New to roses and this forum. Just got my first...Julia Child roses
East TN Late Bloomer
7 years ago
I have been trying to figure out this forum. I think I found the right place.
I bought a house last fall and it had no flowers, shrubs, etc. I spent the winter trying to figure out what to get. Then I went to Phoenix a few weeks ago and the hotel had rows and rows of yellow roses in varying shades. It was love at first sight!
I googled like mad and finally found Julia Child roses. They are amazing! I ordered them right away and they arrived today. Thanks to this great forum I knew to amend the (red clay) soil with gypsum, manure, compost etc. I did that weeks ago and also added some potting soil and garden soil (all organic). They will get about 6-7 hours of morning to afternoon sun in east Tennessee (it gets hot here!) with late afternoon/evening shade.
I cannot believe how excited and happy this makes me. All because I saw and became smitten with a rose! Now, let's hope hope hope I don't have a black thumb!!!!!!
One photo shows one Julia Child rose with two of the 4 campanula my son bought me for Mother's Day (this is going to look so good when they all grow up. Does anyone know if the campanula (Get Mee) will be invasive?
The other photo is the view of the driveway/walkway with all 3 rose bushes. I am the first house in my neighborhood so everyone is going to see them...every day!
Did anyone else get an instant obsession like this? Am I going to need therapy for this one day? lol
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New to roses... But i got lots of them...
Comments (9)Check out polyanthas, teas, chinas, noisettes. You are fairly near the Antique Rose Emporium in Brenham - go during April, you will be enchanted! They have a gazebo similiar to yours that stays in full bloom with roses, annuals. It would give you lots of ideas! Chamblees Nursery is wonderful, they have lots of antique roses priced at $8.95, compared to $18.95 at ARE. I have Roberta Bondar, ordered some years ago from Hortico, and its a good rose. Cl. Pinkie is good, as is Clair Matin. Caldwell Pink is a smaller rose, but blooms all the time, as does Old Blush for me. One of my very favorites is Crepuscule - it is a bushy climber, blooms in peach and is a constant bloomer - one of my very favorite roses [Chamblees].The Griffith Buck roses [you can get them at Chamblees] are excellent bloomers. I especially like Bright Melody, Quietness, Earth Song. These, you should definintely check out. I am in east Texas, and 2 hours from you, so the same roses that bloom for me will do well for you. Also, the Knockout roses bloom constantly and come in hot pink, softer pinks and a Sunny Knockout that starts yellow and turns white. You can fill in with them. I think you will find there will be lots of choices. I was just at Chamblees last week and the roses are cut back but if you visit there in April, they will all be in full bloom and it is gorgeous! I, too, was saddened when Teas closed. Robertsons Roses had closed a couple of years previously, they had the very best potted roses I have seen, now Teas is gone....You can always check out the David Austin roses. Their plant is in Tyler - I make my order then go pick them up and make a day of it visiting Chamblees, Harris Nursery [near Chamblees, they also have roses] and Blue Moon Gardens and Hand Nursery. Also, ask on the Antiques forum - you will get lots of suggestions. Judith...See Moredead roses blowing my mind by... growing new roses
Comments (5)Florist roses are grown with large amounts of nutrients in perfect conditions. So, the stems have a lot of stored carbohydrates in them. Because of these stored carbohydrates, the stems can do just what yours has--produce new growth even though it's been cut from the plant. Unless you have roots, sooner rather than later the stems stored carbohydrates will be exhausted, and the rest of the stem will die. If you do have roots, you can pot it up and try and grow it. Some florist roses make good garden roses, and some don't. If you would like to try rooting a rose, do a google on: how to root a rose and a lot of information will come up. Usually fresh stems are required for success....See MoreMy new roses just arrived !
Comments (25)..obviously very hardy folk over there in Sweden...thanks for that link mariannese... they look good size roses too..despite the snow.. ..thanks for comments regarding protection and marking where they are...the nursery included some nice labels which I've attached but I know where they all are so I'm hoping that won't be a problem but I know what you mean... ...they're all planted now and a very easy job it was...lovely well rooted plants all of them... I really would like to get some more like these..but I'm more or less full up for now... ...of those 5 the two with the best roots, although all were good and these might have been growing for longer, were Le Vesuve and L19 Laos...and jerijen might be interested in this but L19 Laos I found to be the most attractive little shrub, well foliaged, sparse thorns.. and 3 good stems with an apparent open habit...very graceful looking..easily the most attractive of these at this young stage....I was loathe to shorten the stems but felt I ought to do that.....See MoreJust got this knockout rose but I realized its diseased !!!!
Comments (13)Lydia " ", Powdery mildew is strange. In a hot, dry climate with cool nights it is a serious disease of roses. In a humid, temperate climate, powdery mildew is more common in a dry spring and in particular, fall, rarely during the summer. Dry weather with hot days and cool nights brings it out there. It is usually not a major problem in humid climates, nothing like black spot is. The effected leaves cannot be cured, but new growth should come in nice and clean if measures are taken. I suggest spraying with Immunox, first choice, or Bayer Rose and Flower Disease Control, second choice. Follow the label directions. Some folks prefer Immunox for mildew. Also spray off the foliage with plain water every day before 5:00 PM. This alone can cut mildew in its tracks. You are not washing off the mildew, just giving it an inhospitable environment where it cannot thrive. Strangely, moisture is mildew's enemy. The fungus spray I recommended and water spray will kick it to kingdom come. I suggesting you do both. Moses...See More
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