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rose bushes next to house
My friend just planted rose bushes right next to their house, b/w the house and driveway,
which is only about 2 feet apart. This is wrong, right? The roots will eventually push up the driveway and into the house foundation and the branches will scratch the car and you shouldn't be watering something as thirsty as a rose bush next to the house? There is still time to transplant them, right, as they planted them about 1 month ago. -- .... if I could hold her with me once again ... I would tell her that I miss her ... I still miss Kyla ... -till next time, Jameson Stalanthas Yu -x- dolphins-cove.com ((remove the INVALID)) |
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rose bushes next to house
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~consul wrote: My friend just planted rose bushes right next to their house, b/w the house and driveway, which is only about 2 feet apart. This is wrong, right? The roots will eventually push up the driveway and into the house foundation and the branches will scratch the car and you shouldn't be watering something as thirsty as a rose bush next to the house? There is still time to transplant them, right, as they planted them about 1 month ago. I've had rose bushes right next to the house almost everywhere I've ever lived from childhood to AARP. I never saw any driveway or foundation damage as the roots aren't particularly large. None of the roses required that much water, either; certainly not enough to damage the foundation. The part about the car is worth considering. I don't like roses planted along the driveway because it does make getting out of the car difficult (that's why we put the roses close to the house). Other's milage may vary, but I don't see a big problem. |
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rose bushes next to house
On Tue, 17 Jun 2003 16:11:47 -0700, ~consul
wrote: My friend just planted rose bushes right next to their house, b/w the house and driveway, which is only about 2 feet apart. This is wrong, right? The roots will eventually push up the driveway and into the house foundation and the branches will scratch the car and you shouldn't be watering something as thirsty as a rose bush next to the house? There is still time to transplant them, right, as they planted them about 1 month ago. I doubt the rose roots will do any damage. I would not put a rose bush where the thorns could be a nuisance. I keep all plant material at least one foot from the house to allow adequate ventilation. A rose likes fertile sunny conditions with at least 1" water per week. The best time to transplant is during dormancy, but a recently planted rose could probably be moved without harm. Water the rose immediately after the transplant, and water/soak again the following day. |
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rose bushes next to house
Shouldn't be any problems (Other than the car, but rose thorns SHOULDNT be
hard enoough to do damage) you can move the roses if you would like. just don't let thier roots dry out. "~consul" wrote in message ... My friend just planted rose bushes right next to their house, b/w the house and driveway, which is only about 2 feet apart. This is wrong, right? The roots will eventually push up the driveway and into the house foundation and the branches will scratch the car and you shouldn't be watering something as thirsty as a rose bush next to the house? There is still time to transplant them, right, as they planted them about 1 month ago. -- ... if I could hold her with me once again ... I would tell her that I miss her ... I still miss Kyla ... -till next time, Jameson Stalanthas Yu -x- dolphins-cove.com ((remove the INVALID)) |
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rose bushes next to house
I don't see a problem either. Roses are not like trees, their roots
shouldn't be headed toward the foundation but toward sources of water. I have never seen a rose bush push up a driveway or even crack the cement on a sidewalk. Around here hardy roses are planted right next to sidewalks in public areas. As for the watering, don't overwater, it invites pests and disease anyway. The roses might actually soak up water making its way to the foundation rather than attract water to it. I was visting a house once where the owner complained that they never had leaking basement (concrete block) problems until they removed a large fern growing right next to the basement wall. Apparently the fern was sucking down the water. mm "antonious" wrote in message ... Shouldn't be any problems (Other than the car, but rose thorns SHOULDNT be hard enoough to do damage) you can move the roses if you would like. just don't let thier roots dry out. "~consul" wrote in message ... My friend just planted rose bushes right next to their house, b/w the house and driveway, which is only about 2 feet apart. This is wrong, right? The roots will eventually push up the driveway and into the house foundation and the branches will scratch the car and you shouldn't be watering something as thirsty as a rose bush next to the house? There is still time to transplant them, right, as they planted them about 1 month ago. -- ... if I could hold her with me once again ... I would tell her that I miss her ... I still miss Kyla ... -till next time, Jameson Stalanthas Yu -x- dolphins-cove.com ((remove the INVALID)) |
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rose bushes next to house
Thanks everyone for their input.
-- .... if I could hold her with me once again ... I would tell her that I miss her ... I still miss Kyla ... -till next time, Jameson Stalanthas Yu -x- dolphins-cove.com ((remove the INVALID)) |
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