New Photos, New Blooms, Same Old Photographer

16 years ago

I wish I knew all the intricacies of shadow, light, contrast etc but I'm just a point and shoot kinda guy.....but hope you enjoy some of these anyways.

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naplesgardener
16 years ago
I love your swag. How did you set your posts--in concrete--or the dry kind you pour in the hole and add water? And how did you prop the posts up to keep them straight until it hardened?

Oh yeah--your roses are beautiful :-)
sinai
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16 years ago
naplesgardener,

Glad you liked what I did....As for the posts, I used the kind you pour in the hole and add water, called Quickrete here....I propped up the posts by nailing a 2x4 about 8 ft long to the top edge of the post, just enough to catch it, then nailed the bottom of the 2x4 to a wooden stake I hammered in the ground just enough to be stable.....with quickrete you can get your posts pretty level and straight cause its got gravel in it to kinda hold it while you're getting it right.....next day you just hammer away the 2x4s and whah-lah you got yourself a post in the ground straight as an arrow....well straight enough anyways.....:) That's the first and only posts I've ever set in my life and I learned what its all about: 1 part finesse, 1 part manipulation and 1 part getting a buddy over that's done it before and makes sure you don't embarrass yourself before your wife sees it......:)

Paul from Alabama
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sherryocala
16 years ago
I like the swags, too. I have two yellow noisettes coming that will look great like that. Everything's looking beautiful in your garden!

Sherry
patricianat
16 years ago
I love the roses swagged like that. It is just such a sweet way to display them and keep them from piling up onto each other.
naplesgardener
16 years ago
Paul-Thanks for the info. Nice to hear someone say it's the first time they did it, gives me hope that I can do it too.
It turned out great for you.

I'm definitely going to try it. Now I need to find a couple of roses that will take to the idea of swagging.

Sherry-what yellow noisettes are you growing that you think will "swag" well? I love yellow roses and am getting Crepescule from a GW'er but don't know if it's branches will swag.

TIA

Denise in Englewood
sinai
Original Author
16 years ago
Patricia......

Do you have any other favorite nurseries around B'hm, Montgom, etc that you like besides Jason's?

Naplesgardener.....

My wife loves pink and wanted thornless so me getting Zephy's for her was a no-brainer.....but like you my favorite roses are white or yellow really....One of these I'd to at least try some yellow ones on a swag, would be interested in what you come up with....

Paul from Alabama
zeffyrose
16 years ago
I love what you did with Zeffy--(one of my favorites)--

I have two Albertines swagged between two trees but it is very shady where they are located so they aren't growing as quickly as I would like but I think they will finally look good this year-----

Florence
carla17
16 years ago
Paul, I enjoy seeing that swag. Everything looks good in your garden and I love your gate entrance.

Carla

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