Re: [gardeners] Sunday in the garden

George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 19 Feb 2001 18:36:53 -0600 

Yup, already got a few from them growing here and they do right well. One is
Anne's Red that the daughter gave Miz Anne. Another is unnamed but has multiple
blooms on each stalk, sometimes as many as 50 or 60 two-inch deep red blooms.

George

Martha Brown wrote:
> 
> George,
> 
> Seven hours is considered full sun especially in
> the south.  So if the area is sunny until 1:30 you
> probably won't have a problem.  In fact they
> probably will do better with protection from the
> afternoon sun.  Antique Rose Emporium at Brenham
> TX (IIRC)  would probably be a good source for
> information and plants for you.
> 
> Martha
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Shirley" <gshirl@bellsouth.net>
> To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [gardeners] Sunday in the garden
> 
> Wow! You really had a Sunday in the garden. I
> would like to start a rose bed in
> my front yard but it is shaded almost completely
> from 1:30 pm until dark so that
> the roses would only get partial sun in the
> afternoon. A neighbor down the
> street has the same conditions and his tea roses
> do okay. I intend to plant
> nothing but old and antique roses with fragrance
> so wonder if such a site would
> work. Any ideas anyone?
> 
> George
> 
> Kari Whittenberger-Keith wrote:
> >
> > Chiming in from cooler climes.
> >
> > Here in the southern Willamette Valley, we had a
> Sunday that was perfect
> > for gardening--warmish (50s) a bit overcast,
> with the sun peeking through
> > from time to time.  I went out to mow the lawn.
> Four hours later I had:
> > mowed the lawn, weeded all the beds, cut back
> many of the perennials I had
> > left up for the winter, built a new rose and
> perennial bed in my back yard,
> > moved a bunch (20 maybe?) of plants from a bed
> that I will be redoing this
> > year to a set of beds along the back fence.
> >
> > Now that the new bed is built, I can turn to
> ordering the roses--I now know
> > how much space I actually have to work with.
> >
> > And I'm only a little bit sore this morning!
> >
> > Kari
> >
> > Kari Whittenberger-Keith
> > kariwk@oregon.uoregon.edu
> > Managing Editor, Old House Chronicle
> > http://www.oldhousechronicle.com
> >