Some firsts and other stuff!
Sara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years ago
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Grande Amore
Brigadoon
Frederic Mistral, love it, picture can't do it justice!
Poseidon bloom and bush
Tiffany
Big Momma, bush is awful, but lots of blooms anyway!
Charles de Gaulle
Melodee Parfumme
Sheila's Perfume
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Have: Perennial Sweet Peas (Pink) and some other stuff
Comments (12)Vina.. few things on your list interest me. (perennial Sweet peas, Clematis: Arctic Queen and few others) don't have the time to go through the list right now. (at work) can you save a spot for me to trade with you. I'll look at your want list again later and let you know what I have to offer. just by glancing at it I think I have rose of sharon, daisies.. will let you know tonight....See MoreMy first rose and other stuff
Comments (5)Tracy that porch bed at one time was a rose garden. I had about 15 bushes in there. I ended up yanking them after a couple of years because I was forever attempting to stop the blackspot. They also did not overwinter well here, so every winter there was a lot of die back or I simply lost the plant all together. I love roses too but I have wet clay soil and even amending it, the roses just don't like it. They got to be too much work. The only roses that have been consistent for me are Bonica and knockout. I did have to try red blaze again though because I LOVE roses. I amended the soil all around the rose so I am hoping it goes well this year. I also used the pillar thinking that I could wrap it in burlap this fall to keep the canes warm. I do have New Dawn roses on a trellis but they never look like the pics you see here of other peoples gorgeous billowing mounds :( Still I try hahahhaha... Mary the bush with the red flowers is Cytisus "Burkwoodi". It grows to 6 foot H - 4-6 foot wide. I am going to keep it trimmed smaller though for that bed....See MoreStarting out, need some guidance with lamps and other stuff.
Comments (6)Hi, Below you can see my setup. I gave up the other lamps, I figured I'll take the tested(somehwat) route amd go with them T8 lamps, so the two lights you see(there's two lamps there) are....F36w 865 t8 by Sylvania LuxLine plus, new generation. The distance from the plants is on average 30cm. Plants heights is 55cm from the ground. The setup is incomplete, as I plan to have the shelves in a letter C formation, so I can have like 2 or 4 of these lamps lighting them all. Also, how important are, the back thingies which reflect light back? I attach pictures of their current state and how it all looks. Also I have some flowers out. I would appreciate info and advice....See MoreRoses, beetles and some other stuff.
Comments (10)Gorgeous lilies! And my sympathies to your roses. In the past, we were rarely bothered much by Japanese Beetles--to the point that I would joke that we don't allow them into the state of Kansas. In truth, I might see a couple every few days or so for about two weeks--and that was it. Well, that is evidently over. This year, this is the most JBs I've ever seen. Not on all the roses, by any means, but several bushes have a handful each, and this had been going on for a number of days now. UGH! Where are those wasp-things that are supposed to attack them? And our birds that were starting to develop an appetite for them. They better show up in the next week, or I'm going to start screaming or something. : ( Kate...See MoreKen (N.E.GA.mts) 7a/b
7 years agoSara-Ann Z6B OK
7 years agoThank you Judy and Ken! Ken, Tiffany is a favorite of mine, it always looks good, I love photographing it.
Judy, yes I do have both. I've had Love Song the longest, and it is a good rose and has good repeat bloom. Charles de Gaulle was new last year, but only had one bloom, but this year seems like it's going to bloom good, they're both good roses.
Here's a picture of Love Song. When the blooms are fully open, they're ruffly.
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