tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post6820234908440193162..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Warning!HolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-63717242065146644212012-10-21T16:24:44.606-07:002012-10-21T16:24:44.606-07:00Roses do seem to have a habit of getting much larg...Roses do seem to have a habit of getting much larger than we ever think they will! They look so innocent when they're first planted out!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-21798902207920715592012-10-21T11:33:02.742-07:002012-10-21T11:33:02.742-07:00Both of the red Knockout roses I planted are takin...Both of the red Knockout roses I planted are taking up more room than I had expected as well. Just cut off all the limbs of the first one and plant to dig out the rootball next weekend. That should leave enough room for the other one to continue to grown and allow me to tuck in a tree for shade next spring. Think I can tuck smaller, miniature roses nearby too. Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183411349771545067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50878083627193381402012-10-20T15:45:36.083-07:002012-10-20T15:45:36.083-07:00The things we remember from our childhood! haha ...The things we remember from our childhood! haha As for the rose - it doesn't mind not having a lot of water, but it hates the cold. It only grows in zones 7 through 10. Maybe that's why it's so big - it doesn't ever get a very cold winter so it continues to grows all year long! I guess it is a lot like that plant on The Little Shop of Horrors!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-27960550437064701332012-10-20T15:41:34.496-07:002012-10-20T15:41:34.496-07:00My flower carpet rose gets out of control, too. T...My flower carpet rose gets out of control, too. Thankfully, it's small enough for me to deal with it! I guess I'd rather have a plant that's happy and a little too big than one that unhappy and dwarf! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-85614545967255345372012-10-20T07:25:27.346-07:002012-10-20T07:25:27.346-07:00I wonder if it would grow here? We don't get e...I wonder if it would grow here? We don't get enough water during any season....<br /><br />Hmmmmm<br /><br />Oh and I loved those "warning Will Robinson" I still have that memory from childhood.<br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot DreamsRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-30682483115339921502012-10-20T04:37:02.601-07:002012-10-20T04:37:02.601-07:00My fairy rose is out of control as well in front b...My fairy rose is out of control as well in front but not in back...those perfect spots will allow some plants to grow larger than they are supposed to...then I move them and they die or grow very small...plants with a mind of their own fascinate me.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-45101440282516798972012-10-19T19:04:06.027-07:002012-10-19T19:04:06.027-07:00Well, my Pat Austin is very small, too, and it'...Well, my Pat Austin is very small, too, and it's several years old. I was surprised to learn it's supposed to get 5 ft tall. Which is the opposite of most Austins. They usually are quite gangly. I'm not sure mine is going to make 5 ft, but I hope it does. I hope yours fills out the space you've allotted for it beautifully (and not get too large, either)!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-64770269045384817122012-10-19T18:48:13.526-07:002012-10-19T18:48:13.526-07:00I guess you can only go by what the plant tags and...I guess you can only go by what the plant tags and other information say. I have a Pat Austin rose, and it's supposed to grow huge and gangly, requiring staking to hold up it's blooms. So I have given it plenty of space, but you never know how it's going to grow, nowhere near as big as your mutabilis rose though. Have a nice Weekend.<br />Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08008574463499280758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35882230143113542542012-10-19T17:31:33.981-07:002012-10-19T17:31:33.981-07:00Not all roses are hard to grow, obviously! :)Not all roses are hard to grow, obviously! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-65792916355183006762012-10-19T17:31:02.357-07:002012-10-19T17:31:02.357-07:00hahaha - This would be a good experiment!hahaha - This would be a good experiment!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-80649694631743339702012-10-19T17:30:39.067-07:002012-10-19T17:30:39.067-07:00Maybe my mosquitoes are all hiding in the big rose...Maybe my mosquitoes are all hiding in the big rose bush! :) I can't believe how many there are this year. Maybe due to your drought, they all moved down here! ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35922166031032667502012-10-19T17:28:52.785-07:002012-10-19T17:28:52.785-07:00haha - I do love it. I will now think of it as my...haha - I do love it. I will now think of it as my own little Audrey 2. :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-64248576450611676472012-10-19T17:27:47.154-07:002012-10-19T17:27:47.154-07:00Plants are very fascinating, and it's amazing ...Plants are very fascinating, and it's amazing to me all they can put up with as far as heat, drought, floods, and cold. And grow, too! The robust ones just don't seem to realize they're outside in the elements!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88902278317942231092012-10-19T17:25:41.570-07:002012-10-19T17:25:41.570-07:00Isn't it funny how some roses can get overgrow...Isn't it funny how some roses can get overgrown while others just won't do anything! Guess they have a mind of their own!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37560498892131804292012-10-19T17:16:09.729-07:002012-10-19T17:16:09.729-07:00Some roses have a mind of their own! And people sa...Some roses have a mind of their own! And people say roses are hard to grow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-84541306178390616222012-10-19T12:35:31.542-07:002012-10-19T12:35:31.542-07:00It's a mutating mutabilis!It's a mutating mutabilis!b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-35574064891423833052012-10-19T09:50:26.932-07:002012-10-19T09:50:26.932-07:00Oh, I do remember the Will Robinson warning, lol. ...Oh, I do remember the Will Robinson warning, lol. I've been gone too long, Holley. What a rose, wow, that's a whopper. But look at those blooms, too. I don't grow roses very well, I guess I'm rose-challenged, but I love coming here to see yours. <br /><br />And on your earlier post about the mosquitoes, oh, I hear you. The only good thing about our drought was the lack of Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368318730124533690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-24968359337843337182012-10-19T09:42:37.622-07:002012-10-19T09:42:37.622-07:00Kind of like the plant in the Little Shop of Horro...Kind of like the plant in the Little Shop of Horrors. It is a good thing you like it though.Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade Gardenshttp://carolynsshadegardens.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7960124182012197892012-10-19T08:56:51.278-07:002012-10-19T08:56:51.278-07:00Unfortunately (or fortunately), Mutabilis isn'...Unfortunately (or fortunately), Mutabilis isn't hardy in my zone. But good to know in case I ever have a southern garden. :-) Plants that grow quickly and freely do fascinate me, though! Like Corn here in the Midwest that grows nearly perceptibly to the human eye on a hot summer day. Or similar growth with Bamboo. Also evergreen plants that survive many degrees below freezing. You have to Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-39169008210462819872012-10-19T06:57:41.646-07:002012-10-19T06:57:41.646-07:00I have a Rosa setigera in an out of the way corner...I have a Rosa setigera in an out of the way corner. It's also supposed to be a space glutton, but it's been two years and I'm still waiting and wondering if I'll regret planting this one.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-85416109058315426892012-10-19T06:21:42.377-07:002012-10-19T06:21:42.377-07:00I have not been to Redentas, but I'll have to ...I have not been to Redentas, but I'll have to make a special trip just to see their Mutabilis! I think I'm going to have to do a lot of thinking about this rose. Maybe limbing it up into a tree form like Connie suggested is the way to go!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-41767263834607361862012-10-19T06:19:37.493-07:002012-10-19T06:19:37.493-07:00Thankfully, this one is almost thornless. But, I ...Thankfully, this one is almost thornless. But, I always feel like I'm being pushed off the sidewalk, and I don't like being bullied by a rose! I do have some other roses planted next to my front door, and they do like to grab visitors. I think they just want a little attention! ;)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-9468398371156723832012-10-19T06:17:52.400-07:002012-10-19T06:17:52.400-07:00You are in Texas and roses grow much larger than t...You are in Texas and roses grow much larger than the labels say in Texas...I have a thug of a rose, Maggie, and it is getting tiresome, but I will be moving her once again this winter as she is just beautiful. Are you familiar with the garden nursery Redenta's in Dallas - they have a Mutabilis that grows up a utility pole. Seems to me it is more like 20 feet not 10. If you come up with a &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-4588660146390344222012-10-19T06:17:21.809-07:002012-10-19T06:17:21.809-07:00I don't think I'm going to be moving this ...I don't think I'm going to be moving this monster. That's one fight I don't think I would win! As much as we talk to our plants you would think they would mind us a little better! :OHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-80914133171731559862012-10-19T06:16:14.029-07:002012-10-19T06:16:14.029-07:00I have two banksias that I know need transplanting...I have two banksias that I know need transplanting NOW - before they get too big! :OHolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com