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Llanwenlys
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Comments (6)If you are trying to stay away from pink, Gertrude Jekyll should perhaps not be on your list. She is very fragrant, but she is indeed pink, and perhaps not a dark enough pink to make you happy. And as others have already pointed out, she can get quite tall. Galloping Gertie, as some have called her, tends to put out looooong canes, not exactly what you're looking for in a hedge. I think of her as a climber wannabe. You may want to consider the dark red rose Lavaglut. Dark red velvety flowers in profusion. Repeat bloomer. Disease free or close to it in a variety of climate conditions. Stays pretty much at 2.5-4 feet. What's wrong with this picture? The primary drawback is the absence of fragrance. Only you can decide how important fragrance is to you in a hedge. Kay...See MoreSuggestions for wind-tolerant medium hedge rose
Comments (10)Rugosas do not like warm winters, dry or humid. They don't do well in zone 8. Meidilands can have very long, sprawling canes; they are better as ground covers than as hedges. I don't usually recommend Knock-Outs, but, again, they meet your criteria, are easy to come by (and thus replace if you lose one), require no care, and they bloom better than Meidilands....See MoreRose Hedge with Grandiflora roses?
Comments (4)There are a few issues to consider in making a rose hedge. First, there's the question of disease. Most roses benefit from room for air flow around them, and of course, in a hedge, you don't get that. Second is the question of size/habit. It's generally recommended that you stick to ONE cultivar, so that your hedge doesn't go up and down and in and out. I'd only recommend using two or more cultivars in one hedge if one were a color-sport of the other. Third is maintenance. With a hedge, you want to be able to groom it as a unit. With many modern roses this would work for the hedge, but not for the roses. I have seen glorious hedges, both formal (hedge-trimmed) and informal made of Rugosa roses. However, if you are in Southern California, Rugosas aren't a great choice, as they like acid conditions, and much of Southern CA is alkaline. I've seen Chinas used as a hedge -- a continuous-bloomer such as Sanguinea would work well. And we have made a huge informal hedge of a row of 6-8 Golden Celebrations. But Grandifloras would not be my first choice for hedging. Jeri...See MoreNeed help selecting roses for a hedge row of roses
Comments (18)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....See Moreilovemyroses
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