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Showcase your Warm Pinks
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated Cynthia, you have so many exquisite photos posted on several of the current threads, I can't decide on which to post my comments--my head is spinning from all the beautiful shots. I just love the artful picture of Rosenstadt Fries...
Looking for specific antique rose
Posted by MikeGriggs
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thedogsLL(6B)Updated Paul, last I knew, is also writing for Fine Gardening. His forum hasn't been terribly active lately, but that's not all that unusual for this time of year. Another rose expert, Hannes, might also respond. And I second Helpmefind.c...
roses for a zone 3a
Posted by binaatthelake
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plantloverkat north Houston(zone 9a)Updated Nastarana, when I purchased Harrison's Yellow from Corn Hill 20 years ago, they did ship to the US. Several years ago, I noted that they were not shipping to the US anymore. Their current website indicates that they are once again...
New bands arrived: plant or pot them up?
Posted by Greg(z8, San Antonio)
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alameda/zone 8Updated I just got in a shipment from Vintage Gardens. Some had nice think canes and really looked like they needed the 3 gallon pots. I potted these up. Others were very small with thin canes and looked like they even needed to stay in t...
Your Most Treasured Modern Rose?
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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nastarana(5a)Updated Alba Medilland. I like all the Medilland series, and I think Alba is the best of all. It is really a repeat blooming short rambler, or large shrub. It so far grew well for me in CA, hot and dry, and now is growing and blooming wel...
Cloning
Posted by henryinct
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lynnetteUpdated I don't have that information Glenburn. I only know that it was very easy to tell the difference. Golden Celebration was one I do know and it always had a strange amount of basal canes coming from the ground and then straight up.
Own root or grafted for cold hardiness
Posted by andreark
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lynnetteUpdated If a rose is budded on the laxa understock, there would be no problems with below zero cold. Roses will do fine if some sort of mulch is placed around the pots for protection. Own root roses won't survive any better than grafted o...
Zones...educate me
Posted by poorbutroserich(Nashville 7a)
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poorbutroserich(Nashville 7a)Updated Damn. I think I've killed some of mine. They feel frozen solid and some of the soil has pulled away from the side of the pot. Have them in black nursery plastic pots. Oh no. Will there be any change to foliage or stem if the roots...
Where to buy Blue Bayou rose, please?
Posted by mamuang_gw
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lesmcUpdated Keep on the look-out....this is a lovely rose. Lesley
Ant colony art...example of how ants disrupt plant's roots
Posted by roseseek(9)
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mendocino_rose(z8 N CA.)Updated Very interesting.
Rose Harvest Time Memory
Posted by hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated Low tech solutions. I love the idea of the sheep going through and leaving tufts of wool. sounds so quaint. :)
How large roses get in eastern USA
Posted by zone6-nj
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Campanula UK Z8Updated Hi Drew So much depends on the genetics of the rose and the growing conditions that it is really difficult to predict eventual outcomes. Even within the Austin stable, there are huge variations in growth size. What I would suggest...
Lost a Rose Friend
Posted by buford(7 NE GA)
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated There's also a discussion of Carol on the Antique Forum. There's a picture of her there. Carol
192 images of rose problems plus 2 other links
Posted by henry_kuska
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weberriverUpdated Excellent, thank you!
pruning after ice storm? My sad icey roses.
Posted by northtexasdude(7b)
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henryinctUpdated I remember a lot of ice storms in Connecticut when everything was covered with ice and usually the power was out. The roses will be fine. The ice actually protects them. Any problems you have you will see next spring or where you ...
Questions about organics in late winter
Posted by oxboy555(Las Vegas)
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henryinctUpdated I don't think Las Vegas is that much colder than Pasadena where I am and I planted my first roses here in December last year. The ground here never even gets that cold and they grow right from the start. I imagine your soil is as ...
Yellow Sweetheart, Cl
Posted by Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)
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mendocino_rose(z8 N CA.)Updated Mine has not at all been vigorous after years of growing. I wonder if it prefers So. Ca.
Too many water answers
Posted by andreark
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andrearkUpdated Oh thanks Jackie. That is exactly what I wanted. I have sprinkler systems also, but since I only have about 30 roses, I water them by hand. And it's is cold out there to be playing with a hose. Another place where I find conflicti...
which zone map is most reliable?
Posted by view1ny NY 6-7
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Campanula UK Z8Updated Hmmm, I am with Hoovb here - zone ratings are just one tool in a whole box. Microclimates in a particular garden can make a huge difference on a small scale whereas things such as latitude, daylight length, altitude, topology, geo...
Where to buy standard meidiland fire rose
Posted by kerrin62
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curdle1Updated I'm in Melbourne, so I cant give you any direct addresses, but... Peards is a Gardenworld, isn't it? There's one near me, and they have so many nice things! They seem to get stock from all over; so If you were determined to get so...
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