Hi all,
would anyone out there know of any 'very' hardy roses for a coastal position
which recieves alot of wind and salt. I really love the David Austin
varieties.
Thanks heaps if anyone can help!!
Paula from W.A

justin milton wrote:
Hi all,
would anyone out there know of any 'very' hardy roses for a coastal position
which recieves alot of wind and salt. I really love the David Austin
varieties.
Thanks heaps if anyone can help!!
Paula from W.A




I have tried a couple of times, with varieties a specialist nursey
recommended for those conditons, but no luck. I think the rugosa kinds
are supposed to be the hardiest. It would help to grow them behind a
windbreak. Another thing I read (which I didn't do) was to hose the salt
off the leaves every evening (which will probably lead to problems with
black spot).

Good luck,

Jane

On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 08:05:56 GMT, "justin milton"
wrote:

Hi all,
would anyone out there know of any 'very' hardy roses for a coastal position
which recieves alot of wind and salt. I really love the David Austin
varieties.
Thanks heaps if anyone can help!!
Paula from W.A

If you want some *REALLY* good roses, move to Adelaide. ;-)

If you really want to stay in Perth, David Austin roses would be the best
choice. They seem to me to be a lot hardier than common bush roses.