Re: New Member

**"moonlite" moonlite1@icehouse.net>**

Greetings'
Joanie""
I did not know there was any one else signed up for the Rose list"" So
please for give me for being blonde here"

I live in North Idaho"" have about 50 or so rose bushes""
I have been collecting seeds' etc from rugosa's""
I'm going to try and start them this March or so""
I have a few mini rose bushes going that seem to be very hardy""

garder un sourire dans votre coeur
Keep a smile in your heart"
Moonlite
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jeaa1224@aol.com>
To: <rose-list@mallorn.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2001 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Rose-list] New Member


> Hi, Mary:
>
> You're the first letter in a long time. Let's see if we can get something
> going here:
>
> I've been very impressed with the hardiness, long bloom time and
no-fussyness
> with mini roses. I'd like to know if anyone could suggest a dark, clear
pink
> or a darkish coral or salmon color and a source if possible. These little
> fellas are really work horses. I've never had a reason to treat them
> chemically, I've never covered them for our Z.5a winters, no insects seem
to
> be attracted to them , they are attractive in habit and foliage and they
> bloom from June to frost. I've only bought own-root plants and would
prefer
> to stick with those.
>
> Also, on rugosas:
>
> I have a 3rd year R. rugosa 'alba' which hasn't done much. It seems happy
and
> gets plenty of sun and no chemicals whatsoever. Only 8-9 blooms each year.
Is
> this normal? I've only pruned it each spring to remove any awkward looking
> branches.
>
> A comment:
>
> I'm north of Chicago about 35 miles. In recent years, the Japanese Beetles
> have become apparent around mid-July and hang around molesting the roses
for
> 3 weeks. This year they appeared around the first week of August and
stayed
> plentiful and voracious to mid-Sept...I can still find some if I look
hard.
> Has anyone else noticed a change in their habits?
>
> Glad to hear from you, Mary...I hope others are still out there. It's been
a
> terrifically informative list in the past and I do hope it revives. This
list
> has been responsible for the moths flying out of my checkbook as have
become
> insatiable about roses now.
>
> Bye, Mary...happy gardening!
>
> Joanie Anderson
> Z.5a/4b
>
> _______________________________________________
> rose-list maillist  -  rose-list@mallorn.com
> https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/rose-list


_______________________________________________
rose-list maillist  -  rose-list@mallorn.com
https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/rose-list