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Since you don't have any forsythias to go by you'll need to keep an eye on it and when you start to see the little leaf nodes growing you can go ahead and prune it. I would, however, suggest you go with Jim's advice and not prune it all that much. I know it looks gangly but it needs time to fully mature. For most roses that's a good 3 years at least and for some slower growers it could be as long as 5. It's building a good root ball so it can support more top growth. When it feels it has enough roots it will begin to put out more canes. I had Easy Does It and it was not a fast grower for me.


You're lucky, Pat. I never find anything like that. Most everything here are the old out of patent HTs. Never any OGRs.
The Camelot has leafed out really nicely under the lights. The Blue Girl is just sitting there. I'm starting to worry that that one won't make it. If it would warm up some I could get it outside and it might do better. Where the heck is spring?

Seil, I keep on trying. I work at a garden center, and the only roses we sell are repeat bloomers.. tons of Knockouts.. but, I LOVE the old one time bloomers.. less trouble, and a gorgeous show once a year, instead of a piddling disease-soaked showing all the rest of the summer. The Austin roses are the worst here in the humid Jersey shore summers. The teas ya gotta keep on spraying. So.. I bought an "America" Climber, Rosa Rugosa "Crimson King", and a Brownell Sub Zero "Curly Pink" (have since heard bad things..(LOL!),
We shall see! Hope springs eternal. (at Walmart and the Xmas Tree Shop~ :-).. keep in touch.. pat

Wow alot of roses!! I have 3 of those. JH PIERNEEF is a good one. Mine stays about 4-4.5ftx3ft, blooms nicely and fairly often. S.E.A. OF LOVE is still in a pot and gets about 3ft tall and blooms decently. Very pretty blooms. THE NIGHTWATCH is wonderful. Mine's about 10yrs old and it tends to sprawl a bit, reaching around 5.5ftx4ft. The blooms are gorgeous and almost always in interesting clusters of random shades & tones of burgundy, crimson and white. It's my favorite of those 3.
I look forward to seeing pics of your new babies in the coming season.

Thanks for the feedback, Beth! I figured you would have a couple of these since you like the oddballs too :) I was really excited when I saw the pictures of Nightwatch, I'm glad to hear its a good rose too...I'll have to put in someplace where it will be seen!
I'll definitley post pictures this season!
Tammy

The volunteers have planted an outer bed of OGRs from ARE and ROYAT. The interior beds are older moderns, many appearing to be those from the 1966 installation. I went to Torrance to plant a friend's pot ghetto, but HAD to take her five new rooted cuttings from my wraps to make sure there would still be SOMETHING in pots on her patio! Kim

You're welcome! I wouldn't try to base that kind of identification on scent. Scents (and noses) are too variable and fleeting. Plus, what scent name is given in the registration is up to the nose of the person filling out the form. What good is it if their nose isn't any "better" than yours, or if what they perceive as one scent, isn't what others perceive? Give me quantifiable characteristics any day! Kim

Exactly! I wouldn't have identified my red HT as Olympiad if it wasn't for someone pointing it out to me that it has no scent to them.It did resemble Olympiad in all its attributes (heat-resistance, bloom form, leaves) but the only thing that made me suspend my judgement was that it was listed as having a mild tea scent which my rose didn't posses. Visual characteristics are easier to look out for.

Kate,
I guess some one passed a county rule around here, but I personally can spray RU, if my gardener does (and does not have a current pesticide use permit/license/class) it is a $250 fine for the first offence. In the city gas powered leaf blowers are also off limits.
I read a paper for a foo foo small town north of here, seems homeowners using hedge clippers on the weekend is also a big no-no and will have your neighbors calling the police on you. (makes their blotter reports several times each weekend)

It's the beginning of the most exciting time of the rose year and, best of all, I have many baby roses that will bloom for the first time this spring (I hope!). I'm most excited about Young Lycidas, Lady Alice Stanley, Earth Song and Pink Rosette.
Ingrid


I second Roses Unlimited in Laurens SC.
I live about an hour a way so even if you are a couple of hours away, it is worth it.
When I was creating a parterre rose garden two years ago,I attended RU's spring open house and purchased all of my roses there.
They grow own root.
Their open house should be some time in April.
As for a climber, one of my favorites is Abraham Darby. For me, it is an apricot rose and has very few thorns.
Hope this helps.


What about a temporary panel to cover the wall until the rose builds up. Or maybe a structure that provides light shade until the bush is larger. Once it's nice and big, the structure could be taken down. Might look out of place for a while, but the years of beautiful rose to follow would be worth it.



Whimsy is a miniature rose whose parent is a double knock-out. I haven't grown this rose, but I heard that it's disease resistance is similar to a knock-out.
Here is a link that might be useful: HMF - Whimsy
Roseseek--Thrive is lovely! If I didn't already have 3 HomeRuns, I'd get some Thrives!
My only complaint about Home Run is that it is probably the thorniest rose in my garden. It attacks if you even just walk by it!
Kate