Climbers that won't quit: Re: Re: A couple possibilities

» stlgal - Re: Re: A couple possibilities

In response to message posted by CarolWallace:

I am sad to hear the Bayfields Rosarie is out of commission--I also spent a lot of time on their web site the first year I started planting roses here! I got in totally over my head, planting 67 roses that spring!!! Somehow, in November and December it seemed so easy to lay out the garden with little circles for each rose and click to buy (I purchased from Sam Kedam, Pickering and David Austin). Then I had to start digging and amending holes like mad in late Feb. when the frost was still in the ground, and I had bareroot roses soaking overnight in both bathtubs several weekends in March-April. Total insanity...But it looks terrific!

I actually did try putting in a John Davis last spring, but it got a lot of powdery mildew and this spring was again covered before I could even begin to think about spraying. This may just be due to an unfavorable location (against a North-facing fence). But I'm inclined to try something else. I also thought Zephirine Drouhin (sp?) was a viable possibility but read someplace (maybe botanica) that it is blackspot prone and I tend to not even think about putting something in here unless notations in various places are unanimous with respect to a roses' excellent disease and blackspot resistance. Still, with all of the newer shrub and groundcover possibilities, I should have plenty to choose from!!

Thanks again,
Kris

-- posted by stlgal