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roses in a sub tropical SEqueensland garden
After our hot dry Summer we have had a couple of weeks of rain and my roses
have started flowering again. The white Icebergs led the way, then the burgundy Iceberg and surprise! the Blue Moon. Next was the climbing Cecille Brunner, though not as profusely as in spring, and then Apricot Nectar and Angel Face . Bettina produced a flower and the next two days were 35 - 38 degrees Celsius so it is sulking again.(The same thing happened when it last produced a flower at the beginning of summer) Lili Marlene and Double delight have buds. Only Maria Callas and Yellow Charles Austin are recalcitrant though they are growing healthy green shoots and foliage. In Maria's favour she is doing well considering I decided to reposition her in the height of summer. During the worst of the drought I was watering them one day a week with grey water, when the rain started I raced out and scattered cow manure around. Now that it is hot and humid the icebergs are getting black spot of course but all I ever do is cut off the affected foliage. Not a lot of work for heaps of pleasure. Janet |
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roses in a sub tropical SEqueensland garden
Good to hear there is rain down under!
We are getting our share now and our roses are starting to put out new growth. Turning spring here - and warming up for a change. Now is the time for both of us to enjoy the nice temps before winter and summer swap! Best Regards, Martin Martin H. Eastburn @ home at Lions' Lair with our computer lionslair at consolidated dot net TSRA, Life; NRA LOH & Endowment Member, Golden Eagle, Patriot"s Medal. NRA Second Amendment Task Force Charter Founder IHMSA and NRA Metallic Silhouette maker & member. http://lufkinced.com/ Janet Lillie wrote: After our hot dry Summer we have had a couple of weeks of rain and my roses have started flowering again. The white Icebergs led the way, then the burgundy Iceberg and surprise! the Blue Moon. Next was the climbing Cecille Brunner, though not as profusely as in spring, and then Apricot Nectar and Angel Face . Bettina produced a flower and the next two days were 35 - 38 degrees Celsius so it is sulking again.(The same thing happened when it last produced a flower at the beginning of summer) Lili Marlene and Double delight have buds. Only Maria Callas and Yellow Charles Austin are recalcitrant though they are growing healthy green shoots and foliage. In Maria's favour she is doing well considering I decided to reposition her in the height of summer. During the worst of the drought I was watering them one day a week with grey water, when the rain started I raced out and scattered cow manure around. Now that it is hot and humid the icebergs are getting black spot of course but all I ever do is cut off the affected foliage. Not a lot of work for heaps of pleasure. Janet ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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roses in a sub tropical SEqueensland garden
"Martin H. Eastburn" wrote in message
... Good to hear there is rain down under! We are getting our share now and our roses are starting to put out new growth. Turning spring here - and warming up for a change. Now is the time for both of us to enjoy the nice temps before winter and summer swap! Best Regards, Martin Janet Lillie wrote: After our hot dry Summer we have had a couple of weeks of rain and my roses have started flowering again. The white Icebergs led the way, then the burgundy Iceberg and surprise! the Blue Moon. Next was the climbing Cecille Brunner, though not as profusely as in spring, and then Apricot Nectar and Angel Face . Bettina produced a flower and the next two days were 35 - 38 degrees Celsius so it is sulking again.(The same thing happened when it last produced a flower at the beginning of summer) Lili Marlene and Double delight have buds. Only Maria Callas and Yellow Charles Austin are recalcitrant though they are growing healthy green shoots and foliage. In Maria's favour she is doing well considering I decided to reposition her in the height of summer. During the worst of the drought I was watering them one day a week with grey water, when the rain started I raced out and scattered cow manure around. Now that it is hot and humid the icebergs are getting black spot of course but all I ever do is cut off the affected foliage. Not a lot of work for heaps of pleasure. Janet I'll add to Martin's greetings. I've had the pleasure of visiting New Zealand twice. The first time was early spring and most roses were not in bloom. I made a point to visit the second time in late summer when the roses were gorgeous. We also have lots of new growth but winter was late enough that few bushes have flower buds. I'm looking forward to the blooms. "Not a lot of work for heaps of pleasure" certainly sums up my view about my roses! Gail near San Antonio TX Zone 8 USA |
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