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Magpie, you are magical. Thanks for being so quick to let me know. I guess my mean computer gnomes overcame the trolls that run this place. Oooh no, I shouldn't have said that. Diane
I know you'll do the best for those coneflowers, Jim. Let them reseed and don't be in a hurry to cut of the seed cones in late fall. You'll get lots of free plants that way. My coneflowers have been a plant gold mine for me. I've been meaning to ask you if you have a local garden center or nursery where you could get some of your plants. I order the occasional rose, but buy other plants locally. As I'm sure you know, it's faster and cheaper if you can possibly do that. I hate paying postage. Nanadoll
Don't pay for me, Jim. I can pay my own way. Haha.
We're free, too. And so are our weird offspring. Liberate Rudbeckia!
And we're super liberated. Poppies galore and all are free.
Since i rarely have any flower photos , here are Shooting Stars a friend emailed to me for Earth day.
I have a migraine still, will write some more maybe tomorrow.
Diane, to answer your question how the sewing is going, imperceivably slow.
HCR sells own root roses exclusively. It's not Dr Huey.
@nippstress - zone 5 Nebraska
Skyrocket seems to form buds in bunches ( hybrid musk), this plant has singular buds. Maybe it needs to mature.
What a difference a day makes!
Rose bed today.
Flowering plum tree.
Phlox survived the snow.
Tulips are reopening.
Magpie, Thank you! That is very encouraging. Do you have any pictures of it in bloom? How was the repeat? Are you growing it on a support or as a bush?
Squirrels ate a lot of my rose buds and blooms last year. That would be my first guess.
Since when do deer not do stairs? Mine certainly do! They've eaten Halloween pumpkins on the top of the front stoop,
My Marianne in its second year.
I was going to transplant it in the ground out of its pot this year but I ran out of energy when it was nice and the weather has not been cooperating on my days off, so it's still in its pot.
It will get a new home after it's done blooming.
Carla
Desiree is the leader of the pack this spring! I planted her in one of my metal raised beds.
She was pruned back hard as I do all my roses so even tho she looks small she’s about 5 years old now ! She is one of my favorites of all . Her colors warm my heart on this chilly spring day . I can’t recommend her enough!!
Mystic beauty . This gal is about 4 or 5 as well and own root from roses unlimited. For some reason she is a slow growing one for me personally, so I don’t prune her back at all . I love her beautiful blooms especially against the lavender next to it .
thats all for today :)
I know we all will miss Paul. I love it when the experts chime in and he is always so interesting.
That's disappointing to hear. Maybe he'll read this & consider rejoining one day.
Yeah, I told Paul that a lot of us are going to miss his posts. I hope he reconsiders and comes back on. There will always be the few who make it difficult occasionally, but I’m glad for each one who stays and contributes to the wealth of knowledge of this community. I think Paul has so much to offer.
I think Magpie is fine. The forum has taken a *hitshow direction on some threads and she might be resting from that.
I dont think its goldenrod or milkweed. We had about a half acre of goldenrod last year. I was gonna mow it but once I saw all the pollinators on it, I just let it be until it stopped blooming. It all came back this spring and I left a wide strip along the fence by the pond so it will feed some bees and butterflies.
I know there are different varieties of goldenrod though.
We have swamp milkweed and tropical milkweed the leaves seem more strap-like longer than the pic above.
Our Goldenrod- my shameful weed patch lol
Some got into the pond area. I think its kinda pretty and makes me happy in the way sunflowers do. It smells good when you mow it. Very herbal- like you're riding through a spa lol. (ignore the old farm gate..its on the long project list lol)
Wonderful, wonderful photos, Sultry. They are a real happiness booster. Love the old gate and fluffy chickens. Diane
Great choices. Forest Ranch Pom Pom makes me think of the Moroccan Rose I bought from ARE last year. It's also a found HP/DP. It made a few buds a few weeks ago, but they balled. Hopefully it repeats so I can finally see the flowers.
My list of non-rose things grows every year.
I find the holy hell and damnation to be far more troubling than spotted lantern flies. Even more repulsive, self righteously claiming to know God’s (bad) will and judgmentally asserting it will happen to others because they deserve it. Toxic, indeed.
High Country Roses is a wonderful business, Galadriel, and they do have great own root roses.
I think I’ve told my story before:
My parents moved from NYC to Maryland when I was 8, and we had some land and started our first garden. One of their first purchases was a Miss All-American Beauty planted right outside the front door, so that was our very first rose. On my birthday I chose a Blossomtime, so that was my personal first. My parents have lived all over the world since then (Dad was a diplomat), but when they finally retired to California many decades later, they purchased a Miss AAB again and planted outside their front door. Coincidentally, my brother purchased a house that already had a Miss AAB near the front , too. When I moved to California, I took my Miss AAB with me, and planted outside the front of my door. This year, Burling sent me a Blossomtime, so I’ve come full circle with my first roses. Blossomtime has a distinct heady scent in my memory, so I’m very much looking forward to a bloom.
Miss AAB outside my current house
So, what is your story?
After my son died two years ago, I bought Wollerton Old Hall and started a rose garden in his memory.
I too liked your voice as it was, Ben.
Galadriel,
I think Golden Opportunity is awesome, with quality repeat like no other, I’m glad you are going to get one.
Dianela,
Thanks for the compliement,
, but your own garden is incredible, especially those magnificent climbers on pillars and those robust groupings of Austins. I feel like we are looking a an arboretum with those beautiful statues too.
Feiy,
I love your beautiful garden as well, I think we have the same garden style, squeeze in a riot of color wherever we can!
Magpie,
Thanks for the eloquent and kind words, we should do the most and be happy with what we’re given
Sultry,
LOL, those dogs have a mind of their own and they are so determined to get their own crazy agenda done!
Soozie,
Little dogs make the best garden buddies.
Moses,
Thank you, always appreciate your wisdom and humor.
Pink rose,
Thanks much, I’m happy for others to see my garden, it is a blessing to be able to do so.
Carol,
Thank you , I think you’d like Neptune, it was my Texas neighbors favorite, she just called it that wonderufl purple rose that smells like lemons.
Part 2 of my little garden tour!
Varieties covered in Part 2: Scentuous, Twilight Zone,Constance, Madame Isaac Perriere, Golden Opportunity, The Impressionist, Chandos Beauty, Beatrice Juliet, Henri Delbard, Evelyn, Masora, Lavender Crush, Thierry Marx, All 4 Cherry Blossoms, Blue Moon Stone, Red Eden, Edith, Cathedral Bells, Lady Emma Hamilton,Abraham Darby
Varieities covered in Part 1:
Pope John Paul II, Double Delight, Life of the Party,Tahitian Sunset,Neil Diamond,Miss All American Beauty (Maria Callas), Bolero, Veterans Honor , Neptune, Parfum Royale , Just Joey, Moonlight in Paris,Firefighter, California Dreamin’, Memorial Day,Peach Swirl,Julia Child, Rose Sachet , The Little Mermaid, Augusta Luise,Eisvogel, Well Being, Chippendale,Pop Art, Chartreuse de Parme,Minerva, Eden, Sugar Moon