Greetings from and old friend named Hijole ;-p
Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
6 years ago
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I'd like to invite everyone to join a great bunch of folks on a FB site that I began around 2 years ago. It's easy and lots of fun. Everyone's welcome to our Garden Party, but I'd like to extend a very special invitation to Stush2049, Wontonamara, Chaparralgirl, Bikerdoc5968, Hablu, Cactusmcharris, Kaktuskris, Chuy415, Crenda, Greenclaws, meyermike_1micha, ssk22, Enterotoxigenic00, Nil13, Aztcqn, Kathi_mdgd, Hoovb, Pirategirl, Ewwmayo, Rina_Ontario.
If I left anyone out, you're invited, too! You can find us at SUCCULENT DREAMERS on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/139095136461629/
In the meantime, welcome to my garden:
Here is an agave Stush sent me as a pup ... I thought it was a sanseveria when I received it! He's a big boy now!
Warm regards to all!
Greg
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Maria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
6 years agoGreg,
All you're missing is an adenium!
Maria Elena
Crenda 10A SW FL
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Comments (43)Beautifully said, Florence. Robert and I have had many conversations about just this subject. Sharing isn't just the best part of gardening, it's a most essential element to friendship. This is the reason that I share whatever I can from my garden -- whether it's cuttings, or rooted roses, or a rose I've decided to discard . . . sharing something that brings us joy (roses, in this case) spreads that feeling to others. Even though I could barely function when we were finished, I will always remember this particular planting day with a smile. (I'll dig the photos out of my camera and start another thread about this in a day or two. I don't think I have time to do it this morning. I'm off to share the joy by helping a friend put a new ceiling in her front porch.) Connie...See MoreOld Rose Forum Friend: New to SoCal Beach City. Help me choose!
Comments (32)Hi Beth - I'm new to this forum, but not new to coastal Southern Cal rose growing, so I'll chime in too. I'm in San Juan Capistrano on the South end of Orange County and about 2.5 miles from the beach in a coastal canyon. So I know all about roses in the marine layer fog. Mildew, not black spot, is the bane of our existence here. The only blackspot I've ever seen in my garden was on florist roses. But I do spray. And the three most fragrant ones on your list -- Double Delight, McCartney Rose and Fragrant Cloud -- will mildew even with religious spraying. But, the fragrance is worth it and I grow all three. No one has told you about the rose societies here yet. There are several. I go all the way south to the California Coastal Rose Society in Carlsbad. That's probably too far for you. There are two other OC rose societies -- the Orange County Rose Society which meets very near to Huntington Beach in Westminster -- they focus on exhibitions and hold their show the last weekend of October every year at Rogers Gardens. There's also another one that focuses mostly on gardening, garden tours and garden parties -- no exhibiting -- which is the Saddleback Rose Society -- that one's a bit inland for both of us. Wholly different climate those folks have. You can get to either one by googling the names, or I've put a link in here for the OCRS. On the rest of your list, I've grown most of them, and they do just fine. But as a general rule, in coastal cool areas like ours, fewer petals is better. Many roses just won't open like they do in hot climes, and sometimes you just die waiting for a leeeetle bit of heat to get them open, which never comes. So, plan to have some that open without heat. As for colors, try these -- Pink -- Our Lady Of Guadalupe is by far the best pink floribunda. But also check out The Imposter and Lovestruck, both of which do well for me. For Hybrid Teas, I like Memorial Day. Purple -- Intrigue is okay, but try Purple Tiger -- it's better and it's striped. It does really well on the coast. For a Hybrid Tea, I like Neptune and one that Armstrongs carries called Della Reese that is a darker purple hybrid tea with occasional exhibition form. Orange -- About Face Red -- I'm still looking for a good one. Yellow -- Julia Child or Midas Touch. Or even Peace, which gets enormous blooms on the coast. Multi -- get some stripes -- City of Carlsbad if you can find it or Cabana if you can't. Have fun. I seem to move every few years just BECAUSE I get to replenish my garden. Enjoy it. Kathy Here is a link that might be useful: Orange County Rose Society...See MoreGreetings from Philadelphia!!
Comments (19)Thanks for all the support!! Yes its been almost surreal...like Iam watching it all unfold in front of me but its happening to someone else-then i wake up from my daydream only to realize its happening to me, I am peeved at Ed tho...he let us leave the office the day of settlement with no where to go. I am thankful to my inlaws but since they are not used to having guests it was very uncomfortable. so we had nothing. I feel he at least could of had us stay at hotel or even pay for dinner!! I mean even have us over for dinner!! I had nothing here at all. That is all behind us now-there is no where to go but forward!! I am still waiting for a real settlment date...maybe either August 21-28, the good news is that the new buyer does not need to have an inspection or ap praisal so she can save the cash as well as the time!! So we are living with only the bare minumum...our beds are just mattresses on the floor, we have just a sofa and loveseat. our TV is on and old stand as the tv console is packed away and too big to move. I have work clothes and some knock around clothes here and just one large pot and 2 fry pans to cook....paper plates and plastic cutlery! But we are getting by alright. As for being strong...yea I am strong. If i felt kicking and screaming would have helped the situation then believe me I would have done it! But being a calm person I held it together...there have been other things going on in my world that all seem to happen during this summer that I haven't talked about publicly...so losing this deal was just part of it. I am quite sure once I get moved in and start living my new life I will have my breakdown its just right now I simply do not have the time LOL!!! Hopefully I will get a settlement date by Monday after the teacher gets a look at all the reports...I will keep you all posted!! CHEERS! Susie...See MoreA friend needs help with an old French rose list
Comments (21)Hi all The pot was one of many suckers I potted up two springs ago. That particular one went as a wedding gift to my cousin. It's also a good example of the bare structure of the rose. I have not actually seen this particular rose growing in any of the many gardens around town, though I have by no means conducted a thorough search. (other examinations have come up with a very lovely rambler I would like to get a cutting from, as well as some antique pallida iris I wouldn't mind getting some rhizomes from, but I digress) The website I found which led to my initial identification was actually a Finnish website, which I had to translate, but which I believe was about someone discussing The Nordic Rose/Mustianruusu. They had some great pictures, and some of them could practically have been taken from my very plant- I instantly recognized the buds, sepals, and its very annoying habit of producing far more buds then ever manage to open, year after year, regardless of care. A habit I have not managed to get my plant to break either. There are always about 1/8 of the buds which yellow and die. Initially I thought there was a nutrition or insect problem, but no. It's just a very typical issue for this rose. Or at least in Europe, and according to this Finnish source it was. I will see if I can find the site, google translate is far from perfect, but it was very interesting. I try very hard to avoid like the plague the Banshee/Minette discussion, as it is very confusing, and nothing is very settled amongst the many possibilities which are out there. I am happy enough to say my rose is definitely of the Mustialanruusu type, and leave it at that :)...See MoreMaria Elena (Caribbean - USDA Zone 13a)
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6 years agoOh, no! Now, that's too funny!!!
Crenda, you are a she, aren't you? The Charlie Harper thing is just a FB alias, right?
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Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoHello everyone here. Special hello to my old friend hijole = Greg. Just saw this. I do FaceBook but only because people who I used to work with posted pictures there about our old mill and friends I used to work with. I post pictures of our breakfast meetings every month with the retirees that I set up since retirement.
I like this forum best because it's not that personal and revealing as FB.
I have sans promised out but had a bad winter season and their just now starting to look good enough to send out. I have a lot of agaves also.
I have extra;
Agave lophantha 'Splendida'
Agave lophantha 'Quadricolor'Agave parryi var. patonii (I think)
Agave Americana Variegata
I also plan on getting rid of most of my Asclepiads but they are so bad looking this year due to to much rain and me having so much to do this year. I have lost interest in all plants this year and got too much on my mind and agenda
. Also that variegated paddle cactus seen in left side of photo.
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