Post by dr.girlfriend on May 26, 2017 21:30:02 GMT -5
My little baby rhododendron I planted a few weeks ago bloomed:
And my beautiful mock orange is blooming! I'm so glad it's back after being decapitated by the lawn guys a few years ago...it took almost four years to come fully back.
Post by mrsukyankee on May 27, 2017 2:59:11 GMT -5
We've had some fabulous sun in London recently, following a week of heavy rain, so a lot is blooming right now around the city. My MIL was the person who did all the planting choices in the back garden and a few things are coming up:
We've had some fabulous sun in London recently, following a week of heavy rain, so a lot is blooming right now around the city. My MIL was the person who did all the planting choices in the back garden and a few things are coming up:
Tropical plumbago (blooms all year), white and red pentas, one of my vandas (another is throwing up a spike), vinca, porterweed, impatiens, firecracker plants, and a bloom on the bottlebrush trees here and there. My oldest crepe should be blooming soon, and my Magnolia just finished up its first (huge, deliciously scented flowers).
Tropical plumbago (blooms all year), white and red pentas, one of my vandas (another is throwing up a spike), vinca, porterweed, impatiens, firecracker plants, and a bloom on the bottlebrush trees here and there. My oldest crepe should be blooming soon, and my Magnolia just finished up its first (huge, deliciously scented flowers).
It seems like everything here! I have nearly 30 rosebushes and have been cutting from them repeatedly. I also have calla lillies, asiatic lilies, snapdragons, day lilies, and my hydrangea. The only thing I'm waiting on is gladiolus.
It seems like everything here! I have nearly 30 rosebushes and have been cutting from them repeatedly. I also have calla lillies, asiatic lilies, snapdragons, day lilies, and my hydrangea. The only thing I'm waiting on is gladiolus.
I love those! How do you keep your roses happy? Do you recommend a particular food? We have a few different roses, and lots of knock outs. Unfortunately, the knock outs in back have contracted something and we're trying to save them. I just put some new roses out front and I want them to thrive.
It seems like everything here! I have nearly 30 rosebushes and have been cutting from them repeatedly. I also have calla lillies, asiatic lilies, snapdragons, day lilies, and my hydrangea. The only thing I'm waiting on is gladiolus.
I love those! How do you keep your roses happy? Do you recommend a particular food? We have a few different roses, and lots of knock outs. Unfortunately, the knock outs in back have contracted something and we're trying to save them. I just put some new roses out front and I want them to thrive.
Sooo this is a loaded question because I am a crazy rose lady . I have kind of a varied routine that I do through the year. Every 3 weeks I fertilize with Miracle Grow rose food at a half dose for each of them. Then I also will use Epsom salts in between (just scratch them about 1" into the topsoil and water it in well), and twice during the summer I use fish fertilizer on them. You can also use osmocote which is a slow release that you only do once or twice per year. I use the Bayer 3-in-1 granules to protect from disease and insects, but I also do spray with the Bayer fungicide if there is an issue.
Cut off your blooms regularly to encourage reblooming through the end of the year. From the bloom go down the stem to a cluster of 5 leaves and trim it about 1/4" above there. I bring mine inside but some people like to let them bloom on the bush and trim them after the petals fall.
Pull off any leaves that are yellow or have spots on them and throw them away, not by the ground where the plants are but away away.
Let me know if you have any other questions! What varieties did you plant?
glinda , thanks! I need to step up my rose care. I have a Don Juan climbing rose and a New Dawn climbing rose. I'm not sure which variety I planted out front - it's gorgeous, I had to have it. But I should probably check for care purposes (I also have like 20 knock outs)
glinda , thanks! I need to step up my rose care. I have a Don Juan climbing rose and a New Dawn climbing rose. I'm not sure which variety I planted out front - it's gorgeous, I had to have it. But I should probably check for care purposes (I also have like 20 knock outs)
Yeah see if you can figure out what it is because then you'll know what it's resistant to makes it easier if you know you don't have to worry much about black spot or powdery mildew!
I love ND and DJ! There is a gorgeous pink Don Juan that I keep thinking about that a local nursery grows, but I haven't pulled the trigger yet.
Post by snipsnsnails on Jun 8, 2017 13:19:32 GMT -5
I've been waiting for 2 weeks for my first peony of the season to bloom. It finally opened today and about 7-8 more will open this weekend. Not bad for a 2 year old peony! Also, the coreopsis makes me so happy. My coral bell seems relatively happy as does the yarrow and then the annuals like the African daisy and geraniums are blooming.
Rose bush out front. No idea what kind, but I'm so happy it recovered and is putting out such a profusion of blooms. All of the branches are laden like this. I had to prune it back pretty hard a few years ago as there was a lot of die off/dead canes and it looked really sad and scraggly.