tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post34324167370988166..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: One Tall TaleHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-43643368747005988402011-03-24T05:52:40.211-07:002011-03-24T05:52:40.211-07:00Kelli - I agree! Roses can take my breath away.
...Kelli - I agree! Roses can take my breath away.<br /><br />Masha - I bet that is just beautiful. Supposedly, Lady Banks is said to grow in the South with wisteria, blooming at the same time. I've never seen it grown that way, though, but I can imagine it would be a beautiful sight.<br /><br />Carolyn - I agree. The stories really bring a whole new dimension to plant collecting. A little HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10871480913342876302011-03-23T19:45:53.549-07:002011-03-23T19:45:53.549-07:00I too love this rose. I do not grow it, but I love...I too love this rose. I do not grow it, but I love to see it in bloom. Our botanical gardens in Birmingahm has a 30ft pergola covered in it. Awesome..The Redneck Rosarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902924388734499150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35781497926572977262011-03-23T17:56:57.702-07:002011-03-23T17:56:57.702-07:00I love snowdrops for the same reason: each one has...I love snowdrops for the same reason: each one has a fascinating person and story behind it. It makes the plant so much more fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-81733444362154389592011-03-23T15:22:34.455-07:002011-03-23T15:22:34.455-07:00Great story! Lady Banks grows many feet into giant...Great story! Lady Banks grows many feet into giant redwoods here, so I agree, she is not petite. But beautiful, graceful and thornless.Mashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15996950576326655813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-10660842403206170782011-03-23T14:31:55.792-07:002011-03-23T14:31:55.792-07:00Isn't that yellow beautiful! Nothing beats a g...Isn't that yellow beautiful! Nothing beats a gorgeous rose.Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263430746482725687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-46298803756433139422011-03-23T14:24:14.228-07:002011-03-23T14:24:14.228-07:00lifeshighway - I love roses, too, and would have t...lifeshighway - I love roses, too, and would have to keep trying also. I hope you find a beautiful yellow rose that does well for you eventually, so you can keep your hair. :)<br /><br />p3chandan - There are several plants that I love to see in other people's gardens, but they just don't do well for me, so I understand. I'm glad you enjoyed looking at Lady Banks.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47624685700793896332011-03-23T09:18:26.055-07:002011-03-23T09:18:26.055-07:00What a lovely history of the Lady Banks rose Holle...What a lovely history of the Lady Banks rose Holley! I havent seen these petite roses before nor do I have a single rose plant in my garden but I still love roses of any kind!p3chandanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11103679390426867817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-41883151446874004992011-03-23T06:31:53.166-07:002011-03-23T06:31:53.166-07:00I am a terrible impulse rose buyer. Even though ro...I am a terrible impulse rose buyer. Even though roses struggle from mold in this area. It is the constant torment for myself and my brother. We call each other and weep and pull out hair (not really, that was a bit dramatic). But we keep trying.<br /><br />Yellow roses are my favorites. I am not sure how a monster rose would fair in my yard,though.lifeshighwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389824485602821605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58351119869226400212011-03-23T06:17:08.197-07:002011-03-23T06:17:08.197-07:00Stacy - that is so funny! I had not heard that ta...Stacy - that is so funny! I had not heard that tale! I guess that was the modern equivalent of sending the wife flowers.<br /><br />Soren - I agree. Thornless roses are fabulous to have. Wish there were more of them, but the ones there are are usually fabulous.<br /><br />Erin - I'm glad you got one at your new house, too. It is a beautiful rose in the right place.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-66309224581103725252011-03-23T05:35:41.084-07:002011-03-23T05:35:41.084-07:00Thanks for sharing the history of the LBR..it'...Thanks for sharing the history of the LBR..it's one of my favorites and I can't tell you how excited I was to learn that one came with our new house! Still patiently waiting for it to bloom, but it shouldn't be long now!!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896581919069560074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-24524922071040180082011-03-22T22:22:11.776-07:002011-03-22T22:22:11.776-07:00I can't help thinking I'd love to have a r...I can't help thinking I'd love to have a rose like that; I'd much rather have to do some hard pruning than look on impatiently as plants take years and years to grow into their planned size... <br /><br />Mind you, considering my struggles pruning a thorny climbing rose, the idea of a virtually thornless rose also seems very appealing.Sørenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05498022011073557015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-43404126915730143802011-03-22T18:46:19.358-07:002011-03-22T18:46:19.358-07:00Your photos are absolutely lovely - I'd forgot...Your photos are absolutely lovely - I'd forgotten how delicate the blossoms are. I have to confess to having one of these in MUCH too small a garden - a crazy urge to live dangerously or something overtook me. Hopefully pruning shears will come to the rescue... (Someone at a local garden center told me Sir Joseph named the rose for his wife b/c he was in trouble for something or other...)Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-83744488957463828162011-03-22T18:38:47.621-07:002011-03-22T18:38:47.621-07:00Cher - Oh, yes, we all impulse shop. But sometime...Cher - Oh, yes, we all impulse shop. But sometimes we get a big surprise! <br /><br />3dogs - I hope you get it this time. I love that it's evergreen. I do think it loves the sun, though. I've planted roses before where trees have filled in then had to move the roses. Maybe you could trim the trees a bit?HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-39805589217652887742011-03-22T16:29:11.630-07:002011-03-22T16:29:11.630-07:00I had this rose on my spring rose order a quite fe...I had this rose on my spring rose order a quite few years back and was disappointed when I was told that they were sold out. I knew it was a monster sized rose, but somehow that did not intimidate me. You have reminded me that I always meant to reorder it. The only problem now is that the trees have really filled out and it would get only half sun. Hmm...I wonder if Lady Banks would come to hate Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4531438845842566542011-03-22T16:13:10.609-07:002011-03-22T16:13:10.609-07:00It is beautiful but you are right, research first,...It is beautiful but you are right, research first, but I admit to impulse buying too and probably we all do when it comes to a beautiful plant.<br />Cher<br /><a href="http://www.goldenrayyorkies.com" rel="nofollow">Goldenray Yorkies</a>Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.com