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Old 04-11-2006, 03:23 AM posted to rec.gardens.roses
Martin H. Eastburn Martin H. Eastburn is offline
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Default Welcome & Happy Rose Gardening

For our selves - Deep East Texas -
Rivers and lakes here and there - several not far away - Suspect (have to check my old Geology maps
but feel it is river flood deep sandy clay (brown) that was uplifted by a local (~50 miles) uplift
area that turned the area into nominal hills but we do have slope in two directions across the
land we have a house on.

Dear wife just returned with two master gardeners (friends of hers) from the Nurseries of East Texas
just north of Tyler. I spotted 4 roses on the front porch when their van went home to Temple.

I suspect planting will occur soon. :-)

Martin

Google Earth shows all and the other map generation people are starting to display Sat views.

Martin H. Eastburn
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Jeffrey L. Kline wrote:
Greeting to the warm-blooded

You guys and your warm weather! Up in the frozen north we are in the
process of putting ear muffs on our roses. Well not really, I still have a
few blooms, but there is nothing developing and there is talk of snow by the
end of the week. I'm afraid I don't have much to tell about your
conditions, although I've heard that soil pH is a deal in your area. I keep
a close eye on mine (the soil, not my own), trying to have it range between
6 and 6.5. I've read that the south west trends toward alkaline soil. Is
this the case for you? If so, it could affect the release of nutrients from
the soil.

Good luck with your roses. I just renewed my membership in the American
Rose Society. Always a good place to start for info.

Best Regards

jk


"Gail Futoran" wrote in message
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"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
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Thanks Gail -

I'm new to the group - having moved to Lufkin, TX in deep East Texas
and just got back from the Tyler rose garden. That place was really full
of blooms!

We are still selecting and wishing - but have planted some we got before
going
and our Mr. Lincoln is in bloom and another Yellow (hum) is in buds.

We have been way behind in rain, but this month we caught up - or about
I use a 10" that goes down to .01" resolution on all 10 inches. (gloat) -

This month is just about 17 inches - quick add in the head as I put in
the
latest 2.05".

The grass - native St. Augustine (and others) is weathering it and is now
starting to spread,
but it is cooler and will stop that.

I'll post questions from time to time as we are not great rose resources
ourselves yet.

Best Regards,
Martin


Hi Martin and welcome!

When we moved into our present house in 1995, there was a small rose
garden
next to the house. It had about 12 roses. Now only two are left, a Queen
Elizabeth, and a Sweet Inspiration I transplanted into another bed. I got
the rose bug in 1998 and put in my first rose bed on the other side of the
driveway from the original bed. That one had 16 roses. Only one of the
original roses ("Paradise") remains; all the others have been replaced
once
or twice or even three times. As you can tell, I had a lot to learn about
roses, and weather.

I'm now the proud (insane?) possessor of about 150 roses, from moderns
(Hybrid Teas, Floribundas, Shrubs) to old garden roses (Bourbons,
Noisettes,
Teas, Chinas, Hybrid Perpetuals, etc.), to minis and climbers. Apparently
I
like variety in roses.

Dealing with the heat and drought has been the biggest learning curve. I
was following instructions in rose books to water deeply once per week and
couldn't figure out why newly planted roses were dying! A golfing buddy,
who hybridizes her own roses, gave me The Look and said "During hot
weather
I water every other day." Oh my! So I learned.

I've got it to a point where I still lose a few roses each year but they
tend to be smaller, weaker roses that I probably shouldn't be growing but
I
like their blooms so I try and try again.

I've even moved some roses into pots where I can give them special care,
and
several have thrived in pots. Wish I could move them back into beds! If
I
were to start all over again, I'd do quite a few things differently. And
I
probably wouldn't have as many roses. I do tend to throw myself into
things.

Anyway, I'm no expert but I have learned a lot through experience, and
reading books, and checking online resources, and asking questions.

I hope you continue to post your experiences and questions. There are a
few
old regulars who check in on occasion and are good about advice.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8 USA








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