tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55768421406724935832024-02-19T09:17:02.579-06:00Red Dirt RosesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-54279722990758163112015-02-14T16:14:00.000-06:002015-02-16T08:35:21.930-06:00Megan's Gift MultipliesJust before Christmas, Megan came into my office with a cheerful glow on her face and a red and white striped miniature rose in her hand. Megan said, "Merry Christmas!" as she offered me this rose she had picked up at the store knowing that I loved roses. It was such a sweet gesture from the housekeeper of the church to me as the pastor. I put it in the widow of my office and enjoyed every bloom it gave, but by the end of January it had stopped blooming so I brought it home to get it ready for its next phase of life.<br />
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What most people don't know is that the pretty miniature rose you buy at the store is usually three or four plants of the same rose growing in one pot. The nursery packs them in tight to give the biggest display in the quickest time possible. They often call them "Party Roses" knowing that they will make a nice show for a week or two and then the rose usually dies from neglect. If you look close you can see that the branches do not originate from a common source but there are four plants crammed into a very small pot. <br />
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The roots have grown so that they are tangled together, but if you gently work them apart you can separate the plants until you have (in this case) four separate plants ready to be potted up and given a life of their own. There will often be some of the roots that break off, but if you are careful you can save most of them and reduce the amount of shock the roses experience.<br />
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Now they are ready to pot up, let their roots grow out and get ready to plant in the rose bed in a month or so. Individually each rose will become a strong plant. I bought this handy set of plantable pots for the next phase of their lives. I will transplant each of these in about a month so these pots should be perfect. <br />
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While I was at it I did some work with my roses from Chamblee's. Did you know that when nurseries propagate plants they take several cuttings and put them in the same pot. They do this so that if one or two of the new starts do not begin to root they will in all likelihood have at least one that makes it. My own experience with propagating roses from cuttings is that almost half of them will die with over half making new plants. Some varieties are so vigorous you can hardly miss, while others can be very difficult to get started. This means that it is very common that you will have multiple plants in each pot. <br />
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In my order of <strong><em>Purple Rain</em></strong> there were actually four plants. In <strong><em>Shreveport</em></strong> there were three plants, <strong><em>Glamis Castle </em></strong>had three, <strong><em>Dolly Parton </em></strong>had two, <strong><em>Sachet</em></strong> had two, and <strong><em>Rise N Shine</em></strong> had two. Only <strong><em>Green Ice</em></strong> and <strong><em>Twilight Zone </em></strong>were single plants. Once I went through all the new pots, we went from what looked like 10 roses to 23 separated and potted up. What a fun way to multiply your roses. Now I have more roses I can plant, and I can share many of them as well.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-74437768039312481172015-02-11T14:42:00.001-06:002015-02-11T21:39:29.434-06:00Just Can't Pass Chamblee's When You Are In East TexasAngie and I made a bittersweet trip to Shreveport recently. Her father's house is about to be sold and we needed to finish removing many of the personal items. It was good to see Angie's brother and family but hard to work though another layer of grief after Clyde's death. With a truck full of personal items we started our way back to Oklahoma knowing we would pass through Tyler, Texas. I don't think it is possible for me to drive through Tyler without stopping at <a href="http://www.chambleeroses.com/" target="_blank">Chamblee's Rose Nursery</a>, but with so little room I thought about not stopping. As you would imagine my green thumb turned the steering wheel, and I found myself pulling into the familiar parking lot.<br />
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We are still in early February, so even greenhouse roses in Texas are just now coming out of dormancy. A good thing as it will be another month before I will want to plant roses with new growth here in Oklahoma. Even so, it was nice to see a few rose blooms as we walked our way through the two greenhouses they have open to the public. The many other greenhouses have roses growing in various stages of getting ready for the market. <br />
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This would be a good time to point out the three reasons I like to get roses from Chamblee's. 1. They grow roses that grow well in my area and they are actively working with the <a href="http://www.chambleeroses.com/order/Earth-Kind_Roses%AE/" target="_blank">Earth Kind Roses</a> program to provide roses to the public which will be healthy and vigorous plants through out their lives. 2. Chamblee's provides roses grown on their own roots rather than grafted to another rose's rootstock. I believe this provides better plants for the long run. 3. They provide nice sized healthy plants at a very good price. At $8.95 or $11.95 for one gallon plants, I spent just over $80 and left there with 8 plants. They do provide 3 gallon plants which are much bigger, but I'm too cheap for that.<br />
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I could have easily bought many more, but it was hard enough finding room in the truck for the 8 I did buy. They have so many varieties I would like to grow, and the plants look so healthy it took a great deal of restraint to stop when I did. If there is anyway you can manage it, I think you should try to make the drive to Tyler, Texas this spring to visit Chamblee's and to visit the Tyler Rose Garden. They are must see places for the Rosarian. For that matter, add visiting the American Rose Society Garden in Louisiana just an hour down the road as well.<br />
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The roses I came home with show my unique and varied taste in roses. The first three are miniatures: <em>Rise N Shine</em>, <em>Green Ice</em>, and <em>Sachet</em>. I have had Green Ice before, but I think it did not survive the move. Rise N Shine is a very healthy yellow mini which I have not grow before. Sachet is a mauve/lavender miniature that has been around since 1985. The next two are sentimental picks <em>Shreveport</em>, whose orange blended color I enjoy and it will remind us of Clyde since he so enjoyed living in Shreveport. This year I am also adding a hybrid tea, which is something I have not done in a long time. <em>Dolly Parton</em>, is a hybrid tea whose fragrant and very large blossoms are something I have always been drawn to but have never grown before. With Shreveport and Dolly both sporting orange, I think I will put them on either side of the gate to the backyard and then flanked by the next roses. These roses are less upright, shrub roses that follow my love of purple/lavender roses and are <em>Purple Rain</em> and <em>Twilight Zone</em>. The orange and purple together may be too much, but it will be away from most of my other roses. I also added a David Austin rose I have not grown before <em>Glamis Castle</em>. I have not had good success with his white roses, but many people say that Glamis Castle is the best of these. I just want to give it another try, so here we go with Glamis Castle. </div>
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With the 22 roses I recently moved here, that puts us at 30 roses that will be brand new to our yard. This 30 does not include a couple I have ordered and will tell you about later, or the rose I was given by a beautiful young woman in our church or the seeding I found growing in my mother's garden. As I started moving the roses I noticed what was clearly a young rose sprouting up underneath the red miniature moss rose <i>Unconditional Love</i>. I will tell you much more about these as the season comes on, but for now, take a visit to <a href="http://www.chambleeroses.com/" target="_blank">Chamblee's Rose Nursery</a> either on-line or in person. You will be glad you did. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-24242212572095881522015-01-23T21:56:00.000-06:002015-01-24T10:51:17.956-06:00Moving Day Finally CameMartin Luther King Jr. weekend gave me the perfect weather and amount of time to return to rose gardening. It is hard to believe, but it was a year and a half ago when Angie and I moved to Chickasha. At that time we had moved roughly 30 roses to my mother's for a temporary stay while we made the move. Now we have finally moved the roses that have survived to our new home. It seems that seven of the roses died in the process leaving us with 24 new roses, which I planted this past weekend. I didn't mark the roses so many remain unidentified, but I was surprised how many I could recognize from their bare canes or remember the location they were planted in. The rest will surprise us this spring and I will try to move them to more appropriate spaces once they show their true colors.<br />
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The delay, which allowed my mother to enjoy the roses a little longer than expected, was brought about by the large amount of work needing to be done at the new church, our associate pastor leaving six months after we arrived, and showing our Italian Greyhounds this fall. There is a nice picture of Skidi's Pretty Boy Floyd and me at the bottom of this post. Now that they are here, I am glad to note how healthy and strong most of them look. It looks like I just planted the best shipment of bare root roses I have ever seen. That all of these first arrived as very small rooted cuttings makes their arrival as huge bare root roses somewhat ironic. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-47762355626560784672013-08-11T17:30:00.002-05:002013-08-11T17:30:34.811-05:00Settling InWith the move to the new church, <a href="http://www.epworth.tv/" target="_blank">Epworth United Methodist Church</a>, and new home a couple of months under the belt, this past week and a half has given me the first real time to do much work in our new yard. This also gives me a chance to update my blog which has been neglected this summer. Yet before I show you the landscape, let me share one of my other hobbies with you, my 62 VW Karmann Ghia. This picture shows the car beside our new home. They look like they belong in the Italian country side.<br />
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It is hard to believe that when we started working on this car a little less than 10 years ago, it had been sitting in the pasture for years as a chicken coupe. I just love this picture of the ghia.<br />
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Now to the work at hand. We are a long way from putting in new roses. That will get started in September. For now I have been cleaning out some of the overgrowth in the yard. This Friday we began chipping branches from the dozen 3-6" round trees that had grown up in fence lines and flowerbeds while also trimming up some of the bushes and lower limbs on the trees in front. Thomas, my happy helper, is feeling triumphant in his work. The two small trees behind him stayed keeping the total number of trees on the lot at a dozen while still bringing in some needed sunlight. <br />
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After referencing the manual, we were ready to get busy chipping.<br />
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A chipper is a great way to get rid unwanted trimmings while also providing good matter for a compost pile. You should really know that it can be a real workout.<br />
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After all was said and done, we ended up with a nice start to the compost pile which will provide a nice soil amendment for the flowerbeds in the spring. When some lawn clippings and other yard waste is worked in as well, it should really start cooking. For now it is about 8' x 8' and 2' tall. Angie was a big help in this project, but she is unseen as she was the photographer. <br />
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Now that the yard is looking better and the beds are shaping up, I can start figuring out what I will move and where roses will go. This summer has been so very busy with the new church. It has been great but I have missed the physical exertion and pleasure of being in the yard. While exhausting, it is also refreshing. I don't know who said it, but I have always been fond of the saying, "When the body is most in motion the mind is most at ease." That being said, I think I'm ready for a nap on this Sunday afternoon with my body, mind and spirit each feeling at ease.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-4264016622816606652013-05-09T18:48:00.000-05:002013-05-09T18:48:18.889-05:00Mature BushesWhile I am as much a fan of new roses as the next person, I love to see big, mature, old rose bushes. Mature roses offer so much that their younger siblings can not. A young bush can not overwhelm you with thousands of blooms. A young rose is more susceptible to draught lacking the developed root system of a mature bush. And while we all love to see new basel breaks sending out strong new shoots of growth, it is the strong woody growth that can support the explosive displays of spring.<br />
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This old growth wood often looks very different from the green wood of new growth. As this older wood continues to build rings of growth just like a tree, its outer skin breaks with the expansion and develops bark while looses its thorns and looks like what we often think of as a tree. You can see this on my mother's mature plant of <em>Buff Beauty</em>. Without support <em>Buff Beauty</em> becomes a broad spreading plant but with support it easily grows as a climber. Pictured here is <em>Buff Beauty</em> after the arch it had grown on for over a decade had fallen and after it had lost almost half its growth from the collapse. <br />
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The canopy created by this mature bush of the Hybrid Musk, <em>Buff Beauty</em> is breathtaking to sit under when in full bloom. If it were not for the strong, older, mature growth underneath it could never reach these heights. New breaks of growth will develop at the top of such mature wood while the lower portions will seem rather bare even loosing its thorns. Sitting here, under the filtered light and overwhelmed by its heavy fragrance one can become lost to the world.<br />
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This final shot serves as the backdrop for my blog. I love its heavy wood and light flowers. I thing we have done a disservice to would be rose growers when they have been told for years to trim their roses back in the spring. Too often they trim them back and miss the real beauty these bushes can give. One of the first pieces of advice I often give an aspiring rose grower is to stop trimming their roses and let them grow out to their nature size. Too often we have tried to work against the nature of these beautiful roses to their detriment and our own. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-86124757778659207972013-03-26T19:48:00.000-05:002013-03-26T19:48:20.640-05:00Cut Back and Dig Up!When I first started ordering roses, I would order them as bare-root plants that came in the early spring as plants that were cut back to about nine inches tall and a healthy root system on the other end. As I prepared my roses to make this migrant journey, I thought of those boxes of roses I would eagerly open each spring imagining their coming blooms. Now the roses I order come as much smaller plants in small containers of soil, but the roses I am preparing to move are going to follow the bare root images in my mind from years gone by. I worked through the garden selecting the roses that will make the move and those that will stay to make a manageable garden for the new resident. <br />
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As I decided that a rose would move, I cut it back the week before it was to be dug up hoping this would give it some time to adjust to the idea. I picked my day of spring break, got up early and I dug up thirty roses. When I trimmed them, I had carefully gone through each plant deciding just how far back it was to be cut off. I was trimming them back farther than I really like, but as I was digging them up I realized that I had not cut them back nearly enough to make their transportation easy. The first roses I dug up were probably two feet tall above the ground. Those first roses with their generous size were packed and loaded, but quickly I began making a second cut to about a foot tall as they were loaded up. <br />
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As I was planting them in my mother's garden, I saw just how clearly from one end of the row to the other they decreased in size. For convenience I dug one long trench and placed them side by side far too close for my comfort and certainly their's if they were to stay long. After years of hearing me say, "I would rather plant a two dollar bush in a ten dollar hole than a ten dollar bush in a two dollar hole," my mother mockingly asked me if that was a ten dollar hole as she brought me a glass of water to quench my thirst. Knowing that I was borrowing her garden space, I politely smiled. Certainly the soil qualified but it was not my best effort. <br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"> <strong> The list of the roses that made the move:</strong></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Distant Drums</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Prairie Star</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Folksinger</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Heritage</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Jude The Obscure</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">St. Swithun</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Tradescant</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">William Shakespeare 2000</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Fair Bianca</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Golden Celebration</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Maggie<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Jeri Jennings</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Penelope</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Oklahoma</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Winsome</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Lavender Crystal</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Tattooed Lady</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Popcorn</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Twister</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Red Cascade</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Treasure Trail</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Unconditional Love</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Mel Hulse</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Belinda's Dream</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Siren's Keep</span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;">Rhapsody In Blue</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Pam's Choice</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">DayDream </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Carlin's Rhythm</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;"> <strong>Small plants potted up and ready to move on day one.</strong></span></span><br />
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<strong>To be Cut Back and Moved after the Spring Bloom</strong></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.19px; line-height: 16px;">Only a rose nut would even consider this much work.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-23904085477567641622013-03-21T12:06:00.002-05:002013-03-21T15:35:13.335-05:00Visiting HomeIn my last post I shared that in June we will be moving to serve a new church and community. In the United Methodist Church, pastors (or parsons) live in parsonages provided by the church. So last week we visited the new church and what will be our new home. I want to thank fellow blogger and current resident, Elizabeth Johnson of <a href="http://www.windandhoney.com/">Wind and Honey Creations</a> for sending us this lovely picture of the home before we arrived. Elizabeth and her husband Rev. Rockford Johnson, whom I will be following at <a href="http://www.epworth.info/">Epworth United Methodist Church</a> in Chickasha Oklahoma, graciously welcomed us in and gave us a tour of this 1919 construction parsonage. I'm sure that over the coming year you will get to know much more about this house.<br />
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The church has maintained the parsonage very well. While I certainly wanted to learn about the home, my mind was also thinking about potential rose gardens. Arriving early I drove by and shot this picture which shows the house, garage and so much space for roses. Yet before I can do too much dreaming, there are many administrative tasks to wrap up, sermons to prepare, a home and office to pack up, and hardest of all many goodbyes to say. Now is the time of living in between. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-31652684853993588732013-03-09T15:02:00.003-06:002013-03-09T15:30:33.731-06:00Moving DayHaving served as a United Methodist Minister for the past 22 years, I am more than aware of one reality that Methodist are often known for; our pastors move. United Methodists follow an "apostolic", meaning "sent", form of pastoral assignment. That is, we are sent to serve a congregation by a "General Superintendent" of the church otherwise known as the Bishop. Regions of the country are divided into conferences of which we are members, and we are assigned or appointed within the conference - Oklahoma in my case. For the past four years I have served the United Methodist Churches in Prague and Arlington. I have enjoyed our time together very much. It hasn't always been easy but it has been four very good years and we have seen many accomplishments during this time. So as you have probably already figured out from my lead in, I am being appointed to serve a new church this year. This will take place in early June, which (for relevance to this blog) is a prime time in rose season.<br />
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Previous times when I have moved, I have left rose gardens behind and I will be leaving many roses this year. However, I am going to try to take several roses with me this year. My plan is to trim and transfer a large number of my roses to our new home with a couple of month stop in my mother's garden. I started with my "Rev Recommends" but could not limit myself to only those roses. I hope in the next week to finish my list of roses to transfer and to trim them in preparation for the first of two moves, one in the spring and one in the summer. I am always happy to leave rose bushes for new residents, but I don't want my hobby to become their burden, or for them to whack them down and mow them over.<br />
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I have some duplications, which will allow for taking one and leaving one, and I have some year old plants which will transplant easily. I also have some that will not be hard to leave behind although that number is small. Here are the ones I am certain I will take with me. Take a look at the list of <a href="http://reddirtroses.blogspot.com/p/roses-i-grow.html">Roses I Grow</a> and let me know which one you would take, leave, or come back and get a cutting to start a new bush next year. I know it seems crazy to think about moving this many roses, but it seems harder to think about not growing them or replacing them with new orders.<br />
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<strong>Making the Move - 29 So Far - Or Not Quite Half</strong><br />
Distant Drums<br />
Prairie Star<br />
Folksinger<br />
Abraham Darby<br />
Heritage<br />
Jude The Obscure<br />
St. Swithun<br />
Tradescant<br />
William Shakespeare 2000<br />
Jeri Jennings<br />
Penelope<br />
Oklahoma<br />
Winsome<br />
Autumn Splendor<br />
Lavender Crystal<br />
Tattooed Lady<br />
Twister<br />
Red Cascade<br />
Climbing Rainbow's End<br />
Treasure Trail<br />
Unconditional Love<br />
Belinda's Dream<br />
Braveheart<br />
Siren's Keep<br />
Pam's Choice<br />
DayDream <br />
Carlin's Rhythm<br />
Linda Campbell<br />
Moore's Striped Rugosa<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-34114972992272852152012-11-02T08:42:00.002-05:002012-11-02T13:45:34.712-05:00Rose Hip Tea<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over the years, I've come to appreciate so much more about the rose than just the beauty of its flowers. In these days of late fall the rose hips add some nice color to the last few roses that are still in bloom. One of the best hip producers I have is <em>Gertrude Jekyll</em> whose rose hips you see pictured here.<br />
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Last year I gathered many rose hips and tried planting their seeds. Unfortunately I was not able to get any to grow. This year I decided to give it another try and I have been collecting seeds again. One night as I was cutting the hips open to collect the seeds, I tasted the sweetness of the hips on my fingers and knife. Having known people who used to collect hips to make rose hip tea, Angie and I decided to give it a try.<br />
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A quick search of the Internet and we found a simple recipe to try. Chop up 2 teaspoons of rose hips for each cup of tea you want, bring as many cups of water to a boil, pour the water over the hips and let steep for 15 minutes. Finally pour the tea through a strainer and serve. We also added a small amount of sugar during the steeping process. Rose hips are said to have far more Vitamin C than Oranges or other citrus and are full of anti-oxidants. <br />
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Not knowing how fine to chop the hips we cut them to a medium size. Not minced or too fine but enough that it still brought out the flavor. I think it was about right but we were pretty much going blind. This size was easily strained.<br />
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The color of the tea was light and a bit cloudy. Angie's father was visiting and the three of us approached this new experience with varying degrees of comfort. I was most eager, Angie has been pulled into trying so many new things with me that by now she was ready, and Clyde was just going along. So you want to know what it tastes like, right? Well, you should give it a try. My father in law thought it tasted like apples. I thought there was also a flavor like pumpkin. Angie was surprised that it was more flavorful than she expected. Everyone finished their tea and in another half hour we were all ready to go to bed. It was just late I don't think the tea had anything to do with that.<br />
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If you decided to make some rose hip tea, only use hips from roses that have not had chemicals applied to them. You just don't know what the chemicals will do to you. One last thing, to any of my readers who have wondered where I have been, thanks for coming back. The summer was so hot this year that I didn't have a lot of great pictures to offer and not enough energy to work hard figuring out something to write about.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-62420242798983987512012-08-29T20:09:00.000-05:002012-08-29T20:09:04.739-05:00For Something DifferentIt has been so hot this summer that I haven't had many roses in bloom recently. With that being the case I thought I might share something totally different about myself. Below is a commercial I was in. It was filmed at the church I was serving at the time. It starts with a test screen. If you hang on the video will start. Enjoy!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-35002883442433968702012-07-31T17:03:00.000-05:002012-11-02T13:46:44.558-05:00Distant Drums Brings Back MemoriesFor years I have grown a wide variety of modern roses. While this is true, I have never grown any of Dr. Griffith Buck's roses. Knowing that<a href="http://kansasgardenmusings.blogspot.com/"> ProfessorRoush</a> has had good success with them and feeling like I would like to try something new, this spring I added four roses bred by Dr. Griffith Buck. As a professor at Iowa State, Dr. Buck developed shrub roses with the aim of increasing disease resistance and winter hardiness through the research foundation of the university. Of the four Buck roses I added this year, <em>Distant Drums</em> is a rose that has been on my interest list for many years. <br />
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<em>Distant Drums </em>is an often discussed roses because of the unique color of its roses. Maybe I should have said colors because I have seen it referred to as mauve, tan, pink, orange, and yellowish. Maybe "A Symphony of Color," is the best description I have seen. I was hoping for more of the mauve coloring but with the summer sun, I have yet to see it. Instead, the colors have been a rich mixture of pink and buff on flowers of twenty petals. I think that the shorter days of fall should give me a few flowers with mauve in them.<br />
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While not as tall as the other Buck Roses, <em>Distant Drums</em> is still growing nicely. It is roughly two feet tall and is very free flowering. With the English Rose<em>, The Yeoman</em> as a parent<em>, Distant Drums </em>inherits the unique fragrance of myrrh. Its flowers are holding up better to the 100+ degree heat than I had expected. For some reason, I worried about how it would do in the heat, but so far it is just fine. Below you get an idea of how its softer color can turn out. So far I am very happy with <em>Distant Drums </em>and I cannot speak its name without the fond memories of hearing the drums of the Pow Wows late into the evenings when we used to live in Pawnee. Even now I find myself smiling as I remember tucking Anna and Thomas into bed as the drums carried through the summer air and lulled us all to sleep.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-38501384016771925482012-07-24T17:11:00.003-05:002012-11-02T13:48:43.487-05:00Red Moss Rambler: The Giant in the NeighborhoodOccasionally, when ordering roses, you will be sent something you didn't order. Sometimes a rose is mislabeled but that is not what happened to me. This spring when my order from Rogue Valley Roses arrived it had an extra rose in the package. I was surprised to find a very small plant labeled <em>Red Moss Rambler.</em> I had ordered another red moss rose, <em>Mel Hulse</em>, and I guess in the process of ordering it they heard me ordering both. Rogue Valley Roses were very understanding and refunded the cost of the rose and after discussing how I would ship it back to them, Janet Inada asked me if, "I might not keep and grow it instead?" I hadn't planned on it but I said, "Sure, its a rose. I'll grow it." <em>Red Moss Rambler</em> is now the one and only non repeat blooming rose I grow. As you can see from the photo below <em>Red Moss Rambler</em> is certainly liking its new home. <br />
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The plant you see above arrived here just four months ago (the beginning of April) as the small rooted band you see below. It is hard to believe that such a quick transformation is possible but here it is. Without having to put energy in to growing flowers <em>Red Moss Rambler</em> has put its energy into sending out new canes of up to eight feet in length. I have seen this rose listed as growing twenty feet tall. It does not have a wall or tree that tall so I will be interested in seeing how it spreads out in coming years. <br />
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Its home is in a new bed filled primarily with English and Buck Roses. It may end up being a little out of place but what place do you give such a rose? It should have plenty of space to spread out and it is clear that<em> Red Moss Rambler</em> is going to out growing its neighbors by a long shot. <br />
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<em>Red Moss Rambler</em> is another of Ralph Moore's creative roses which he released in 1990. It also shares the same seed parent as his ground cover rose <em>Red Cascade</em>. It shares the same small red flowers but with a light mossing on the outside of the bud and an obviously more upright and vigorous growth habit. Before it began this amazing growth, I was treated to a half dozen blooms. While we are far from the end of our growing season, I can hardly wait to see it blooming next year.<br />
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In our backyard I put tomato cages around all new roses to protect them from accidentally getting knocked down or broken by our dogs. Yet as I looked at how Red Moss Rambler is growing and was being held a bit uptight by the cage, I decided that today was the day to take it off and let it spread out more naturally. It looks a lot more comfortable now. I can only imagine what it will look like after four years instead of four months.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-36230373785562564152012-07-20T15:57:00.000-05:002012-11-02T13:50:04.104-05:00Red Cascade: A Rose of Another ShapeThere were several roses I took cuttings from last Fall and put them in my cutting bed. Having a growing success at getting cuttings to start, I took four small cuttings from <em>Red Cascade</em> hoping to get one or two to start new plants. <em>Red Cascade</em> has helped me to increase my batting average because all four cuttings took. On Mother's Day I took the two strongest ones to my mother's house and planted them in a planter around her gas light in front of her house. Later I potted up the next one while the smallest of them I moved to this slightly raised bed in our back yard. <br />
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<em>Red Cascade</em> is a miniature rose bred by Ralph Moore but miniature only applies to the size of its petals and leaves. The bush actually grows to be quite big, or should I say quite wide. It is described as growing a foot tall and ten feet wide - the rose equivalent of an inch deep and a mile wide. This spreading nature makes it very useful as a ground cover, something most people would never think of in a rose. As such it stands out as another remarkable example of Ralph Moore's creativity. It was through the use of <em>Rosa Wichurana</em> on both sides of the family tree that this trait was brought to bear in <em>Red Cascade</em>. As its name indicates, <em>Red Cascade</em> is also another great rose to use in a raised bed where its growth can be allowed to spill over and down the side of the bed. While mine is still only a few months old, it has already reached the edge on one side of its new home.<br />
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The small flowers are also nice, being somewhat old fashion in shape and opening flat. I have been impressed with its vigor, both in growing new roots and its ability to spread quickly. I suspect that both are related, and I wonder if in a couple of years I will wish that I had given it more space than I did. We will worry about that later. As for now I am just enjoying its spreading habit. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-67685462034643798472012-06-30T19:06:00.001-05:002012-07-01T13:01:10.152-05:00Prague Rose Garden Club UpdateDespite the intense heat of the past week, the roses in the Prague Rose Garden have been growing quite nicely. The seated arch has been the focal point of the garden but there were no roses growing up the arch. Last spring I planted a <em>Lavender Lassie</em> on each side and I think by summer's end they will grow to meet at the top of the arch. They are flanked on either side by some form of <em>Knock Out</em>. <br />
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The bed below is where I started my work in the Prague Rose Garden. This bed sat idle with grass over two feet tall. I thought, "With no roses and the city crew unable to get their John Deer equipment into it, surely no one will be offended if I clean it out and put a few roses in." Being closest to the road the three tall minis in back and the row of <em>The Fairy</em> in front add some nice color to passers by. Eventually the two English Roses I planted last fall in the center (<em>Heritage </em>and <em>St. Swithun</em>) will add some heighth and fill out the display. Hopefully it might even attract a few people to stop and, well, smell the roses. </div>
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Last year I turned some attention to the other end of the garden where a lone purple hybrid tea that is very winter tender was making a home. I had less of a plan on this one and lots of cuttings and suckers that had taken, so I began to fill it in. Up front you have two plants of <em>Popcorn</em> on either side of the water hydrant. On each of the corners are yellow roses: in the back are two of the English Rose <em>Graham Thomas</em> and in front are the miniflora <em>Autumn Splendor</em> and an unknown yellow florabunda. I took the cutting sometime ago but didn't write down what it was from and forgot. I'll figure it out in time to label it when I get around to putting markers of each of them. When I do this, I was thinking that I would put the variety, class and year. What do you think? Does it need more information or does more mean people read less? Flanking the hybrid tea are <em>Reine des Violettes</em> and <em>Precious Dream</em> and behind is <em>DayDream</em>.</div>
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I took a step back so you can get a sense of the size of the garden. It's not so large as to make the upkeep too difficult yet large enough to make a statement. I think its elongated design, running diagonally across the corner of the park, works nicely for the maximum display.<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-76422118503862478322012-05-14T21:00:00.001-05:002012-06-09T15:51:27.415-05:00Why Can't I Grow Roses? Every week someone will tell me, "I just can't grow roses", or they will ask me, "Why can't I grow roses, Rev?" Almost always the answer comes down to one or more of the following issues. When you follow these simple rules, growing roses is easy.<br />
<strong>Select the Right Roses</strong><br />
For years people have been trying to grow the long stem hybrid tea roses they get at the florist, but these are the very worst type of rose for the casual gardener to grow. The hybrid tea became so popular that some people can hardly recognize an old fashion type of rose as a rose. In response to the trouble they have had with hybrid teas, they have either given up on growing roses, or they have chosen the ever popular Knock Out series of roses. Knock Outs are almost bullet proof in terms of disease and toughness, but they leave much to be desired in my mind. First, they are not pretty and, second they have no fragrance. There are just so many better options than, "All or Knock Out." Knock Out did make the list Texas A&M has produced of disease and drought resistant roses which they call <a href="http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkind/roses/cultivars/">Earth-Kind Roses</a>. I think this list is a great place to start when looking to be successful growing roses. I have also designated some roses I grow as <a href="http://reddirtroses.blogspot.com/p/roses-i-grow.html">Rev Recommends</a>. These are roses that I have found to be pretty easy to grow and have something special to offer to your garden. You will find these roses at the nurseries that I have listed below and to the right under <em>Favorite Rose Resources</em>. <br />
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<strong>Grow on the Right Roots</strong><br />
For roses that will be long lived and winter hardy you need to grow roses grown on their own roots. This (and the rule above) will rule out almost every rose you can buy at your local nursery. For ease of production the large rose growers in this country graft all their roses on to the rootstock of another variety. When planted, the rose on top blooms while the rose on bottom grows the roots for the rose on top. Then, when a cold winter kills the rose above ground, only the root stock is left, and it produces an undesirable flower. Roses grown on their own roots are roses that have been taken from a cutting and allowed to grow its own roots. These plants come smaller than their Frankenstein grafted cousins, but in a few years they will surpass the others in production. Also, when you order from the companies I have listed you can call them if you are concerned about ordering online and they will usually get you your roses in one or two weeks. That really isn't very long when you should really be out in the garden getting ready for your new rose.<br />
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<strong>Grow in a Rich Soil</strong><br />
One of the best pieces of advice I have followed when growing roses came from an old adage, "I would rather plant a two dollar bush in a ten dollar hole, than than a ten dollar bush in a two dollar hole." Add to that another adage, "If you feed the soil the soil will feed you." This means when you plant your roses, dig your hole until you think it is far too big and add in compost and other soil amendments to create a rich growing environment. I often add a cup alfalfa pellets and a cup of dry dog food along with the compost from my compost pile. Saturday we had a work day at the church and I was helping my wife, Angie, plants several rose at the church. Once I had dug the first hole someone said, "I thought we were having a work day, not a funeral." To me, that was the perfect compliment that I had dug a big enough hole.<br />
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<strong>Selecting the Right Amount of Sun</strong><br />
Roses need sunlight to thrive. Most roses need at least six hours of full sun and most will be better with more. Consider this when selecting the location for your roses. If you are in an area that regularly gets to 100 degrees, also think about if this is morning light or afternoon light. In places like Oklahoma (where I live) it is often advantageous to allow for late afternoon shade from the most intense heat of the summer sun. <br />
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<strong>An Inch of Water Each Week</strong><br />
To successfully grow roses you need to make sure they have an inch of water each week. This is particularly true of the growing season but roses, like all plants, need steady water even during the winter. Rain is always better than a hose or sprinkler, but if nature does not help out you need to. A true lady in one of my early churches told me, "A rose is like a lady, she likes a stiff drink, but doesn't like to get her feet wet." Keep the soil moist but not soggy. <br />
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Most of this list involves early work before you put your roses in the garden. If you do the early prep work, you to can grow beautiful roses. If you take short cuts, don't be surprised if you continue to find it difficult to grow roses.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-56356941299176465822012-04-30T15:08:00.000-05:002012-05-15T18:54:51.231-05:00The Fence LineThis is the last post on our tour of the roses and they follow the fence line along the north end of the property. The planting is not at all creative but together these roses make a very nice display and add some privacy to the backyard. The fence makes a good support for the climbers and lax growers in the bunch. I am beginning with my unabashed advocacy for <em>Twister</em>. I think <em>Twister</em> is overlooked and under grown. As it begins its third year Twister has grown as tall as or taller than the four foot tall chain link fence. This Ralph Moore creation is classified as a climbing miniature and it certainly fits this category, but it also grows well as a stand alone shrub where its growth spreads nicely. Its flowers are also very full old fashion formed, very fragrant, and open flat to 2 1/2" wide. Once they start blooming in the spring, there will not be a day until November that I cannot go out and take a couple of flowers for a vase.<br />
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Planted on either side of Twister are two larger striped roses, <em>Scentimental </em>and<em> Moore's Striped Rugosa</em>. I really like to plant <em>Twister</em> in groupings of three as seen here. This is the second time I've done this the first was in 1999 when it was first introduced. <br />
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This row of roses is held down in the middle by the older roses and has expanded each direction with new additions each year. From the top is the newest and just off camera is <em>William Shakespeare 2000, Carlin's Rhythm, Abraham Darby, Climbing Rainbow's End, Ballerina, Linda Campbell, St. Swithun, Scentimental, Twister, Moore's Striped Rugosa, Heritage, Dublin Bay, Dragon's Blood, Belinda's Dream, and Flower Carpet Red.</em> This was not my most thought out arrangement but I like it.<br />
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This is the start of <em>Cl. Rainbow's End's</em> second season which began as a cutting from my mother's plant. <br />
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Below we have two of Moore's rugosa hybrids flowing off the edge of the picture (<em>Linda Campbell</em> left and <em>Moore's Striped Rugosa</em> right). <em>Linda Campbell</em> is quickly joining my list of favorite roses. Two of my other favorites, <em>St. Swithun</em> and<em> Twister,</em> are also pictured here.<br />
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While still a tiny plant, <em>Carlin's Rhythm</em> is beginning its first full season by producing huge (4-5") single and very fragrant blossoms. Kim Rupert says that the blooms never get this big in California where he created it, but it has never been smaller than 4" here in Oklahoma. I may be looking forward to what this rose does this year more than any other rose.<br />
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The entry was so sad when we moved here. We moved in June of 2009 and I put the bed in and had it planted by July 4th that summer. It didn't look too much better on that day of celebration but it was full of potential. I over planted it and have since moved two roses out,<em> Gertrude Jekyll</em> moved to the back and <em>Seattle Scentsation</em> moved to the park. Both are much happier in their new locations. <br />
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This year's new bed pulls together what had been a grouping of day lillies, peonies, and what my Dad called Naked Ladies with a couple of Easter Lillies left over at the church with four new roses. The two roses on the back side of the fence are<em> Pam's Choice</em> on the left and<em> Cinderella</em> on the right. Cinderella is a start from one of my mother's miniature roses at her house. It was planted there when my brother was born in 1970. <br />
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From the front side are <em>Queen Bee and Penelope</em>. This bed gets several hours of afternoon shade, ideal for our hot summer afternoons. In the back yard you can see in the left corner of the picture what I think is <em>Blaze Improved</em>, one of three roses that were here when we moved. <br />
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Jack joins me in looking across the backyard to see Blaze Improved, Gertrude Jekyll, and a group of blackberries growing on the back fence line. The retaining wall around the back porch was added last year to keep water out of the storm cellar and what started as small fire pit has led to a growing expansion of the back porch. <br />
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Some of the men in the church built this new shed for the parsonage and <em>Gertrude Jekyll, Unconditional Love, and Snow White</em> decorate this side while <em>The Fairy</em> (not seen) is on the other side.<br />
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Since these are not the most beautiful pictures, let me share one close up bloom of<em> Pam's Choice</em>. I'm really looking forward to watching this rose mature.<br />
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<em>Reine des Viollette</em> resides of the other side of this area between <em>Ebb Tide</em> and <em>Lavender Lassie</em>. You can see Ebb Tide's dark blossoms on the left. Reine des Viollette is always good for a great spring showing with just a few flowers coming off and on through the summer. I had decided several years ago that while there are many wonderful once blooming roses, I was going to focus on growing repeat flowering roses. RDV fit least into this plan until this spring. With my order from Rogue Valley Roses there was a rose sent that I had not ordered, Ralph Moore's <em>Red Moss Rambler</em>. The good people at Rogue Valley Roses refunded the cost of the rose and asked if I would planted it if I kept it. I said, "It's a rose - sure I will." While not pictured and in a different area I needed to introduce him sometime.<br />
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Taken before the roses were blooming much and after a nice rain you see this area from the front yard. On the right just in front of Jeri Jennings is my cuttings bed and on the left behind the Iris are Vineyard Song and Precious Dream.<br />
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You met our Italian Greyhound, Jack last week. With him today is our Siberian Husky, Dusty. She is twelve and beginning to slow down some. In her younger days she might trample a rose or dig one up but these days she likes to lay underneath them if she can find a spot to get comfortable. <br />
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Here is Vineyard Song and Precious Dream on the south side of the house moving to the front. They are shaded from the worst heat of the day by the Oak tree to the west. Remember none of these beds or plants were here when we moved in June of 2009. This section was all put in and planted in the spring of 2010.<br />
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I really like Vineyard Song's graceful shape and beautiful flowers. Vineyard Song is classified as a Shrub but to me it fits in very nicely with the Polyantha Roses. Its canes arch out from its center making a plant that is five or six feet wide and two to three feet tall. <br />
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I passed over Abraham Darby which shares the fence with Graham Thomas, Pat Austin, Jeri Jennings and others but I took this really nice picture of Abe and just had to stick it in here. After putting the Iris in last year they will need to be thinned out and spread around this year.<br />
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Just a week later this section in the backyard is really beginning to show its colors.<br />
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All of these roses were planted in the past two years (either last spring or the spring before that) with the oldest just starting their third year. That reminds me of a conversation I had with a Korean friend about how old we are. We were born just days apart but he always said we were a year older than I counted. The difference came from my thinking that you are a year old a year after you are born and he said you enter year one when you are born. To him you are one when you are born and two once your first year is over. This year will be the year that we begin to see the garden mature I think. For the most part the roses are just about to start blooming. Some of course, have been going at it for a little while. In the picture below you will see the red-fuchsia blooms of <em>Siren's Keep</em> on the right and the very lavender color or<em> Lavender Crystal</em> just left of the gate.<br />
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The tall bush at the corner of the house is the Hybrid Musk<em> Lavender Lassie</em>. This bush was significantly affected by Rose Rosette Disease/Virus at the beginning of last Spring. I cut each of the effected canes all the way off at the very base of the plant. I thought that I had managed to save the plant because I had no other symptoms on the bush last year. However, this spring I had a new basal breaking cane that showed all the typical signs of infection. It is hard to believe because the rest of the plant seems totally uneffected. I'm going to let it go through its spring blossoming and then I expect to take it out. I do have a year old replacement plant growing from a cutting of this bush. I hate to take it out but I don't think it is possible to save it at this point.<br />
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The roses in this area of the garden cover the range from red (<em>Braveheart</em>) to purple (<em>Rhapsody in Blue</em>) to white and cream (<em>Popcorn and Jude the Obscure</em>). <em>Popcorn</em> is in the foreground of the photo below I have also moved some purple Iris into this area that used to live in the back of our yard. <br />
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Just beyond the fence are <em>Treasure Trail, Abraham Darby, Pat Austin, Graham Thomas</em> (the tall one in the middle), <em>Golden Buddha, </em>and<em> Jeri Jennings. </em> Beyond Jeri Jennings is my cuttings bed. The section of the garden obviously moves between the yellow and orange themes with some pink and salmon mixed in. This area wouldn't even grow weeds before we moved here. It was just bare ground. It has come so far when we moved here. <br />
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<em>Siren's Keep </em>is just starting its second year. It is proving to be a prolific and early bloomer. Its flowers have about 40 large petals loosely filling 4-5" blossoms. The color is somewhere between red-fuchsia-pink and its blooms are a real eye catcher. Behind <em>Siren's Keep </em>is <em>DayDream.</em> Planted at the same time one has grown more upward while the other is more spreading while <em>Lavender Lassie</em> overlooks them both.<em></em></div>
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I wanted to get a picture of <em>Rhapsody in Blue</em> with the purple Iris blooming just beside it. I think the colors go pretty well together. Just to the left is <em>Jude the Obscure</em> and it is still a long way from blooming. It felt like Jude's color would provide a nice complementary color. And just in front of both is Jack, our Italian Greyhound. Jack just can't resist getting in on the action. Unless it's cold or wet, he is my constant companion when working in the garden. </div>
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The longer I work in the garden, the more I find myself taking a step back and seeing the big picture. This takes you through a good section of half of my roses. I will take you through the other sections in the next two posts.</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-33050189484379799132012-03-25T16:23:00.000-05:002012-05-15T19:03:59.651-05:00Visiting the American Rose Society and Chamblee's Rose NurseryOver Spring Break, Angie and I visited her father in Shreveport, Louisiana. Not as exotic as Anna's trip to Budapest and Prague (Czech Republic not Oklahoma) or as fun filled (I don't want to know the details) as Thomas' trip to Panama Beach but we did manage to stop by the American Rose Society Center Garden just outside of Shreveport and Chamblee's Rose Nursery in Tyler, Texas. It was early in the season for all the trimmed hybrid tea, floribunda, grandaflora, and miniature roses but we did find many of the untrimmed garden roses in bloom. This entry will be a bit photo heavy but most will stay on the computer hard drive waiting for some appropriate entry.<br />
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I have often seen pictures of Rosa Banksiae Lutea or Lady Banks Yellow in bloom but have never in person. The sight of Lady Banks Yellow at the beginning of her show was enough to make the whole trip worth while.<br />
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Each tiny flower is less than an inch in size with 25 plus petals and is beautiful on its own.<br />
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The headquarters for the ARS is set deep in the grounds and is lovely surrounded by the tall pines. I had planned to renew my membership while on the visit but the doors to the center were locked. I guess I could have walked around to the parking lot side of the building but at that point I was more interested in exploring the gardens. <br />
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My favorite section of the gardens was one that featured many tea, noisette, and hybrid musk roses. I have always thought that I would really enjoy growing some of the noisette roses because of their large size, growth habit and flower form but I think Oklahoma winters would just be a little cold for them.<br />
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It looks like the ARS Center must host a lot of weddings in the gardens. Angie thinks I should look for a retirement position where I could officiate the weddings and tend the gardens in exchange for living in a small house on the grounds.<br />
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Here is Evelyn blooming in the English Rose section. The English Roses were almost all six to eight feet tall, a height I do not mind but larger than many people like.<br />
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The Event Center and reflecting pool has chairs set up for what looks to be a small wedding. <br />
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Our next stop on our trip was <a href="http://www.chambleeroses.com/index.php">Chamblee's Rose Nursery</a>. You only get one picture because I quickly became engrossed in the examining roses. I was blown away by the quality, size and value of their own-root roses. Their one gallon plants are significantly less expensive than the much smaller bands I have been ordering. I think I will be moving them up to my first look when I'm ordering roses. Just to let you know I was remarkable restrained. I bought three roses. I bought Tradescant to replace the one I lost to Rose Rosette Disease (in case the cuttings I took don't make it), William Shakespeare 2000 because I can not resist a nice red rose, and Penelope. Angie kept saying we can come back next time we come see her dad. That's not a bad compromise as he is a really good guy.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-56899047873036064402012-03-12T19:15:00.002-05:002012-06-03T13:48:12.259-05:00Making the MoveBack in <a href="http://reddirtroses.blogspot.com/2012/01/seperation-anxiety.html">January I separated two suckers</a> from their mother plants and recently dug them up to move to the park. The first one is <em>Precious Dream</em>, a Hybrid Bracteata from Ralph Moore. It has begun to develop some nice roots.<br />
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Now the young plant of Precious Dream is making its home in the Prague Rose Garden. I think it enjoyed the ride in my new Honda Ridgeline pictured it the background. After 10 years in my Nissan Xterra it was time to pass it along to my son, Thomas. <br />
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The second rose is <em>Reine des Violettes</em>, a Hybrid Perpetual from 1860. Reine des Violettes is a purple rose that has a strong spring bloom and scattered blossoms in the fall. <br />
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Both are now snuggled in to their new home in the Prague Rose Garden. The Rose Garden has three beds. I started working with the South bed and it is now filled with a row of The Fairy, two English Roses in the center row (St. Swithun and Abraham Darby), and a third row with Twister, Autumn Splendor, and Seattle Scentsation. Now I am filling in the North bed and these two join an originally planted lavender Hybrid Tea, two plants of Popcorn, two Graham Thomas, and one DayDream. I still have the front row to complete with several more minis to flank the two plants of Popcorn. <br />
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It is no surprise that one of the reasons we love particular roses, is because of the sentimental attachments they hold. It may be for such attachments that I keep growing Gertrude Jekyll. I had to go back and scan these pictures from 1996 of our kids, Anna and Thomas, beside Gertrude. Gertrude was the first rose I tried pegging, in order to get more blooms along the laterally bent canes. As you can see it worked, and even if I say so myself, it worked pretty well.</div>
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I always find it interesting (when viewing family photos) to see roses in the background. They are a part of the mood and memory of our lives. Remembering Anna in kindergarten and Thomas in preschool are the foreground to which I grew my first English Roses. Angie took these pictures, and it must have been Mother's Day, because I notice the pinned red roses each of them are wearing. That is a tradition I don't see many people following these days, wearing a rose to honor your mother on Mother's Day. You wear a red one if they are living and a white one if they are deceased.<br />
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In recent years I have been letting Gertrude grow more naturally. Philosophically, I like to let roses grow as they do by nature. Left to her own devices, Gertrude Jekyll grows tall, 8 & 1/2 feet tall in the picture below. This plant is three years old and had been pruned very little. If Gertrude blooms at the end of her canes, at 8 & 1/2 feet, I won't be able to smell them and I am 6' 2". So this year I am thinking about pulling those long canes down and pegging them so that I can enjoy her blooms all along the laterally trained canes. This will take a little courage for two reasons. First, these canes are strong and while a bit stiff they are just flexible enough to be bent down (think bend not break).<br />
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The second reason is that Gertrude Jekyll knows how to defend herself with some of the most vicious thorns of any rose I have grown. Looking down into the plant, it looks like I could thin down the canes some too, but I really do like to let roses determine how they grow and what they can support so don't expect me to thin it down much. <br />
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So 15 years later, on Mother's Day weekend of 2011, here are those wonderful kids all grown up with their mother and me. This family we have grown together is what I am most proud of in my life. With Anna studying in Switzerland this semester, Thomas in his first year of college, and Angie teaching at Rose State; it feels like one important phase of our lives as parents is closing even as other roles and ways of being together are emerging. Although you wouldn't tell it from the gray in my beard, it feels like spring in my life.<br />
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This Mother's Day I am going to try to get a picture of them with Gertrude just for old time's sake. Wish me luck. It may take a bit of work to get them together but I'm hopeful even if a bit sentimental.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-57257815108323436912012-02-24T12:46:00.000-06:002012-05-15T18:51:43.076-05:00Paul Barden Roses I GrowIn recent years I have begun growing a number of roses created by the rose hybridizer, <a href="http://paulbarden.blogspot.com/">Paul Barden</a>. Paul studied horticulture in college and further studies in photography. I think one gives him the science and understanding, the other the artistic eye for his work as a breeder. Paul has drawn upon a wide range of influences and roses to produce the roses he has released to the public and even more so for the breeding stock he has been working with. Undoubtedly, his relationship with Ralph Moore stands as one of his most significant influences and that is nothing but good in my book. Paul has also made a significant contribution to rose growers and hybridizers through his website, <a href="http://paulbardenroses.com/">http://paulbardenroses.com</a> and his blog link above. If you haven't before, do yourself a favor and visit his sight and click on some of the rose classes listed on the left. You will be amazed by the photos and descriptions and don't be surprised if you look up to find that a couple of hours have passed by. <br />
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Here are some of my observations about the roses Paul has produced and this is particularly true for the roses of his I grow. First, their blooms tend toward the old fashion forms, being cupped or opening flat and quartered, much like the English Roses which stand a generation or two behind many of them. Second, vivid color and fragrance are important and are almost always present. Take for example a rose like Treasure Trail which, unusual for his roses, has little floral fragrance. It certainly has the vivid color and while the typical fragrance is missing, it is made up for with the added balsam fragrance that the mossing on the outside of the sepals produces. This fragrance is strongly released when the mossing is stroked. Third, the bushes form and growth habit are that of a garden bush or shrub and not the stiff upright growth of a hybrid tea. Fourth, the plants are healthy in my climate. I have learned to be more conditional about this because different regions of the country have very different disease pressures on roses. (An example would be that in the summer, I spray my roses down several times a week. I believe this practice keeps my roses happy and healthy but in many areas people would be scandalized at the thought of intentionally wetting the leaves on their bushes. That is because humidity can be a prime driver of black spot.) These are my observations regarding some of the common themes that hold Paul's roses together.<br />
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So here are the Barden Roses I grow in the order I acquired them:<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.37689.1">Unconditional Love</a></em> <br />
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Unconditional Love is a mini moss with cupped old fashion blooms scarlet to crimson in color. The flowers have good fragrance from the petals along with scent of the mossing. Unconditional Love is one of those roses that never disappoints because it is always in bloom and always healthy. Mine is 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide.<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.39705.0">Golden Buddha</a> </em><br />
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Golden Buddha is a Hybrid Bracteata which has intensely pumpkin colored blooms in the spring and fall and a lighter yellow in the summer. It is always in bloom, almost to a fault. In my garden the plant is only about a foot and a half tall and two feet wide. I wish it would get bigger and then produce the blooms it does. It may be because this past summer was the hottest on record in Oklahoma and that Golden Buddha had a hard time with the heat. Spring and Fall it shined in this its second year in my garden. </div>
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.40934.0">Jeri Jennings</a></em> <br />
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<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.58130.0"><em>Treasure Trail</em></a> <br />
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Treasure Trail is also a moss rose that grows much like a floribunda. Its blooms are quite unique opening to shades of pink, yellow, and salmon with old fashion form and a button eye. The flowers last a very long time either on the bush or in a vase. Besides being the most heavily mossed rose I grow, Treasure Trail has the most leathery dark green shiny leaves and grows as healthy and clean as anything in my garden. In two seasons it has grown to about two feet tall and three feet wide.</div>
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<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.58132.0"><em>Siren's Keep</em></a> <br />
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Siren's Keep is finishing its first year in our garden. It has sent a couple of strong canes up to two and a half or three feet tall. As I mentioned earlier, last summer was very hot and while the flowers held up well in the sun, I think the color was a bit washed out by it. The color is described as fuchsia to magenta which is a couple of shades deeper than the attractive pink ruffled petals that I have seen this first year. I have often noticed that bloom color will deepen after the first year or two. I fully expect to see the deeper colors this coming year. Its good sized flowers (four-five inches across) bloom in small clusters and have a strong old roses fragrance. I expect to have many more photos and updates this coming year. <br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.39462.0&tab=1">Dragon's Blood</a></em> <br />
I added Dragon's Blood last Fall and do not have any pictures other than <a href="http://reddirtroses.blogspot.com/2011/08/carlins-rhythm-and-dragons-blood.html">when it came as a young band with Carlin's Rhythm</a>. Its flowers can be a smoldering fire orange/red but I have yet to see it bloom and will look forward to its growth this coming year along with the next two.<br />
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<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.59029.0"><em>Pam's Choice</em></a><br />
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This may be the rose I am most looking forward to this year. I have always loved the flowers of Angel Face but it performs so poorly that I haven't grown it for years. In fact it is my wife, Angie's favorite and I am hoping the blossom of Pam's Choice might be used to get me out of the dog house some day. Here's hoping she will be a suitable replacement to Angel Face. <br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.35255.1&tab=1">Mel Hulse</a></em> <br />
I added Mel Hulse on an impulse to my order of Pam's Choice. It is not that I hadn't thought about ordering Mel Hulse before, I just hadn't pulled the trigger. Mel Hulse is a Moss rose which like Unconditional Love and Treasure Trail is the progeny of Ralph Moore's Scarlet Moss. On the other side of its family tree is the English Rose The Prince. <br />
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Here is to dreaming of spring's blossoms.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-12891416909788981542012-02-18T10:48:00.001-06:002012-02-21T08:13:42.527-06:00A Lesson From The GardenLet the fig tree teach you a lesson. As soon as its branches become green and tender and it starts putting out leaves, you know that summer is near. - Matthew 24:32<br />
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The mild winter has led us to some unusual experiences. This week it was freezing fog on some very early growth. I feel fortunate to have grabbed these pictures of how the fog settled on the plants and then froze. At 28 degrees the fog was still a mist but when it landed on the surface of the roses it froze.<br />
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Fig trees will not grow in my climate so I am assuming that they conform to the growth of other trees and plants I am accustomed to. Jesus often used agrarian images and examples to teach his followers. These images became parables and metaphors for understanding life and to help people find deeper meaning. Jesus so often used the common and ordinary as a way to talk about God's love and presence in our lives. I think the whole of these examples creates a message that is bigger than the individual examples. When Jesus compares the kingdom of God to a mustard seed, the point is that we should not overlook the small and common or we might miss what God is doing or if you prefer a deeper spiritual presence in your life.<br />
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When Jesus points out that before summer comes the fig tree branches begin to swell and send out small growth he is talking about expectancy and watchfulness. Rarely in life do things happen suddenly. Almost always there are events that point to what is about to happen. It's true in relationships, education, growing up, and gardening. The change from winter to summer does not happen all at once. It comes with lots of small steps that tell us to get ready for the growth that is about to happen.</div>
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So if I am looking to this week's lesson from the garden it must be a cautionary message. The garden is starting to show signs that growth is beginning but the frost warns us to be patient and not to jump in too deeply just yet. It is still time for preparatory work. Growth is coming - be ready and patient. </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5576842140672493583.post-73359569430816761572012-02-10T16:31:00.000-06:002012-05-15T19:06:55.247-05:00Roses for Spring<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody>
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This time of year, my inner gardener gets a bit antsy. I want to get out and work in the garden but it's often cold and it gets dark so early. So I've been working over my list of roses I will be adding this spring. <br />
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Before I get to the list let me say that I do not buy any of my roses from local nurseries. I would prefer to buy locally, but it is simply the case that no nursery in Oklahoma sells the roses I want to grow. <span id="yui_3_2_0_17_1330089195583153" style="background-color: white;">But if you're on a budget, here are some </span><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://frugaldad.com/lowe-s/">Lowe's promotional codes</a> to save you some money on your roses.</span> I might be able to find the two <em>English Roses</em> and <em>Fourth of July</em> at a local nursery but they would probably not be grown as own-root plants. I think own root plants are better and longer living roses. Many of the roses I like are only available from a few sources. Such as <em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.59029&tab=1">Pam's Choice</a> </em>which I am really looking forward to growing this year but is only offered by <a href="http://www.roguevalleyroses.com/">Rogue Valley Roses</a> or the Dr. Griffith Buck roses which I am getting from<a href="http://www.heirloomroses.com/"> Heirloom Roses</a>. For the past 17 years I have ordered my roses by phone or internet from the growers in <em><strong>My Favorite Rose Resources</strong></em> list on the right and down the page. They come with my highest recommendations. <br />
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I have never grown any of Griffith Buck's roses before this year. I have often wanted to, but I think the attention they have received as being very winter hardy has caused me to hesitate before ordering. So, under the strong influence of the good <a href="http://kansasgardenmusings.blogspot.com/">ProfessorRoush</a> I am adding four this year. <br />
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<strong>Griffith Buck Roses</strong><br />
<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.1538&tab=1">Distant Drums</a></em> While I have not seen ProfessorRoush rave about this rose, I have always wanted to grow it. I have always loved lavender and unusually colored roses so I will give it a try this year.<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.1781">Folksinger</a></em> As a lover of folk music this one was added to the list with prof's approval.<br />
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<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.4943"><em>Prairie Harvest</em></a><em> </em>This light yellow shrub rose produces large hybrid tea style flowers. It's also supposed to be very fragrant. Prof says its his favorite Buck roses so it was a must add.<br />
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<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.19153"><em>Queen Bee</em></a><em> </em>is another of Dr. Griffith Buck's shrub roses with dark red, very doubled, cupped blooms. I have a feeling this will be my favorite of the Buck roses. Did I hear someone say "Boomer!"<em> </em><br />
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<strong>English Roses</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.1755"><em>Evelyn</em></a><em> </em> I have often seen Evelyn's large fragrant blossoms of soft apricot in other gardens and have always been envious. I guess this is the year she will be added to my garden.<br />
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<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.1834"><em>Golden Celebration</em></a> I am a fan of David Austin's English Roses and while I like Graham Thomas, I am looking forward to adding Golden Celebration. I have heard that it has the same beautiful color but in a larger fuller flower on a healthier bush. <br />
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<strong>Unusually Colored Roses</strong><br />
<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.59029&tab=1">Pam's Choice</a></em> This may be the rose I am most looking forward to this year. I have always loved the flowers of Angel Face but it performs so poorly that I haven't grown it for years. In fact it is Angie's favorite. I'm hoping Pam's Choice can be a suitable replacement. This will be my seventh rose from Paul Barden. I've been very pleased with all of them so far.<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.18450">Fourth of July</a></em> This will be my fourth variety of striped rose in this garden. I just can't resist the splash they provide. It's a red and white striped climber with semi-double blooms.<br />
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<strong>From Cuttings Given To Me</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2687"><em>F.J. </em><em>Grootendorst</em></a> The first two roses here are Hybrid Rugosas. I have grown more interested in the rugosas for their health, winter heartiness and crinkled leaves. So this will give me the opportunity to learn more about the rugosas.<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.5791">Sir Thomas Lipton</a></em> is a white bloomed vigorous growing plant with bright green foliage. This rose is probably the farthest reach from my current comfort zone of roses. <br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.24291.1">Maggie</a></em> I was surprised to find Maggie listed as a Bourbon Roses as I was under the impression that she is a Hybrid Perpetual. In either case, her color and form are very appealing to me.<br />
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<em><a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.2303">Red Cascade</a></em> This will be my only Ralph Moore rose to add this year. Red Cascade is a red<br />
climbing/ground cover miniature rose depending on how it is trained.<br />
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<a href="http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.2505.0"><em>Tradescant</em></a> I love Tradescant and it is the best red English Rose I have grown. However, my plant was taken out by Rose Rosette Disease. Before it dug it up I took a couple of cuttings from the unaffected part of the plant. Hopefully a cutting will take and I won't have to reorder it.<br />
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Next week I am going to try something a little different. I am going to begin writing a monthly entry that reflect from a gardener-pastor's perspective on a relevant scripture. I have been wanting to do this for a little while and feel like the timing is right. I hope each of you will enjoy it.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878507678767364406noreply@blogger.com7