Blushing Knock Out and Pink Knock Out were
new this year.The distribution is
not as high.We will have plants at
our booth at GWA so anyone who wants one of each as well as the newest Double Knock
Out – and a Double Knock Out or Blushing Knock Out martini -- should stop
by.Check out the website www.theknockoutrose.com to locate a garden
center – but I’d call first.These roses go fast.
-----Original Message----- From:
gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jacqueline Heriteau Sent:Friday, July 09, 2004 To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The
Garden Writers Forum Subject: Re: [GWL] Easy rose trend
Suzi,
I found red Kock Out at a
local gardne center, but they ahve never heard of pink or shell pink Knock
Out..are they available generally at garden centers? Or not yet in distribution.
Thanks for the information on
pruning KO...
Jacqui
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan
McCoy
Sent:Wednesday, July 07, 2004
To: 'Garden
Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum'
Subject: RE: [GWL]
Easy rose trend
Caroline,
You can check the website www.theknockoutrose.com for a garden center
near you. The rose is so popular that many garden centers sold out
early. Good luck finding one.
Susan McCoy
Office: 610-388-9330
Cell: 610-220-8400
IMPACT Marketing/Garden Media Group
www.gardenmediagroup.com
"We make you popular with your customers!"
-----Original Message-----
From: gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Caroline
Dewilde
Sent: Wednesday,
July 07, 2004
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
Subject: Re: [GWL] Easy rose trend
I wantedto try the two new Knock Outs but couldn't find at any of my
local
garden centers. Are They being distributed generally?
caroline dewilde
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan McCoy <buzz@impact-pr.com>
To: 'Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum'
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July
02, 2004
Subject: RE: [GWL] Easy rose trend
> April 7, 2004
>
> Knock OutT is the #1 rose in the US and
possibly the most popular new
> shrub in America this year. It is truly a rose anyone can grow.
> According to garden writer Marty Ross, "It begs to be
neglected!" It
> requires little to no maintenance and blooms continuously from spring
to
> hard frost. This year, Blushing Knock Out and Pink Knock Out were
> introduced. But instead of hearing from me how great it is, read
below
> what the people at Texas A&M have to say about it.
>
> I can send images.
>
> "KNOCK OUT" ROSE RECEIVES TEXAS SUPERSTAR DESIGNATION
> Writer: Jennifer Paul, (972) 952-9232, j-paul@tamu.edu
> Contact: Steve George, (972) 952-9217, s-george3@tamu.edu
>
Brent Pemberton, (903) 834-6191, b-pemberton@tamu.edu
>
> HIGH RES PICTURES AVAILABLE AT
> http://agnews.tamu.edu/dailynews/stories/HORT/Apr0604a.htm
>
> DALLAS -- It has been called the perfect landscape shrub. Virtually
> disease-free, Knock Out rose as received the Texas Superstar
designation
> by horticultural experts at Texas A&M University.
>
> According to Dr. Steve George, Texas Cooperative Extension
> horticulturist in Dallas, Texas A&M presents the title to plants that
> have undergone rigorous field trial testing to demonstrate they add
> beauty to a landscape with minimal maintenance and maximum protection
> for the environment.
>
> Knock Out was first introduced in 2000 and hailed a "breakthrough
shrub
> rose" by the All-American Rose Selections because of its exceptional
> disease resistance and hardiness. It was one of three roses to win the
> prestigious AARS award for outstanding garden performance in 2000.
>
> The rose was first brought to the attention of scientists by Dr. Brent
> Pemberton, a rose researcher with the Texas Agricultural Experiment
> Station at the Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and
> Extension Center in Overton.
>
> "I have had it in field trials at the Overton Center since
1998," said
> Pemberton. "From the beginning, this rose was special. In a field
trial
> where no disease controlling fungicides were used, Knock Out plants
> retained their foliage in stark contrast to the roses around them."
>
> During a four-year research study at the Texas A&M University System
> Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Dallas, scientists found
> Knock Out to be one of the finest landscape roses that they had ever
> tested. During testing, no pesticides of any kind were ever applied.
>
> "It has proven to be almost resistant to black spot, the fungal
disease
> that is the scourge of roses across much of the United States," said
> George. "It is also resistant to powdery mildew and aphids. It is
> cold-hardy throughout the state and will grow in a wide range of soils
> (even highly alkaline clays) and is very heat- and drought-tolerant
once
> established."
>
> The fluorescent, cherry-red blooms begin in spring, and continue to
> provide color until the first frost. During the winter months,
> orange-red rose hips provide added winter interest. It grows well in
> planting zones 4 through 9 and will be five feet high by five feet
wide
> when mature.
>
> According to George, Knock Out is extremely easy to grow, even for
those
> brand new to gardening, and is so pest tolerant that almost never will
> pesticides need to be applied.
>
> "Simply locate the plants where they will get good air movement over
the
> leaves and receive eight hours or more of direct sun each day," said
> George. "Then incorporate three to four inches of finished compost
into
> the soil prior to planting. Keep the soil surface covered with three
> inches of organic material year round."
>
> "If someone tells me that roses are too hard or need too much care, I
> tell them that this rose was made just for them," said Pemberton.
"This
> is one of the toughest roses I have ever grown, and it will reward the
> gardener with years of beauty with very little care."
>
> The Texas Superstar effort is one of the Texas A&M system's most
> innovative and successful horticultural research and Extension
programs,
> said George.
>
> "Only the best adapted, highest performing and most pest-resistant
plant
> materials are designated Texas Superstars, and should include the
Texas
> Superstar pot label," he said.
>
> Knock Out previously was named an EarthKind rose by Texas A&M
> horticulturists. Only a few roses receive the EarthKind designation.
> Winners not only have to deliver outstanding landscape performance
under
> widely varying soil conditions with minimal care and impact to
> the environment, but they have to be beautiful as well.
>
> "A key component of both the EarthKind and Texas Superstar
designations
> is that a rose's tolerance to pests is so great that you "will almost
> never have to apply harsh pesticides in the care of these roses,"
George
> said. "EarthKind and Texas Superstar plants are the finest, most
> thoroughly tested and most environmentally responsible plants for use
in
> Texas landscapes and gardens."
>
> For more information on the Texas Superstar program or to find the
> nearest official Texas Superstar retailer, go to
> http://TexasSuperstar.com.
>
> -30-
>
>
> Susan McCoy
> Office: 610-388-9330
> Cell: 610-220-8400
> IMPACT Marketing/Garden Media Group
> www.gardenmediagroup.com
> "We make you popular with your customers!"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Suzanne
> Pierot
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 5:01 PM
> To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
> Subject: Re: [GWL] Easy rose trend
>
> Can you tell us more about the Knock-out rose please.
> Suzanne Pierot
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>
> To: "'Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum'"
> <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:52 PM
> 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
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: gardenwriters-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> > [mailto:gardenwriters-bounces@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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