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Re: New To List

Captiva4me@aol.com wrote:

> Hi Everyone!
>
> I'm new to the list today.  I'm really thrilled there is a rose list!
>
> I live in zone 5 (NH).  I grow HT's....with some difficulty :-)))  I
> also
> grow miniature roses.  I have several climbing roses (new this year),
> a
> couple of Reine des Violettes, 1 Reine Victoria, a 'Heritage' old
> rose, 1
> 'Baby Blanket' and 7 or 8 fairy roses.
>
> My favorite rose is the hybrid tea 'Sweet Surrender'.  It is a medium
> pink
> and very, very fragrant.  I also really like 'Sterling Silver' and
> 'Lagerfeld'  (both are lavender).  Heaven is another favorite.
>
> This year hasn't been the best for my roses.  The spring was very cold
> and
> rainy.  Summer has been very hot and dry.  I've had leafhopper and
> leaf miner
> problems.  Right now I am having the usual Japanese Beetle problem.
>
> I would be interested in hearing how people in zone 5 protect their
> HT's in
> the winter.
>
> Toni

I'm in zone 5, Chicago.  I cut the roses back, after the ground is
frozen, and then hill up topsoil about halfway up the plant.  Last year,
I also covered the canes with straw, but I ended up with a lot of grass
growing in my garden this year.

This year, I'm going to trim the lower branches of some spruce trees in
my yard and cover the canes with these.   I'm also going to try spraying
with horticultural oil, before I cover the roses up.

All my roses survived last winter.

Hope this helps.
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