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"Hearty" Wishes!
Posted by seil zone 6b MI February 14, 2015
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AnneCecilia z5 MI

How beautiful! Thank you, Seil!

    Bookmark   February 14, 2015 at 12:03PM
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fig_insanity Z7a E TN

Happy Valentine's Day, to Seil and all rose you nuts...ahem.."admirers" ;)

John

    Bookmark   February 14, 2015 at 12:20PM
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Alana8aSC

High country should sell roses for you as well as Rogue Valley. That is if your looking for own root. I could be wrong, considering our zone differences, hopefully someone closer to your zone can chime in as well as what seil told you. Were you looking for grafted or own-root?

    Bookmark   February 14, 2015 at 6:15AM
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Buford_NE_GA_7A(7B)

I placed my first order from Palantine last fall. I don't have them yet, but many members of my rose society rave about them. They are rooted on multiflora, which is supposed to be good for colder climates. Since the roots go fairly deep, they are also good for drought areas.

    Bookmark   February 14, 2015 at 6:27AM
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jerijen(Zone 10)

You only need to cut the stems way down if you are aiming for more long stems for bouquets. The higher you cut, the more bloom you're likely to get -- but on shorter stems.

When we exhibited roses, we cut long stems. Now that we don't do that -- and since we grow mostly Teas -- I often just snap faded blooms off at the abcission point. That is precisely what my grandmother did with her 1950's era Hybrid Teas -- and taught me to do, too.
On this immature plant, I would snap a faded bloom right off where indicated.

    Bookmark   February 13, 2015 at 5:05PM
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SoFL Rose z10

Oh ok. That sounds good. Il try that this season and see how it works. I'd actually rather get more blooms, even if they are a bit smaller.

    Bookmark   February 13, 2015 at 6:55PM
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TestingAdding an avatar (clematis Fujimusume)
Posted by mariannese February 12, 2015
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Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)

lovely clematis!

    Bookmark   February 13, 2015 at 8:48AM
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9

It is pretty but I'd actually rather see the gardener......

    Bookmark   February 13, 2015 at 9:51AM
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seil zone 6b MI

That is good news!

    Bookmark   February 12, 2015 at 12:28PM
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bethnorcal9

Oh cool! I didn't know that. Thanks Ingrid!

    Bookmark   February 12, 2015 at 6:43PM
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huckdog1

Your red rose is lovely. What a nice tribute to your dog. Lesley

    Bookmark   February 12, 2015 at 7:59AM
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Michaela .:. thegarden@902 .:. (Zone 5b - Iowa)

Beautiful roses. Ethan, what a nice memorial for your beloved pet and friend.

Thank you for sharing.

    Bookmark   February 12, 2015 at 10:45AM
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rosecanadian

That's awesome. Such a relief for you!!

Carol

    Bookmark   February 10, 2015 at 11:02PM
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dan8_gw (Northern California Zone 9A)

It was awesome! My yard is very happy now.

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 8:03PM
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cecily(7 VA)

Thanks for posting a photo of your Knock-out wall; that's a really nice use of KO.

About 15 years ago, I had a good HT garden in New Haven by rotating Banner-Max and Immunox. Now we reside in a latitude that allows me to grow antique teas and I don't spray a thing. I'm sorry that you're not getting better results with Bayer Advanced. Perhaps there are roses you simply shouldn't grow. Sorry.

The White Flower Farm catalog shows a couple of Easy Elegance roses that you should consider for your second wall. [Yes, I know that WFF prodeucts are over-priced but the catalog is my favorite winter garden porn so I order a few things each year to stay on the mailing list]. Take a look at EE Coral Cove and EE Yellow Submarine. I haven't grown either but EE is a good series of roses and both are the appropriate size for your wall. Good luck -- and please post more photos of your gardens. TIA.

    Bookmark   February 1, 2015 at 10:13AM
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Adrianne(7b Georgia)

Austin's Lady of Shalott is lovely and a good size, comparable to KO when mature

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 7:56PM
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jacqueline9CA

Thanks!

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 6:51PM
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kingcobbtx9b

9b

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 3:57PM
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jacqueline9CA

OK, so you will not have any winter freeze issues - just go for it! I do think one rose on each side will work best. Just remember that climbing roses can take 2-3 years to really attain any height (first year sleeping - growing roots; second year creeping - putting out very short small canes; third year leaping - suddenly putting out long, strong climbing canes).

Jackie

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 6:50PM
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Not user friendlyThis forum in not user friendly.
Posted by kathygold2003 February 10, 2015
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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevation

Speaking of not being user friendly, there are some surprises. Like that the 'like' button POSTS the comments you liked on your profile page, lol! I'm not used to that (the forum I 'thumbs up' on is anonymous with that feature).

I always feel weird about like buttons anyway, but I'd rather have my 'home' page be threads I've commented on, to find them easily.

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 12:55AM
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Kippy(SoCal zone 10. Sunset Zone 24)

The rose forum is missing the links to other rose forums other than faqs

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 4:30PM
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AnneCecilia z5 MI

What I have done in the past, Susan is to pot up the multiple stems in separate pots (there are always 3 or 4 plants jammed together in those little pots) and put the pots under a florescent light - as if you are starting seeds. Keep the light fixture quite close, maybe a foot to 18" above the plants. Take them to the sink if you have a sprayer, or to the shower if you do not and give them a bath every week - that keeps the bugs away. Fertilize very very lightly (after they push out new growth) and get them outdoors just as soon as the freezing cold weather ends, first in a sheltered spot and gradually moving them still in their pots, to the spot where they'll be planted. After they are acclimated, get them in the ground. It's a bit of work, I'll admit, but they should do fine. I've done it many times. (And yes, how can you resist those lovely little buds right there waiting to jump into your grocery cart?) ;-)
Anne

    Bookmark   February 9, 2015 at 5:59AM
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alameda/zone 8

I just bought 4 beautiful ones at Walmart. I am going to repot them carefully, intact, in good soil in little larger pots, keep them inside at night as it is still chilly but not freezing, out in bright shade all day. Once I see some new growth, I am going to LIGHTLY at half strength give them some fish emulsion or Garret Juice [which is mostly vitamins] and go from there. Cant bear to nip off the buds....tho I probably should so roots can get a start. By nipping buds, you divert attention from blooming into growing. I SHOULD do this....but bought them to enjoy the blooms, so will just see what happens. Will probably nip off any buds that form after these big ones bloom.

Judith

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 3:02PM
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fduk_gw UK zone 3 (US zone 8)

I asked Beales about General Schablikine before ordering, and their nurseryman told me that in their chilly z7 ish area with cold easterlies, the General can still reach 5ft, although they keep it smaller usually. I was asking in the context of wanting a centrepiece shrub though, so big was good news for me. Unfortunately, it did not occur to me to ask exactly how they managed the trick of keeping it smaller, sorry about that!

This post was edited by FDUK on Mon, Feb 9, 15 at 7:55

    Bookmark   February 9, 2015 at 7:54AM
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alameda/zone 8

Mrs. BR Cant and Mon. Tillier are monsters in the ground for me, wouldn't try either of these in pots - though they are fabulous in the ground.

Judith

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 2:58PM
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SoFL Rose z10

Woo hoo! Sounds like a blast!! I just started pulling up pavers to continue a rose garden that I started this fall. The pavers covered 3ft of pure sand. No soil at all! I was so distraught. Now I'm just digging and adding soil. I kept thinking if I dig deep enough I would eventually reach dirt, but I just keep getting sand. I hope they do well in the amended 3 ft of soil I'm putting in over the sand. I may have to make a raised bed over the whole thing as well.

I have Eden climber, but she hasn't bloomed yet. It's been 2 years. Everyone says she takes 3 years to get going so here's hoping.

I too ordered lady Emma Hamilton. After seeing her at the golden gate park rose garden last summer while visiting the west coast I fell madly in love with her. I hope she does well in my climate. I don't know anyone who grows Austin's here in SoFL so it's all trial and error for me.

Good luck with your roses!!!!

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 9:01AM
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kingcobbtx9b

I don't know that I would bother with a raised bed. People here around Houston suggest raised beds because of the clay, but I typically just work in rose soil and compost into the soil and improve it. I guess it might be a slightly raised bed, but it isn't like its framed with landscape timbers and built up a ft or more above the ground.

    Bookmark   February 11, 2015 at 9:36AM
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