Re: question about KnockOut roses and overwintering

**C* U* <c*@sbcglobal.net>**

I should probably mention that the only rose I protect is the Romantica 
'Rouge Royale'. I am partial to it even though it is prone to 
blackspot. I like how it starts out looking like a hybrid tea and then 
gets the old-fashioned quartered look,but what makes me want to keep is 
is the fragrance. This is what the words "deeply perfumed" really mean. 
Amazing scent.
Carolyn Ulrich

On Friday, June 13, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Nancy Szerlag wrote:

> Interesting fact. Simplicity roses don't do well in Michigan. Most of
> my roses came through the winter unscathed. I heap several shovels
> full of compost/soil/bark soil conditioners over the crowns in late
> fall. I think it protects them from sea saw temps we experience in
> Nov and Dec.
> Nancy Szerlag - Zone 5 fifty miles north of detroit.
> On Jun 13, 2008, at 11:50 AM, B K Earl wrote:
>

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