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Is there a came hardy (Z5) house eater?
Posted by SouthCountryGuy Zone 4b-5 SE BC(Zone 4b-5 SE BC Canada)
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nippstress - zone 5 NebraskaUpdated SCG - sounds like you have a choice that suits you, and all of us on GW understand having preferences and wanting to be different from the norm around us. I agree with Henry that Folksinger is a terrific rose and it blooms consist...
Appreciate Your Suggestions
Posted by Kes Z 7a E Tn
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Kes Z 7a E TnUpdated Thanks, Pat and hoovb, for your gorgeous photos and Kate and Cynthia for sharing your experience. I think I know what I'm going to do and then I change my mind again. Pat, your experience is very helpful. I like GD better after se...
Heavy new growth, possible RRD?
Posted by Karolina11(6b Central PA)
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rosespecialist(6b)Updated Henry, I came across this thinking while attending a woody plant conference at swarthmore college. The college has the Dean Bond Rose Garden and RRD was showing itself. They are attempting a plant diversity approach to the garden....
Wonderful Fall Flush for Huntington Roses
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated Fantastic tour Kitty! Thanks for sharing! :-)
What about Jackson & Perkins?
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated amanda I didn't know about Dennison Morey and very much appreciate your adding to the story! I was interested in the historical evolution of a 19th century American company of enterprising family farmers to 21st century corporate ...
The end of the season is approaching
Posted by deervssteve(9)
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johnnycabot(Z4b MI.)Updated The end of the season is fast approaching and I STILL SEE DEAD THINGS! Have all of your JB's come MY way?? Their numbers have dwindled down but each day they still exist. I mash about a dozen @#$*!! daily. Planters and pots being ...
Dead heading
Posted by Suzy11
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Suzy11Updated ok thank you everone for the greet advice.
Need help with potting mix for container roses.
Posted by dragoonsers(10/11 Coastal)
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michaelg(7a NC Mts)Updated In the long run, leaf compost is not a light material. It shrinks away as bacteria consume it. If the potting mix is mostly compost, it becomes a very dense mucky material with poor drainage. The guru on the Container Growing Foru...
Plant Roses now?
Posted by syman(5)
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johnnycabot(Z4b MI.)Updated Fabulous article Steve; I will save it and try this. Very informative. Thank you for sharing it with us. Another cold weather gardener...
Share impressions and experiences with Ebay vendors
Posted by nastarana(5a)
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nastarana(5a)Updated Thank you for the information about using the minus sign to limit searches. I agree about the patented roses, although the vendor might be reselling a patented rose he or she had bought elsewhere, which is perfectly legal. I have ...
Chamblees ships container roses very reasonably
Posted by andreark
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andrearkUpdated I don't know why they make my tummy warm just to look at one, but they do. Thanks for giving me the FB page for Sunshades. Hugs and slurps, Andrea and Rainbow Chaser P.S. you have to guess who sent what.
How would you handle this? Have we been swindled?
Posted by Alwayzbgrateful(8)
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hoovb zone 9 sunset 23Updated Please be kind. Yes!
Suggestion on Floribunda Rose
Posted by Thunder12(5b)
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sara_ann-z6bokUpdated I think Drop Dead Red is a very good red floribunda, has been disease resistant for me on a uniform bush and repeats quickly. Tom Carruth seems to have some really good roses. Regan's Nursery said it is hardy to Zone 5 and I think...
Link to recent scientific rose proceedings
Posted by henry_kuska
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henry_kuskaUpdated One of the U.S. attendants stated in the thread that I linked to above that Rose Rosette Virus is now in Europe.
Windy again during my flush
Posted by kittymoonbeam
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kentucky_rose zone 6Updated The pictures are breathtaking!
Preparing climbing roses for winter
Posted by COLN
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seil zone 6b MIUpdated Michael, I agree that the burlap doesn't keep them warmer. What I think it does do is hold moisture in and protects them from winds that can dry the canes out. As you said, the only way to keep them warmer is to provide a heat sou...
Austin Rose Suggestions, Etc.
Posted by sara_ann-z6bok
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated Maryl, your Rouge Royale is stunning. I've debated about this rose for years, and you've pretty much convinced me...I must have it. Just where to put it is the question. Susan, that is an exquisite little bouquet of Teasing Georgi...
Rose companion for Limelight hydrangea
Posted by marcindy(z5b, Indianapolis, IN)
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nanadollZ7 SWIdaho(Zone 7 Boise SW Idaho)Updated I have PAK and I think the color would work well as long as the Princess didn't get too tall. Mine is a year old and is about 5 feet, but in your cooler climate, she might stay shorter. Her color is a bit variable, too--at least h...
tiny brown or brown/red bugs
Posted by andreark
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roseseek(9)Updated Thank you. I hope yours is lovely, too. Kim
aargh!
Posted by Kes Z 7a E Tn
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Kes Z 7a E TnUpdated Thanks, Seil, I'll try that!
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