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30 Roses To Start A Garden With
I get asked the question every once in a while "If you were to start
over again, which roses would you put into your first new rose garden?" Here is my list of 30 modern rose 'Must Haves' for any rose collector: HYBRID TEAS: 'Veteran's Honor' - Best red in my opinion. Can't say enough about it. Will become a classic. Continuous blooming. 'Peace' - Everybody must have a 'Peace'. It is the law. Best selling rose of all time and space. 'Brigadoon' - Extremely beautiful regularly occurring blooms on a troublefree bush. 'Frederic Mistral' - Always extremely fragrant blooms in quantity on a LARGE bush. 'Fragrant Cloud' - One of the great all time classics - great smeller. 'St. Patrick' - The longest lasting rose in the garden (yellow). 'Stainless Steel '- The best of the fragrant light mauve roses by far. 'Double Delight'- It is not the second best selling rose in the world for nothing. 'Henry Fonda' - The best bright yellow rose in my garden. Blooms last a long time. 'Dainty Bess' - Pink Single HT with purple stamens. Continuous bloomer on an upright plant That doesn't take up too much room. FLORIBUNDAS: 'Gruss An Aachen - the first floribunda and still one of the best 'Iceberg '- Non stop blooming white. 'Playboy' - Everblooming Orange and red single. 'Amber Queen' - The classic yellow/gold floribunda. Older, but still great today. 'Betty Boop'- Continuous blooming. And that is no lie. 'Blueberry Hill'- Low and spreading, great open mauve blooms 'Tabris' - Much better than 'Nicole' white with dark pink edges. 'Summer Fashion '- Beautiful and fragrant. Blooms a lot. 'Little Darling' - Small beautiful blooms in profusion on a very vigorous bush. 'Shocking Blue' - best fragrant mauve in my opinion. Puts 'Angel Face' to shame. 'Fashion' - A classic oldie but a goodie. Scalloped petal edges. Pink with white reverse. I like this one more every year. 'Circus' - A classic. A big player in rose history. And beautiful to boot. GRANDIFLORA and SHRUBS: Fame - What an amazing show. It will draw you in from anywhere in the garden. 'Gold Medal' - One of the all time great golden roses. 'Yves Piaget' - Huge unique mauve pink balls of bloom. And fragrant to boot. ' 'Graham Thomas' - If you only plant one Austin, this should be it. 'Sonia' - The rose that made Meilland rich. The greatest florist rose to garden rose crossover. 'Carefree Delight'- Really really stupid name on an everblooming vigorous pink single. 'Flower Girl'- The effect of hundreds of butterflies on a bush. Big clusters. 'Sally Holmes' - Nice, nice and nice. Vigorous and a bloom machine. I love making these kinds of lists, it helps me put things in perspective. What is on your list????? Bob Bauer Zone 6 in Salt Lake City http://www.rose-roses.com/ I |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Bob Bauer
What is on your list????? Hi, I am not an expert in roses, as most of you guys are. But here are my favorites. 1-Mr. Lincoln (how can you go wrong with Mr. Lincoln?!) 2-Chrysler Imperial 3-Love & Peace 4-Brandy 5-Love 6-Bewitched That's all I can think of now. Emil |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
In Bob Bauer wrote:
What is on your list????? HYBRID TEA: Voodoo La Passionata Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Kentucky Derby Kardinal Elina Sheer Bliss Honor FLORIBUNDA Hot Chocolate Sexy Rexy GRANDIFLORA Queen Elizabeth White Lightnin' TEA Mrs B R Cant Monsieur Tillier AUSTIN The Squire Radio Times Abraham Darby Heritage Mayor of Casterbridge NOISETTE Mme Alfred Carriere |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Bob Bauer wrote:
I get asked the question every once in a while "If you were to start over again, which roses would you put into your first new rose garden?" 'Double Delight'- It is not the second best selling rose in the world for nothing. Against my better judgement and all plans to the contrary, this is the rose I just opted for to replace the chrysanthemums in my front center bed. I just couldn't resist the absolutely gorgeous picture and description of its scent and colouration changes. This despite reading that it is blackspot and mildrew prone... Oh well, one more plant to baby shouldn't amke much of a difference. Especially if I am rewarded with awesome blossoms and incredible scent! Susan - still trying to figure out where she can add more roses to her small yard without giving in and simply tilling up the grass... *laugh* s h simko at duke dot edu |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
On Tue, 28 Jan 2003 09:27:13 -0500, "Susan H. Simko"
wrote: Susan - still trying to figure out where she can add more roses to her small yard without giving in and simply tilling up the grass... *laugh* You mean you still have grass??!!? The shame of it all....... grin Come on give in, EVerybody has grass..... boring, boring, boring. Bob The Enabler. (Guaranteeing a guilt free lifestyle for all who wish it) |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Daniel listed as his recommendations:
Elina Many say this is by far the best light yellow rose. Honor On many lists as the best white HT Hot Chocolate Do you mean Hot Cocoa, or Hot Chocolate? Sexy Rexy Mine doesn't bloom much after the first flush. Radio Times Haven't heard of this one, tell me more. Abraham Darby I agree, this one is great, especially if you let it grow above your head, because the heavy blooms tend to droop down a bit. Heritage Great looking, but the blooms blow very very quickly Mayor of Casterbridge Another one I don't know, tell me more. NOISETTE Mme Alfred Carriere The best, that's for sure. Bob Bauer Zone 6 in Salt Lake City http://www.rose-roses.com/ |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Emil wrote:
What is on your list????? 1-Mr. Lincoln (how can you go wrong with Mr. Lincoln?!) Ya really wanna know? It grows too straight up without branching out and in the hot sun is more of a purple rose than a red one. But it does smell great when it first opens. The two red roses that I would recommend besides 'Veteran's Honor' are 'Precious Platinum' and 'National Trust'. 2-Chrysler Imperial Definite classic 3-Love & Peace Last years AARS winner, I'd better get it. 4-Brandy I can totally agree with this one. 5-Love Looks great to start with, but then opens up to an ugly finish. 6-Bewitched Another old classic goodie. Bob Bauer Zone 6 in Salt Lake City http://www.rose-roses.com/ |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
In Bob Bauer wrote:
Hot Chocolate Do you mean Hot Cocoa, or Hot Chocolate? No, I meant Hot Chocolate - bred in New Zealand in the 80s by Simpson. I'm told it is a different rose to Hot Cocoa. It's a russet pink-brown colour. Sexy Rexy Mine doesn't bloom much after the first flush. I've read that from many people, but my experience is the opposite. It's quite popular in Australia so I think it's a warm climate rose, no doubt. Radio Times Haven't heard of this one, tell me more. Lovely mid pink Austin. Blooms hold well on the bush and it's strong and healthy. Outperforms Abe Darby for me (flowers earlier and more often, about same height and vigour). The fragrance is the best of ANY rose I own. If you grow Austins at all you have to try this, it's fantastic. Mayor of Casterbridge Another one I don't know, tell me more. A newer pink Austin. Very tight, packed rosettes. Grows tall and narrow rather than tall and wide like Abraham Darby and Radio Times. Throws up many long, strong canes from the base. Nice fragrance. No disease whatsoever - the foliage is deep ribbed like a Rugosa. ... You can find photos and ratings of these and others in the 'reviews' section of my web site: http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/djhanna/ |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Not quite 30, but close enough and favorites:
AUSTIN Abraham Darby Graham Thomas Heritage Molineux Sharifa Asma BOURBON Mme Isaac Pereire Souvenir de la Malmaison CHINA Cramoisi Superieur Mutabilis FLORIBUNDA Iceberg Sunsprite GENEROSA Mme Paule Massad Sonia Rykiel HYBRID PERPETUAL Marchessa Boccella HYBRID TEA Mister Lincoln Peace Veteran's Honor ROMANTICA Fredric Mistral Yves Piaget TEA Duchesse de Brabant Francis Dubreuil Monsieur Tillier Sombreuil Favorites because they are all beautiful roses. A large majority are easy to grow and quite fragrant as well. Mike z8 TX |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Emil wrote:
Bob Bauer wrote: 1-Mr. Lincoln (how can you go wrong with Mr. Lincoln?!) Ya really wanna know? It grows too straight up without branching out and in the hot sun is more of a purple rose than a red one. But it does smell great when it first opens. The two red roses that I would recommend besides 'Veteran's Honor' are 'Precious Platinum' and 'National Trust'. Ya, but I still think it's a classic. But that's just my humble opinion. :-) 2-Chrysler Imperial Definite classic Yup, one of my best growers. 3-Love & Peace Last years AARS winner, I'd better get it. Beautiful rose, colors are just lovely. 4-Brandy I can totally agree with this one. I was going to buy the rose tree version last year. But at $35.00 it was a little to much. I bought the bare root rose this year, and it's growing nicely. :-) knock on wood 5-Love Looks great to start with, but then opens up to an ugly finish. I like how it finishes. 6-Bewitched Another old classic goodie. Agreed. |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Bob Bauer wrote: I get asked the question every once in a while "If you were to start over again, which roses would you put into your first new rose garden?" Here is my list of 30 modern rose 'Must Haves' for any rose collector: snip GRANDIFLORA and SHRUBS: Fame - What an amazing show. It will draw you in from anywhere in the garden. 'Gold Medal' - One of the all time great golden roses. Gold Medal is only "golden" if you cut in and bring it indoors. After two days on the bush it fades terribly. Yuck! J. |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Bob Bauer wrote:
You mean you still have grass??!!? The shame of it all....... grin Not much. *grin* I also have ten blueberries, tomatoes, an herb garden, seven bird feeders, 2 lilacs, 4 gardenias, bradford pear (whom I'm still debating about removing...), strawberry plants, 2 spirea bushes, a holly, some kind of japanese shrub that I'm always forgetting the name of and chopping the heck out of because it annoys me, boxwood shrubs, alstromeria lilies, stargazer lilies, white asiatic lilies, pansies, pussy willow, burning bush, dwarf crape myrtle, numerous deep purple bearded irises, crocuses, petunias, double tulips, hyacinthes, begonias, fuscia, tuberoses, freesia, honeysuckle, purple butterfly bush, zinnias and other things I am forgetting. Of course, this list does not include the roses, the orchids and african violets inside along with the other houseplants, the new rose I just ordered nor all the plants I ordered in the last few days. Oh yeah, we have a quarter of an acre which also has a house on it. *grin* Come on give in, EVerybody has grass..... boring, boring, boring. I think the s.o. might like all the grass gone on one account - my partner swears I'm testing for skills at "precision lawn mowing". *grin* Bob The Enabler. (Guaranteeing a guilt free lifestyle for all who wish it) Oh yeah, just what I need. Someone encouraging me. *grin* Did I mention I also own over 2000 books so the new found passion for gardening (discovered when we bought this house) has also added to the book collection? One must simply own a book on roses, one (or two) on orchids, another on pruning, some more on perennials, a must have on plant identification, etc.... I definitely need encouragement. *laugh* Susan s h simko at duke dot edu |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Susan H. Simko wrote (about ht Double Delight):
Against my better judgement and all plans to the contrary, this is the rose I just opted for to replace the chrysanthemums in my front center bed. I just couldn't resist the absolutely gorgeous picture and description of its scent and colouration changes. This despite reading that it is blackspot and mildrew prone... I hope you will let me know how this one does for you, Susan. And, I must say that it has been my experience that the roses I find most delicious are the ones that blackspot and insects seem to go for first, as well. Honestly, it is the fragrant roses that always get eaten up and blackened first in my garden--if I lapse in my spray program. I say grow what you like--or at least TRY what you like. If you then decide the rose is too much trouble, you can replace it. I have never found any of my great big blousy fragrant fussy hybrid teas too fussy to put up with. Especially since they DO "put out." G Susan - still trying to figure out where she can add more roses to her small yard without giving in and simply tilling up the grass... *laugh* Don't waste your good mind on such things! Just till up the grass! :-) s h simko at duke dot edu |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Shiva wrote after I posted about buying Double Delight:
I hope you will let me know how this one does for you, Susan. And, I must say that it has been my experience that the roses I find most delicious are the ones that blackspot and insects seem to go for first, as well. I've always been a fan of the underdog. Must be why I like roses so much. My neighbors have been known to laugh at me or claim I gross them out when they see me picking the japanese beetle scourge off of my roses on a twice daily basis during scourge season. Honestly, it is the fragrant roses that always get eaten up and blackened first in my garden--if I lapse in my spray program. I say grow what you like--or at least TRY what you like. If you then decide the rose is too much trouble, you can replace it. I have never found any of my great big blousy fragrant fussy hybrid teas too fussy to put up with. Especially since they DO "put out." G Love that last line! That's exactly what I'm hoping DD does which will make any fussing with a temperamental rose well worth it. Hey, I cater to four tempermental felines in the house - roses are easy in comparison! FYI, I did order the Double Delight from Jackson and Perkins. Decided that I *know* their quality and didn't want to take any chances with anyone else. One of these days, I'll get around to buying *something* from Witherspoon. Maybe, some miniature roses to fill the spots where I removed azalea bushes in one of the front beds... *grin* (I know, some of you may consider it heresy to uproot an Azalea. I'm merciless with what I like and don't like due to limited area.) Don't waste your good mind on such things! Just till up the grass! :-) Yes, but then what will the s.o. do for exercise and skill sharpening if there's no grass to mow in and around the various beds? Susan s h simko at duke dot edu |
30 Roses To Start A Garden With
Susan H. Simko wrote:
I've always been a fan of the underdog. I sense a kindred spirit in you, Susan! At least in this respect. Hopefully your reaction to bullying (something often done to "underdogs") is not as black as mine. Must be why I like roses so much. My neighbors have been known to laugh at me or claim I gross them out when they see me picking the japanese beetle scourge off of my roses on a twice daily basis during scourge season. Ahh, what do they spend their time doing? You get what you pay for, in so many ways, in so many areas of life. It's not that good things cannot be easy--it's just that some of the best things are not. Honestly, it is the fragrant roses that always get eaten up and blackened Love that last line! That's exactly what I'm hoping DD does which will make any fussing with a temperamental rose well worth it. Hee! I'm going to saunter up to a few of my underperformers and say "put out or get out, baybee!" Actually, I am trying to give them each three years to prove they are worth the trouble and garden real estate. But--at times I just cannot. A scentless rose that also is stingy with blooms? Unless the few blooms are HEAVENLY to look at, that rose is gonna have to be gone. Hey, I cater to four tempermental felines in the house - roses are easy in comparison! I have two. Hard to imagine a more perfect creature in the world. Both are rescues/former strays. They are all wonderful, but the other day it saddened me to see two of those overbred persians--the ones that honestly look deformed because their faces are so flat, it is as though they have no face? My acquaintance paid hundreds for these animals, to one of those kitty mills, and the health problems bred into them have already meant high vet bills. Meanwhile--thousands upon thousands of strays, many at the no-kill shelters, healthy genetic mixes, all shots, spayed or neutered, maybe $75. Here is my retirement plans: to become That Weird Old Lady on the street who has about 900 cats. Only I want a vast mansion and full time staff to care for them. And, hell, me too! G FYI, I did order the Double Delight from Jackson and Perkins. Decided that I *know* their quality and didn't want to take any chances with anyone else. I love J&P roses. There in Durham, just like here and lots of places, J&P is all you see in potted roses in many garden centers. I have had nothing but good results with potted J&Ps. I have never actually ordered a bare root from them, though. Let me know how it does. My J&P BOXED Don Juan is my very best rose!! Never out of bloom, vigorous beyond belief, medium fragrant, damned near the perfect rose. One of these days, I'll get around to buying *something* from Witherspoon. I budget about $100 a season to blow on roses at frufru nurseries. You know, where you pay $20-$25 for potted? I find I need to have that little "thrill!" (My GOD but I am growing middle aged!) Maybe, some miniature roses to fill the spots where I removed azalea bushes in one of the front beds... *grin* (I know, some of you may consider it heresy to uproot an Azalea. Susan, we need to have a party here at my downtown Raleigh house. I have 40-year-old azaleas in one yard--many, many, many of them--that I hate except for that ten days in April when they bloom in concert with the dogwoods and globe kerria and such. They were not pruned at all by the previous owner--so when I do, they are nothing but thick wood. Some say azaleas should be replaced every ten years. Yes, but then what will the s.o. do for exercise and skill sharpening if there's no grass to mow in and around the various beds? I have two words for you: ROSE HOLES! Susan s h simko at duke dot edu |
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