What was your first rose?
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Do you remember your first rose?
Comments (53)my first rose was a milk carton baby that my mom bought when we moved in to our first home in 77. she said i could take care of it and so i was kinda excited at the age of 6. over the next 15 years or so, that thing was two stories tall and massive, even though no one had a clue of how to take care of it other than occasional water. looking back i think it must have been a climber; perhaps a dublin bay... anyhow , fast-forward thirty years to my townhouse that i now live in. we planted a small rose bush on a whim next to a trellis 4 years ago and ignored it for two years. i did everything that one is not supposed to to a rose. i don't even think i planted it right or anything. turns out that it was a climber and an own root at that; a viking queen. i found out two years ago that you need to let them grow and not chop them to the ground. i also found out that they take about four years to even establish, never mind thrive. after accumulating over firty roses now, this rosebush is still the crowning glory in my garden. it is also as tough as nails and laughs at disease and the such.it is a monster now and will not stop growing or thriving in spite of my ignorance early on. i can only wonder what it would be like if it got what it needed from the get go. this newfound obsession is so satisfying to me. one of the most rewarding things i do now is make my almost weekly pilgrimage to the nursery and pick out a rose that i certainly do not have room for. it is so satisfying to find another beauty to plant. the great thing about roses that many do not understand, is that they almost respond daily to your care or neglect. they are sensitive and will communicate to you and tell you what they need if you will listen. a lot of plants just do nothing after many years, whereas roses change a lot over the course of a season, plus they bloom and put on a show longer than just about anything else. they truly are living plants....See MoreDid your Rose de Rescht really, really sleep its first year
Comments (19)It was very interesting to learn of the pruning suggestions for RdR! I had completely forgotten that this spring I had given it a very hard pruning. This spring, the bush was about 3' tall with a lot of short canes coming up vertically through the middle of the plant. Further, it was extremely twiggy with a lot of little branches very tightly intertwined. I knew it was time for a major pruning and did just that, reducing the vertical canes to 3 or 4 and getting rid of the twiggy growth completely. Right now the bush looks great, including the foliage which is remarkably clean and the shape which is rounded and full at about 3'. I still think that the rain has contributed to the constant bloom this summer....See MoreIf you were planning your first rose garden...
Comments (63)If you are looking at any roses, look for fragrance and disease resistance. I have Molineaux a golden yellow Austin rose that is fairly disease resistant and has a fragrance. Here is a short list of roses that have done well on LI, NY in the County Extension Demonstration garden. If you do decide to do any mail order-- try to get your order in to these companies by December/January at the latest. By the time April rolls around, many of the more popular roses have sold out already. Ordering early 'reserves your rose' and you can request when the company can send it to you-- if you have snow on the ground in April, maybe by the end of April might be better for you. Just put it in their notation area. Successful disease resistant and fragrant roses zone 7: Prairie Sunrise -- a Buck rose that is a shrub rose and apricot and apricot blend color Golden Fairy Tale-- a Kordes rose that is a hybrid tea and yellow color Winter Sunset-- a Buck rose that is a shrub rose and apricot and apricot blend color Strike It Rich -- a Weeks rose that is a grandiflora and golden yellow blushed with pink color Lavender Lassie-- a Kordes rose that is a hybrid musk and mauve and mauve blend color Easy Does It-- a Weeks rose that is a floribunda and orange pink and orange red blend color Lion's Fairy Tale-- a Kordes rose that is a floribunda and apricot and apricot blend color Julia Child-- a Weeks rose that is a floribunda and golden yellow color Gruss an Aachen-- a German introduction floribunda that is a light pink color Floral Fairy Tale-- a Kordes rose that is a floribunda and pink in color Pretty Lady-- a UK introduction floribunda that is pink in color Marie Pavie-- a French introduction polyantha that is white in color Dart's Dash-- a Netherlands introduction hybrid rugosa that is dark red in color & has great winter hips The McCartney Rose-- a Meilland rose that is a hybrid tea and medium pink in color Quietness-- a Buck rose that is a shrub and light pink in color Carefree Beauty-- a Buck rose that is a shrub & medium pink in color; designated Earth Kind Jasmina-- a Kordes rose that is a large flowered climber and pink blend in color Belinda's Dream-- a shrub rose that is medium pink in color; designated Earth Kind Frances Meilland-- a Meilland hybrid tea that is pink blend in color Cinderella's Fairy Tale-- a Kordes shrub rose that is light pink in color...See MoreWhat was/will be your first real meal in your new kitchen?
Comments (33)Before I started planning disposables for family dinner, and cooking and freezing at my mother's house, I did have a plan... (Donka, thanks for the sympathy!) My new kitchen is going to be initiated with an open house style party. Lots of hors d'oeuvre (borekes, especially, from the new convection oven), salads (steamed vegetable salad from the new steam oven), roasts, and breads and cakes. What I'm really looking forward to, besides reliable ovens, is capacity. The ability to put on a real spread. The dinner for 22 is usually just family dinner, and if I hadn't packed the stock pot, carving knife, roaster and company dishes I wouldn't be stressing. But fifty? I'm really looking forward to being able to cook for the whole family, let alone friends too......See Morenoacceptance772
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