The waning season in Canada
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Which Austin English roses do I NEED to add next season?
Comments (84)Thanks Kate--I guess I've been very much on the fence about whether they'll tolerate the cold here, will just have to see I think. The flowers look so gorgeous I think I have to try anyway, so I was going to put in 4-5 and see. I'm essentially zone 6 in the backyard, so maybe I'll have success with them if you have. Do you winter protect? My neighbor did lose some HTs from year to year but he planted the bud union above ground and didn't winter protect. My Austins always seem significantly hardier and I was hoping these, although marketed as HTs, were more mixed lineage and would be hardier too. The beds are a bit elevated, which hurts cold-tolerance but helps keep things well-drained. But I can bury the bud unions and throw on some bark mulch or leaves in the fall, which may help. Okay, Peter is officially on the list, and I think I MUST have Liv and Yves Piaget--the flowers look too wonderful to pass up. Every weekend the ground stays workable I keep fixing up the beds to accommodate more roses...so now I have room for another order from Roses Unlimited!...See MoreTop 5 Loves of the Season
Comments (27)#5-Cherry Parfait-took four years to establish, but when it finally did, OMG, this thing blooms crazily. I just wish it had a scent!! #4-Autumn Splendor--Mini flora that has a huge well rounded bush that stays in control and constantly heavily blooms the most beautiful yellow/red flowers. Just wish they had scent!! #3-Pope John Paul II--Whites don't usually turn me on but this beauty has it all!! Clean foliage, vigorous big bush, health and winter hardiness, big perfectly formed blooms with the most luscious citrus scent imaginable. Everyone needs this rose!! #2-Lucille Ball--Hard to find hybrid tea, but for me was worth the search. Needs a couple of years to establish, but this year the bush has taken off and is producing huge apricot well formed flowers with a light fresh scent to them. I have blooms this fall that are 6 1/2" across and hold their wonderful form for days on end. I just can't imagine J&P dumping this rose..??!! #1 Day Breaker-I have never made bones that this is always my favorite rose of all. Super vigorous well shaped bush with shiny green thick foliage that stays healthy for me even when I am late spraying them. The beautiful flowers are an everchanging mix of pink, apricot, yellow, and salmon colors depending on the time of year. This rose is constantly in bloom--no downtime between flushes for this rose. Has a lovely moderate scent that just caps it off. I have over 250 bushes and only a very few do I have more than one of, yet I have 5 Day Breakers with four of them in a mass planting that will take your breath away. Visitors to my garden make a bee-line to this planting every time. A few honorable mentions-- Beloved HT Rainbow Sorbet FL Preference FL Lisa Maree FL Veterans Honor HT Moonstone HT Terracotta HT Pride of England HT--probably should be #3, but I forgot it. John...See MoreHostas in Pots on the wane
Comments (2)You certainly would have enough time to plant them out and get new roots well established prior to the onset of winter. Just make sure you keep them well watered for the rest of the season and be prepared to loose some leaves before it picks itself up again and starts to grow new leaves as the new roots establish themselves. I suspect your problem with them in their present pots is a lack of a consistent, reliable water supply....See MoreNew to gardening in WA--need planting times
Comments (3)Seattle Tilth also has an excellent publication that addresses this in detail: Maritime Northwest Garden Guide. It is pretty much the definitive guide to growing vegetables (also other plants) for the Puget Sound area. Available for $14.95 from Seattle Tilth or carried by most NW nurseries and garden centers. Here is a link that might be useful: Seattle Tilth...See Morekeswick_sniders
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