DU gardners, where are you?

[tjwash]

I need my daily rose fix!










Oh the cat say's hi.

[havocmom]

1. my rhubarb is waving back at you and your cat

You might wanna check the Meeting Room if you want news from the gardens of DU. There is usually a thread for us 'earth movers' there this time of year.

Purrrty kitty you have there!

[bearfan454]

2. Thanks - Good to Know.

I'm in Central Tx.

[Auntie Bush]

4. I've got lots of weeds almost as tall as your rose.

I'll check out the meeting room.

[Mr. McD]

3. Here is one

[Atlas Mugged]

7. 'Double Delight'?

I have about 150 rose bushes - but the only thing blooming right now are the species. Can't wait for the Autin's to bloom. Millions of buds - but it'll be another couple of weeks.

[Mr. McD]

10. Yes, 'Double Delight'

We only have around 40 rose bushes. We had more but we have been thinning them down, and will probable remove a few more. They are in bloom most of the year here in So. Calif, except for a few months after pruning.

[ironflange]

5. Sorry, the roses aren't quite blooming yet

But the violas and forgetmenots are going nuts.

[tigereye]

6. my sister is a rose FANATIC

if you have a question, I can get the answer.

I love the garden. I hope to plant some Cardinalis vine
(hummingbirds) today and some runner beans. The lilies are up as well and my CLematis - JAckmanii is almost done. Can't wait for the black eyed susans to bloom and echinachea. I am really into vines this year.

I just have a Queen Eliz. Rose though, very hardy. I would like to get a yellow one, though or an orange and yellow one. :hi:

[ironflange]

11. We just have six plants

Plain type, tea roses don't do well here. Oh, we have a wild rose too. We are building a garden from scratch, and it's a long process.

At our old house there was a lady down the way who grew a huge hummingbird garden, and we got a lot of then to our feeder. Those little guys are hilarious, they are bad-tempered little buggers. We'd sit out on the deck for hours watching them. Three kinds: Rufous, Ruby-throat, and Calliope, only place these three coexist. Then Kay got old and sold her house, and that was the end of the hummers.

Edit: Forgot to mention that my alpines are really showing well now. These are plants we dug out of the ditches up in the foothills. They seem to really like it here.

[fudge stripe cookays]

8. Not a rose, but...

my bee balm began blooming the other day!

It smells wonderful. I have it in a triangular bed between paths. I can't wait to let it and my catmint go at each other and see which one wins.

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[TX-RAT]

9. Roses have been doing great.

Won't last long, starting to get hot and dry.

[Teddy_Salad]

12. I need my rose fix too but the damn deer won't allow it

Bastards keep eating them as soon as they bloom. :mad:

[ironflange]

13. Ever tried a Heliotrope?

It's an annual in most places, and the fragrance is incredible. On a calm night here, my one little plant can scent the whole yard.

[LibertyorDeath]

14. Out hangin with Mother Nature