Oh My…
what a day…
Hit almost 74 here on the ridge top. Spent most of the day outside working on nursery stuff and not much knitting done. Really feeling like spring today. And then I hear the snow level is going to come down to 1000 ft on Wednesday (we’re at 1200 ft). Oh well.. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Did I mention I’m a plant geek? Yesterday was supposed to be a visit to our nursery supply to pick up extra pots, pot tags and shears. On the way home we passed the road leading to Heirloom Roses. Now we’re not really big Rose growers, but we both like the old garden roses and the variety available this time of year was just too much to pass up. Everything is own-root (no grafting) and super shape. Now I’ve got about 7 roses to plant. Everything from Moss Roses to tree climbling ramblers. Oh my…
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Robbyn wrote:
I love roses, but I live in an apartment and so can’t have a garden. There is a nursery in the area that specializes in miniature rose plants. While they strongly urge you to plant them outdoors (since that’s what they were bred for) I can’t help but wonder if I could make them grow reasonably well on an indoor, very sunny windowsill. I think I might just try it.
Good luck with your plants!
Robbyn
Posted on 30-Mar-03 at 7:17 am | Permalink
Jerry wrote:
Got a porch/deck? Miniature Roses will do just fine there. They’d probably do alright on a windowsill for a season, but they need the winter cold to continue to bloom. Take a look at John’s Miniature Roses for more info and tons of miniature roses.
Posted on 30-Mar-03 at 8:27 am | Permalink
Emma wrote:
I love roses too ! My favourites come from :
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/
I hope that you enjoy them for many years to come.
Posted on 30-Mar-03 at 12:34 pm | Permalink
Jerry wrote:
I’m *really* not a rose lover… They’re too picky, to susceptible to various fungus, too much of a pain in the ass.. But..
I do like to old Garden Roses. Those created before modern breeders started to get their hands on things. Nearly all of the roses we picked up this past week were created prior to the 1920’s and at least one was bred before the 1700’s. These guys are hardy, hardy, hardy.
Posted on 30-Mar-03 at 7:09 pm | Permalink
Sarah Ivy wrote:
Lucky lucky you! I’ve got a tiny Heirloom
Rose that was given to me by a friend in the
midst of our move. That tiny rose took a lot
of abuse, but this Spring is leafing out all
over the place. I’d love to visit their
nursery in person one of these days.
Posted on 31-Mar-03 at 12:15 am | Permalink