I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com

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I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

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Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

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I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

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"Robert E A Harvey" wrote in message
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I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com

Any posting including the words "Valentine's Day", "wife" and "bush" may get
unlooked-for responses.

;-)
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Brian
"You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop
laughing."

(Robert E A Harvey) wrote in
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I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

Suppliers of bare root roses don't in my experience tend to be very good on
delivering for particular dates. They deliver to suit the rose, not the
owner. ;-)

If you want one for Saturday, best go for a containerised plant from a
local nursery, but I'd suggest *not* one that's been forced into flower
early for the event. ( Roses are pretty tough so it will probably get over
even that, but it might be a bit under the weather for the next year or
so.)

If you want a classic dark red scented rose that is easy to grow and has a
long flowering period, I'd suggest Velvet Fragrance.

There was a discussion of the best red roses on urg a while back - if you
try Google Groups you might find other recommendations there.

Roses like manure. (It may not be romantic, but it's true.) Get a bag of
pelleted stuff to mulch it with if you don't have a ready supply to hand.

Victoria

(Robert E A Harvey) wrote in
om:

I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

Suppliers of bare root roses don't in my experience tend to be very good on
delivering for particular dates. They deliver to suit the rose, not the
owner. ;-)

If you want one for Saturday, best go for a containerised plant from a
local nursery, but I'd suggest *not* one that's been forced into flower
early for the event. ( Roses are pretty tough so it will probably get over
even that, but it might be a bit under the weather for the next year or
so.)

If you want a classic dark red scented rose that is easy to grow and has a
long flowering period, I'd suggest Velvet Fragrance.

There was a discussion of the best red roses on urg a while back - if you
try Google Groups you might find other recommendations there.

Roses like manure. (It may not be romantic, but it's true.) Get a bag of
pelleted stuff to mulch it with if you don't have a ready supply to hand.

Victoria

Hi Robert,
What a lovely idea. Possibilites may be:
Rosa Lovely Lady, rose pink, fragrant, HT.
R. Lovers' Meeting, orange, slightly fragrant, HT.
R. My Joy, deep pink, frag., HT.
R. Valentine Heart, soft apricot pink, v. frag., Floribunda.

Another idea would be to choose a rose with her name, or which reflects her
name in some way. The RHS and many rose growers keep lists of themed roses
or roses with first names, for just this kind of occasion.

Hope you find what you want.
Spider


Robert E A Harvey wrote in message
om...
I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com

Hi Robert,
What a lovely idea. Possibilites may be:
Rosa Lovely Lady, rose pink, fragrant, HT.
R. Lovers' Meeting, orange, slightly fragrant, HT.
R. My Joy, deep pink, frag., HT.
R. Valentine Heart, soft apricot pink, v. frag., Floribunda.

Another idea would be to choose a rose with her name, or which reflects her
name in some way. The RHS and many rose growers keep lists of themed roses
or roses with first names, for just this kind of occasion.

Hope you find what you want.
Spider


Robert E A Harvey wrote in message
om...
I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com

(Robert E A Harvey) wrote in
om:

I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

Suppliers of bare root roses don't in my experience tend to be very good on
delivering for particular dates. They deliver to suit the rose, not the
owner. ;-)

If you want one for Saturday, best go for a containerised plant from a
local nursery, but I'd suggest *not* one that's been forced into flower
early for the event. ( Roses are pretty tough so it will probably get over
even that, but it might be a bit under the weather for the next year or
so.)

If you want a classic dark red scented rose that is easy to grow and has a
long flowering period, I'd suggest Velvet Fragrance.

There was a discussion of the best red roses on urg a while back - if you
try Google Groups you might find other recommendations there.

Roses like manure. (It may not be romantic, but it's true.) Get a bag of
pelleted stuff to mulch it with if you don't have a ready supply to hand.

Victoria

Hi Robert,
What a lovely idea. Possibilites may be:
Rosa Lovely Lady, rose pink, fragrant, HT.
R. Lovers' Meeting, orange, slightly fragrant, HT.
R. My Joy, deep pink, frag., HT.
R. Valentine Heart, soft apricot pink, v. frag., Floribunda.

Another idea would be to choose a rose with her name, or which reflects her
name in some way. The RHS and many rose growers keep lists of themed roses
or roses with first names, for just this kind of occasion.

Hope you find what you want.
Spider


Robert E A Harvey wrote in message
om...
I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.

Any thoughts?
Varieties?
bare rooted or containered?

bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:53:09 -0000, "Spider"
wrote:

~Hi Robert,
~What a lovely idea. Possibilites may be:
~Rosa Lovely Lady, rose pink, fragrant, HT.
~R. Lovers' Meeting, orange, slightly fragrant, HT.
~R. My Joy, deep pink, frag., HT.
~R. Valentine Heart, soft apricot pink, v. frag., Floribunda.
~
~Another idea would be to choose a rose with her name, or which reflects her
~name in some way. The RHS and many rose growers keep lists of themed roses
~or roses with first names, for just this kind of occasion.
~
~Hope you find what you want.
~Spider
~

http://www.everyrose.com/everyrose/index.lasso
has a large database of rose names.

Should have something appropriate listed.


~
~Robert E A Harvey wrote in message
. com...
~ I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.
~
~ Any thoughts?
~ Varieties?
~ bare rooted or containered?
~
~ bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com
~
~

--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:53:09 -0000, "Spider"
wrote:

~Hi Robert,
~What a lovely idea. Possibilites may be:
~Rosa Lovely Lady, rose pink, fragrant, HT.
~R. Lovers' Meeting, orange, slightly fragrant, HT.
~R. My Joy, deep pink, frag., HT.
~R. Valentine Heart, soft apricot pink, v. frag., Floribunda.
~
~Another idea would be to choose a rose with her name, or which reflects her
~name in some way. The RHS and many rose growers keep lists of themed roses
~or roses with first names, for just this kind of occasion.
~
~Hope you find what you want.
~Spider
~

http://www.everyrose.com/everyrose/index.lasso
has a large database of rose names.

Should have something appropriate listed.


~
~Robert E A Harvey wrote in message
. com...
~ I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.
~
~ Any thoughts?
~ Varieties?
~ bare rooted or containered?
~
~ bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com
~
~

--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:53:09 -0000, "Spider"
wrote:

~Hi Robert,
~What a lovely idea. Possibilites may be:
~Rosa Lovely Lady, rose pink, fragrant, HT.
~R. Lovers' Meeting, orange, slightly fragrant, HT.
~R. My Joy, deep pink, frag., HT.
~R. Valentine Heart, soft apricot pink, v. frag., Floribunda.
~
~Another idea would be to choose a rose with her name, or which reflects her
~name in some way. The RHS and many rose growers keep lists of themed roses
~or roses with first names, for just this kind of occasion.
~
~Hope you find what you want.
~Spider
~

http://www.everyrose.com/everyrose/index.lasso
has a large database of rose names.

Should have something appropriate listed.


~
~Robert E A Harvey wrote in message
. com...
~ I want to give my wife a rose bush for valentine's day.
~
~ Any thoughts?
~ Varieties?
~ bare rooted or containered?
~
~ bobharvey {snaily thing} europe {spot} com
~
~

--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

Victoria Clare wrote in
.206:

If you want a classic dark red scented rose that is easy to grow and
has a long flowering period, I'd suggest Velvet Fragrance.

I've just remembered that the name of the other one I was trying to
remember is Deep Secret - also deeply red, velvety, and fragrant.

Victoria
--
gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
--

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:34:55 +0000 (UTC),
(jane) wrote:

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:53:09 -0000, "Spider"
wrote:

~Hi Robert,
~What a lovely idea. Possibilites may be:
~Rosa Lovely Lady, rose pink, fragrant, HT.
~R. Lovers' Meeting, orange, slightly fragrant, HT.
~R. My Joy, deep pink, frag., HT.
~R. Valentine Heart, soft apricot pink, v. frag., Floribunda.
~
~Another idea would be to choose a rose with her name, or which reflects her
~name in some way. The RHS and many rose growers keep lists of themed roses
~or roses with first names, for just this kind of occasion.
~
~Hope you find what you want.
~Spider
~

http://www.everyrose.com/everyrose/index.lasso
has a large database of rose names.

Should have something appropriate listed.

http://www.everyrose.com/EveryRose.l...=34481&-search

http://www.everyrose.com/EveryRose.l...=38745&-search
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad