Grow Roses ? - Page 2

Grub · September 15, 2006

I'll post a pic here very soon. Mine are in bud big time.
No bug damage. Yet.

JFK was supposed to be bred as a trophy rose, but I think it falls a long way short on the perfume and petal perfection.

[I am so gay]

dcarch · September 15, 2006

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Originally Posted by Grub

I'll post a pic here very soon. ----------
[I am so gay]

dcarch

Grub · September 15, 2006

Where would we be without our resident graphic artist? Lol. Dcarch. I like your work. All good fun.

Today was a tomato transplanting nightmare enough to send anyone around the bend. So light-hearted is good as far as I'm concerned.

Tomstrees · September 15, 2006

lol ~ well I'm glad
to hear that Grub ~ lol ~
In my house, I've got
the "green-thumb" ...
Everyone else just enjoys :wink: ~

Tom

ps.
get my seed yet ?
how far away do you live ???!!! lol ~

dcarch · September 15, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grub

Where would we be without our resident graphic artist? Lol. Dcarch. I like your work. All good fun.
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I have noticed that there has been very few Newbie postings in this Forum. I don't know if they have been scared off by all the highly technical topics by many experts here. So anything I can do to lighten the atmosphere here can't be too bad.

dcarch

Tomstrees · September 15, 2006

Dcarch -

Some nice work ~

Tom

tjg911 · September 15, 2006

Sherry,

Those roses are beautiful! Being in AK do you avoid 'all the problems' of growing roses here in a temperate climate? I don't grown any flowers but I do know that roses are plagued with many different problems.

Tom

Sherry_AK · September 15, 2006

I have a JFK also. It is a lovely white rose with a nice fragrance. I find white roses not to be terribly photogenic though. JFK was actually one of the two first hybrid tea roses I purchased, many years ago.

Sherry

spyfferoni · September 15, 2006

I planted 4 different kinds of bare root roses I found on clearance for $3---they all died. Do you have to plant them in the early spring? When is it best to plant them? What did I do wrong? I am thinking of trying again...

Tyffanie

**carolyn137** · September 16, 2006

Until I moved to my present location in 1999 following retirement I was buried in roses and loved every single one.

I had about 50 so called heritage roses, aka antique roses, as well as about 150 miniature roses, which I bred. You know, pretty times pretty in the morning.

It was a real challenge to layer those seeds, grow them out over the winter inside and then plant them out to see what I had.

I've got to tell you, most of them were dogs and required ASAP euthanasia.

I also bred Hemerocallis, aka daylilies, and had about 100 different cultivars of those. Got some pretty decent ones and there I was breeding for fragrance which is not that abundant with daylilies.

My maternal grandparents owned the largest nursery in the tri-city areas of Albany, Schenectady and Troy and I worked there summers and that's where I learned so much about annuals and perrenials.

I just LOVED it when someone would come in a ask for a perennial that bloomed from March thru October, this being a zone 5 area.

Two of the older greenhouses had my garndfathers' permanent collection of exotic plants and the mother plants for the geraniums and impatiens b'c at that time one had to propagate them and others by vegetative cuttings there being no seed yet available.

Although y'all know me for my interest in OP veggies my fist love is and always has been fragrant perennials and the two that I prefer are Dianthuses of any kind, I was a charter member of the Dianthus Society of America, and peonies, which I also tried to breed and gave up.

Actually the peony breeding has an amusing anecdote. I had called the G H Wild Co in MO to ask about the advisability of breeding either daylilies or peonies right after I moved back home from Denver in 1982.

The woman was the wife of the owner, who was a breeder, and she spoke with a VERY thick MO accent and I did have trouble following her speech sometimes.

But then she said, ma'am, how old are you?

I told her and she replied, "well, at that age ma'am, I'd stick with the daylilies".

I've never forgotten that.

Grub · September 22, 2006

Some gay shots of Spring flowers around Grub's house including, last but not least, a prized Avon Rose. Enjoy!

1.Bouganvillia

2. Wisteria

3. Camelia

4. Hippiastrum

5. Succulent

6. Violas

7. Avon Rose

landarc · September 23, 2006

Wow, those are some poofy pictures! Nice stuff though. Sometimes a man just needs a garden full of flowers.

Grub · September 23, 2006

Only a few days till I post some pics of the JFKs.

Althea · September 23, 2006

Nice photos!

I'll try to take some pics of our last JFK's of the season which will be open in a few days.

patty_b · September 23, 2006

I have grown roses from seed for about 8 years, not my own crosses , just what nature gives me. No real prize winners that anyone else would want but have selected a rose from my grow outs for each of my children and grandchilden and now need to get one for new grandson Brayden! Anyone have an abundance of hips from Buck roses??

I love my roses....except in July and August when the Japanese beetles move in. Do you plant just roses in a bed or campanion plant with other plants? I have been thinking of changing my rose bed to add color from other
plants during this time in July and August when it is lacking in color. What plants work for you?? Patty

September 15, 2006	#16
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	One for Althea I'll post a pic here very soon. Mine are in bud big time. No bug damage. Yet. JFK was supposed to be bred as a trophy rose, but I think it falls a long way short on the perfume and petal perfection. [I am so gay]

September 15, 2006	#19
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	lol ~ well I'm glad to hear that Grub ~ lol ~ In my house, I've got the "green-thumb" ... Everyone else just enjoys :wink: ~ Tom ps. get my seed yet ? how far away do you live ???!!! lol ~ __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

September 15, 2006	#21
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Dcarch - Some nice work ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

September 16, 2006	#25
carolyn137 Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Upstate NY, zone 4b/5a Posts: 21,169	Until I moved to my present location in 1999 following retirement I was buried in roses and loved every single one. I had about 50 so called heritage roses, aka antique roses, as well as about 150 miniature roses, which I bred. You know, pretty times pretty in the morning. It was a real challenge to layer those seeds, grow them out over the winter inside and then plant them out to see what I had. I've got to tell you, most of them were dogs and required ASAP euthanasia. I also bred Hemerocallis, aka daylilies, and had about 100 different cultivars of those. Got some pretty decent ones and there I was breeding for fragrance which is not that abundant with daylilies. My maternal grandparents owned the largest nursery in the tri-city areas of Albany, Schenectady and Troy and I worked there summers and that's where I learned so much about annuals and perrenials. I just LOVED it when someone would come in a ask for a perennial that bloomed from March thru October, this being a zone 5 area. Two of the older greenhouses had my garndfathers' permanent collection of exotic plants and the mother plants for the geraniums and impatiens b'c at that time one had to propagate them and others by vegetative cuttings there being no seed yet available. Although y'all know me for my interest in OP veggies my fist love is and always has been fragrant perennials and the two that I prefer are Dianthuses of any kind, I was a charter member of the Dianthus Society of America, and peonies, which I also tried to breed and gave up. Actually the peony breeding has an amusing anecdote. I had called the G H Wild Co in MO to ask about the advisability of breeding either daylilies or peonies right after I moved back home from Denver in 1982. The woman was the wife of the owner, who was a breeder, and she spoke with a VERY thick MO accent and I did have trouble following her speech sometimes. But then she said, ma'am, how old are you? I told her and she replied, "well, at that age ma'am, I'd stick with the daylilies". I've never forgotten that. __________________ Carolyn

September 22, 2006	#26
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Some Spring Colour Some gay shots of Spring flowers around Grub's house including, last but not least, a prized Avon Rose. Enjoy! 1.Bouganvillia 2. Wisteria 3. Camelia 4. Hippiastrum 5. Succulent 6. Violas 7. Avon Rose

September 15, 2006	#22
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	Sherry, Those roses are beautiful! Being in AK do you avoid 'all the problems' of growing roses here in a temperate climate? I don't grown any flowers but I do know that roses are plagued with many different problems. Tom

September 15, 2006	#23
Sherry_AK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Alaska Zone 3/4 Posts: 1,857	I have a JFK also. It is a lovely white rose with a nice fragrance. I find white roses not to be terribly photogenic though. JFK was actually one of the two first hybrid tea roses I purchased, many years ago. Sherry

September 15, 2006	#24
spyfferoni Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 675	I planted 4 different kinds of bare root roses I found on clearance for $3---they all died. Do you have to plant them in the early spring? When is it best to plant them? What did I do wrong? I am thinking of trying again... Tyffanie

September 23, 2006	#27
landarc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Left Coasty Posts: 964	Wow, those are some poofy pictures! Nice stuff though. Sometimes a man just needs a garden full of flowers. __________________ Lets see...$10 for Worth and $5 for Fusion, man. Tomatoes are expensive! Bob

September 23, 2006	#28
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	JFKs Only a few days till I post some pics of the JFKs.

September 23, 2006	#29
Althea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: z4MN Posts: 261	Nice photos! I'll try to take some pics of our last JFK's of the season which will be open in a few days. __________________ Solanaceae Hugger

September 23, 2006	#30
patty_b Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 487	I have grown roses from seed for about 8 years, not my own crosses , just what nature gives me. No real prize winners that anyone else would want but have selected a rose from my grow outs for each of my children and grandchilden and now need to get one for new grandson Brayden! Anyone have an abundance of hips from Buck roses?? I love my roses....except in July and August when the Japanese beetles move in. Do you plant just roses in a bed or campanion plant with other plants? I have been thinking of changing my rose bed to add color from other plants during this time in July and August when it is lacking in color. What plants work for you?? Patty