22,152 Garden Web Discussions | Roses

If I want to post more than one photo with text in between them I use Photobucket. You can only post one picture at a time using the browser button here on GW. I usually always want to post more than one photo, lol! So I upload my photos to my Photobucket account first then copy the HTML code for the picture on photobucket and then paste it into the message box here. You can then type text lines and then copy and paste again until you have all the photos in your message that you want. You don't have to use Photobucket, any online photo storage site will usually work, flickr, Shutterfly, Picture Trail. etc. But you need to put them there first and then copy and paste their html codes into your message box.

I always resize all my photos before I upload them onto Photobucket or any web site too. And make sure they are upright and not sideways. I can't give you pixel sizes because I just resize them in Photoshop to 8 inches on the longest side and then save them to a file for resized photos and then upload them from the sized file on line.

Hope that helps and if you have more questions just ask!

It would help more if you would do it for me,,,,funny?

Thanks for the answer. I'll try it.

andrea

Sounds wonderful!

I did find something on HMF called Beaute Blanche but there isn't any info on it either. If this was at the Old Rose Celebration could this be just a study name and not a registered rose? Can you post a picture of it?

Here is a link that might be useful: Beaute Blanche

Just some wild guesses--

Fine pale stippling on upper surfaces of lower leaves could be spider mites. The bottom surface will look dusty and dirty. You can see mites with a hand lens. The remedy is a hard spray of water on the lower surfaces, repeatedly.

Edges of dark-colored rose petals can blacken from sunburn.

Buds can fail to open because of fungal infections in rainy weather.

However, one symptom of the viral Rose Rosette Disease is malformed flowers. Are the leaves, thorns, and growth pattern otherwise normal?

Hot weather can cause bloom burn and high humidity can cause balling so the buds won't open. Other things would be botrytis or thrips damage. Also besides spider mites leaf stippling can be caused by rose slugs which are tiny green worms that will be on the undersides of the leaves. But to give you any kind of real answer we'd need those pictures!

I have four different cameras that I use to take photos that I publish here and on my blog ... my Nikon D70 SLR, Canon Powershot Elph 110S, iPhone 4, and iPad 3. Each of these has their advantages and disadvantages.

If I'm wanting to do REALLY good photos, I use the Nikon. It has the largest file size and the most options for photo exposure and settings. Almost of my macro photos are taken with this camera.

The little Canon Powershot is great for grab and shoot. It's not good for macro, but it does really well for people and landscape photos.

I wish I took better photos with my iPhone, because I know it can do it, I just haven't taken the time to download any photo apps or learn how to use the camera to its best advantage. I'm getting better at it the more I practice.

I love taking photos with my iPad!! Since the screen is large, it's really easy to compose photos ... and it is the best at processing red roses, though I still must photograph reds in overcast conditions. I took some awesome shots of storm clouds this morning using my iPad.

With the iPad and iPhone, you CAN adjust the exposure and focus to any point on the screen you want. Simply frame your shot, touch the screen at the desired spot, and watch the camera adjust. If you like what you see, take the shot. If you don't, touch another spot and see if it's any better.

It's a myth that it takes an expensive camera to get good photos. Learn how to use the camera you have, and take lots and LOTS of photos to practice. Photo editing software (like Photoshop) or online editing sites (like PicMonkey) can help turn a so-so photo into a better one. The important thing is to just keep at it. Try different times of day, different weather, different angles. You can do it!

Also -- you need to know your camera's strengths and limitations. Find out what is its shortest focal distance. If it cannot focus closer than 4 ft., you must shoot from no closer than 4 ft. -- if focus matters. (And with a photo of a rose, it does.)

Thank goodness, digital is free.
(Not like having to buy film and processing!)

Take a whole series of practice pix of the same object, at different distances. This will show you what your focal range is. Work within that, and you'll maximize your camera's capability.

Also, take note of what is in focus. This image might have been better if the focus was on the stamens at the center of the bloom. Auto-focus selected the buds, and focused there, and I wasn't watching. And actually, I sort of like it.

Nevertheless, after about age 50 (which I sailed past long ago) Auto-focus is really valuable, because your eyes lose the ability to hold focus for more than seconds.

Jeri

Just heard back from Heirloom roses. This is their take on whats going on. Considering all of the rain we've had it makes sense to me.

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Sometimes at first it's a bit of a guessing game, even with a picture. Some tips to check would be see if the leaves are soggy or squishy. This may indicate it's actually getting too much water at the roots. I which case you can back off the watering a little and simply remove the yellowing leaves and the rose will correct itself with some time. If there is water staying on the plant overnight blackspot could become an issue, as with any rose. If blackspot occurs you'll need to place that rose on a regular spraying regimen to spray it at least once a week with an over the counter spray for blackspot or use the more organic recipe listed on our website and treat after each rain or once a week. Its possible the yellow leaves can simply be removed and the rose will grow new leaves without any further troubles at all. My best suggestion is check water first. Roses like about 2 gallons of water per week as a rule of thumb. We hope these tips help.

Sincerely,
Heirloom Roses Staff

I water new bands and 1-gals every other day with 1/2 gallon for the first month. This ensures that they are getting both moisture and oxygen into the tiny root ball. In extreme heat and low humidity they might want daily light watering and/or partial shade, but I don't have experience with those conditions..

Yes. It should do fine for you if you plant the graft 2"-3" below the soil. Munstead Wood is rather cane hardy and significantly more so than Molineux.

Excellent - thanks for the info.

I got mixed up when you stated you had rain for 2 weeks and moved the roses inside...lol

They are totally cute.

Actually it will stop the blackspot even after it starts. The leaves that are already spotted are goners, but there are leaves that have spores on them that have not shown spots yet. The Bayer spray will kill those spores.

And yes, you can spray it on new growth.

Thanks Buford,

Will do this weekend.

Andrea

I've heard she's a stingy bloomer no matter where she's grown, and that alone would prompt me to look for another rose. On another thread Austin's Huntington Rose (aka Alan Titchmarch) was praised as a nearly perfect rose for warmer climates and it's now on my list of wanted roses (not that I have any idea of where I'd put it, but it sounded so special). You might give that a try instead.

My GJ was grafted. For some reason, when the English roses first were being offered, J & P was pushing GJ.

Hi Carlota----I check over here once in a while but it sure is not like it used to be------I go to Antique Rose Forum and notice some old friends over there

How are you feeling?--There is a box at the bottom and you will know when someone posts---I don't remember having this service but it is nice

Florence

Hey all!
I am liking this tablet but am missing a key board and mouse. I must be old fashioned, lol.
I am trying to stir up a twitter hashtag for us #gwroses but I'm not sure it'll work. I hope it does I really miss the old days here. Y'all became such great friends.

I do get free books with kindle, but no free rose dictionary yet...here's hoping.

Florence, each day has been a struggle but my family and roses are my reason d'etre. How are you feeling???? I truly hope all is well!

Rosy hugs, carlota or @HobbesCarlota on twitter.

If the dirt you get is heavy clay (can form a rubbery noodle when wet), it's very important that you avoid compacting it. Don't work it or step on it when it is wet. Use lots of water to settle the soil after planting. With the organic matter you are adding, it will develop some crumb texture if you never compact it.

Thanks michael. The fill dirt that was used was not nearly as heavy and hard as what I ran into about a foot down in my yard. The soil and amendments were thoroughly mixed and look and feel great. The bed was built on Monday and I have watered both the roses and the entire bed (not as much) twice I think they have had enough BIG waterings. I will now lighten up on it. I will be putting an inch or so of lovely compost down Saturday

These roses are ALREADY happy and are making new babies. The quality of the plants is so much better than my first 6.

I brought them home from the nursery the prior Wed. Firefighter had several blooms on it when I brought it home. They still haven't opened fully. This is going to be another long lasting blossom like Brandy.

Sorry, I'm rattling on again. This is just so exciting for me.

andrea

It is a good deed to take the time to share bad experiences so that those of us who consider a particular company can consider your experience and then maybe go elsewhere with our hard earned money. So thank you, Joannemb.
There are some sites that rate plant vendors, it is helpful to leave your experience there as well. But also, you can leave a complaint with the state attorney general. Doing so is free. While they may not be able to recover your wasted money, if they receive numerous complaints from consumers they may launch an investigation.

Here is info you might need to fill out the complaint form:

Address
Direct Gardening
Division of House of Wesley
1704 Morrissey Drive
Bloomington, IL 61704
Phone
(309) 662-7943
E-Mail
customercare@directgardening.com

Here is a link that might be useful: illinois consumer fraud/attorney general/complaint form

I know where this place is...I've been there before and it's about 35 miles from my house. It's also a retail nursery with actual plants and a back room where they store the bagged plants. I believe they also do business as 'Interstate Nursery'. Their nursery stock looks a lot better than the bagged stuff, but even that plant material is mediocre. The business is a brick-n-mortar garage and parking lot...no greenhouse. Just a middleman and a poor one at that.

The pot is about 9 inches
the rose is still pretty small, the root system as well.
i re-potted it 3 days ago, before that it was potted for about a year.
im in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

yes ma`am, i think this is good advice too. thank you so much for your help.

Pruning doesn't promote growth unless the plant is already big, with plenty of nutrient energy stored in the tissues. What promotes growth in a young plant is sunshine on the leaves, so don't remove leaves unnecessarily.

Water, water, water. Once hot weather sets in I stick my thumb on the hose end and water the undersides, then the tops of all my rose. Spider Mites hate water and will go to a neighbor down the steet somewhere. Ever since I started this several years ago, I've never been bothered by them.

Another thing that seems to set spider mites free to reproduce like bunnies is continuing use of insecticides.

If you kill all of the insects, both good ones and bad ones, there are no good bugs left to eat the mites. (They are not insects, you see -- they are arachnids. Insecticides don't kill them.)

Anyhow, your Natria is just canola oil. I don't think I'd depend upon it.

Can you put the rose out in the rain???

Jeri