Sunday, June 14, 2009

Nostalgie


Nostalgie is just plain beautiful. It's a hybrid tea rose that I have growing in a container. This is it's second year here and although it has very little scent, it's beauty cannot be denied. Guess what I do with my potted roses during winter? I put them in my unheated, unattached garage. As soon as they dormant in late November or December..or when night temperatures start falling below 25 degrees..in they go. I give them a little water in there about every 6 weeks, and then take them out in the Spring...usually late April. How do they survive like this all winter? I don't know..they just do.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

English Rose "Tamora"

Is this rose not gorgeous? It's called "Tamora" and is a David Austin English rose. This is it's 3rd year in my garden and it's looking might fine. It was a bareroot rose from Pickering Nurseries
Last winter I did nothing to winterize this rose. Come Spring I had to prune out the dead wood pretty much to the ground. It came back quick and is now about 2 feet by 2 feet. Great frangrance and aren't those buds gorgeous? I am happy with Tamora.

Rose Care Videos

Have you seen any of the rose care videos on Youtube from Ashdown Roses? If not..you should! Great presentations on pruning, pegging, pillaring, and more. All designed in a matter of fact way with a little humor thrown in. Wonderful! I'm going to try some of these ideas!

http://www.youtube.com/AshdownRoses

Thursday, June 11, 2009

No Rose Midge?

In a prior post I had discussed how a pest called Rose Midge had destroyed my Spring blooms lastyear. My understanding of this pest was that the larvae would most likely overwinter in the soil and it would be back to plague my bushes this Spring. Well guess what...I do not see ANY signs of rose midge! My roses are in glorious bloom with the most buds I have ever had! Thankfully I will not have to spray any chemicals in the soil again which I was dreading!

Photos of some of my best hardy bushes to come soon!