RE: strange gardening year

Yep Bonnie, you are less than a week behind me in the gardening season.
I had to take a trip up north today and was amazed at the fall colors
you can notice from the highways... 

To answer you question, they are called flower carpet roses and come in
a pink pot at the local nurseries around here. They are nothing
exceptional, but tolerate everything! I have them planted in front of my
bay window and since they are a shrub rose, they never get too high,
more like a ground cover they way they branch out sideways.. They are
about 1 1/2 ft tall and 3 ft around. Bloom their heads off, wish they
had more scent. No special pruning, fussing, and can handle my clay and
winters... what more could I ask for! :)

And to those who are going to comment about all the other great
varieties,.... I envy you! I killed off about 4 dozen types already and
gave up! No doubt there are many nicer, attractive, scented ones out
there... they just don't grow here for me.

Donna

> 
> Our weather has been cooler and wetter...13" above average so far for
the
> year.  The last rain, yesterday, brought in cooler weather - 62
degrees
> and
> it is supposed to dip to 43 degrees tonight...we may have to bring in
some
> plants.  Yesterday, we spent pruning AGAIN.  I also did my Southern
thing
> and finally planted a Lagerstroemia...Natchez, since it is more
resistant
> to mildew and has cinnamon brown bark...I have been working on fall
and
> winter interest by planting natives that show significant fall color
and
> deciduous holly for berries.  (Did you know that the berries on Forest
> Pansy are too big for most of our song birds...what a shame since it
is
> such a beautiful specimen.)
> 
> As in Donna's area, there are only hints of fall here and
> there...Sassafras
> albidum, Oxydendrum arboreum, Cornus florida, Itea virginica,
Fothergilla
> gardenii, and Calycanthus floridus have hints of color...Euonymus
> americanus, Callicarpa americana, and Ilex verticillata are full of
> berries.  Veronia gigantea, Vernonia noveboracensis, Asters,
Coreopsis,
> Angelonia, Solidago, Cosmos, Celosia and Colchicum are blooming, while
> Physostegia virginiana, Rudbeckia fulgida, zinnias are just hanging
on.
> Once the temps dip tonight, things should really change.
> 
> What are carpet roses?
> 
> Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN

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