Tree-eater suggestions for NJ Church Cemetery project
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Comments (91)Outsmarting the tree rats (squirrels) around my house is a full time job. This past spring I hit on a new idea. When I plant a container I invert an empty wire hanging basket over the container and the plant gets sun and can be watered but the squirrels can't dig in it. Another idea: I bring in a lot of plants to "over winter" under lights in my garage. I have so many that it is hard to reach my hand under the lights (4 shop lights) to the middle for watering. So I bought a pump sprayer with a long wand and it works great! In late winter I add a little liquid Dawn detergent, few drops, to each gallon of water and not only does the soil get wet easier but the worms that are waiting to hatch into distructive pets just don't hatch. Don't know what it costs me to run those four shop lights all winter but I don't care. It is a small price to pay to be able to "garden" every weekend in the garage. Many people have mentioned that they mark their outdoor plants with a "permanent Sharpie". In my experience there isn't a "permanent Sharpie", they all fade and quickly too. A grease pencil/china marker or expensive "no fade" garden center marker are the only markers I have found that won't disappoint you by fading. Eight years ago I decided to learn about gardening so I tapped into my local library. I checked out nearly every book they had on gardening and learned so much. The Gardenweb forums are also a wealth of information and entertainment. There is always something new to learn and I appreciate all of you who take the time to write in your ideas. One last idea from me...I keep a small notebook on my computer table and jot down any idea I find that's new and I will want to try. Little pieces of paper get lost but I always know where my notebook is and also use it when I order "on line" so I will remember the name of the company and the order date. Tina or Trowelgal...See MoreWould you buy next to a cemetary?
Comments (36)Saintpfla - don't worry - some day you will be living right in the middle of a cemetery, most likely! ;) Mustardsandwiches - you made me and my husband - who I read aloud to - laugh out loud. I would KILL (mwa hahahaha) to live next to a cemetery! Quiet, peaceful, fun at Halloween, space, the knowledge it won't get built upon... and I've always liked cemeteries too like the rest of you. A few friends and I when we were younger used to go lie in the sun there or sometimes in the moonlight. Yeah I sound like a freak I know but there's this comfortable feeling of connectedness - I guess connecting to the past and the future and acknowledging the lives of strangers who once probably wondered the same wonders, you know? That said, I think if my windows looked directly over a flat field with flat markers on the ground or just modern stones and no trees, it would be less nice. If there were trees and old tombstones that would be a different thing, or trees or hedges separating my property from the graveyard at least. The other problem could be noise pollution from the lawn care they have to keep up with regularly and yes spraying constantly to prevent weeds (cough cough). But then I guess neighbors' lawn mowers would also be going all the time too. But some neighbors, at least, have draught-tollerant plants, rocks, pavers and push-mowers whereas graveyards will only and always have loud huge machinery and leaf-blowers and hedge trimmers going, etc....See MoreOGR suggestions for NJ Church Cemetery project
Comments (9)OK, so I couldn't help myself -- I placed a few small (for me) orders for the cemetery. I already reserved a few from Long Ago Roses, and I mentioned these in my previous thread. I'll list them again, along with the new orders, as well as what others here have offered to share or let me propagate. I heeded mad_gallica's advice about these roses being hard to root and likely better off being purchased. Albas “Ethel Yount’s White” found, possibly ‘Semi-Plena’ — Rose Petals Nursery Centifolias ‘La Noblesse’ 1856 — Burlington Roses ‘Robert Le Diable’ pre-1858 — Long Ago Roses Damasks ‘Celsiana’ pre-1732 — Burlington Roses ‘Ispahan’ pre-1827 — Long Ago Roses ‘Kazanlik’ VID pre-1612 — Rose Petals Nursery ‘Quatre Saisons’ pre-1633 — Rose Petals Nursery Gallicas ‘La Belle Sultane’ pre-1795 — frances_in_nj ‘Rosa Mundi’ pre-1581 — Long Ago Roses Hybrid Chinas ‘Hippolyte’ pre-1842 — Burlington Roses ‘Ombree Parfaite’ aka ‘Alice Vena’ 1823 — Long Ago Roses “Rush Family Gallica” found — Long Ago Roses “Ruth’s German Rose” found — Long Ago Roses 'Shailer’s Provence' 1799 — Long Ago Roses “The Bishop” (not sure which "version") — Long Ago Roses Hybrid Multifloras ‘Ghislaine de Feligonde’ 1916 — frances_in_nj ‘Veilchenblau’ 1909 — frances_in_nj Hybrid Perpetuals ‘Baronne Prevost’ 1841 — Long Ago Roses Mosses ‘Henri Martin’ 1862 — Long Ago Roses ‘Old Red Moss’ 1835 — Burlington Roses Polyanthas, Climbing ‘Mlle Cecile Brunner, CL’ 1894 — vmr423 ‘Phyllis Bide’ 1923 — frances_in_nj Ramblers ‘Erinnerung an Brod’ pre-1884 — frances_in_nj ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk Rambler’ 1916 — frances_in_nj Species and Species Hybrids R. primula 1890 — Paradise Gardens Now, before everyone says I went nuts, a few caveats. First, planting isn't going to be restricted to existing beds you saw in the pics on the previous thread. When I spoke to Brian about possibilities, I mentioned that there was an old tradition of planting roses on graves. He liked that idea -- obviously not for every grave, but we're going to go through the list of "residents" and "honor" some of the more noteworthy ones with roses. Second, I know that some OGRs like Gallicas, some Hybrid Chinas, and Centifolias are known for suckering. These I don't want in beds, but rather in areas surrounded by grass or pavement to contain them. I looked through my list -- both "coming" and "possibilities" -- while walking around the cemetery. I definitely found places where all would work with room for more, but final placement will be Brian the caretaker's decision. I'm going to grow them on in my "magic mix" through the Summer here, and bring them to the cemetery in mid to late August for planting. That's when temperatures tend to cool down, and heavy rains soon follow -- which would work well for getting them established. Through the Winter, I'm going to be bringing my daily Starbucks hauls to the cemetery and start covering the beds -- not nearly as thickly as I do here, where I'm almost finished. I'm thinking an inch is fine. Brian's been collecting all the leaves into a big pile, shredding them, and holding the shredded leaves in bags for me to put down on top of the grounds. This will be going onto existing beds, but I wanted to wait for hard frost to kill off foliage on the other plants there. We're still waiting for one! The coldest three or four nights we've had so far went only to 30F for about an hour or so each time. Once the existing beds there are covered, I'll hold off until Spring to add more, and then only a sprinkling through the growing season. I'm hoping that this continued application will re-invigorate the soil there in time for rose planting in late Summer. I'm still waiting to hear back from Stephen Scanniello about things available through the HRF, but I don't think he's returned to the US yet. So I'm not going to bug him while he's on vacation. I'm still open to more "pass-alongs" that would be appropriate for the era. I'm also going to try rooting some of my "inventory" in late Winter -- I already see a sucker on my 'Botzaris' which I'm hoping I can get going in a pot. Anything I bring to the cemetery that doesn't "find a home" there will be donated to the HRF via Stephen Scanniello. He happens to live just south of me in Barnegat. :-) ~Christopher...See MorePortlandMysteryRose FINALLY back on the forum!
Comments (14)Hi, Christopher! You don't owe me a thing. I adore my "DLFED 3" with or without bloom. It's special to me because Kim Rupert bred it and you and I swapped for it. :-) I'm pretty sure it will bloom this year. It has produced a jungle of new growth! 'Indigo': mine has begun to spread much more enthusiastically as well. When you first asked about her behavior, she was a moderate traveler in my garden. Paul Barden, whose climate and soil are similar to mine, mentioned that his 'Rose de Rescht' doesn't spread much at all. After five years, mine started to travel, crawling under a small stone wall and leaping across the bed space. I know what you mean about the newer hybrid teas, even the dark red ones. I am keeping one 'Mr. Lincoln' (which my mother grew) and passing along the rest. As time passes, the old roses, plus a VERY small group of sentimental moderns, appeal to me more and more. I also have two 'Frances Dubreuil' teas in big pots, and I wouldn't be without them even if they are 'Barcelona' HTs. I'd love to hear about the cemetery garden you are planting. I must have missed the discussion during my check-ins. Ingrid and John, thank you for the "welcome back"! Ingrid, the closest I've gotten to Tahiti is a Gauguin exhibit, although I have to admit to preferring Redoute. :-) John, I love your moniker. My husband is insane about figs, too. We have a tree in our back garden which shoots up to twice its size after pruning...to my dismay (since it shades my roses) and my husbands great delight. :-) Carol...See MoreAquaEyes 7a NJ
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