Re: Re: roses

sounds awesome! and the alyssum at the base sounds great too. I just always
thin tree roses look so much better in containers. Especially something like
a blue glazed container (Home Depot has them for a relatively decent price)

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pamela J. Evans" <gardenqueen@gbronline.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] roses


> Cool idea - maybe w/ some white alyssum planted at it's feet to echo the
> white color of the blooms?? You're a genius! I couldn't believe the
> price - 7 bucks for a 30 or 40 dollar rose bush? I have a French (ack)
> Lace standard on the South side of the house I adore! And they're so
> much easier to spray - ha! I'm thinking of putting the Reine des
> Violette out back between the arch (gourds) and the herb bed in that
> little bit of empty space I still have. Gorgeous big specimen. I'll have
> Jesse girl check it out this weekend!! It's nuts, but I couldn't resist.
>
>
> thanks!!
>
> Pam
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 19:47:56 -0500
>
> >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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> >> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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