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Roses ~ In the Pink
It was close to 5' last fall. It also sets hips which are winter food for the birds. I'm quite taken with it. This is a lovely single with between four and eleven petals on it's pink blooms with yellow eyes.
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Orange You Lovely? Orange You Beautiful? A look at orange roses
If you scroll to the bottom of any of the articles you can click on the "Read more articles written by ...". The last one in the group is one oforange lovelies as she was the one who started the discussion on orange roses.
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Rose Rustling: Rounding Up Old Roses
Its blooms sometimes have lighter-colored edges, and it proves that own-root roses can be vigorous too, as it is crowding out that dark red grafted rose in front of it.Many old roses can have sentimental value too, as one of those my sister rooted still...
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The Yellow Rose of... Wheatfield
It has only been in my garden for a year, but last season it grew to almost 5' and had some spectacular blooms. It was in bloom almost constantly and the large blossoms are consistently shaped and have a lovely tea fragrance.
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Purple Roses Majesty
It's most interesting feature is it's coloration "often with dusky purple lower petals and buff, or parchment, upper petals."'Ebb Tide' (2001, Carruth), floribunda. In my rose garden, the purple roses grow in the "Dawn Garden".
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Harvesting and Using Rose Hips for Tea
You can purchase commercial tea bag sacks, but I figured coffee filters would do just as well. Rose hips, or rose haws are the fruit that forms from a pollinated rose. (almost no flavor) It tasted a lot like fresh rose petals.
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Skyscape Roses
Some climbing roses can climb trees, cover buildings, or yards of sturdy pergolas. Also Peter Beals. 1883, 1984, ed. Remontrant (repeat-blooming) old roses include the Portlands, and Bourbons.
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Love Across the Miles
She was however "heartened to see the lush growth of her thornless climber, a testament to its toughness and status as a true survivor. It turns out this particular article would have a tremendous impact on my life.
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Minnie and the Rose Cuttings
Only the flowering tips are used as rose cuttings, after the flowers have faded. Then press the soil around the bottle to fix it into the ground and water it with a few cups of water.Every time I have used this method, I had a few dozen rose cuttings...
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Ralph Moore ~ Father of the Modern Miniature Rose
What follows is a brief look at what inspires a man to dedicate his life to always question, always wonder what is next, what the new rose will be. Here is one of his brief poems"[My favorite rose is] the one I haven't made yet because it's perfect."Eurekalert.org,...
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I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
If you are interested in what specific cultivars I have planted, you may read myFor a different take on rose garden design, please take a look at* If you are interested in garden design software, please see my series of articles on this subject.
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Natural Security
The Scotch Briar Rose is disease resistant and grows well in zones 3b through 9b. It does tend to take them a little longer to grow. The added bonus to using natural landscaping is the security we are able to create.Rambling roses such as, Lady Banks,...
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All-America Rose Selections for 2008
They are located in all USDA climate zones.The plants in the test gardens are given the same care as they would receive in an average home garden.Only the roses that pass these rigid processes get the coveted AARS designation.vigor of the plant, fragrance,...
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A rose garden in Baleyssagues
As many as 450 different roses grow here so there will be shapes, colours and perfumes to meet everybody's specific tastes, from old botanical roses with masses of small flowers blowing like fireworks on the dark foliage to big showy modern hybrids.
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A Gift from the Heart, Across the Miles
I will be forever grateful for Ben's kindness in sharing it with me.What Ben does not know is that I had a personal connection to Hurricane Katrina myself. I am almost afraid to look this morning, but surely it will take a winter rest.Isn't it wonderful...
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Dish Flower Patterns: Part I
It is a depiction of the, a shrub that grows into a dense thicket with tomato sized hips.First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy chose Franciscan Desert Rose for use in the White House and is on display in the Smithsonian as one of the largest selling patterns...
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Growing Rugosa Roses
They also make the most wonderful smelling potpourri.One of the most important thing to know about rugosa roses is their, the leaves will turn yellow and fall off. Or as a focal point in a perennial bed.
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Quest for the Black Rose
They were often used at funerals.", and it continues, "...a true black rose is impossible to produce."We have here another vote against the reality of the true black rose in nature.
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Sean McCann: A Rosarian
Many of them are very fragrant, and they are all, which means they repeat their blooms throughout the season.Sean was born in Ireland and he now lives very close to where he was born.
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Helen Hayes: the woman and the rose
Once the rose garden is complete all the research, planning and hard work will be worth the effort.Helen Hayes, the woman. The 'Helen Hayes' rose grows up to 4 feet tall and is resistant to most common rose problems; however, it is susceptible to mildew.
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My Favorite Climbing Rose, \
Not everybody realizes it's thornless, of course, so I do try to keep it in check. My plant is so vigorous that its canes often threaten to block the stairs to the deck. Each spring, I hack back the canes mercilessly.
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My Rose Article
Of the first and original 21 roses, there are four of which I haven't found names. I planted rose seeds, I started cuttings, I had Stan build two more fences. Those that we had moved didn't bloom that year, old roses bloom on second-year and older wood...
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Plant Profiles for New Gardeners: The Alba Rose
However, all albas are noted for distinctive blue-green foliage that form an attractive, arching shrub with white to pink flowers that form substantial hips in the fall. According to many sources, Pliny the Elder's (23-79 AD) description of white roses...
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Mini Rose Rescue
Consider mini roses planted in a strawberry pot! In colder climates, though, I would recommend planting them in the ground to overwinter.They make excellent border plants. Fill in the hole and firm gently.
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Growing Roses from A-Z (Part III)
The other 76% of the fertilizer are trace elements and inert ingredients.As I mentioned in an earlier article, I apply no fertilizer when planting a new rose. After 1 week it is ready to use.
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Wild Roses: The Native Roses and Naturalized Roses of North America
As the graft failed thevigorous root stocks flourished and became naturalized around old homesteads, into ditch banks or along streams where the derelict plants were supported by adequate moisture.Rosa canina (HMF) 'Dog rose' was used as root stock before...
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A Child\'s Christmas Tree
Well, ALMOST anything. There were no roots and therefore the plant would simply dry up and wither away. This tree was very large but also very out of place. Emma's dad figured that once the tree dropped nearly all of its needles and turned completely...
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