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Comments (52)I also admire the eremurus. I wonder if they would grow here in California, or if they prefer cooler climates? I am looking for a few more spiky plants to contrast all the mounding plants in the garden. I have some white foxgloves for spring but would like to find some other spiky ones for summer and for fall. Hollyhocks rust badly here so they won't do. I've tried several varieties. Delphiniums die out fast for me, even the Dowdeswell kind. They are less than annual here. I actually planted two dwarf columnar junipers for exactly that purpose, 'Pencil Point'. Not only will they give me a couple of nice exclamation points in a few years, but they also introduce a good dark green. One of the things I learned from visiting the White Garden at Loseley Park was just how important good greens are. I think I knew that before, but I know it better now. I enjoyed all four of the guided tours of Mottisfont, learning a lot from each and every one. Joan Taylor's tour in particular taught me a lot about their design considerations. I do wish I had it on repeat so I could go back over it again and absorb more! Folly...See MoreAnna's Promise (Downton Abbey Rose)
Comments (13)I recieved this rose from Publishers Clearing House Plus another one I can't remember the nqme but it was another Downton Abby rose. Both roses bloomed all summer long. infact they are still blooming. they are beautiful one has the most wounderful smell th...See MoreRevitalizing a Rose Collection, Rose ID Help Needed
Comments (7)I'll be negative help. Do you have a master list of what is supposed to be there? The last one isn't a gallica, but looks like some sort of rugosa hybrid. I also don't think the next to last one is Darlow's Enigma. The growth habit looks all wrong to me, since DE isn't really a climber, but an extremely awkward shrub. It also has some of the most vicious thorns I've run into in the sense that is captures its prey and doesn't let go, rather like recurved shark teeth. Somewhere around here is a tutorial on how to take pictures for rose IDs. In general, photos of thorns, leaves, petioles and peduncles are more informative than flower pictures. Is it possible the second rose is a Morden? It doesn't look or sound like an Alba to me....See MoreRoses, Jerome, the new abbey etc....
Comments (8)Glad to hear from you, Jerome. It's so admirable of the Catholic church to sell the old abbey to a group working with the homeless. This reminds me to send a donation to Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity in Chicago. These nuns serve the homeless single-moms with children. The best thing I did was to combine my hobby of roses with charity. I rooted out-of-patent roses and gave to friends & family and they chipped in the money in donation to charities. Own-root consumes so much less water than grafted-on-Dr.Huey, plus the out-of-patent rootings can be shared among friends. This spring I mailed a box of Duchess de Rohan suckers to a friend, and it costed me only $12 of postage and 15 min. of digging the suckers. I still buy from own-root nurseries, and the ladies of Burlington Roses, Roses Unlimited, and LongAgoRoses do so much to cheer us with the gift of roses. I also ordered from High Country Roses & Chamblee's & Antique Rose Forum & Regan nursery .. and God bless these nurseries for bringing so much happiness and enjoyment in life to countless people. It's pure excitement to open a box of roses (with blooms) from own-root nurseries. And sniffing Princess Charlene de Monaco was a tremendous comfort when I coped with my Mom passing away. Below bouquet reminds me that God is good, and life can still be enjoyable despite tragedies....See Morejerome
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