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HD Body Bag Alert
Posted by Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)
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kstrongUpdated Swung by both Home Despot and Lowe's today. The most interesting rose at either store was the "Raspberry Kiss" at the Lowe's store. It's a new -- just imported from Europe -- hulthemia that Certified Roses has seen fit t...
Orange HT recommendation
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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windeauxUpdated Ratdoghead's 'Cary Grant' suggestion is an excellent one. CG produces large, fragrant, petal-packed blooms with great substance. The color is a deep, clear, unblended orange. It's a variety that would thrive in the warmth of your ...
Lady Banks Lutea
Posted by DrPekeMom
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roseseek(9)Updated Rosetoes, Lady Banks grows well in Tehachapi, Ca, up in the mountains between Mojave and Bakersfield where there is plenty of winter chill for stone fruit. The area ranges from zones 8a to 8b, with probably many other modified ver...
Can I train my rose bush?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Very good points and I didn't think of that but it makes perfect sense!
black rose ???
Posted by thisbud4u(San Diego)
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated Yeah. I think you're right. Seems impossible to get that black of a rose. Nice visual you gave. :) Carol
Was Santa good to you?
Posted by seil zone 6b MI
23 Comments
redwolfdoc_z5(5)Updated Diane, once it hit 4C (39F) indoors we drained the pipes and shut the water off and ran to my husbands' folks' place, cat and all. The worst that happened was that the pilot light on the hot water tank went out, which isn't a big ...
Anyone try fabric pots for starting bands?
Posted by zaphod42
6 Comments
leezen4uUpdated I've used 15 gallon smart pots to grow most of our roses to a more mature size before planting. They develop a very healthy root system and don't suffer as much stress when they are planted in the ground. Also, I can test the rose...
Roses in a Raised Bed?
Posted by Sylvia Weiser Wendel
3 Comments
jacqueline9CAUpdated Personally, I would plant one of the smaller tea roses there (my 'Safrano has stayed a mannerly size for over 40 years, and is gorgeous and blooms 11 months of he year) - they bloom constantly in warm climates, and you do not have...
Good White HT's
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
28 Comments
teakettle2Updated I thought I would mention my favorite white rose - its a floribunda though: Bolero. Its a Romantica rose - so fragrant! My zone is quite different than yours but did see some nice pics of it in the rose gallery in your zone. Love ...
Looking for peach silk!!
Posted by Prettypetals_GA_7-8
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Prettypetals_GA_7-8Updated Hi Judith!! I started another post after talking with shawna at heirloom. Hopefully they will reproduce some more if we get enough people wanting one.
How Best to Plant a Raised Bed?
Posted by Sylvia Weiser Wendel
5 Comments
dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated What I might do with that space is plant two Munstead Woods (Austin) in opposite quadrangles and then the low frilly white hardy garden geranium (perennial) in the other two opposing quadrangles. Should be quite dramatic--dark red...
Merry Christmas
Posted by pembroke(6--Louisville KY)
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Ronn BonitesUpdated Merry Christmas! I hope your holidays aren't as blue as this "blue rose".
Pine Needles affect on Roses?
Posted by toolbelt68(7)
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buford(7 NE GA)Updated HAHA Toolbelt. My pine 'forest' has just gotten to the point where it gives me enough straw to use as mulch. I do have to rake it up though. In most of my beds, I prefer bark chips, which are also pine. But on hills and around the...
Ice storm! Think they'll survive?
Posted by redwolfdoc_z5(5)
6 Comments
lsst(7b)Updated I hope you have heat soon. Take care
Would it be so terribly wrong to try Glamis Castle again
Posted by DrPekeMom
8 Comments
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated The West Adams district would be Sunset Zone 22, so a coastal influence most (85%) of the time. Ideal for roses. Enjoy! There are drip-kits for watering containers that you can hook up to a timer. They may or may not be helpful fo...
Last HT bloom of the year
Posted by deervssteve(9)
7 Comments
canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated Oh that's lovely! So feminine looking. :) Carol
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Posted by lynnette
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Does Golden Celebration need support?
Posted by KarenPA_6b
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vasue VA(7A Charlottesville)Updated Regarding Golden Celebration & water needed - I've found it needs no more nor less than other roses here in central Virginia. But we have a fairly high average yearly precipitation at 50" or so - perhaps similar to your g...
Your favorite non-Kordes/non-Meilland hybrid tea?
Posted by dublinbay z6 (KS)
15 Comments
nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated I love the beautiful shadings of Remember Me, Beth, plus the form of its petals is exquisite. Diane
Newbie to rose seeds!! a few questions!
Posted by heavenlyfarm(zone 6b)
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kstrongUpdated p.s. If you bought those "rose seeds" from an Ebay trader in China/HongKong or whatever, it's a scam and you should probably just toss them and hope you didn't get taken for much. Most of what they send out are reportedl...
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