The Barden Bed has a secret...
Karen Jurgensen (Zone 4 MN)
4 years ago
Howdy all! I thought I would give everyone an update on how my brand, shiny new rose bed, dedicated to Paul Barden’s Roses is progressing:
So it’s all weeded, this year’s transplants and purchases are all in (unless something pops up from RvR.) the dahlias are planted, the annuals are in, and the roses are settling in and growing.
Starting clockwise it’s: Fara Shimbo, Etienne,, Gallicandy, (open spots), Barbara Oliva (pouting and very slow to break dormancy), Marianne, and Siren’s Keep. The only flowers so far are sweet Fara Shimbo! Sooo cute and what pretty mossing, I have to try for a better picture.
What’s the secret you ask? What’s that young rose in the middle? Hmmm I wonder what it could be?
Paul was kind enough to send me a Gallicandy (which is healthy and gorgeous and ready to rock). In the box was a surprise, a small pot of Whetstone Garden! Queue the excited shrieks! It’s been given pride of place in the middle of the bed, and I’m hoping to add a lovely sculptural fountain next to it this summer. Of course all the roses are young, so there’s not much to look at yet, but I’m very much looking forward to seeing it’s progression over the next few years!!
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Comments (17)Thank you :D I plant out most everything single...the few annuals I've ever planted out HOS were Clarkia, Nigella and Linaria and perennials like Creeping Thyme and Alyssum 'Gold Dust'. I did HOS by accident some perennial blue flax and what a chore it was the following year to dig up and divide...losing one in the process. Ellen, The Gaillardia is a single plant right there and the flowering stems just came up thru other plants. I planted African Daisy 'Jaffa Ice' in front and the Larkspur came on their own. There are also Coreopsis tinctoria just out of the pic (to the left) that also came on their own...they always do! Now the African Daisy (Venidium) have very long flowering stems too and they intermingled as well among their neighbors. Just a note...I noticed the AD that were planted among other plants (that you see above) were smaller plants compared to those planted on the outer side of the bed...those ones were 4' tall and 2.5-3 wide in bloom! Vera Many of the Gaillardia hybrids are not sterile :D...See MoreThe Secret Lives of Pets: What Has Surprised You?
Comments (30)What great stories. I have two to share. Both star our Lasa mix, Magic, that we lost at 16 years old 4 years ago. She was our spoiled rotten baby. When we had her spayed, I paid extra for the anesthetic that wears off quickly so I could bring her home. When I picked her up, they brought her out on the leash and she was walking and acting fine. As soon as she saw me, she slowed down to an almost crawl and hung her head and tail. I took her home and put her on the sofa. All weekend, she mostly stayed there as I hand fed her and brought her water to her. She was so pitiful. On Monday I went back to work. DH was on vacation and stayed home with her. After I was home from work for a while, DH started laughing like crazy. Magic was back on the sofa, not able to do anything and whining and looking at me so sadly each time I tried to leave her. I asked DH what was so funny and he said "Boy does she know how to play you! She has been running up and down the stairs all day, playing with her toys, eating normally, barking and jumping around. As soon as your car pulled in, she jumped up on the sofa to be babied!" What a little stinker she was!! Next when we were in an apartment waiting for the new house to be finished we told the managers that if the maintenance man needed in the apartment to let us know. Magic was not very friendly to anyone that tried to come into our home unless we said it was ok. Then they had to pet her or she would bug them to death. Anyway, one day when I was walking her the maintenance man came up and started talking to her. He said she was such a sweetheart, that every time he had to enter the apartment she followed him around and watched everything he did. Said she never made a sound, would just wag her tail and wait to be loved. What a great watch dog we THOUGHT we had!!...See MoreThe Barden Bed is officially underway!!
Comments (6)Thank you! I love our neighborhood, it’s full of old Victorian charm. The whole city is great actually, three rivers, a waterfall, two lakes, historic downtown, great public education. Close enough to the cities to be convenient but not so overgrown that the traffic is nutty. We picked a goodie! Here is an updated picture of today’s work. Still lots of weeds, so I put some cardboard down to keep them at bay until I get everything mulched. It’s a bit wild and woolly looking, I may change the edging to something more refined in the future. However, the rock was in the yard, and I do love free! In other news, a gentleman stopped by this afternoon, who lived in my home in the 1980s and 90s. He confirmed that my Minette was already growing in it’s current spot when his parent’s bought the home in 1985. So at the very least it has been growing here for almost 40 years, and likely longer!!! Pretty cool news....See MoreMy first Gallicas to bloom are Barden’s Umbra and Etienne.
Comments (8)Deborah, I love Paul Barden's Gallicas! Thank you so much for sharing Umbra and Etienne. These are two rare and special roses, and I'm thrilled when forum members grow them and offer a glimpse of them to those of us who are still creating spaces in which to plant them. Your specimens are beautifully pruned and trained, and the blooms are perfect! I mean really drop dead gorgeous perfect!! Charles de Mills is envious. Could you tell me how old your plants are and how the foliage stands up to Kentucky disease pressure? Please do post your wonderful images on HMF if you can. Everyone who loves OGRs, and Gallicas in particular, would really benefit from your experience and visuals. I love the health and classic old rose beauty of Barden Gallicas. Gardening with them is like growing a slice of history and contemporary horticulture all at once. In my opinion, short season northern gardeners should line up for these healthy and breathtaking "new old" cultivars. They are durable easy keepers, and once-blooming is an NBD characteristic in the northern part of the world. I'd have filled my beds with Barden Gallicas and Mosses when I lived in MN if they'd been available. A forum member in Portland grows Umbra, too, and I'd like to add it to my collection someday soon. My Ellen Tofflemire and an unnamed mauve created by Paul Barden are budding up. My Marianne also has buds as does Nightmoss. Anticipation is high, and I check the plants daily so I don't miss a moment of unfurling. All my Bardens are young since I grew a number to larger sizes and then gifted them to friends and acquaintances. The ones I have now are keepers, and I'm (im)patiently awaiting their growth, maturity and floriferous flushes of bloom. Happy Gallica Season! Carol...See MoreKaren Jurgensen (Zone 4 MN)
4 years ago
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