Re: Re: roses

Pam-sounds like that tree 'Iceberg' would look good in a container close to
the porch.
What a great buy!


Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] roses


> Marge - that 'Knockout' rose flourishes in just 3 hours sun at my place.
> Blooms nicely too. It actually lived up to its billing, I was impressed.
>
> It doesn't laugh at blackspot however.  It will get some just like the
others.
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Mon, 24 Mar 2003 22:40:28 -0500
>
> >Thanks, Kitty...I'm always on the lookout for roses that might take
> >some shade:-)  Your original post inspired me to do some looking last
> >night and it appears that Hybrid musks will do well in some
> >shade...found several I would like to have and am fantasizing about
> >actually having a rose garden of note:-)  Currently have a couple of
> >Rugosas and many more multiflora wildings than I really want - would
> >much prefer having something like your guy growing up shrubs and
> >trees!
> >
> >Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> >mtalt@hort.net
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> >> From: Kitty <kmrsy@earthlink.net>
> >>
> >> It is planted on the south side of the well-limbed-up tree where it
> >> could get some good sun when it was young. It traveled up the tree
> >and
> >> out onto the southern branches to reach the light and then cascades
> >out
> >> over the Maple leaves, blooming only once. Part of it has also gone
> >to
> >> the east and the cascades come down under the tree's canopy, but
> >still
> >> do bloom. So, yes, I guess it can take some shade. However, here in
> >Zone
> >> 5, there's a certain amount of dieback as with any rose and
> >trimming it
> >> up in the tree can be difficult. That's one of the reasons I bought
> >the
> >> telescoping pruner. Training it was sticky as the canes would
> >rather
> >> lean south toward the sun rather than north to the tree.
> >
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