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Comments (37)Ah! Just lost a super long post! Anyway, last winter was mild but the one before was brutal. Multiple days - 50. They had to extend the school year due to so many days off! Roses don’t get very big here as they usually die back to the crown and come up from the roots. I’m just happy to be able to grow them at all! One positive with them staying small is that I have room to try out a lot more! I don’t know how I would choose if they got to a decent size! I am going to try a couple more once bloomers as I would like a few more reliable ones. Love all the pics! I suppose I should get ready for work though, sigh.... it’s finally starting to warm up here!!...See MoreNew David Austin introductions for 2014
Comments (20)DaveBeck, the roses announced in Chelsea in 2012 (e.g. Boscobel) and made available as bare-root fall 2012, were announced in 2013 in the US and are now available to you. All five of them if I recall correctly. That's less than 2 years delay and in effect it means you are just 1 release back. You may also be surprised to know that there are roses officially available to you that are not available in Europe (e.g. Carding Mill, a very good rose for the warmer climates, as I infer by posts by people in CA, which might not be so good in England so DA decided people in Southern Europe will not be getting it either). I don't consider DA roses a single distinct group of roses regarding disease resistance and general health, in the same way I don't consider any other breeder's roses a single distinct group. No matter what DA wants me to think of them. DA rose health seems to be improving with each year of introductions and the planned obsolescence by them, has resulted in many sickly older roses to have disappeared from their catalogs. This is one good thing that has resulted from their otherwise shrewd business and marketing practices. Nik This post was edited by nikthegreek on Thu, Apr 10, 14 at 23:44...See MoreNew David Austin Catalog is out!
Comments (6)mustb, I don't mean to argue with you, but do you know from experience that grafted roses revert back to rootstock when they are heavily mulched or did you hear that from some source? The reason I ask is that in all the years I've been gardening, I have never heard that before, so I'm wondering if you got hold of some misinformation. There can be problems with rootstock further north, especially if you are in an area where the spring experiences thaw-freeze-thaw cycles. It isn't that the rootstock "takes over" but rather that the cold winter or the spring thaw-freeze cycles damage the graft, Then the rootstock, being stronger, starts growing and you suddenly have Dr. Huey (a year later) blooming in your garden. I don't think mulch has anything to do with it, and since you wouldn't have freezing cold in your Zone 9, I don't think you have anything to worry about in that respect. But there is nothing wrong with using own-root if that is what you prefer. : ) Kate...See MoreNew home, new garden in Austin
Comments (2)Plants appropriate for a rain garden in your area are probably your best bet, as they can take the moisture but will tolerate drier conditions if/when necessary. A link to a fact sheet listing rain garden plants for Texas is below, but be sure to research - I understand Texas has a few quite different climates. http://www.slideshare.net/Sotirakou964/tx-list-of-rain-garden-plants...See MoreDavidBeck
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