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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
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 Posted - 18/11/2008 : 07:32:26
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Of course it waited till we had a big thunderstorm so its very wet.
I am hoping the next one will look even better 
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 09:46:37
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love it, and smells good too 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 09:51:37
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Thanks Cheryl.. I am going out to do some deadheading now I think it has stopped raining I will put my nose gently towards it..
And let you know later what I think..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 09:56:56
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My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 09:59:14
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I am getting there...
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 10:03:30
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I did all mine over a few days and all the flowers effected by thrips also gone, look very bare ATM, but will have nice new fresh blooms for Xmas I hope 
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 10:06:27
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My roses are all wet and soggy they are a shocking mess.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
Love Your Enemies... It Will Drive Them Nuts |
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The Estate
head gardener
Australia
3676 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 10:31:17
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 I feel for you
My basic weeding rule: if they grow in rows they're flowers;
if they don't they're weeds.
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 13:31:35
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The Verdict is in, it smells if you could call it a smell like a mild soap of some kind I give it the thumbs down.
Nothing like its neighbour JTO..
The poor roses Standards.. Half of Gold Bunny's graft is dead, about half of my Standards have scale, Julia's Rose, Joy of Life, Edelweiss need pep up pills, Just Joey is on his way to the wheelie bin and following close behind is Brass band, next will be Camp David I some how feel a lot of my roses will not make it through this wet season, and if they don't I will not be replacing them..
Pillar Rose Renae is the worst rose I have got only grown about 60 cms in a few years I am debating if I should just shovel prune it, or dig it up and plant somewhere else..
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Jacqueline
assistant gardener
Australia
249 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 15:36:10
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Don't feel like the lone ranger Mary-Anne. Luckily Just Joey is doing nicely here. Paradise has been my best bloomer so far this year no PM or BS. Pinkie...for a so called vigorous rose has been slow to start but is getting a wriggle on now. Jude the Obscure and Mary Rose are also doing very well as far as foliage goes...no blooms now for a few weeks. I have a double grafted Bonica and Iceberg....thought the poor thing would tip sideways...loaded with iceberg blooms....only a few Bonica.
Anyway Mary-Anne if you see a Paradise rose for sale next winter do give it a go.......I figure by winter time you might have forgiven them enough to bother with another.....I always seem to forget my disappointment and buy another one...stupid stupid me...pointless exercise I think trying to grow roses here.
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Pamela
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 18/11/2008 : 16:06:20
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I hear Listerine is good for mildew - applied with a toothbrush of course. But then the Karcher is even better :-))
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 18/11/2008 : 16:07:53
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I agree with this too Jacqueline
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pointless exercise I think trying to grow roses here.
The Southerners have no idea what it is like to grow roses here.
I get told I have grown the wrong roses and I don't want to grow those other ones I don't care how good they are.. I do grow a few that are not floribunda or HT's and even those now look terrible.
The only good looking roses on the block are three Icebergs and three DA's
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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rosesforme
assistant gardener
Australia
472 Posts |
Posted - 30/11/2008 : 21:13:57
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Sad news MaryAnne ,but dont you put your roses into dormancy now until the worst of summer is over.?
Then they might have a better chance.
If I remember correctly ,this has worked for you in the past.
Cheers Michelle
Roses for ever.
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pitta
head gardener
Australia
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Posted - 30/11/2008 : 21:36:00
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| What A BEAUTY Pitta |
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Mary-Anne
garden sage
Australia
10809 Posts |
Posted - 30/11/2008 : 23:00:39
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Michelle yes it does work well in a dry year but its impossible this year due to all the rain we have having at present, the roses are growing like crazy
Thanks Pitta its a new one of three of my English David Austin Roses.
Friends are the flowers in the garden of life
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Faye
assistant gardener
Australia
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Posted - 01/12/2008 : 11:04:06
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Hey you are putting me off roses as we just got a heap of good info on roses to grow in the tropics from Cree - Deb Kelly - of Jugiong NSW in Roses forum under topic Oh!..Nahema. I know nothing at all about growing roses but after reading all the types you can get for humid places I thought it worth a try.
Now I am having second thoughts. The picture of the Graham Thomas looks great to me though you say it smells like soap and is not doing very well. Ummmmmmmmm! Should I get tropical roses or not!
I love the look and scent of a beautiful rose but will it bloom .....?? !!!
 
Maybe I should stick to tropical plants.
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