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Munstead Wood/Lady Shallot/Lady Emma Hamilton/orPrincess Anne
Posted by kingcobbtx9b
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alameda/zone 8Updated I am near you - about 3 hours from Galveston in east Texas. I love my Tess. I have her on a huge fan shaped trellis - she has very healthy foliage and lots of nice blooms. Two of my favorite Austins are Carding Mill and Abe Darby....
fertilizer and salts
Posted by andreark
21 Comments
jerijen(Zone 10)Updated Good! I do this frequently, to show something specific. Jeri
Pure Perfume Vs. Bolero (Meilland )
Posted by Desertgarden-Las Vegas, Z9a
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jaspermplantsUpdated My weeping china doll tree rose is a prolific bloomer. I love it and would recommend it for my climate. My regular China Doll was a good bloomer but I moved it and it has not done anything since. Bolero is very tempting and I don'...
Sunsprite - yay or nay?
Posted by njmomma(z6 NJ)
25 Comments
sandandsun(9a FL)Updated My 2 bits: I've never grown Sunsprite because of reports of health issues. In another thread, I confessed that "I am quite keen on Kordes," but I should have said then and I should always emphasize that I'm referring to ...
Teas and Noisettes
Posted by Ronn Bonites
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Ronn BonitesUpdated Thanks Jeri. Books about rose gardening are hard to come by here so that one's gonna be a treasure! I'll be on the lookout for it next time I go to a book store. Thanks again for the suggestions and references!
Northeast 'no spray' rose growers - help narrow my list?
Posted by prairiemoon2 z6 MA
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prairiemoon2 z6 MAUpdated Diane, that is one vigorous rose! What a lot of rebloom you had with it and especially for a first year. Very pretty photo. Lainey, I'm so glad you told me that, because I've never tried that and I wouldn't have thought that you c...
help me with rose list :)
Posted by canadian_rose(zone 3a)
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canadian_rose(zone 3a)Updated Beth - James Biddle!!! GASP - your pictures are wonderful!!!! Oh, I'm glad I ordered it. And Lucille Ball has potential - that's great to know - I don't know much about it except that Digger Dave (once upon a time here) loved that...
The new Austin releases are available online
Posted by amberroses(10a)
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dublinbay z6 (KS)Updated Thank you, caldonbeck, for the additional info. on Boscobel. I'm out of space for new roses, but just this morning thought of another open spot that could hold a smaller Austin--like Boscobel--just maybe. I'll have to mediate on t...
eyelid skin cancers
Posted by henry_kuska
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated I had basal cell skin cancer on my left cheek about 11 years ago. Took 2 operations to remove it all... I have been careful being in the sun ever since. But eyelid cancer sounds dreadful....on the eyelid... yeeee
Prunibg Tea roses
Posted by ivamae(ONT)
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henryinctUpdated As soon as you can in the spring before the new growth starts and then probably one more time. For me in CT it was mid-March.
Chicken manure pellets
Posted by Gary M
8 Comments
moroseazUpdated Dispersul is a locally manufactured chelated sulfur product. I add it with the bone meal (phosphorus) and DPW (dried poultry waste) because each product benefits from the others in our alkaline clay soil. Our soils can range from ...
Winter watering of container roses.
Posted by SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC(Zone 4b-5 SE BC Canada)
6 Comments
susan4952(5)Updated SCG, hope this helps. I do love being able to nurse a zone 7 thru a zone 5 winter and see them live, year after year. It is essential to protect the tree roses as their grafts are up in the elements. The regular HTs are just so mu...
I thought I had a Peach Drift
Posted by sidos_house
6 Comments
prairiemoon2 z6 MAUpdated Exactly! I guess you can't have everything, all though I keep trying. :-) Beautiful rose!
Roses to shield beehives from view
Posted by marcindy(z5b, Indianapolis, IN)
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated Possibilities that come to mind, and assuming roses grow to a fairly predictable size in your zone 5b, are: Tamora, Munstead Wood, maybe The Prince; non Austins might include Bernstein-Rose, Easy Does It (might get too tall), Ebb ...
Belinda's Dream Roses
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
9 Comments
sara_ann-z6bokUpdated Thanks Seil
Should I protect my newly planted Austins from hard freeze?
Posted by Adrianne(7b Georgia)
2 Comments
Adrianne(7b Georgia)Updated Kate, 25-27 degrees. That's very unusual for November here. I will get to protecting them. Thanks, I appreciate it! -Adrianne
When can I quit spraying?
Posted by jockewing(9a)
3 Comments
amberroses(10a)Updated Black spot can form when there hasn't been any rain in a long time if it is humid enough. I know this from experience.
Rescuing Sick Roses
Posted by jockewing(9a)
1 Comment
amberroses(10a)Updated I'd wait until all the stems turned black.
RRD Notice
Posted by Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
14 Comments
Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated Okay, this is just so sad. Seeing posts from Illinois with people losing roses to rrd, sad for rose lovers every where. I had already learned of rrd from reading here so when I saw that first bad cane some 15 years ago I felt like...
moving roses from a warm zone to a cold zone
Posted by lambertus123
7 Comments
ken-n.ga.mts(7a/7b)Updated I say, "give it a try". When I moved from S.E. FL. to the N.E. GA. mountains I brought 17 roses with me. All on fortuniana rootstock. I was told they would all die. The first winter up here was COLD (5,7, and many teens ...
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