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Re: Welcome to the world of Roses. -Reply

I wish I could send you some of our rain. 
Wettest May on record EVER.  Pacific
Northwest.  I literally have roses rotting on the
stem.  They turn brown and sort of mummify
themselves, won't open and fall/drop off.  Its
not very charming to behold, believe me. 
<sigh>  I'm trying to take it in stride -- there's
always next year!  Live with what I can't
change.

>>> "Richard Kramer" <richardk@tgn.net>
05/27/98 11:07am >>>
Howdy, Joanie and all.

It seams that the rose list business has sure
picked up.  Good.

Back in the mid 70's I had quite a few roses, but
business and other things caused me to get out
of
roses and gardening.  I retired a year ago last
March and have gotten back to gardening
again.

I have 12 mini roses, one shrub (Sea Foam),
three
polyanthas' (The Fairy, Margo Koster and
China
Doll),  15 Floribundas' in one bed (8 Europena,
4
Sunsprite and 3 Iceberg) and four climbing (
Don
Juan, Joseph's Coat, Lace Cascade and Golden
Showers.

They have all been in full bloom since about
the
middle of March.  I had a lot of trouble with
Mildew on the Floribundas', but that seams to
be
under control now.  We have had no rain since
the
second week in March (1.5") so things are very
dry
here.  Today it is 94 and the humidity is 91%.
Sure makes a fat boy puddle.

That's about all for me.  I would like to thank
all of you who welcomed me to the list.

Hope you all have a good day and God bless.

Richard Kramer


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeaa1224 <Jeaa1224@aol.com>
To: rose-list@eskimo.com
<rose-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Monday, May 25, 1998 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: Welcome to the world of Roses.


>If I can get the hang of this, Carleen, I'd like
to respond to your rose
>questions.
>I just recently "got into" roses, having been
put
off by the care required,
>until I
>started learning about own-root and rugosas,
early this year.  I read
>voraciously
>and hit the internet since - now have just put
13
in and am thrilled to see
>how
>lovely they are - sources were: Carroll
Gardens,
Park Seed and Whiteflower
>Farm -
>all but two  looked great - well pruned and
rooted and very healthy looking.
>Pre-
>pared their beds very carefully and have
various
other perennials nearby. Most
>are
>shrub roses except for rosa rugosa 'alba'  but
all but 4 are own-root.  Can't
>wait to
>see how the babies do...
>
>We're in the Chicago area and our winters
can be
exceptionally windy and cold
>so have tried to use Canadian Explorer series
where can - Parkland Series
>doesn't
>do well here due to the humidity nor does
one
series out of Iowa (just forgot
>the name) for same reason.
>
>What is your experience level - do you have
any
interest in aiding (and
>abetting)
>a neophyte?  They can be such a pain...we
pests
never stop asking questions.
>
>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?
>
>What kind of other perennials does everyone
have
with their roses? I've got
>some
>of everything as I think roses look great w/ so
many things.
>
>Joanie
>
>
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