In a fit of enthusiasm, my wife and I fell for a specimen of
this rose, and are now considering what to do with it.
We have a very ugly small tree which flowers to an almost
negligible extent, and has barely enough leaves to keep it
alive. It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
viable or a bum idea?

Franz

.. It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
viable or a bum idea?

Brave man
Rose on nandrolone :-)

JT

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:58:38 -0000, "John Taverner" said:

]
] . It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
] it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
] viable or a bum idea?
]
] Brave man
] Rose on nandrolone :-)
]
] JT
]
]

Hi John,

Good to see another afwer in this neck of the woods. To your health!

-E

P.S. Did you manage to get that leylandii out yet?
--
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"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...
In a fit of enthusiasm, my wife and I fell for a specimen of
this rose, and are now considering what to do with it.
We have a very ugly small tree which flowers to an almost
negligible extent, and has barely enough leaves to keep it
alive. It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
viable or a bum idea?

Franz

Its the only way to cope with it! just let it do what it wants, just be sure
you never want to go in that area of garden again :~)
I have a couple of half brothers and sisters of Kiftsgate called 'Toby
Tristram and ' Pink Bouquet' and both can put on 30' in a season
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:54:48 +0000 (UTC), Franz Heymann wrote:

In a fit of enthusiasm, my wife and I fell for a specimen of
this rose, and are now considering what to do with it.
We have a very ugly small tree which flowers to an almost
negligible extent, and has barely enough leaves to keep it
alive. It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
viable or a bum idea?

I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
[change "atlantic" to "pacific" and
"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:54:48 +0000 (UTC), Franz Heymann wrote:

In a fit of enthusiasm, my wife and I fell for a specimen of
this rose, and are now considering what to do with it.
We have a very ugly small tree which flowers to an almost
negligible extent, and has barely enough leaves to keep it
alive. It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
viable or a bum idea?

I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
[change "atlantic" to "pacific" and
"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:54:48 +0000 (UTC), Franz Heymann wrote:

In a fit of enthusiasm, my wife and I fell for a specimen of
this rose, and are now considering what to do with it.
We have a very ugly small tree which flowers to an almost
negligible extent, and has barely enough leaves to keep it
alive. It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
viable or a bum idea?

I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
[change "atlantic" to "pacific" and
"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:20 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote:


I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.

The Yellow Rose of Texas? "ya should see the big ones"

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:20 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote:


I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.

The Yellow Rose of Texas? "ya should see the big ones"

Franz Heymann wrote in message
...
In a fit of enthusiasm, my wife and I fell for a specimen of
this rose, and are now considering what to do with it.
We have a very ugly small tree which flowers to an almost
negligible extent, and has barely enough leaves to keep it
alive. It occured to us to just let the Kiftsgate loose on
it, without bothering with any regular training. Is this a
viable or a bum idea?

Franz


Small tree .. big rose? Does not compute.
Can't you let it take over the house instead? If you were kind to it, it
might let you in the door .. sometimes.
Spider

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:20 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote:


I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.

The Yellow Rose of Texas? "ya should see the big ones"

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:20 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote:


I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.

The Yellow Rose of Texas? "ya should see the big ones"

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:20 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote:


I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.

The Yellow Rose of Texas? "ya should see the big ones"

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:20 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote:


I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.

The Yellow Rose of Texas? "ya should see the big ones"

On Fri, 26 Mar 2004 00:00:20 GMT, lid
(Rodger Whitlock) wrote:


I'm not sure if it's Kiftsgate or some other Godzilla-rose, but
in the University of Washington Arboretum in Seattle, there's a
rose that climbs to the top of a two-hundred foot high western
red cedar and then cascades down the outside of the foliage.

You have been warned.

The Yellow Rose of Texas? "ya should see the big ones"