#1: Help please

Posted on 2005-07-03 13:20:03 by Brendy

dave weil Wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Jul 2005 12:17:49 +0000, Brendy
> Brendy.1rhuw0@gardenbanter.co.uk wrote:
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> Gail Futoran Wrote:-
> "Brendy" Brendy.1rg081@gardenbanter.co.uk
> wrote[i]
> Hi Gail, me again I'm in Newry, Northern Ireland so we have wet-
> weather here. Sunshine what's that! :) I checked out some of the
> neighbours gardens to see how their roses are doing. They look good
> so
> that means mine should do well too. Right? I've checked out some
> web
> sites and I've decided to go for the hybrid tea rose. I like the
> look
> of the "Ingrid Bergman" and it's a beautiful red colour. (You'd
> think
> I knew what I was talking about) Now I have to find a garden centre
> that sells it! I have 2nd and 3rd preferences as well, just in case.
> I like "Blue Moon" and "Deep Secret" so here goes. Brendy.[/i-
>
> [/QUOTE Thanks Gail, I'll get started on checking out those websites.
> I'm not going to rush it, I'll wait until I get the rose that I want.
> Brendy


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#2: Re: Help please

Posted on 2005-07-03 16:22:05 by Gail Futoran

"Brendy" <Brendy.1rlk7y@gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote >> [/QUOTE Thanks Gail,
I'll get started on checking out those websites.
>> I'm not going to rush it, I'll wait until I get the rose that I want.
>> Brendy
>
>
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> Brendy

That's a good idea. One word of warning: Don't
get your heart so set on the perfect rose that you'll
be discouraged when you can't find it, or you find
it, plant it lovingly, and the blasted thing dies anyway!
I have 150 roses and have probably lost half of
them to weather, disease, bugs in the soil, who
knows what. I learned to appreciate the varieties
that thrived, replace the varieties that didn't. There
are so many roses that I've always been able to
find a replacement close to the original (preferred)
variety. And of course you can always plant the
same variety again! I've done that a number of
times, too, more often than not successfully -
i.e., the second (or in some cases the third) copy
did considerably better than the first.

I suppose that experience is typical of gardening
in general. I've never been much of a gardener,
though, until I took up roses.

Gail

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