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Help with next year's garden
Hello!
I have just recently bought a condo with a fenced patio, and have been enjoying landscaping the place a bit. I currently have two rose trees in containers on the north wall, and they just aren't giving the look I want. The growth is too "high" and leggy. I think this is partly because of how the sun falls on that wall during the winter. There is a section of the tree that gets light and warmth weeks before the rest of it does, and those canes are much longer than the rest of the tree. So, I am thinking that after this year I will rehome the trees with friends, and replace them with rose bushes. So this is where you come in! What would people suggest for roses in containers, on a north wall, in Southern California (Santa Clarita, a bit north of LA)? I'm looking for something hardy, good fragrance, lavender or pink, and preferably with a "columnar" look to it. The pots are flanking a 4-foot granite pillar fountain, and so I am thinking a nice strong vertical look would be good for the roses. I'd prefer repeat blooms, but that is not an absolute necessity. Nothing sprawling, since one of these is close to the walkway. Something that isn't really difficult to grow would be wonderful, since this is my first try at gardening. Having done some research, Portland roses seem like they might be a possibility, but I'm wondering what other people think of them. Rebecca |
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La Reine is my best potted rose
with those attributes. -- Theo in Zone 5 Kansas City wrote in message ... Hello! I have just recently bought a condo with a fenced patio, and have been enjoying landscaping the place a bit. I currently have two rose trees in containers on the north wall, and they just aren't giving the look I want. The growth is too "high" and leggy. I think this is partly because of how the sun falls on that wall during the winter. There is a section of the tree that gets light and warmth weeks before the rest of it does, and those canes are much longer than the rest of the tree. So, I am thinking that after this year I will rehome the trees with friends, and replace them with rose bushes. So this is where you come in! What would people suggest for roses in containers, on a north wall, in Southern California (Santa Clarita, a bit north of LA)? I'm looking for something hardy, good fragrance, lavender or pink, and preferably with a "columnar" look to it. The pots are flanking a 4-foot granite pillar fountain, and so I am thinking a nice strong vertical look would be good for the roses. I'd prefer repeat blooms, but that is not an absolute necessity. Nothing sprawling, since one of these is close to the walkway. Something that isn't really difficult to grow would be wonderful, since this is my first try at gardening. Having done some research, Portland roses seem like they might be a possibility, but I'm wondering what other people think of them. Rebecca |
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On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:50:46 GMT, "Theo Asir"
wrote: La Reine is my best potted rose with those attributes. Doing a fast google on "La Reine", I find Reine Victoria and La Reine des Violettes. I assume you mean the second one? Rebecca |
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Nope! It's La Reine period.
Its a Hybrid perpetual and not very common in commerce. Theo wrote in message ... On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:50:46 GMT, "Theo Asir" wrote: La Reine is my best potted rose with those attributes. Doing a fast google on "La Reine", I find Reine Victoria and La Reine des Violettes. I assume you mean the second one? Rebecca |
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