If You Could Only Have 5 Roses, Which Would They Be?
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If You Could Have Only Three Roses to Design your Garden with..
Comments (35)(Since I just had a computer glitch and lost everything I wrote, let's see how much of the dream I can remember.) Ingrid, I was going to ask you "how big is this dream garden of mine?", but then I reread your post and saw that yours is your present garden, so I guess my dream garden has to fit in the space I have. When I gave you my choices, I didn't give you a plan, so here it is. Since my garden is in my small front yard, up close to and in front of my house, I can't very well have dozens of towering Tea rose bushes hiding the building. That would be silly and has been my dilemma from the beginning. So I need a "Special Small Garden in Two Parts" exemption to allow me to have a 4th rose. The dream garden plan would still be a circle in a circle, and in the center circle would be, of course, LeVesuve in all her big, bosomy pinkness. In place of the arbor at the top of the circle would be two Maman Cochets, the regal matriarchs of the garden. And in the rest of the outer circle planted en masse would be the 3rd rose in the front - Enchantress, a gorgeous magenta pink smaller Tea rose (supposed to be anyway). They would sweep up and around from the entrance at the curb to meet the Maman Cochets, bowing at their feet with arms raised in adoration. In the back garden I would need a climber because of all the oak trees I have that would want to participate in the dream. And that climber would be LeVesuve. (Oh, did that sound like a 5th rose? Nah.) The rest of the garden would be a maze of hedges of Anna Olivier and Maman Cochet, all neatly and softly clipped with no hard edges. I'm not sure if they would be mixed or all one color on each side of the path. In my dream garden Tea roses don't mind some trimming for beauty's sake. Hopefully, DH won't be too nauseated by this pastel pink and yellow dream. And then I would want more Enchantresses close to the house so we could see out the windows, right? In my dream garden there would be no north side of the house, and the west side would be just as good as the east side since there would be no BS in my garden and the setting sun is just as gentle as the morning sun. And there would be clay in the soil that would retain moisture and nutrients so all the rose bushes would have lots of beautiful green leaves to go with the flowers. In my dream garden the oak trees would not shade the roses - just the people. And no dream garden would be a true dream if the choice of roses could not be changed with the season. Now, as to the next rotation of dream roses... Sherry...See MoreIf you could plant only one climber, which would it be?
Comments (16)If you want bullet-proof disease resistance in a climber, the once-blooming ramblers are the best way to go. No repeat bloomer I have can compete with the number of flowers (and the fragrance!) that I get with Leontine Gervais, or Alberic Barbier, or Paul Transon ... I couldn't possibly forget Arcata Pink Globe (stunning!) ... I could go on and on. There are SOOO many to choose from. Since you want repeat, chemical-free maintenance, and Zone 6 hardiness, your choices diminish considerably. Let me suggest Climbing Pinkie as one alternative. In the garden here, the foliage has above average disease resistance, few thorns, lovely pink flowers in a huge spring flush, with scattered summer bloom and a moderate fall flush. Do not plant Zephirine Drouhin if you have any sort of blackspot pressure. She will be completely naked by July. Peggy Martin is another rose that I really like. My PM is 4 years old and I get a huge spring flush and, in the last two years, scattered flowers throughout most of the year. The foliage is very disease resistant. Peggy Martin and Climbing Pinkie want to make mounds, so growing them on a stone wall may be perfect. A more mannerly, stiff climber that hasn't been mentioned here, that may do well without fungicide, is Compassion. It was a star in my fall garden, with huge clusters of flowers and healthy, dark green leaves. I'm on the colder end of Zone 7a, and Compassion does well for me ... so does Parade, for that matter. One more suggestion that just came to mind is White Cap. Good disease resistance, beautiful white flowers, sweet scent, and not too rampant in its habit. It's a great rose. HTH, Connie...See MoreIf you could only have one shrub/plant what would it be?
Comments (7)I just got in from planting: blueberry, huckleberry, and lingon berry (if never tasted the latter two--but they are a lovely shrub). I also got a gardenia, azalea, and camellia which might need some winter protection, but I planted them in a sheltered area and they were on sale. I guess they don't look as attractive to potential customers now that the first bloom is off. One might hope that because a plant is sold locally, it would be suited for the area, but I know that is rarely the case. Thanks much...See MoreOnly have room for 2 more ~ which would you grow?
Comments (14)Thanks so much for all of your kind responses! Brandyboy sounds wonderful, and more productive than Brandywine. Does anyone know of a good source for Brandyboy seed? Carolyn, I agree that I should expand my color range. I have heard many good things about Black Krim. Another black, Black from Tula, is listed in Seed Savers Exchange as Âgood yields of 3-4 inch fruits on 3-4 foot plants and Ârich full flavor. I like the idea of having a few smaller plants, since I will be growing two massive cherry plants. I am wondering if Black Krim is a similarly smaller plant. Can anyone please share your experiences with Black Krim, Black from Tula, etc.? A few of the many other varieties that I am interested in are: Mortgage Lifter, Matina, Box Car Willie, Arkansas Traveler, and Neves Azorean Red. Wish I had more space!...maybe some day. How are the above varieties with regard to taste and production? (I would prefer all indeterminates, again with full flavor and heavy yields.) At this point, is my best bet to look for seeds/starts at a local nursery (versus big box store), rather than ordering from a seed catalog? Lee, I live in the Jamestown area, Southwest Greensboro / North High Point. Does anyone in the Greensboro area know of a nursery with good selection and harder-to-find tomato varieties? And yes Nandina, the FarmerÂs Marked it outstanding, and huge! I am fortunate to live only about six miles away, and visit often. Last summer, I recall lots and lots of tomato plants, but not much variety (but this was after spring). I did pick up a Patio Totem at the FarmerÂs Market. I will keep my eye out for starts. Anyone else that lives in the Piedmont Triad that has not been to the FarmerÂs Market, must go! I will miss it dearly if I ever move. Also wanted to mention that I do have a stack of seed catalogs ~ Totally Tomatoes, Tomato Growers, Seed Savers, Sandhill, Territorial, Pinetree, etc, etc. But my concern is delivery time. Last year I waited weeks for my Pinetree order, which I placed in September when I figured it wouldnÂt be so busy Sorry for SO MANY questions, I love to learn about tomatoes! I just hate being limited to six! Thanks again in advance for your help! :-)...See MoreRosefolly
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