Uh-oh, I ordered more DA roses
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Uh oh, I pruned my roses already!
Comments (6)Can't do anything about it now in any case. I don't know what forum you were reading. My recommendation for any one who might ask me is to prune when the forsythia is in bloom. Sometimes that is in March, sometimes that is in early April. No forsythia is in bloom here yet. Even though it was in the 60's here last weekend, no pruning here. We schedule the pruning of our community beds the first weekend in April, just to try to set a date. Each variety, each plant has its own needs. "Austins" is too generic. Some like a hard pruning, some don't. You'll find out over time what is best. If you didn't prune enough, you can go back and trim more off later. Don't obsess about it. Oh, and some just aren't good bloomers until they have matured, 3 - 4 years. Some just aren't good bloomers at all. Paul Z. has some videos posted, one is on pruning. Here is a link that might be useful: Ashdown Videos...See MoreUh-oh . . . . . Did I make a fatal mistake?
Comments (8)I've looked at the book. I think he's in somewhere like Manitoba, and he's playing games. He's planting very, very deep and covering with a very, very loose soil mixture. I plant 2 inches down, and have never had a problem with either being too deep or not deep enough. For a long time, at least 150 years, and possibly much longer, it's been understood that a viable way of zone pushing is to keep things dry. A lot of what he's talking about, I interpret as water management in a fairly dry climate. There hasn't been a lot of feedback about his methods, however it didn't strike me as something where you can take a piece and ignore the rest....See MoreI won't notice all the uh-oh's once I move in will I?
Comments (7)No, you probably won't notice the little things they got wrong. Instead, you'll notice the big things you got wrong, like not making the garage wider, not making the foyer deeper, etc. :-) This is the third house I've had built for me. The first was basically a spec house with a very few minor changes. The second was semi-custom (spec house with more substantial changes). The third was fully custom (architected plan). By the time the third, fully custom house was being built, I knew that no amount of advance planning or attention during the build was ever going to result in a perfect house. You try to get the "bones" as right as you can, and get it built in a quality manner, and then resign yourself to all the little (and sometimes big) things that either you overlooked, or didn't anticipate exactly how they would look / interact in the completed house. Tell yourself the following: If anything really, truly bugs you, it's "merely a matter of money" to fix it. Unless we're talking about impossible structural changes (like, deciding you wanted to build with ICF walls rather than stick-built -- and you're not talking about that), you can make it "right" later, if you really wish. I suspect in a few weeks or months, you won't think twice about those particular goofs. And if still you do, you can fix them. It's "merely a matter of money". :-) --Steve...See MoreOh no in a weak moment I ordered another Rose
Comments (18)Kristine, it is wet out, yes. I did go ahead with in ground planting day before yesterday of Bubble Bath and Cramoisi Superieur from ARE. Yesterday I planted Dakota Redwing from RVR because it was in a protected alcove and raring to go so out/ in it went. Today I planted Abe Darby and Evelyn from Heirloom. I put 6 Tea roses from ARE in 5 gal pots, since everyone boosts them that way. These are Adam, Baronne Henrietta de Snoy, Maman Cochet, Mlle Franziska Kruger, Mrs. Dudley Cross and William R. Smith. These plants look great and probably could have gone directly in the ground, but this way I'll have more planning time too. All my Tea roses from last January 2016 look like they wintered very well. I don't see any that look damaged. Most of the foliage is still on. There were three small branch breaks when it snowed on buds/flowers but not consequential ones. I worried about drainage here and clay soil at first 2 years ago wondering if it was adequate. I concluded so far that the roses like water and can do fine. My alcove still has Jesse Hildreth #2, Atmore Lamarque, Etoile d Lyon, and Arcadia Louisiana Tea from rosepetals. I am waiting to plant these for another month for Atmore to several months for the Teas. This way I can see how things look and where they would fit in best. My, this summer should be fun!...See More
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Sharifa Asma
So awesome lol. I have Sharifa that I got as a small band last year. It smells so good.Its a really pretty light pink here fades to white quickly in extreme heat but definitely worth growing.
My Olivia is new last summer grafted and already trying to be a monster. Hasnt bloomed a ton yet but is pretty so far.
My Young Lycidas is smaller than many of my other 3 yr old grafted Austins. Really pretty flowers. Gets a little black spot here. The branches are more substantial this year and right now it has about 8 buds on it. I am anxiously awaiting these to open. Its its biggest flush thus far. YL needs a few years to get going, I think.
Abe Darby...probably everyone knows Im totally in love with this rose lol. I could go on all day about him. The only problem I have with him is that I only have one :p
Strawberry Hill is on my list this year. Its so pretty!
Abe Darby
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