Can you show me your rose beds (or, where do you plant your roses
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madteaparty33
11 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (18)I have volunteer Oxalis and Strawberries, which I just leave alone. I wish the Oxalis was thicker and the Strawberries do not like being covered in the winter. This past mild winter seems to have really hit them hard, especially as last summer I was very late in getting the Roses uncovered but the Strawberries looked pretty good. This warm winter it seems everything under the cover, except the roses, and night crawles, looked like the worms went dirt tracking under there, took a real beating. I was rushed for time, trying to beat the rain, which was too bad as on a deep black surface like that, every weed that had survived stuck out like a zit, but I simply did not have time to dig them all out. As it is I failed and ended up digging the roses out of the black muck in the rain. The only tool that works if you do not want to ruin the roses is ones bare hands. The problem with having to cover the roaes is finding what companions tolerates that, that is not unwanted. I am not, repeat NOT, going to bury them again as workng in our black-gumbo is too much a pain in the buttocks in the spring. I put strings on them to find them but the strings either rotted or were so soaked in black mud, I could not find them. I actually think what ever the string was made of was candy for night crawlers as the few I found when pulled were no longer attached to anything and about half as long as they once were. I also think one is still buried but will just wait till a sprout pops up to locate it. The ones that did best were the ones so stiff that canes poppped up out of the dirt so they were easy to find, but up-righting them was not hard because I had to dig up the rose, but I had to dig a hole behind the rose to upright it. I have done this more than once before but this was the worst of the worst, in a year when it should have been very easy. The Oxalis comes from seed pods but I am worried the Straberries took a real hit. It took four years for them to cover one fourth of the rose bed....See MoreDo you plant veggies in between your roses?
Comments (8)I grow roses in my fruit and veggie garden and I grow herbs with roses:-). I am very easy about it and have little space so I can't fuss about who likes what. I have a south-facing side yard which is out of sight mostly and that's where I grow strawberries, grapes, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant and zucchini. I also grow broccoli and lettuce there both of which are cool season plants here. This space was also originally a cutting garden where I grew a few HTs. Eventually, as I ordered more and more roses, they migrated into that space too, so that now we have two arbors there with four climbers and two clems:-)(they are in that picture of clem and roses in the Janet post in the antique gallery). I amend the soil there twice a year, mulch and fertilize. I have not seen any unhappy plants yet, but by the end of the summer everything is a huge mess. It is not pretty in an organized showy way, but I love being there because it is restful and peaceful. Herbs can be very ornamental. I know it shows in some of my spring photos that I have a border of silver thyme. It blooms beautifully in spring and then gets cut back hard so it stays bushy. Just after it is cut back it looks less than wonderful, but cranesbill takes over and I don't look at thyme anymore. Trailing rosemary is beautiful over walls, and creeping oregano is a great groundcover for sun. I grow several varieties of sage, golden with variegated yellow and green leaves and purple sage. They have not become huge and are really nice ornamental plants. Marjoram has not gotten out of hand either. I have a little border of green and purple basil which looks nice although it does become shaggy eventually. Parsley and dill I do not love but grow them in another mostly out of sight area - they get huge and leggy and floppy for me. Masha...See Morecan you show me your rectangular HT beds?
Comments (22)I have most of my HT's in a rectangular bed which is about 5 x 17. The border allowed me to add soil and mulch to bury the grafts and encourage own-root growth. The bed to the right of the brick walk. Probably two or three years after planting. The bed (on left) viewed from the other side a year later. Angel Face and Chrysler Imperial are the prominent blooms. A few years later in the fall. Obviously after gardener had lost interest. Recently during spring flush....See MoreWhere do you purchase most of your rose
Comments (16)You know where I buy a lot of my roses from Sharon, lol. Pop's is my #1 source. I believe in purchasing local and also broadcasting for local suppliers when they have good prices. I know for a fact that Pop's doesn't make a lot of money off their roses but they truly love roses and believe in keeping their customers happy. A few blocks away from Pop's is Living Color and they never budge from their $25 price tag. As you know, I also support local industry leaders, so I head for Cool Roses when I want something fairly specific. Their roses have always proven to be healthy for me and I love the idea of buying the rose from the same guy that grafted it. If I'm in the Orlando area I go to Nelson's Rose farm directly (they're open to the public on Saturday mornings). They sell their roses for $20 when you pay cash. Just going there is an experience for me. It's my second Disney. Standing in their greenhouse with seemingly endless varieties as far as the eye can see is just a thrill for me. In the event that I want something really specific, I order from K&M. I only purchase from him maybe once a year as ordering from him ends up costing over $30 a plant. Nothing beats getting that rare find that you've been drooling over. In my last order I got a Valencia, Brook's Red, Rosie O'Donnell, and Stephen's Big Purple. Given my experience, if you ever do purchase from K&M it is completely worth the price to pay for the two gallon roses. They pop back to life three times faster than the one gallon roses. So those are my sources for roses on Fortuniana root stock. I used to purchase from http://www.orbans.com/roses when they had a larger selection of harder to find J&P roses on Fortuniana, but lately their selection has mirrored what you'd find with Nelson's or Cool Roses, so it's not worth the trip to the west coast. For the disposable roses, aka own-root or those grafted on Dr. Huey, I purchase those on clearance from Lowes mainly. I never buy from Home Depot. They're price points are never aggressive enough for my taste and they destroy their unsold plants instead of discounting them which leads me to buy from Lowes. Also, I find it egregious to charge $10 for a rose without a name tag and $15 a rose with one. Walmart and Lowes both sell tagged roses at $10. When I've seen the roses on Fortuniana at Home Depot, they always have a clear name tag. Unfortunately, I find the selections offered on Fortuniana to be rather predictable and uninspired. They do, however, only charge $20 for Fortuniana rootstocked roses. Last year I did order from Breck's and I also tried out the Aldi roses just to see if I can get them to grow. Happily, my skill set has improved greatly over the years and I was able to keep most of what I bought alive (now I have the onerous problem of trying to get rid of these successes given my ever overcrowded yard, lol). Forgive my lack of brevity, but I've been percolating my response to this thread ever since you first published it....See More
campv 8b AZ
11 years agoHoovb your rose yard is beautiful. Mine can't hold a candle to yours but I do try. Arizona and So. Cal weather are very different along with the soil.
Mad T you don't say if you have any trees. Roses don't like top rooting trees. Just saying.
Tuggy3
11 years agojaspermplants
11 years agoArizona is an agricultural state and lots grows here. For roses, you have to mulch mulch mulch and work to improve the soil.
This is a picture of my backyard.
seil zone 6b MI
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dublinbay z6 (KS)
11 years agojacqueline9CA
11 years agoMy garden is way messier and more casual than the beautiful ones above - I plant roses wherever I think there just might be enough sun for them - on the house, up trees behind the garage, in large pots on the patio, on all of the fences, and out by the street, as well as in the beds. Here is a picture of some planted on both sides of the sidewalk in front of our house.
I cope with the deer problem by planting my small roses inside of "deer cages", until they are old enough that the deer won't actually kill them. Then I spray deer spray on any choice basal canes or buds I am trying to save, and don't worry about the rest. All depends on the amount of "deer pressure" you have, of course. Not that bad in our garden, because we live 4 blocks from downtown, and although we do have nocturnal deer who visit all of the time, I think by the time they get to our yard they are on desert, and are not that hungry.
Jackie
lou_texas
11 years agolesmc
11 years agoI am loving all the garden shots. Everyone has such done such a beautiful job! My garden is a work in progress and one that will never be done. It is such a joy and privilege to work outside with all of my roses. lesley
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11 years agogrowing_rene2
11 years agoI love these photos! I have a lot of work to do but this is the space I am starting with. it is not going to be solely roses his mostly roses. I hope it works out ad beautifully as yours!!
I am happy to be starting with a somewhat clean plate again!
jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
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11 years agono roses as I bought my camera after main spring flush. Tiny, and very new garden (still haven't rendered the beds, but, you know, gotta join in on the photo-fest.
seil zone 6b MI
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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11 years agokittymoonbeam
11 years agoHeres my new bed on the slope. I want to make a retaining wall and add more soil and then I can plant a line of short bushy roses all across the front.
From left to right is Abe Darby, Lion's Rose, Perfume Delight, Chrysler Imperial ( looks more red but my camera skews the hue ), Twilight Zone and SdlM. Hiding in the way back behind and to the right of Lion's rose is an Othello under the Pomegranate tree.
kittymoonbeam
11 years agoCI, TZ, SdlM all growing nicely now. I think this will be a good fragrance bed. I put Lion's rose in the back to add beauty and a good leafy background even though it isn't much on scent. I think if the base gets shaded by the others, it won't get disease. There's room to the right of Abe Darby for one more big rose. I think it's going to be Evelyn. Hopefully, it will work some magic for me. This is a good morning sun spot and gets shade in the hottest times of the day. My summer is a little hotter than Hoovb's but maybe it's close enough. I'm going to hope for the best.
The only downside to this location is that it will take the full force of the Santa Ana wind from across the street. We are along the Santa Ana river channel and the wind blows strongly through the gap. It seems to be shifting later than Halloween now. I used to call it the Halloween Wind.
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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