tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post4072133355820267745..comments2024-01-19T10:47:36.411-08:00Comments on Roses and Other Gardening Joys: Happy Valentine's Day!HolleyGardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-57444001966785634792013-02-16T06:33:55.057-08:002013-02-16T06:33:55.057-08:00Glad you enjoyed them. I can't wait to see th...Glad you enjoyed them. I can't wait to see them again this year!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-73376468773565653092013-02-16T06:13:05.070-08:002013-02-16T06:13:05.070-08:00Holley I am a little late getting around, but than...Holley I am a little late getting around, but thank you for the lovely roses on Valentine's Day!Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-84562964803165048222013-02-15T19:03:14.772-08:002013-02-15T19:03:14.772-08:00Oh, I'm so sorry that RRD has affected your ga...Oh, I'm so sorry that RRD has affected your garden! My garden so far has been spared. I'm worried, though, that it might hit my garden sometime in the future, and I would be devastated. I can't imagine what my garden would look like without my roses - it would be very bare.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-28139924642363028042013-02-15T18:26:42.790-08:002013-02-15T18:26:42.790-08:00well, it used to be Valentine's Day for me, to...well, it used to be Valentine's Day for me, too. But then my one and only rose (a Knock Out, no less), got rose rosette disease so I had to get rid of it. I have been too spooked to get another. So sad, since I love roses!Sarah/ Galloping Horse Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863804034201109102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-91261274939592588442013-02-15T15:27:49.197-08:002013-02-15T15:27:49.197-08:00Oh, that's a little sad. Our gardens really d...Oh, that's a little sad. Our gardens really do teach us patience. I hope your shrub roses make up for it with an extra volume of blooms!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-40205957959405586922013-02-15T14:20:13.434-08:002013-02-15T14:20:13.434-08:00I need to learn about roses, having just inherited...I need to learn about roses, having just inherited three shrub roses and a couple of ramblers! I am having to cut the ramblers hard back this year because we need to replace the fence, so no flowers until next year. Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-52121794363322922942013-02-15T09:31:47.775-08:002013-02-15T09:31:47.775-08:00I have a lot of shrub roses in my garden, too. An...I have a lot of shrub roses in my garden, too. And instead of ramblers, which find it too hot here, I have hybrid musks, noisettes, and other old roses that don't need or like to be pruned. Makes it much easier!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-29445512877519552652013-02-15T09:28:06.723-08:002013-02-15T09:28:06.723-08:00I am always a little baffled by pruning roses. I h...I am always a little baffled by pruning roses. I have mostly shrub roses and one rambler. Mostly I do light "clean up" pruning.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-56290854076520416052013-02-15T07:25:17.788-08:002013-02-15T07:25:17.788-08:00That is the standard rule for wherever one lives -...That is the standard rule for wherever one lives - when the forsythia blooms. I really need to add a forsythia bush to my garden, so I could rely upon it instead of a date. I think it would actually be much more accurate!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-18806282659247885482013-02-15T07:24:20.053-08:002013-02-15T07:24:20.053-08:00It won't be long now! March is just around th...It won't be long now! March is just around the corner! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-79394595702139022382013-02-15T07:24:00.008-08:002013-02-15T07:24:00.008-08:00Wouldn't that be nice if the roses would bloom...Wouldn't that be nice if the roses would bloom in time for Valentine's! I think they actually do that in California! Lucky them!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-5341599042117144732013-02-15T07:22:44.950-08:002013-02-15T07:22:44.950-08:00Seriously? June? I hope you are talking about on...Seriously? June? I hope you are talking about once-blooming roses, and that by then you have enjoyed loads of blooms off them! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-65002256551427671332013-02-15T07:21:38.776-08:002013-02-15T07:21:38.776-08:00Happy Valentines' day to you, too! Hope it wa...Happy Valentines' day to you, too! Hope it was a great one! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-88192776431099780362013-02-15T06:14:10.302-08:002013-02-15T06:14:10.302-08:00Thanks for the reminder, Holley! In our area, we u...Thanks for the reminder, Holley! In our area, we usually prune the roses when the forsythia blooms. As crazy as our weather has been lately, that will probably be soon. I'll have to keep an eye out.<br />BrendaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-42616984595528624282013-02-15T00:48:55.460-08:002013-02-15T00:48:55.460-08:00I am looking forward to start pruning roses too, b...I am looking forward to start pruning roses too, but we have to wait till March in our area. From March on when there is no frost or snow I am off to the garden. Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-85221476198851670122013-02-14T20:40:44.784-08:002013-02-14T20:40:44.784-08:00happy valentines day! I am on a quest to find a wa...happy valentines day! I am on a quest to find a way to have my roses bloom on valentines day (to save money!) but until global warming reaches us in the NW it won't be happening. I usually prune in april if weather permits. The rule of (possibly green) thumb is after danger of last frost because the plant will start to grow once you prune and if new growth freezes, that ain't good. ignorant gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666406543531437194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-31937907748576905442013-02-14T18:51:47.305-08:002013-02-14T18:51:47.305-08:00Wow, must be nice to prune Roses in February! No, ...Wow, must be nice to prune Roses in February! No, I won't be pruning Roses again until...June?! Yes, I think I will be spending lots of time in the south after I retire. ;-)Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-53724549205736202512013-02-14T18:25:07.624-08:002013-02-14T18:25:07.624-08:00How nice! I was taken out to lunch, to a movie, a...How nice! I was taken out to lunch, to a movie, and then shopping for an upcoming anniversary present. It was a great day. I guess I'll prune and plant tomorrow! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-58443534927584629282013-02-14T18:23:32.037-08:002013-02-14T18:23:32.037-08:00My family has lived in Texas for generations - bac...My family has lived in Texas for generations - back to before the Civil War. I didn't play on farms, but my dad grew up on one, and he would visit and help my grandfather out quite often. As to pruning your roses, no, don't prune them now while there's snow outside! If you have a forsythia, or know of one somewhere around, prune your roses when it starts blooming. I imagine that&#HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-6992301806648598852013-02-14T18:16:54.694-08:002013-02-14T18:16:54.694-08:00That's how mine do. Rest in the middle of sum...That's how mine do. Rest in the middle of summer, then flush again in autumn. It's bittersweet to see them then - I know it won't be long then before they rest again for the winter.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-47690785113146147592013-02-14T18:15:07.425-08:002013-02-14T18:15:07.425-08:00Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing them ag...Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing them again! :)HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-20804184172151404122013-02-14T18:14:45.195-08:002013-02-14T18:14:45.195-08:00My father has so many memories of planting things ...My father has so many memories of planting things with his father (he was a farmer). Some of his memories are not very wonderful to him, I'm afraid. I think he decided farming was much too hard to do for a living. But he still always loved to garden and has always had one, even though it has shrunk over time.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-7001479172778256752013-02-14T18:11:01.524-08:002013-02-14T18:11:01.524-08:00February does sound like more of a snowy month tha...February does sound like more of a snowy month than a gardening month! I hope you're staying warm! Happy Valentine's day.HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-1522678433954508832013-02-14T18:10:15.398-08:002013-02-14T18:10:15.398-08:00I can not imagine having so much snow. I guess it...I can not imagine having so much snow. I guess it's all whatever one gets used to. Of course, about the time you're starting to garden in earnest, I'm having to take a break - from our heat! Stay safe in all that snow!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7485248345006754419.post-6245657815481271152013-02-14T18:08:46.330-08:002013-02-14T18:08:46.330-08:00Yes, time is an important factor when deciding whe...Yes, time is an important factor when deciding when to prune the roses! I'm surprised you have to start the slug control so early! They don't let you rest long, do they!?HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com