Re: roses & "stuff"

The Antique Rose Emporium has great stuff!  One fine day I'll get down to Brenham and see those folks!!

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "SallyAnn" <safart@aug.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 08:53:25 -0500

>I have been told many times that the only roses that will thrive in Fl are
>on Fortuniana or Dr Hughey rootstock. Is this true of the old roses, too I
>wonder? Would love a rose with no black spot!
>SAinSA z9
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Zemuly@aol.com>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 8:18 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] roses & "stuff"
>
>
>> Sorry to post to this subject so late.  I've been out in the yard every
>> possible minute.
>> As usual, everything is popping up at once -- before I can get at all the
>> weeds.  As to the rose in shade, "Lavender Lassie" is an antique rose
>> available from Antique Rose Emporium in Texas.  It will tolerate more
>shade
>> than most.  Although it blooms only once it is impervious to black spot
>and
>> grows into a huge bush.  I have never minded roses that only bloom once
>> during the year as most of my other flowering things only bloom once.  I
>have
>> just tried to get lots of different kinds of plants that bloom at
>different
>> times.  This week I am tackling honey suckle vines that are the size of my
>> wrist -- that will be a chore to say the least. <LOL> And I have finally
>> given in and hired a man to help me with the really difficult stuff.  Good
>> grief, I feel like a queen.
>> zem
>> zone 7
>> West TN
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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