RE: [Rose-list] Re: Heirloom Roses once again

**"* S* <S*@schwabe.com>**

Blanc Double is a rugosa, pure whate, very beautiful, and will tolerate a
little shade.

Your bed sounds like a "mixed border" to me, neither rose bed nor perennial
bed.  My kinda gardening!

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elle [e*@europa.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 1999 5:28 PM
> To: roselist
> Subject: Re: [Rose-list] Re: Heirloom Roses once again
> 
> 
> >Yippee, Elle.... you mean she planted them for you? Or did you 
> >just not know that the roses she mailed where old ones?
> No..she bought them ante I planted them not knowing what they were
> I do have the labels but just spaced it out (last year wasn't 
> a very good 
> year for me..2 surgeries and stress from loosing my job that 
> I had been 
> on for 31 years..I just didn't pay attention
> Now I did go out and draw a plan of what was in  this alleged 
> perennial 
> bed (but with 11 roses in it perhaps it is a rose bed with perennials)
> I also got 2 Guy de Mausipant<sp> and 2 Double Blanc de Coubert which 
> aren't in the old rose book so I haven't a clue if they are old or 
> not..In any case they did not bloom last year so I am in  for 
> surprises 
> this year.  
> >No labels?   Technically Cecile Brunner isn't an old rose,
> >it's a wonderful polyanthas that we old rose lovers adore also. 
> >1881 is old alright.  
> So what is old if 100+ years is not old?  Maybe I have to 
> read the Old 
> Rose Advisor as well as look at the pretty pictures?
> >
> >My mother had several ferrents when we were kids and they are the
> >funniest little critters, they keep us giggling. 
> these kids are my replacement children...its like having 6 2 
> year olds 
> running around the house/ but no diapers, just many litter boxes 
> >
> >I hoping to go to HOGR's about the last week-end of May 
> Well..it's gotta warm up some if anything is going to 
> bloom..I have seen 
> a couple of roses in bloom on southwest facing lots, but mine are all 
> semi shaded this time of year.
> Sounds like a fun trip!
> elle
> 
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