tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post3694860613924291242..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Getting Started EarlyHolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18616876350063691022012-01-20T01:13:35.764-08:002012-01-20T01:13:35.764-08:00Flowers are very forgiving - she will bloom - watc...Flowers are very forgiving - she will bloom - watch! :-)The Gardening Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442270059991978075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-83373405687968614982012-01-19T16:09:41.008-08:002012-01-19T16:09:41.008-08:00I doubt you killed her. She'll probably grow ...I doubt you killed her. She'll probably grow back just fine. Don't worry if she doesn't bloom as much, but you never know - she may bloom more! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7948585657371398282012-01-19T16:08:03.251-08:002012-01-19T16:08:03.251-08:00I did that one year, too. Did I learn? ;0I did that one year, too. Did I learn? ;0HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20220329553839653572012-01-19T16:07:21.329-08:002012-01-19T16:07:21.329-08:00I just can't sit inside anymore. That warm we...I just can't sit inside anymore. That warm weather is calling my name. Mother Nature may be playing a cruel trick on me, but I just can't stand to waste any days like today - 70 degrees today!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-22917257654771757272012-01-19T16:05:53.005-08:002012-01-19T16:05:53.005-08:00I hope it's not too early here! I have been l...I hope it's not too early here! I have been looking to see if there are any forsythias blooming, but I don't have one in my garden, and don't know where to look for one!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-24073986201985006382012-01-19T15:47:25.180-08:002012-01-19T15:47:25.180-08:00ohmy :o reading through your posts I am having a d...ohmy :o reading through your posts I am having a deep sinking feeling. I listened to someone's advice and cut my Duchesse DeBrabant way back today. Now I am sure I killed her! <br />Asters, my climbing Carolina Aster is still flowering, I guess it did not get cold enough as of yet for it to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-91059793093820392702012-01-19T13:23:22.518-08:002012-01-19T13:23:22.518-08:00My goal this year is to make myself wait until Apr...My goal this year is to make myself wait until April to cut back my roses - the past few years I've gotten too excited too early and pruned, then had a couple of inches of die back afterward because the temps were still too low. Cute little aster!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-37565320704881869172012-01-19T08:39:27.897-08:002012-01-19T08:39:27.897-08:00I too wait Holley, but the weeds are already showi...I too wait Holley, but the weeds are already showing up here with our crazy up and down temperatures. My roses stay on to keep the hips through winter. I like letting the birds and critters have a go at all the seeds and berries before I cut most of them down. It makes for more of a messy garden, but usually we are knee deep in snow so no one sees or cares anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26413480570987864192012-01-19T08:34:27.760-08:002012-01-19T08:34:27.760-08:00Can't wait to get started on the rose pruning,...Can't wait to get started on the rose pruning, but it's still a little bit too early on this side of the pond. Won't be long though.Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725991262021867082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-22836833170901509852012-01-19T06:39:04.380-08:002012-01-19T06:39:04.380-08:00I guess that's part of what makes gardening su...I guess that's part of what makes gardening such a challenge - the unpredictable weather! I hope I don't write a post later about the pitfalls of starting too soon!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-78189378016076171092012-01-19T06:38:04.686-08:002012-01-19T06:38:04.686-08:00I started too late last year. It was a mess, and ...I started too late last year. It was a mess, and working in the heat was not pleasant. I vowed this year would be different. It seems early to start, and maybe I shouldn't be pruning yet, but it mentally makes me feel better to get it all done!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-55747278518267674612012-01-19T06:36:47.139-08:002012-01-19T06:36:47.139-08:00Maybe I'm a bit early. But, I need the time t...Maybe I'm a bit early. But, I need the time to get some projects done before it gets too hot. And I refuse to start any projects until spring clean up is done!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-69496550872687765292012-01-19T06:35:50.580-08:002012-01-19T06:35:50.580-08:00Rose pruning is a bit intimidating. I cut down so...Rose pruning is a bit intimidating. I cut down some my flower carpet roses in the font probably a little too much- yikes! But they've been there for many years, so I figure their root system can take it. I'm beginning to like the older classes that don't require pruning!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-13516108425766956112012-01-19T06:33:16.886-08:002012-01-19T06:33:16.886-08:00Mine are budding out, too. I don't know if I&...Mine are budding out, too. I don't know if I'm helping them or hurting them. I guess this crazy weather is fooling me, too!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-26599784088694446472012-01-19T06:32:04.639-08:002012-01-19T06:32:04.639-08:00I decided to bite!I decided to bite!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-82479788287244623342012-01-19T06:31:46.192-08:002012-01-19T06:31:46.192-08:00Really early! They were completely dormant a coup...Really early! They were completely dormant a couple of weeks ago when I looked around. I wouldn't cut off the dead stems then because I was afraid of mistaking them for a weed (yes, I'm a bit obsessive about weeding). I don't know why they decided to bloom! I wonder if I should be doing the pruning so early, but I hate feeling so rushed if the weather decides to turn hot fast. I HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-33416281561480530972012-01-19T06:27:54.767-08:002012-01-19T06:27:54.767-08:00I've finally learned that I can't take off...I've finally learned that I can't take off all winter - but I can take off during the super hot months of summer! Thanks for commenting.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-56800307728265325342012-01-19T06:25:50.206-08:002012-01-19T06:25:50.206-08:00Brrr! 17! Rose pruning - that's a wide topic...Brrr! 17! Rose pruning - that's a wide topic to discuss. I have a lot of different types of roses, and they require different things. (Hybrid teas are pruned much differently than old garden teas, which I don't usually prune much at all.) One thing I do is to not prune any shrub rose (except for the dead branches) until the rose is about three years old. That gives it time to HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-50802429030106907242012-01-19T05:39:07.116-08:002012-01-19T05:39:07.116-08:00I have noticed some budding around the garden as w...I have noticed some budding around the garden as well. I hope it is not too early for them. I am hoping to get outside one of these 'warm' days and do some pruning and tidying of the garden....unless we get some huge snow storm...cross my fingers.The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-44750255771206541722012-01-19T03:22:13.076-08:002012-01-19T03:22:13.076-08:00Holley we are 2 like gardeners. I clean up in spr...Holley we are 2 like gardeners. I clean up in spring for many of the same reasons and to leave up food for critters...of course the spent blooms look gorgeous covered in snow. I started too late this past year and ran into just the scenario you write of...not this year...once the snow has melted, I will be out with my muck boots and warm coat. That aster is amazing.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420133886162844400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40504009964327501892012-01-19T01:47:28.921-08:002012-01-19T01:47:28.921-08:00Same here, we clear up fallen dead leaves in the a...Same here, we clear up fallen dead leaves in the autumn but leave most others till spring as they also serve to protect delicate new shoots and growth. We haven't started our spring clearance just, we will do soon though :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-60408324602080815012012-01-18T19:27:32.961-08:002012-01-18T19:27:32.961-08:00Today I pruned roses also, the climbers. As many c...Today I pruned roses also, the climbers. As many classes as I've gone to on rose pruning, you would think I would have it down by now, but I am still a timid pruner. Fortunately the roses are forgiving! Your blooming asters are like my one clematis blossom...they are so confused they don't know if they are coming or going!dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338187523349055470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7267576857623702322012-01-18T19:23:59.411-08:002012-01-18T19:23:59.411-08:00So your asters are blooming.... This crazy winter ...So your asters are blooming.... This crazy winter is 'fooling' all of the plants/flowers/trees, etc... Our poor roses --which are supposed to be dormant now-- keep trying to grow. They think it is spring... Yipes!!!!!<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-51926932064365700912012-01-18T18:56:20.571-08:002012-01-18T18:56:20.571-08:00I'm chomping.I'm chomping.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-62628533398974600972012-01-18T18:40:36.995-08:002012-01-18T18:40:36.995-08:00Those asters are either really early or really lat...Those asters are either really early or really late, since they are fall bloomers. Fun surprise to see in the middle of January :-) I'm still holding off a while longer on my major pruning, of shrubs and roses, but I am chomping at the bit to get to them. My little DIY project is keeping me busy and distracted from pruning.Tonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13862726143727717921noreply@blogger.com