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Comments (15)Juliet, yes, his gardens are very near Birmingham, it's a half hour train ride from there. Even in late August it should be pretty spectacular. Wollerton Old Hall is covered with buds. I've not seen a single bloom yet "in real life", so I've got my fingers crossed. I think I'm expecting something similar to Scepter'd Isle with a lighter colour. I'll post photos when it blooms. Florence, it's my pleasure, and a treat to share it with others who enjoy the roses! Silverkelt, I do appreciate how lucky I am to live so close! When I lived in California I never dreamed I'd get to visit, and now I can walk out of my door, get on a train, and be there in just over two hours. I wonder what I should do this weekend?? LOL. Jumbojimmy, the roses in most of the pictures of the greenhouses are "potential" new Austins, either for garden or cut flowers, so I'm pretty sure we wouldn't know any of them already. If you like button eyes, you should consider Sister Elizabeth and Eglantyne. I thin Sister Elizabeth might do very well in your climate, she loved my So. California garden. Krista, it was great fun. I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures. Hosenemesis, thanks for taking a look! Inga007, you're very welcome, thanks for taking the time to look through everything. The Bustopher, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Christina, I'm so glad the photos brought some happiness to your day! Ingrid, it was my pleasure. Thank you! Jerome, yes, I agree, I think he is a genius too. I can't tell you how much enjoyment I get out of his creations. I think we are so lucky to have him. He lives in a house on the grounds, and the tour guide told us that he still comes out every morning and walks through the gardens, taking notes, commenting, and finding improvements. He still works in the breeding and selecting and is very much the man we can thank for these roses. So.. thank you very much Mr. Austin! Kristin, I did spend hours there. We arrived at 11 and left when they closed at 5, and I still could have spent many more hours wandering around. It was really fantastic....See MoreVery Disappointed Iris Lover
Comments (7)Marian, I can understand your disappointment, but I think you are quite lucky to actually have a local AIS affiliate. Because I live in Indiana I was automatically placed in Region 6 which is IN, OH and MI. I live in the far southwestern corner of IN and not close to any AIS affiliate clubs. Region 6 seems to be pretty active judging from the nice newsletters I receive, but it's too great a distance for me to get to any of the meetings or shows, particularly those in northern Ohio or Michigan. Still, I don't regret joining AIS. I find that the AIS Bulletins have been getting more and more informative regarding hybridizing and iris care in general. I love sharing the beauty of my irises, so I usually invite groups of friends and neighbors for iris tours, but it would be even nicer to share them with other dedicated iris growers. Enjoy your beautiful irises and your iris friends. Shae...See MorePossible move to Baltimore: gardening scene?
Comments (11)That's interesting Dzitmoidonc. Because this map says that Baltimore is actually less cloudy than Chicago: http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/climate But I do have a hard time believing that. My gut instinct is that the only time of the year I think Chicago could be cloudier would be spring - spring generally being the only season when the midwest has higher precip that the east and southeast. Certainly the climatological winter (DJF) precip is higher along the east coast than anywhere in the midwest. But even though January has 2.9 inches of rain in Baltimore and only 2.0 inches in Chicago, Baltimore has 155 hours of sunlight to 135 hours in Chicago. Lest you chalk that up to latitude, know that Sioux City has both cities beat at 170 hours in January. Anyhow, by summer time, yes, of course Chicago is slightly sunnier than Baltimore...no coastal low pressure systems to contend w/in Chicago. But not by much. The biggest difference is June, which has 270 sunlight hours in Baltimore, and 310 in Chicago. Compare to 180 in London, and 160 in gloomy Glasgow. So Chicago is on the edge of the Great Lakes climate, and the Great Lakes climate is cloudy by US standards. The only area as cloudy is the PNW, though in the PNW at least the summers are sunny; in the Great Lakes it's year round. And of course, nowhere in the US is as cloudy as parts of NW Europe, but that's another story. Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/climate/US Climate Maps/Lower 48 States/Sky Cover - Visibility/Mean Number of Cloudy Days Sunrise to Sunset/Gallery/mean-number-of-cloudy-days-sunrise-to-sunset.html This post was edited by davidrt28 on Wed, Nov 13, 13 at 11:15...See MoreThis one is for South East Florida Rose lovers
Comments (47)I have Twilight Zone, but own root from Chamblees. It is normally purple. Mine doesn't seem to look hot pink. Anyway Kublan- you must have missed one :) because I just picked up my order from Pop's and I found my Distant Drums. Ooooh and I'm glad you did cause its a beauty. My car smelled so good by the time I got him home. I picked up my friend's order as well. I thought all of our bushes looked really nice and healthy. Thanks so much for letting us know about the nursery. For those of you interested in Secret - or anything that was missing from this shippment, the girl told me that they are going to get another shipment probably Late Nov. or early December. You may want to call and see if she thought they would get it in by then. Again, Thanks. I love my new roses....See More
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