tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post5545057555775948447..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: I'm Seeing Red!HolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-87501416261509109832012-04-08T12:03:10.701-07:002012-04-08T12:03:10.701-07:00I will - I can't seem to stop plopping! :)I will - I can't seem to stop plopping! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-11284248728129568342012-04-08T12:02:39.959-07:002012-04-08T12:02:39.959-07:00Thanks, Sue. :)Thanks, Sue. :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-62118891948991979632012-04-08T05:17:39.867-07:002012-04-08T05:17:39.867-07:00I have knockout roses too as well as others. I abs...I have knockout roses too as well as others. I absolutely love your "plopping, walking" garden. Keept it up.Metahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350271833377080263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-62278271246320765632012-04-07T20:12:09.736-07:002012-04-07T20:12:09.736-07:00I am not a rose grower, and am not knowledgeable a...I am not a rose grower, and am not knowledgeable about the varieties of them. Your garden looks very inviting and lovely to me!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31066980743835013202012-04-04T19:48:05.158-07:002012-04-04T19:48:05.158-07:00Mine are trying to get very large. I cut them dow...Mine are trying to get very large. I cut them down to size every year, or they would be huge! I bet the Rainbow Knock Out is so pretty and interesting.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-86291767801024011072012-04-04T18:02:34.378-07:002012-04-04T18:02:34.378-07:00I have a couple of red Knockouts (one getting big,...I have a couple of red Knockouts (one getting big, one still small) and a Rainbow Knockout and love them. Your Knockouts look gorgeous.sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-41040880451552598982012-04-03T17:05:34.935-07:002012-04-03T17:05:34.935-07:00There's also the "no orange in my garden&...There's also the "no orange in my garden" crowd, which makes me sad because that's my favorite color. But I agree that some of those rules can make for a beautiful garden. Just not my garden.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-77127887805826499382012-04-03T08:20:08.644-07:002012-04-03T08:20:08.644-07:00They are beautiful there in your garden. I'm ...They are beautiful there in your garden. I'm a defender of Knock-out roses too. They sell Knock-out roses in the rose section at The Antique Rose Emporium, definitely means they are roses. I think they are also a great asset to the landscape as a flowering shrub as you show here. Then there is the "no red in my garden" crowd. That cuts out a lot of pretty plants too.Shirley/Rock-Oak-Deerhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-11301093656742544282012-04-03T07:05:36.731-07:002012-04-03T07:05:36.731-07:00I'm actually surprised to hear that you have c...I'm actually surprised to hear that you have changed your mind. They may not have the romance, fragrance, and history of "true roses", but I've grown to love them, too!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-86262449920127046372012-04-03T07:03:58.622-07:002012-04-03T07:03:58.622-07:00I guess if we were too concerned with other's ...I guess if we were too concerned with other's opinions, we might not be obsessed with roses - or tropicals!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20227169173438195472012-04-03T07:03:03.212-07:002012-04-03T07:03:03.212-07:00I didn't know if people would cringe at the re...I didn't know if people would cringe at the red and purple combination or not! Glad you like it, too!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-73319481297899483342012-04-03T07:02:17.280-07:002012-04-03T07:02:17.280-07:00So true - we need to express ourselves in our own ...So true - we need to express ourselves in our own gardens, no matter what plant we choose for doing that!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-1966609948454259092012-04-03T07:01:25.641-07:002012-04-03T07:01:25.641-07:00I do post a lot - don't feel obligated to go b...I do post a lot - don't feel obligated to go back and read all of the posts if you don't care to. Love your description of Knock Outs being a whore! Maybe they are a little too easy! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-66498000168975022732012-04-03T06:59:55.013-07:002012-04-03T06:59:55.013-07:00Maybe you weren't growing the right ones. I h...Maybe you weren't growing the right ones. I hope you can find an easy care rose for your garden. I think they add a touch of romance.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35781441013501389062012-04-03T06:59:14.594-07:002012-04-03T06:59:14.594-07:00I love all varieties, too, and have all kinds in m...I love all varieties, too, and have all kinds in my garden.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-70343139756907795372012-04-03T06:18:48.568-07:002012-04-03T06:18:48.568-07:00Beautiful choice for this space. Iris and roses ar...Beautiful choice for this space. Iris and roses are a favorite combo in my garden. Many do not see some of these landscape roses are "true roses". After growing them in a garden setting, I have also changed my mind about them......The Redneck Rosarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04902924388734499150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-45738262233792589092012-04-03T05:35:54.107-07:002012-04-03T05:35:54.107-07:00It's a lovely looking display! At the end of t...It's a lovely looking display! At the end of the day it's your choice as the garden owner that matters, you go for what you like rather than what others say :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-19983984352369709722012-04-03T05:05:36.130-07:002012-04-03T05:05:36.130-07:00Your rose choice is perfect. Plus I like how you ...Your rose choice is perfect. Plus I like how you combined the red with the purple blooms. Lovely garden.Going Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05856208193172387761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-85330137712178510292012-04-03T03:40:35.198-07:002012-04-03T03:40:35.198-07:00Where else can you express 'You' but in yo...Where else can you express 'You' but in your own home & garden. Who cares what anyone else thinks...it's your piece of the planet...enjoy in YOUR way xxJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04994279172996044439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-8164788552212865022012-04-03T02:11:25.508-07:002012-04-03T02:11:25.508-07:00Holley, you post a lot and I'm always playing ...Holley, you post a lot and I'm always playing catch up with you! :)<br />I think you don't need to justify any of you choices as far the garden is yours! I'm not a fan of knock outs either, I see them like a kind of whore but you see the 'pretty woman' in them and this made me see the beauty in them too. They look so good where they are, really. I just love the part with the Albertohttp://altroverde.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-68291535584938846202012-04-03T00:41:44.892-07:002012-04-03T00:41:44.892-07:00Such a lovely spring garden! I never succeed in gr...Such a lovely spring garden! I never succeed in growing healthy roses....;(Malarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18421349464010347804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-32285555975405953902012-04-02T19:54:36.576-07:002012-04-02T19:54:36.576-07:00I have a new appreciation for roses and love all v...I have a new appreciation for roses and love all varietiesAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05462595623634828954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26478375514482218752012-04-02T18:34:01.653-07:002012-04-02T18:34:01.653-07:00Icebergs don't do as well here, and I have nev...Icebergs don't do as well here, and I have never figured out why. Last year I started watering mine more and it helped. But if Icebergs did as well here as most places, I would have lots of them, too!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58596424630084200792012-04-02T18:32:36.392-07:002012-04-02T18:32:36.392-07:00They are hard to beat. One wet, cool fall I notic...They are hard to beat. One wet, cool fall I noticed that almost every bush in my garden had blackspot. Some worse than others, but the Knock Outs looked great. That's when I became impressed!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18958324514940599942012-04-02T18:29:54.165-07:002012-04-02T18:29:54.165-07:00I'm so sorry you lost your standard. Those te...I'm so sorry you lost your standard. Those temperatures were brutal and extreme last year. My bushes looked bad for a while last summer, and I thought at one time I might lose one, but I didn't. I was actually amazed how much they were affected - they've always been so bullet proof!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com