First blooms of First crush
5 years ago
Love the fruity fragrance. Not loving the tall and gangly bush. It is vigorous though.
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Comments (12)Judy, you know full well that you are among fellow addicts when it comes to buying plants. And I so love the English roses...just be sure to give them plenty of room. They will need it. Vel, it is a record for me, that is for sure. It was one I got in the fall from Bill Maryott, but no way was able to resist taking pictures of those three together. Thanks Cindy, all of my early clematis are covered in buds. They are hapopy with the strange weather. Rebecca is a true red in my garden...same color as my monitor, and the blooms are large. It is close to my favorite...then I see another one and oh I love that one. You know how it is. Thany you Linda. As I've already said, I love Rebecca! kay...See MoreI'd love some spring first crush reviews please
Comments (22)I like the fragrance too. It's like a mixture of champagne and fruit cocktail. Not as strong or floral as Summer Romance to my nose, but very nice. I'm heat testing it next to my hot stone wall (but it's not that hot for another week or so... so it's not really a good heat test yet). Here are photos of Summer Romance too. Such pretty blooms and the best fragrance!...See MoreFirst crush question
Comments (15)Seems to be a few different ideas here.. and I would have just blamed it on the rose itself , but this morning I noticed my lavender lassie has it too! How odd?! I've never seen this on my roses before. Summer romance looks normal right now . cori Ann , your roses look fantastic there!! So glad you found roses to do well in a tough area ! Dave , it just hasn't been cool here ? It's definitely summer and hot . Maybe I missed a cooler night or two . As long as it's not a permanent disaster in my garden I'll be fine :) mindy - I'd love to see photos of Dixieland Linda! Noseometer , how long did you give it before kicking it out ? I agree judy , when the blooms are perfect it is wow !! Wish I had gotten a pic when I had a good branch open but I forgot to Kristine , I cannot stand even the thought of earwigs !!! When I was a child , my grandparents had a camper in a country campground. A kid there told me earwigs crawled in your ears to lay eggs and needless to say, I could not sleep well there after that bc those bugs popped up a lot . My poor grandma had to do an earwig checkbefore bed and I begged for cotton balls for my ears ! I've heard dahlias attract them and it's always given me the heebie jeebies thinking of them. ewwwwww...See MoreFirst bloom from my first rose (can anyone guess who she is??)
Comments (11)Yes that first bloom is always anticipated! Here is a shrub Iceberg captured from someone’s front yard. Our extra rain gave otherwise neglected plants a boost and the cool weather made all the Icebergs in the neighborhood blush. This one was so spectacular I took a picture. Perspective is looking up....See More- 5 years ago
5 years ago
5 years agoMine is still a foot tall, year 3, in one of my sunniest spots.
It does not like the 100 degree heat, I am planning on moving itCarla in Sac
5 years agolast modified: 5 years ago- 5 years ago
Here come the thrips! Bouquet from today
In her first season in the garden I fed her Miracle-Gro bloom booster. The growth was tremendous.
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThis is such a delicate fragrant rose. I wish I could figure out how to get rid of the thrips. I even sprayed mine with some conserve which is supposed to be great and nothing. It isn’t a great picture, but it looked very rough in person so I gave up and cut it down.
I would like to add all my garden has thrips, but some roses just handle it well. Olivia Austin is very light pink but the damage doesn’t show much.
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