I planted a series of climbing roses last year to grow up along the chain link fence that separates our yard from the neighbor's. Three of the five didn't survive the winter and mother dear dug up the other two in the spring because they didn't bud quickly enough.
So I decided to give it another whirl this year when I found some bare root plants at Home Depot for 75% off at the end of the season. Here are two of the new five from this year. I chose a different color climbing rose to be planted at each fence post. These pictures are of the cream and salmon varieties. I also put in red, pink, and yellow that have bloomed but the rain came and knocked off the petals before I could get decent pics. More rose photos may follow if mother nature cooperates.
This year I'm going to buy some burlap to wrap around the bushes to help them through this winter. I also included some fertilizer for strong roots when I planted them in the hopes that it would improve their survival capability.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Rose #1
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Mulch them before winter, also, and don't prune them any more this year. Prune in the spring. And don't forget to dead-head.
Did you ask for my advice?
Also in the spring, sprinkle a couple of tablespoons of epsom salts around them, it encourages bloom. No joke! Something about allowing them to absorb more magnesium. Nice colors by the way, I am thinking about putting a red climber in to go with a yellow climber and the white one that I gave to my neighbor Mike.
I will be glad to give you a piece of the most energetic and robust climber I've ever had: Dorothy Perkins. Once called "the most overplanted rose in America", she can grow beyond twenty feet, and covers herself with clusters of small rosey red blossoms. No scent. Just stick a piece in the ground and it will take off. When next you are in the city...
Don't you just love fellow gardeners - do this. No! Do that! No - are you crazy? Prune - No Don't Prune.
Thank goodness the only thing green thing I can grow is mold on my cheese in the fridge! I never get suggestions: leave the cheese wrapped. No - Don't! Let it breathe! Bwaaa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha
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