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harryshoe zone6 eastern Pennsylvania

Still trying to find a way to post pictures from Photobucket. There's a link, but not a picture.

    Bookmark   February 19, 2015 at 8:14AM
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Marlorena-z8 England-

..I think what you have to do with Photobucket, is copy the 'Direct Link' on your photo bucket page for the photo you want, and then click on 'Photo' in the posting message box with takes you to your pictures on your own p.c. .... you then paste the direct link into the 'file name' box at the bottom of your pictures page and click on 'open'... this should transfer it to here and you should see the green whirly thing going around as it uploads it...

    Bookmark   February 19, 2015 at 9:56AM
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alameda/zone 8

I kind of thought that - just wanted to ask the experts to make sure. Such a pretty rose - big pretty canes, will hurt to cut it but it has to be moved to accommodate my deck expansion - will pot it up well and baby it. This one is still being offered, so if the worst happens, I can replace it. Thanks, Jackie.......

Judith

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 11:00PM
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roseseek

What Jackie said. That's what I've done with all of mine to move them now. Only one has thumbed its nose at me and died, which isn't bad for as many as have been "tortured". Try striking cuttings of it before you whack it, Judith. "Murphy" is perverse. If you don't try rooting it, the blamed thing is more likely to die. If you do, you'll probably obtain several own rooters AND the large plant will come through, just fine. Good luck! Kim

    Bookmark   February 19, 2015 at 6:34AM
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roseseek

Yes, it's normal for scent to dissipate as well as age with time. Even with perfect conditions, a perfect bloom and perfect culture, the oils and alcohols age, deteriorate with time. I seriously doubt there is much, if anything, you can do to enhance or lengthen the life of those chemicals other than to refrigerate the flower to slow their decomposition. But a colder bloom isn't going to smell as strongly. "Scent" requires a good balance of heat and humidity to be expressed fully. Kim

    Bookmark   Thanked by angel-face    February 19, 2015 at 6:31AM
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rosecanadian

Wow! That's a lot! But in zone 9, it probably won't die on you...so could be a good investment. I really want you post pictures in the summer!!!

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 8:03PM
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kingcobbtx9b

The price for the rose is about what you pay in a nursery for a standard, plus $15 shipping and $6 tax.

    Bookmark   February 19, 2015 at 6:00AM
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)

I'd like to see a photo, too. But some yellow roses have a lot of pink/red tones lurking in the background, and when the temperature cools down, these tones come to the fore. Julia is one of those roses. I wish I had a photo of my dried Julia buds showing all the reddish pink in the yellow. Here's a bud of Golden Celebration that illustrates what I'm talking about. Diane

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 11:34PM
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)

I'll try again. This is so annoying. Diane

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 11:35PM
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mossy44_z7bwa

Have you looked at Velvet Fragrance - it has a petal count of 26-40, which gives it a full look.

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 10:32AM
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the_bustopher z6 MO

Ace of Hearts/Asso di Couri, Alec's Red, and Let Freedom Ring all have higher petal counts although Let Freedom Ring is not as high as the other two. Temperature during bloom formation also influences petal count.

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 8:53PM
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summersrhythm_z6a

I heard Just One Bite is good.

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 7:10PM
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Dingo2001 - Z5 Chicagoland

Please do not use the poison baits! Any animal that eats it will be killed, including predators that eat the mice or voles. Some of the newer baits have no antidote, so if ingested by a family pet it's bad news.

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 8:52PM
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mossy44_z7bwa

Chartreuse de Parme did well for me here in the PNW, and was very healthy, with a very good fragrance.

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 11:10AM
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rosecanadian

How about Paradise Found? It's a lavender and a purple in one rose. So is Paradise.

The first one is Paradise Found. The second one is a duplicate :( and the last one is Paradise.

Carol

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 6:28PM
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Too Soon to Prune?I'm in western Wa. zone 8. It's not March but is it safe to prune now?
Posted by fireweed_1947(Western Wa 8) February 18, 2015
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)

I also had growth on a lot of my roses. I did prune some climbers. Then we had an ice storm and it's going down to single digits tonight.......

    Bookmark   Thanked by fireweed_1947    February 18, 2015 at 4:16PM
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sammy zone 7 Tulsa

I often start in January. It takes time, and sometimes if there is new growth it is frozen and needs to be cut off, but it takes time to cut, and dispose of the cuttings.

    Bookmark   Thanked by fireweed_1947    February 18, 2015 at 6:15PM
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)

I would skip climbers because you would probably have to tie them to the fence and not wrap so the fence can be maintained

I would check with otto and sons in filmore and see if their Belinda's dream are own root of not They make a nice hedge about 5 feet across and just a few of their 5g plants should solve the problem

    Bookmark   Thanked by glitzalicious    February 18, 2015 at 1:01PM
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DandyLioness (CA 9, SZ 14)

If there is an evergreen hedge you like I would suggest doing that, with a climber on the fence. If your fence is wooden, you can attach the climber to it using eye hooks. Or if you are willing to use more space, you can do a rose hedge and then a taller evergreen hedge behind it. That way you have privacy all year round. And it gives a nice backdrop to the roses in my opinion.

    Bookmark   February 18, 2015 at 3:59PM
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jasminerose4u, California(9b)

So true!

    Bookmark   February 17, 2015 at 10:19PM
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dbarron(z7_Arkansas)

For most of the rest of us (in the temperate world where roses defoliate), it's an ideal time to start cuttings. Old timers used to sink them in the ground, and put a mason jar over them to protect and increase humidity.

    Bookmark   Thanked by jasminerose4u, California    February 18, 2015 at 10:57AM
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kingcobbtx9b

There is Glenwood Cemetery, where among other people Howard Hughes is buried, in Downtown houston. It doesn't necessarily have formal gardens, but it does have a lot of very pretty rose if they are in bloom.

    Bookmark   Thanked by farmerduck    February 18, 2015 at 8:40AM
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stillanntn6b

I lived in Houston for a decade and this isn't the time of year to see roses there. This is (often) a couple of weeks past pruning. If you haven't been to Antique Rose Emporium up in Brenham and if you have the time for the drive, it does have large and wonderful rose bushes that aren't heavily pruned. Just to see the 'bones' of the garden and how the different roses are structurally, and how they are used informally, if you're interested in that sort of thing, you would enjoy seeing them.

    Bookmark   Thanked by farmerduck    February 18, 2015 at 8:56AM
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seil zone 6b MI

I watched this video and found it interesting. I don't think it was completely comprehensive on the subject but there was good content.

    Bookmark   February 17, 2015 at 2:03PM
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ogrose_tx

Thank you, Henry. Indeed we do have this problem big time in the Dallas area, I've removed almost 30 roses in my yard, am closely watching the few remaining to see what happens this spring.

    Bookmark   February 17, 2015 at 7:58PM
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