Kristine - I wouldn't know. LOL I'm so lucky that my husband does all of that. If he weren't here...I guess I couldn't do it. Maybe I'd hook a rope around the rose in the pot and tie that to a huge tree...then I'd hook the another rope around the rose and tie it to my car and vrrrroooom!!! LOL The neighbors would get their chairs out....pretty entertaining!! LOL

I'm feeling kind of bad hijacking Sara's thread...I'll respond on the sesasonal thread. :) :)

Good Morning, Sara and Friends,

It’s a sunny morning today. It’s supposed to be 58 degrees. White roses sure perk up my day!

I love Pope John Paul which is on my wish list.

I love Winchester Cathedral and I am hoping my rose seed of it will grow into this gorgeous rose...well or like it. I love it being a very prolific blooming bush!

Photo from David Austin Roses: Winchester Cathedral Rose

Kitty, that Winchester Cathedral is glorious!

I in pots I have one ofy Munsteads, one of my Darcy Bussel, Purple Prince, rescued from the water bog, and several mini and mini flora.

The rose that probably needs to come out is Munstead

Maybe next year.

I also have 4 hydrangeas in pots and 3 are getting changed out this yest for sure. I was hoping for this weekend but it is calling for cold and wet weather so we eill see. If it isnt pouring I will go for it.

Today is absolutely glorious out.

Kristine,

I hope planting Munstead works out. Will you repot or put it in the ground? I am so excited about my Munstead growing this spring! It’s wine color is captivating. It looks like an antique rose, very quaint and can’t wait to see it in a bouquet w/cream roses! Let me know where you decide to grow your Munstead, now one of my favorites!!!

it’s color is stunning.!

I love my Munsteads. One is in tge ground and the other is potted

Both do so well. What a gorgeous color! I would love to find a more permanent home for the potted one.

I may actually have a spot.

Kitty - that's SOOOO beautiful!! I can't imagine having the skill to put together a bouquet like that! Whoever designed that has mad skills!

GOOD MORNIN, FRIENDS,

It’s a beautiful day! Sun is shining! Spring break is today and Easter plans are on their way. We will celebrate it a week early. Time to set up the house and garden’s to look EASTERY! Maybe some bunny statues.

I just added a bunny pot yesterday. I will fill it with tulips or daffodils. More on Easter ideas later

Kristine,

2 Munstead Woods, how glorious! So much beauty! It’s the best rose ever! My son loves red and Mubsteads’ deep wine color is going to thrill him!!!!! Let me know where you plant it?

Rosecanadian,

Thank you. Lovely Winchester Cathedral. We will see what my seeds yield.

MY SEEDS SPROUTED:

I had tiny sprouts and leaves in my lavendar seeds yesterday! Soooooo little but YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY GARDENING!

Yep, time to start my seeds. Tomorrow is supposed to rain so that will be a good inside project.

I am doing several trays of zinnias and a few Cosmos. That may be all this year.

The thrill of tiny sprouts!! :) :)

Well, the good thing about cosmos and zinnias is how much they give for so little effort. So even if that's all you plant, you'll get a great return!

Zinnias are such bang for your buck.

If I can get them past the bugs eating them stage they are really hearty.

@KittyNYz6 No, it can be very light/cream. It just depends on the weather.

it is in partial shade, reblooms quickly and so far is thornless..

I'm starting roman chamomile and the sprouts are the teensiest--does anyone else have this thing where you see plants that are so small you need to buy them?

Aaron-me, but with house plants! I either want monsters like palms or Bird of Paradise, or the itty-bitties! string of hearts is on my list for its little heart-shaped leaves! Someone was selling a teeny one at the farmers market a few weeks ago, and it was ADORABLE (but also waaay overpriced according to my pocket book hahaha!)

that's perfect! I was at the Aldi the other day and they had the littlest orchid I'd ever seen--in practically a shot glass!--and it was $3 so I bought it immediately. Have you seen the micro hostas? they're adorable!!

I am that way with orchids, also. What did you get, Aaron?

Just a teensie phalaenopsis!

Sun coast flowers,

Gorgeous cream “Keywest Rose!” It is sensational.... I have it in my wish list.

Aaron, Madison, Vapor,

The teeny weeny flowers sound gorgeous! I love ‘em too. Esp Miniature roses! But I only have a few miniatures on this cold upstate NY property because the rest died-didnt like my winters. I am learning to be careful and hoping what I have left will grow if kept warm. 2 new mini roses were buried in mounds of mulch & snow this year-they look good! !

Aaron, Let me know how your chamomile grows? I am going to put some on my hillside near roses as ground cover along with pink thyme on certain sections. Where are you going to put your chamomile?

Maybe we should continue our seed planting discussions on the Spring thread? I feel I am hyjacking Sara’s White Rose THREAD..😊

Sata, Thank you for your White Rose Thread! I love the world of white roses and it has opened up for me a whole new appreciation for different varieties of white/cream roses!

One more plug for Moondance:

My sister has a standard Moondance and it is 20 years old and still fabulous. So Deborah I totally agree with you.

Lovely Moondance!! :)

Has anyone seen Little White Lies? It's adorable!!

Here’s a video of White Iceberg + White Eden:

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CP09YLrnLz9/?utm_medium=copy_link

Aaron - so adorable! They remind me of strawberry plant flowers! :)

Here is my Pope John Paul. had a rough year, but is doing better since being potted. These last forever in the vase btw

I love how the blooms glow in the sun!! :) :)

What about Queen Mary II? I saw its photo on Reagan's site shows it, and it looks like it has it all: fragrance, health, and a bloomy personality. I'd love to hear from anyone who grows it.

Hi rosesmi,

I saw Queen Mary II growing in San Francisco bay, it was indeed very beautiful and fragrant there. QMII at Filoli Gardens:

I hadn’t heard how it’d grow in a climate like mine, and since PJPII and Sugar Moon are such outstanding fragrant white HTs, I never tried it for myself.

WOW!!!! Incredible!!! :) :)

Thank you for the photo BenT. The foliage looks lush and healthy.

I have PJPII also, and it does really well, but...another fragrant healthy white would be nice. :)

Carol and rosesmi, I agree it looked very good at that garden, and smelled lemon and banana. Hopefully someone will try it out and report back!

I have Queen Mary 2 coming in the spring from Regan’s but I am AWFUL at describing scents so I don’t know if I will be able to pick out the banana and lemon but hopefully I will have pictures to show you

BenT - there aren't that many roses that smell like bananas (Acapella being the only other one I know of)...and QMII smells of lemons as well!

Oursteelers - I am exactly the same way with describing fragrances...but banana is pretty easy. I think you'll be able to identify that. :) But, I'm pretty lost about other fragrances.

By the time I notice QMII, it was sold out at Reagan's. With Hybrid teas, I prefer to get them grafted -- hybrid teas own root take about 4-5 years to catch up in size here in my Michigan garden. I will keep looking!

a few whites and whote blends from this year. I know Francis is a blend, but i would love to see more people post about it. I adore the Francis Meilland rose! Have you tried it yet?

Anastasia

Bolero

Sally Holmes

PJPII

Francis Meilland

Lovely!!! Your PJPII is my favorite!! Then your Francis Meilland!!! I love the cute Sally Holmes...and Anastasia is so lovely!

@Sunny Mississippi 8a

I love your white roses…Anastasia & Francis Meilland are my favorites! Francis Meillans is a showy masterpiece in my garden. Someday I

would like to order Anastasia rose. My dog’s name is Anastasia & she is a creamy white, too.

Here is my garden creamy white rose- Anastasia…(poodle)…

Friends, And a few more white roses,

Moondance

Mother’s Day Rose mini

(I named it-as name unknown from Lowes on Mother’s Day. And sold all spring… a mini but huge blooms.)

Clotilde Soupert (White un summer, oink center in fall, polyantha

Honeymoon CL

Earth Angel

Lion’s Fairy Tale

Lichfield Angel

Polar Express, glossy leaves, very hardy!

I also have Madame Anisette and Cream Ives Piaget (Classic Woman) , very fragrant, which have exquisite blooms, but are too new in my garden… not yet bloomed!

And my Francis Meilland…almost white at times…5” diameter blooms huge-very elegant--fragrant!

I have Francis Meilland: yes it is hardy & healthy, but here at least it is not fragrant to my nose. Great cut-flower and long lasting in the vase.

Good Golly Miss Kitty!!! :) :) I'm in love with your pictures!! Your Earth Angel picture is my absolute favorite!! Exquisite!!! And your 2nd to last Francis Meilland...oh my!!!! Honeymoon, CS and Mother's Day...happy, happy rose dance!! :) :) :)

What a great picture of your Anastasia!! Really shows her personality!

Carol, Muchas Gracious! Fun thread! It was enjoyable looking back at high lights in white roses from my garden season’s 2021.. Roses are amazing & theraputic! All their glory in blooming just brighten’s your day. I love them so much! They are my artistic delight! Yes, Anastasia poodle is my first delight! And she’s happy all the time bursting with energy! Someday I will order the rose, Anastasia..

@rosesmi5ami Francus Meolland is my favorite next to Eden. of my hundred roses. They are both majestic in beauty!

I love those blush colors.

Both Anastasia the dog and the rose are so beautiful.

Kristine, Thank you. Yes Yes, I live the blush colors, too!

Kitty - really!! Eden is your favorite rose out of 100 and FM is your 2nd fave rose!! That says a lot! :) :)

@rosecanadian,

Carol, Yes, I love tge lighter pinks, but there is something magical about Eden… she is huge now and I have bought another Eden for other side of bay window, too. Her blooms are English appearance, delicate. Heirloom Roses has the best video if oruning her-she has such captivating majestic blooms. But she bloomed only one flush this 2nd year and few blooms in summer. I hope she will bloom more next year… going to fertilize her a lot! I posted her on recent Eden thread… Many day she blooms more co tinual after a few years.

Francis Meilland is a dream rose-bloomed 3 flushes first year. FM Blooms are very big-majestic!! The ohotos never show how big they really are-ir capture tgeir real beauty. They are both an ”eye popping ” surprise when they bloom!

Check out thread ”Eden Climbing Rose blooming question,” for EDEN PHOTOS-ALL TYPES OF EDENS… My photos… hope others will post….

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4013161/eden-climbing-rose-blooming-question

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Kitty im so happy you love Francis as much as i do. it is the most beautiful bloom in my garden. your Anastasia is adorable💕. Thank you for sharing all of those drool-worthy rose photos🤩 Your Earth Angel is glorious.

Kitty - my Francis Meilland didn't bloom much...but as you know, my roses really suffered this year. I'm excited about next year though!!

@Sunny Mississippi 8a Thank you for your compliments on FM and my other roses & Anastasia! My Francis Meilland is reaching 5 ft on first year 3021! Woohoo! We had a little sun this last week & many including her are budding up! I hope to see one last flush of blooms!

@rosecanadian, Thank you! Next year will be so exciting! FM will be on her second year for me and what year for you? Your garden will be bursting in blooms! For spring Id just focus on adding a little new enriched soil in pots if you can & go light on fertilizer & blooms will be a olenty! SO EXCITED!!!!!

Kitty - FM will be on its 2nd year for me next year. I can't wait for next year!! I know it will be better!!! I can't believe your FM is 5ft!!! WOW!!

Carol, Thank you! Little bit on prime sunshine, fertize Rose Tone , rich new soil-She has loved her spot, Francis Meilland -always healthy-great bloomer!