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Comments (14)I am not sure it is a real southern lady. I have grown it quite well. I got my original plant from Amity Heritage. I remember reading in some literature once where the author (cannot recall who) stated it had been known to survive as far south as Atlanta, Georgia. I am a bit farther south than Atlanta and it did well. It, too, was one I lost to RRD. I grew it as a shrub. I still have Larry Daniels who has not been affected by RRD yet but he was on the other side of the garden from the path of the "mites."...See MoreHow to prune Grandmother's Hat
Comments (17)I take old canes off this rose at the base only when they stop being productive, one or two a year on average. And I look at the new canes and keep only the most vigorous. One thing I do which not everyone is willing to do (because of the thorns) is this, unless a rose is very diseased, I chop up all the smaller canes, twigs and leaves, and leave them at the base of the rose as a nice, thick winter mulch. You can see it in the picture. I spray with fixed copper once a year after pruning and I coat the plant and the ground to get any over-wintering disease at that time. Only the heavy old wood is removed to the community recycling bin. That way most of the nutrients in the rose slowly recycle back into the soil to be taken back up into the plant. I do fertilize, but only once a year, just to keep the full complement of nutrients in the soil. I add compost or a wood chip mulch, or both, when the ground shows bare spots. My plan is to grow my garden more like a forest and less like a farm as far as inputs of nutrients go. I think it is a wise way to garden, though I have a sentimental reason as well. I'm trying to remember when I planted Grandmother's Hat. I think it was around 2003, which would make it eight years old. It does not show any signs of decline. On the other hand, your Brother Cadfael is much more vigorous than mine is. I think I may have managed that one poorly, or perhaps it just doesn't like its location. It certainly lacks the robust good health of GH in my garden. Rosefolly...See MoreCreepy horrid crud on Grandmother's Hat
Comments (47)Nik, I hadn't thought of inarching -- an interesting idea, worth a bit of research (citrus are mostly grafted plants here, due to vagaries of soils, so I imagine the process would involve purchasing a young grafted plant...). It was even worse than mulch, especially for this soil, which is a little on the heavy side for citrus, and the tree's position, in the lower area of a sloped garden: there was lawn grass well under the canopy and it was on the same irrigation system as the surrounding lawn. That irrigation system, and lawn, for that matter, were the first things I tore out, in their entirety, when we moved in....See MoreHave for trade (if possible) Grandmothers Hat
Comments (3)She blooms her heart out and I love her, but my real estate in sun is limited.....See MoreBergen Furniture & Design
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