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Re: Welcome to the world of Roses.

Carleen responding to Joanie:

> I just recently "got into" roses, having
> been put off by the care required,until I
> started learning about own-root and rugosas, 

Me too. Had hybrid teas and hated fussing
over them, my aunt got me turned on to old
and English roses. Had some at my old 
home, along with a hedge of rugosas.
Now with my new garden I have 62 roses.
Most are 2-3 months new. All own-root.
As I live close to Heirloom Old Garden Roses,
and love their roses and gardens, I shop and
visit at least yearly. They have a wonderful 
catalog.  If you don't have it, I could send you 
the phone number.

> now have just put 13 in 

Yummy, what might you have ?

>  Can't wait to see how the babies do...

It's like Christmas waiting for the blooms.

> We're in the Chicago area 

I sure have "met" alot of rose gardeners
in Illinois. My first rose cutting trade was
with a gal in Springfield.

> What is your experience level - do you 

How do I answer that !!  I have gardened
about 10 years and became serious about
old roses about 5 years ago. Little experience
with them, love to research and ask questions.
Know a little / know nothing kind of thing.

> have any interest in aiding (and abetting)
> a neophyte?  They can be such a pain...
> we pests never stop asking questions.

Love too... I'm one of those pest too.
Anything roses works for me. Drive my non-
rose friends crazy. I always jump with both
feet.

> If Richard Kramer gets this too (I'm still getting my own mail back -
very
> disconcerting), where does he garden - what kind of roses does he have
and
> what
> level of experience?  And does he want to be pestered w/ questions too?

Ditto that one for me...

> What kind of other perennials does 
> everyone have with their roses? 

I was "planning" on JUST roses in this
garden, but with so much bare ground and
very generous gardeners, I'm on plan B with
this garden. (whatever I can get, till I toss
it or keep it.)

I'm still waiting for Heirloom to get more of 
Comte de Chambord, a Portland rose.  I was 
talking on a 'rose' chat-line group in Austrailia, 
where they said the Portland roses do 
wonderful there. I've heard some say they 
don't do very well here. 

Anyone have an opinion on that one ?

Carleen
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