"Winsford" wrote in message
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Roses have not had a good time of it this year in my garden after
the
torrential rain which has affected so many gardens this summer. Only
now am I getting some decent blooms from R. 'Korresia', R. 'Just
Joey'
and R. 'Crimson Cascade' for example.

Both R. 'William Shakespeare' and R. 'Pat Austin' have been a
disaster
throughout, and quite frankly I'm inclined to dig mine up and chuck
'em
away! They do appear very weak and unable to hold up their heads on
their spindly stems even. This has happened over several years and
my
patience with these two is just about exhausted. Conversely, 'Just
Joey' which is almost identical to 'Pat Austin' in colour and form
is a
much more robust plant of similar age.




--
Winsford

I lost more roses this year than the last two
years. By comparison, the last two summers
were hot with little relief but I lost only a
few roses those years. I'm not as good about
feeding as I should be, so perhaps that's
why some of the weaker roses died this
year after all the rain we got. At any rate,
it's a good excuse to go rose shopping.

Gail
near San Antonio TX USA Zone 8