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Posted by coreygood August 5, 2015

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meredith_e Z7b, Piedmont of NC, 1000' elevationUpdated August 5, 2015 I've used spinosad when mine is that bad, but you must protect the bees from it while wet. Do it after they've gone in, remove blooms nearby, and don't use much at all. If they are that voracious (and mine were), they will eat the...

Preventing Japanese Beetles

Posted by tracyvine(6 NE Ohio) April 28, 2011

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lainey2 VA(7a)Updated August 5, 2015 JB's have been much more numerous this year than in the 30 years I have been gardening in Va. I don't know if they are getting smarter, or if it is an example of Natural Selection, but my JB's are hiding deep in the center of the ...

Dick Clark Rose bush

Posted by nickjoseph(5 Milwaukee, WI) August 5, 2015

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SoFL Rose z10Updated August 5, 2015 DC is an amazing bloomer. Here in my zone 10 garden it's my most prolific bloomer. Mine gets to 8 feet tall and shoots out huge candelabra branches with 20-30 blooms on them.

Opinions on Red Eden

Posted by Sara-Ann Z6B OK August 4, 2015

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phyllissteen(Sunset Zone 19)Updated August 5, 2015 Got rid of it because the flowers would never fully open and they are scentless. I think naming it Red Eden was just a marketing ploy to ride on the coattails of Eden's popularity. Eden is much better.

Can roses be dormant in summer?

Posted by coreygood July 18, 2015

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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated August 5, 2015 Enjoy your roses!

How far to plant Purple Splash climber from house?

Posted by Donna R zone 6a August 4, 2015

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ratdogheads(5b NH)Updated August 5, 2015 It's held up with 4 of these whatchamacallits.

Looking for suggestions zone 5a, full sun

Posted by Nicole August 4, 2015

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NicoleUpdated August 5, 2015 I ended up buying the Therese Bugnet- the bush I found was good sized and very healthy. Plus, it sounds like a must have hardy rose, and I can always move it to a different location if it does work there in the long term. R. hug...

Rose hips

Posted by Turtleturtlemeow(USDA zone 9b; Sunset Zone 13) August 4, 2015

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roseseek(9)Updated August 5, 2015 There are two easy ways to figure out ripeness. One is to do what Seil suggested. It's what I usually do. The other is to wait until the peduncle beneath the hip begins to separate from the stem holding it. If the hip easily falls...

Bonide Rose Shield

Posted by Rose Beginner(MA) August 3, 2015

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seil zone 6b MIUpdated August 5, 2015 I don't like combos for a myriad of reasons. Besides all the ones above they're not particularly efficient. Unless you have black spot, PM and many different kinds of bugs all attacking your roses all at once why use a spray fo...

Question about climbling Purple Splash

Posted by Donna R zone 6a June 12, 2015

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ratdogheads(5b NH)Updated August 5, 2015 Yes it has been cane hardy for me. Late growth on the tips will die back, and it's susceptible to breakage from the wind of course. I am zone 5b. I used to be zone 5a on the "old" map. Lately I'd been wondering climat...

PJPII

Posted by deervssteve(9) August 4, 2015

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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated August 4, 2015 Lookin good!

Misc beginner questions

Posted by Rose Beginner(MA) August 2, 2015

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braverichard (6a, North MO)Updated August 4, 2015 When it "washes out" it washes leaches deeper into the soil and away from one spot to another right?

How large will my knockout roses grow?

Posted by kitasei(6b lower Hudson Valley, NY) August 4, 2015

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BethC in 8a Dallas, TXUpdated August 4, 2015 At least here in my zone KOs can grown pretty big. I see them in flower beds here that are 6x5 but suspect they aren't pruned at all and if they are it is with hedge trimmers since they are shaped with some being boxy. My next d...

Sawfly reason for lack of blooming?

Posted by stir_fryi August 3, 2015

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Patty W. zone 5a IllinoisUpdated August 4, 2015 Just for the sake of interest, Can you take another picture of the second bush? The branch on the out side that is holding itself up. No blooms on it I don't think. It's worth a look. The front KO is looking good.

When to move rose garden?

Posted by slyefox July 31, 2015

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Paul Zimmerman RosesUpdated August 4, 2015 You mention when the nights turn cooler. That's the time to move them since you can't wait until dormancy. I'd take a radical approach. Cut them back to around 12" high, strip the leaves and then move them as soon as the ni...

mini (Grocery store roses) & learning something new...

Posted by jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa. August 1, 2015

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jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.Updated August 4, 2015 I have two of my sisters rose bushes planted by the D. Ko... One to the right of D. Ko and one straight out from D. Ko by pot... (Just took this pic) They are still growing leaves back...

Christopher Marlowe?

Posted by SoFL Rose z10 July 28, 2015

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Poorbutroserich Susan NashvilleUpdated August 4, 2015 I hear you on shipping! That's why it's great to have them trucked up here for the sale. The Austin selection is good too! Susan

RRD

Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX July 31, 2015

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henry_kuskaUpdated August 3, 2015 The following was stated: "The HOA sent emails to the members and showed pictures of RRD damage and herbicide damage." H.Kuska comment: "If possible could you post the pictures here." Thank you.

Miss Congeniality

Posted by BethC in 8a Dallas, TX July 30, 2015

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steve_gwUpdated August 3, 2015 My blooms are very SMALL, even in early spring, will probably find another home for her!

Update on possible RRD

Posted by Poorbutroserich Susan Nashville July 29, 2015

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summersrhythm_z6aUpdated August 3, 2015 There are not many rose gardeners around, we need all the help we can get. Some newscasts might help to educate public. Someone from my rose club has RRD landed on the wild roses on his property (about half acre of wide roses). He...

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