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Comments (48)Bourbons are a lot on my mind recently. The flowers can be so beautiful, but I am wondering if perhaps they can't handle my gardening conditions (basically plants must rely on rainfall after their first year,because I don't have running water out there). One of my first roses was Mme Isaac Pereire, and it was wonderful, in spite of being planted in poor soil. But it died off. I made the mistake of planting other roses near it, for one thing,so I guess the poor soil couldn't support more than the one plant. But also, Global warming began to accelerate: summers became hotter and hotter,drier and drier. Back in the "olden days", here in Tuscany,June would be very warm, sure, but not ghastly,and we used to get generous thunderstorms back then on a fairly reliable basis. Then, maybe for the month of July and the first half of August, it'd be hot, with no rain,but after August 15th the rains would begin to return.Now, it gets hot in April-the sun itself is SO much hotter than it was before!-and even as I write, we have droughty conditions: there's been no real rain for almost a month. So I wonder if these circumstances had something to do with MIP's demise as well.Other Bourbons that I've tried increase my doubts: one Louise Odier, planted in part shade, is doing well with no fuss. Another one died-I think the spot in which I'd planted it has become too exposed to sun. I have 3 Zephirine Drouhins,none of which has greatly impressed me ,except for the fact that all of them do seem to be hanging in there. I am trying to improve conditions for them,since I suspect that either by some wierd chance I put them all in unusually poor places, or else Bourbons just are more picky than other types of roses. Then, there are 3 modern Bourbons that puzzle me as well: Florence Ducher ,Hommage à Soupert et Notting,and Charles XII. All three seem to have problems producing good quality flowers. I don't know the terms to describe these half-aborted blooms; sort of a mix of bull heads ,proliferation,ruined-by-thrips look.Again,is this just overly poor soil? Lack of maturity of the plant? It just seems weird that ,back when I was a beginner, with no experience or particular care,my MIP did so well, and now there seem to be so many issues with this one particular category of rose. And, btw, these modern Bourbons that I have are all doing pretty well as plants, it's just they can't flower well, whereas the old Bourbons seem to struggle more as plants, yet do produce nice flowers! Strange, no? I'll probably fool around with this issue for a couple more years, seeing if improving conditions a bit makes enough of a difference -if not I guess I''l just have to resign myself to the idea that maybe Bourbons just aren't suited to my garden....See MoreNo Rugosa/Alba/Bourbon/Cent/HPs Ever in SoCal?
Comments (36)Yes, your understanding about 'Duc de Bragance' tallies with my experience: purple/violet, sweet/spicy, scent varies. The sun is hard on the blossoms. Mine, fortunately, gets a lot of dappled shade. He grows in a peculiar fashion all his own, long and tall and kind of wispy--in truth, not the most attractive of plants. And, more on the not-so-good side, rather prone to fungal adventures. As with the growth, so with the blooming: Peculiar: Periods of scattered bloom. But the color is remarkable and smooth, and the form is delightful. In my earlier post, I had forgotten to mention my favorite HP, the foundling 'Jay's Crimson Hudson', which I couldn't do without; and the sort-of HP 'Erinnerung an Brod', which is OK but only a once-bloomer for me, and a rather awkward plant. Still, it grows, it blooms. Of HPs, I also have an 'Amedee Philibert', but haven't quite decided about her merits....See MoreSub for bourbon in Julia Child's Boca Negra cake
Comments (14)I watched a show on Bourbon recently, and I learned that the Bourbon must be at least 10 years old to have a good flavor. Maybe the Bourbon you have had up until now was too young. Anyway, I bought some aged Bourbon and discovered that I like it, and it does have a distinctive flavor. I didn't like Bourbon before. I think you could substitute Irish Whiskey, Rum, or Rye. Cognac would work also, but you probably do not have that either. I personally do not like wine with chocolate, but you might find one that you like. If you use a liqueur, you may need to reduce the sugar a bit....See Moremarble bathroom counters in ladies room- real life
Comments (8)I'd guess the iron in the marble thought is right. The high use sinks have more stains because there is water sitting on those areas more often. If you google I think will see similar issues with marble in showers, especially steam showers. I think only some marble will do this but I don't know that you can predict ahead of time which ones will and which ones won't. I'm working off my memory of google searches though so I might be off-base....See MoreRelated Professionals
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