Which OGRs for zone 5a
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Canes look green still-very unusual for zone 5a
Comments (27)Glad now that I brought this subject up...sounds like you have interesting views and questions as well. Veilchen-what you're saying about the shorter the canes, the more damage possibility...good point. That is what I was wondering about. Harry-interesting idea about increased hardiness over the years...sounds plausible Digger-had never thought of that (insects on larger bushes). I just know I would love to start with a little bigger plants in April than I usually do. Donna-I forgot, where in NYS are you!? All I know is that it was kinda nice not to spend time I didn't have anyway last fall, cutting down and carrying away all that extra growth...if I knew I'd be doing it all in April anyway. We haven't had that many ice storms (big one about 8 years ago), but yesterday the ice was AWFUL. I FELL down HARD coming out of my house...very thankful I didn't break my wrist as it slammed backwards in Abe Darby's rose bed!! And to think, I was on my way to the doctor's office anyway. LOL :0) Phyl...See MoreDaffodils coming up in Zone 5a!
Comments (11)I was just out snooping around in my garden in Hamilton Ontario(zone 5A?) and I have a lot of various plants showing growth. I have daffodils like most of you have but I also have some significant growth on my foxglove plants as well. even one that I was concered wouldn't make it throught the winter. it frustrates me because I love to see it but I realize that there is atleast 6 weeks before we can really say we are out of the woods for any really nasty cold. Having said that most people in the weather worl are thinking that a seriosuly early spring is on the way. In somre ways I feel like its already here. I think we are having moe warms days vs cold days....See MoreHybrid Tea Garden in Zone 5A? Hyde Park NY
Comments (12)Mike, there is a very sharp line running roughly down the middle of 6b in the east. Warmer than that, HTs aren't too bad. Colder than that, they become much harder very quickly. I know a lot of people south of that line that exaggerate how cold they are because they are about the coldest people they know growing HTs. There are also microclimates - mostly urban heat islands, that make some people think they are much colder than they really are. That's a very common phenomenon around here. The people who are succeeding with HTs all, coincidentally, have small, urban yards. Otherwise, if you truly know people who are having good success growing HTs in an eastern zone 5/6, do everything you possibly can to get them giving advice. I'm involved with the big HT garden in Hyde Park, Vanderbilt, and we will be rethinking what we are planting because of the cost of replacements. We really should be purchasing about 400-500 new roses a year, and that's just silly money. If I can get enough ramblers and polyanthas into that garden so the HT count is around 500, everything becomes somewhat manageable. Montgomery Place has given up on their rose garden because of the cost. Kykuit, which is far enough south to grow HTs, has given up on them because of disease issues. Spraying in public spaces is problematic. It's only a matter of time before the state considers outlawing it. BTW, I'm plugged into the ARS network. Once you make climatic (temperature) adjustments, nobody is really doing much better than we are....See MoreLacecap hydrangea for mid-Maine zone 5a
Comments (10)I have had good bloom with Tuff Stuff in central NH. Mine is about 5 years old. With my short season, the reblooming macrophylla hydrangeas like Twist and Shout are a mixed bag and often don’t produce a lot of flowers since much of their energy goes into regrowth of stems every year. You could ask on the Hydrangea forum as well. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/hydrangea-forum-dsbr0-bd~t_29934...See MoreKrista_5NY
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