rose doesn't have anything to do with how good a garden plant it will be, so don't let that influence your choices. Here's a definition if you scroll down the page to find it. Here is a link...

European Posters?? -- Eyes on Me

Posted by kstrong December 30, 2013

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Campanula UK Z8Updated January 1, 2014 Apols for hopeless posting-computer died and am using sons tablet Bright as a button - a great rosÃÂ© but very small flowered and totally healthy.It does not look very rose-like though - the combination of tiny blooms and many glo...

Changing roses in containers

Posted by grambu December 30, 2013

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iris_gal(z9 CA)Updated January 1, 2014 Hi Grambu, .............. and I suggested you post here for more input ........... I wondered how deep your pots are. I had 'French Lace' in a 5 gallon pot tooo long. Hope you get some florib. recommendations.

Happy New Year

Posted by Ronn Bonites December 31, 2013

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated December 31, 2013 Happy New Year to everyone here at Garden Web! I hope we all have beautiful roses in 2014!

Do you recommend professional soil testing?

Posted by redwolfdoc_z5(5) December 30, 2013

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wirosarian_z4b_WIUpdated December 31, 2013 redwolfdoc, I'm going to add one other thing that makes me suspicious of the results from your home test kit. You said the results showed you were "low to adequate" in phosphorous (P). Most of the info I have come across...

My selections to go in the final beds this year

Posted by DrPekeMom December 28, 2013

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buford(7 NE GA)Updated December 31, 2013 CPM is a great rose. I am also planning a new bed and she will be in the center on a pillar.

Red Roses

Posted by mikealfred16 December 31, 2013

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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated December 31, 2013 yes, feelings is happy when good.

Just purchased a bunch of roses from heirloom!

Posted by zone6-nj December 19, 2013

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thedogsLL(6B)Updated December 30, 2013 Thanks to FarmerD for answering the fragrance ? on CPM - and I totally agree. Very fruity, but a bit of musk also. I should say that I have a very hard time describing rose fragrances, but I do know what smells really, really nice...

Should I Go For It?

Posted by moonwolf_gw December 28, 2013

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mad_gallica(zone 5 - eastern New York)Updated December 30, 2013 I've seen Lady Banks in zone 6 - zone 6 Arizona. Its not at all like an eastern zone 6. It gets cold at night, but then warms up a lot during the day. Snow doesn't melt so much as disappear. If the real question is whether or not ...

Question About Fertilizing and Spraying

Posted by alameda/zone 8 December 29, 2013

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alameda/zone 8Updated December 30, 2013 Should I dilute the manure water even more? As in add a couple of cupfuls to a gallon of water or just use it "straight"?

Not so "nice" list of roses

Posted by sara_ann-z6bok December 21, 2013

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grambuUpdated December 30, 2013 Wow it must be the different areas we all grow roses in. Some of my best roses are on the evil list. Tournament of Roses and Just Joey, which would not stop blooming. One of my favorites is not on the not so great list, Gertrude J...

OSH body bags are not bags

Posted by Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24) December 28, 2013

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deervssteve(9)Updated December 29, 2013 I live in the East Bay and there are three OSH stores that I shop at; two near where I live and one where I work. The closest location to me is in Moraga and was opened the most recently. I would consider it a poor location, but I...

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