Rooting Roses the Lazy Way
Home » Plants & Animals » Roses Gardens » Rooting Roses the Lazy Way Cut a rose stem about the diameter of a pencil. Cut off any blooms. Get a glass of water. Put the rose stem into the glass of water and set it on a window sill [... more]
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Shhh.. Don't Wake the Roses
Home » Plants & Animals » Roses Gardens » Shhh.. Don't Wake the Roses My lawn is littered with leaves. Here and there, a few of the glass apples the kids missed are turning into brown, unrecognizable globs, and I am facing my least [... more]
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How I Beat the Blues..
The previously laggy New Dawn, likewise in a temp home, has finally lived up to its reputation and is.. well.. everywhere. The climbing IceBerg is known as the IceBerg Octopusari, and I cannot put off that trellis any longer. Home » Plants & ... [... more]
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I have always had a love affair
I keep thinking that one day I'm going to go over there and some jerk will have cut them all down be cause they drop petals all over the pavement. I know the rustlers are pretty famous, but don't they ... So there should be no problem with your ... [... more]
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Variety, Variety, Variety....
Is your garden boring? Part One of Three on gardening with roses.. Home » Plants & Animals » Roses Gardens » Variety, Variety, Variety.... Roses are thought of by many, as the Queen of Flowers. When I see the blooms of one of my [... more]
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Absolutely Potted
I began one afternoon after approaching her somewhat timidly, "may I let this rose remain in the pot? I am still working on my garden and I don't want to wait and run the risk this one won't be here when the garden is ready." The rose I bought [... more]
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Things Continued, Things Remembered
Home » Plants & Animals » Roses Gardens » Things Continued, Things Remembered The neighbor's evergreen hedge is clipped so neatly and closely that the rain has veiled it with a silver cloak, as my evening slips into night. I thought [... more]
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Miniature Roses
I've always had a fascination with small things. There is something about peering into the window of a doll's house, where everything is perfectly reproduced in miniature, that appeals to the Gulliver aspect of my personality. I must admit this ... [... more]
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The Single Life
Is more better? Sometimes it's just a matter of stopping to smell the wallflowers.. a few years ago, I had the occasion to be driving with a friend down along the waterfront. The windows were down, the air was warm, and we were zipping along at a ... [... more]
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The Rose, the Robin and The Spider
Home » Plants & Animals » Roses Gardens » The Rose, the Robin and The Spider Here, here for you, William! Good job on trying to keep it all organic. I thank you, and I know the little world your garden has become thanks you. That is [... more]
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So Now What?
First, obviously, lay out your garden plan. I use a garden hose or rope to rough in the shape. I almost never do gardens with straight lines. Well, you'll want to get rid of it. Every last rhizome you can find. All of it. You can lay plastic down ... [... more]
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In Search of the Blue Rose
Perhaps we should just leave the Blue Rose of the Legend where the unicorn still roam free: in our imaginations and dreams. Home » Plants & Animals » Roses Gardens » In Search of the Blue Rose I think I got it figured out finally.. [... more]
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