You have good taste! The rose is nice, too! :) Kim

Calm down, Jeri . . .

Well, golly Scott -- that's the nicest compliment I've had in some time! (Not JUST that he likes the rose, but his nice comments ... visit the website!)

I love it, too. And I am more than concious of the enormous compliment that was paid my by Paul, in giving this rose my name. I was blown away then, and I remain so.

I see that it survives your hot weather well. And I know y'all out there have had some extraordinarily hot weather. I will refrain from any comments about our "hot" weather.

You grow some wonderful roses my friend.

Jeri

Jeri,

You really do a wonderful job of welcoming the newest members to the forum and offering help with the simplest question or something that calls for an experienced rosarian. Of the rose, it has really come along this season and is holding up well under the heat.

Today was day 28 of 100+ degree temps. 1980 had 50 and at this point we are on track to set a new record. Jeri is planted so that she gets shade after 2:00. As always location plays an important role in the success of the rose.

Sorry if the subject line was too over the top, but I knew Kim would appreciate it.

Not too over the top, Scott. Just fun. :-)

I am watching this horrible high temperature dome of yours with trepidation. We're SUPPOSED to visit Tulsa, in our motorhome, in late April, 2012. I'm becoming somewhat apprehensive, because, well, I'm a wimp when it comes to heat. Moreover, we'd be travelling with three dogs.

On a more serious and on-topic level, afternoon shade is, I think, important for HM's, in hot weather. Just MHO. :-)

Jeri in Coastal SoCal

If you have blackspot problems, you might want to think twice about this rose. It was the WORST of about 200 roses in my no-spray garden for blackspot--the only one that completely defoliated. Intrigue and Mme Isaac are clean and healthy compared to JJ. It met the shovel.

Not to take anything away from Jeri Jennings the person and wonderfully dedicated rosarian, the hybrid musk version does have blackspot problems, as lucretia noted. I do occasionally spray fungicide and JJ usually recovers quickly, but sometimes she blackspots faster than I care to spray--so she looks kinda pathetic at those times. Fortunately, the rest of the time, she is quite lovely.

Kate

Lucretia and Kate, sorry to hear that you have blackspot problems with JJ. I'm glad that has not been the case for me. I have only sprayed once this year and don't remember if I sprayed JJ. I've been watering my roses each morning recently with a hose end sprayer and I spray the whole bush with water, leaves and all. I've done this for years, though not every day, and it has helped to keep disease down in the garden.

Maybe -- MAYBE -- there are roses which are vigorous, floriferous, and free of disease EVERYWHERE . . .
But there aren't many of them.

A more realistic goal is roses that are vigorous, floriferous, and free of disease in conditions similar to your own.

I'll happily settle for that.

Jeri

No personal offense intended, jeri. Your rose namesake is lovely. And even if it weren't, we would still think you are a lovely person. : )

Kate

Oh no -- None taken, and NOTHING personal.

It's just that, sometimes, we become over-flown with enthusiasm for something that's GREAT in our garden ... or sadly bitter about the ones that fail. We forget that it may be a dog for us, and still be a gem for others.

One thing about traveling is that we get to see the things that failed for us, doing well somewhere else. I love that reminder. :-)

Jeri

Hi. Scott, I see we share this site as well as follow each other's blogs...although you're hiding here behind "wellrounded". I won't ask where that handle came from. :)

Here is a link that might be useful: Garden Musings blog

I love Jeri Jennings, too, but Rosa 'Jeri Jennings' rarely had leaves in my gsrden - SAD to say. Reading the glowing beginning posts here was making me feel inadequate and ponder the possibility that my organic gardening practices were not providing enough nitrogen. I'm still wondering that, but I took comfort from Lucretia and Kate. After moving JJ to a shadier spot I SP'd her a few months ago. I finally got tired of looking at her all miserable. She had some lovely moments though.

Sherry

Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation...

If I lived where you lived, I don't think I'd grow many yellow roses at all.

Jeri

Ewww. Only have a few. Duchesse d'Auerstadt, Full Moon Rising, Softee, Souv de Pierre Notting, Bermuda's Anna Olivier, Reve d'Or, Crepuscule. Oh, and I just received Graham Thomas yesterday. Teas & Noisettes aren't a problem...right? FMR does get really ugly leaves.

Sherry

Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation...

Graham Thomas -- That's a family of roses that can black spot HERE, on occasion. . . .

Jeri

been lotsa times over the last 5 years when i've felt like the baby on the inside of this birdhouse and jeri and other kind people have been generous with their time and info about roses. i do thank you all.

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