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grandmothers_rose z6b

About me: I started growing roses in 2001. I took an interest in roses with a history--my grandmothers rose and a friends grandmothers rose. (Did you follow that one?)
I grow about 10 roses, contend with rose rosette disease, 3 cats, a husband and a boy, oh, and a job. I enjoy the Roses forum and love the fun posts as much as the informative ones.
In 2006 I had given up on all roses except the once blooming Antique roses--due to Japanese Beetles. In 2011 I discovered the newspaper method of rooting roses on roseseek's blog. I also discovered Hartwood Roses, a nursery "near" my house. Together they revived my interest in roses again.

My zone is: z6b VA
GardenWeb Member: 2003-04-06
Commented: Heirloom and Amazon - maybe you should read this folks. I bought 4 roses from Heirloom this spring. They were all healthy and are growing well. One was a mislabled Firefighter. We have been corresponding by e-mail since June 30. FYI their policy is to ask...
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Commented: Anyone growing Lyda? This was my mature Lyda Rose on May 31, 2013 during a wafting bloom: I had forgotten just how well she bloomed. There were always a some blooms with several flushes during the season. She received a...
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Commented: rose rosette mites M.S. Thesis Nice Master of Science thesis! It would indeed be very interesting to know why the mite populations were lower in some areas of GA, Alabama, and Mississippi.
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