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Old 25-08-2008, 11:02 PM posted to rec.gardens.roses
Jeffrey L. Kline Jeffrey L. Kline is offline
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Default Where to start?

Your welcome

There's really not a lot of magic to roses. I agree, David Austin and the
other listed roses would be a good place to start. They all are more shrub
in habit, so require a bit more space, but are nice roses. Rosemary
Harkness and the Peace rose are in my garden, and I love them. The Harkness
are generally floribundas or Highbred Teas, as is Peace. They often require
a bit more care, but for me, they are well worth the bother. I find as much
pleasure in caring for them as looking at them. Starting from that
position, and they are seldom a bother.

Good luck, and welcome to the family.

Jeff, Southeast Michigan, Zone 5


"Vangellis" wrote in message
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"beccabunga" wrote in message
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Most roses are easy to grow. To avoid problems, have a look at what is
grown locally first. Then go to the rose growers' websites and look at
what is on offer. David Austin, Peter Beales, Pococks, Mattocks, are
all reliable.


beccabunga


Thank you both for your very helpful advice and also for the links to
various sites. I really appreciate your help. I have never grown a rose in
my life. But have decided at the ripe old age of 56 it's time to try.
My mother (no longer with us) bless her soul, used to specialise in Rose
Growing, I remember as a kid our back garden was just a flourish of roses
of all different colurs and types. I remember she had names for all of
them, two that have stuck in my mind are Lady Harkness and the Peace
rose..
She used to make me laugh as a kid, when we went out somewhere if she saw
a rose she liked in a public park/garden, she would take a cutting from it
(cheeky old mam lol) and take it home and do something with it and then
plant it, and you could bet your life the thing would grow and flourish
into a masterpiece. What she did I haven't a clue, but she certainly had
"green fingers" cars used to go by our house and slow down just to look at
the display, some even took photo's.
I hope I end up as knowledgeable as her.
Thank's again
Vangellis