Re: Easy rose trend

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Can you tell us more about the Knock-out rose please.
Suzanne Pierot
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From: "Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>
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Subject: RE: [GWL] Easy rose trend


> I read the story of how the Knock-out Rose was developed.  The breeder
> is William Radler.  If any of you are familiar with his roses, I would
> be interested in hearing about the rose hips they produce.  As the
> editor of a newsletter on fruit growing, I try to locate plants that fit
> into the edible landscape.  I know that Rugosa Roses, which have large
> tasty hips, are often used in rose breeding.  They share the hardiness
> and disease resistance of Mr. Radler's roses, so I wonder if any of them
> also have similar rose hips?
> -Mark Lee, Seattle
> editor of the Western Cascade Fruit Society newsletter
>
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> [g*@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Susan
> McCoy
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:04 AM
> To: 'Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum'
> Subject: [GWL] Easy rose trend
>
> The gardening industry has known for sometime that easy to grow roses
> were driving sales, but it now appears that carefree roses as a major
> trend in gardening has hit the big league.  Rebercca Kolls just did a
> segment on Roses 101 for ABC Good Morning America last week.  Check it
> out at
> www.abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/RebeccaKolls/Roses_Gardening_040630-1.ht
> ml .
>
> And The Wall Street Journal will feature Knock OutR
> (www.theknockoutrose.com) and other easy to grow roses in an article
> scheduled to run on July 9th in the Weekend Journal section. The
> reporter is focusing on low maintenance roses that anyone can grow as a
> new fad in gardening.  The reporter interviewed Steve Hutton, president
> of The Conard-Pyle Company, along with some happy gardeners who before
> planting Knock Out were "afraid" to grow roses.
>
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