tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post1627269396155903852..comments2023-10-23T09:03:47.596-05:00Comments on Lilacs and Roses: War of the RosesRoses and Lilacshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-83223196510287968082009-04-23T18:34:00.000-05:002009-04-23T18:34:00.000-05:00I sometimes think roses have thorns to get their i...I sometimes think roses have thorns to get their iron, from the blod dripping of those who grows them. I also know what you mean about having to prune roses so much down each year - even though the last 5 years have been record mild and warm here. Most Austins here have to start from a few inches, but at the end of the summer they were 6 feet tall again. I really admire someone growing roses in a cold climate - at least you can enjoy the first flush before the japanese beetles come. Hope you are well!Niels Plougmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10357785820016940457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-87944552234087813862009-04-20T23:23:00.000-05:002009-04-20T23:23:00.000-05:00Hi Marnie,
You're a better person and braver garde...Hi Marnie,<br />You're a better person and braver gardener than I! The thorns are a big reason I have absolutely no interest in growing roses (give me hibiscus any day!) ... not only do I not have the patience to putz with them, those thorns intimidate me. Same reason I always refuse Cleome plants people are always trying to give me. Those things are wicked as well and we were always afraid one of the dogs would get gored by them ... and as curious as Hanna is, I don't want her anywhere near roses or Cleome!<br /><br />Glad you're successful with them though!Iowa Victory Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220818462081082930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-12197942515919887072009-04-20T21:20:00.000-05:002009-04-20T21:20:00.000-05:00Gorgeous Rose!! I love the David Austin roses~I ha...Gorgeous Rose!! I love the David Austin roses~I have Heritage! Pruning roses not a favorite chore of mine, I've yet to find really good pruning gloves to keepy my arms & hands from getting so scratched up! Those are some vicious looking thorns,~but to me they make the rose even more beautiful!:)<br />Have a wonderful week! <br />CatCatherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14980240879371944143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-79225581365948173472009-04-20T19:58:00.000-05:002009-04-20T19:58:00.000-05:00Hi Marnie,
Your pictures are exquisite! As common ...Hi Marnie,<br />Your pictures are exquisite! As common as the daffodil is, I still love to see them after such a long cold winter here on the Island. Thank you for sharing your pictures and your advice. <br /><br />Blessings,<br />SandiSandi@ Rose Chintz Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415214311003251398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-58023931289419199312009-04-20T13:36:00.000-05:002009-04-20T13:36:00.000-05:00Laurie, thank you, what a nice comment to leave. ...Laurie, thank you, what a nice comment to leave. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-41405021417274786452009-04-20T09:15:00.000-05:002009-04-20T09:15:00.000-05:00Oh my, I had such a wonderful time visiting your b...Oh my, I had such a wonderful time visiting your blog.It is wonderful!! LaurieCharmingdesignshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09575363077109065288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-90669377259624028102009-04-20T07:49:00.000-05:002009-04-20T07:49:00.000-05:00Hey Sharon, we really, really needed the rain here...Hey Sharon, we really, really needed the rain here. This is all we've had this month. It should really make things pop.<br /><br />Hi Walk2Write, Zephirine Drouhin isn't hardy here, I wish it was. I've seen photos of her growing into trees and on chains. Absolutely beautiful.<br /><br />Hi Pat, roses aren't really that difficult to grow. Choose a variety that isn't prone to fungus disease like Knockouts or heirlooms.<br /><br />Hi NatrueGirl, hope your roses are in better condition than mine. I lost all the cane on most.<br /><br />Rose, the Japanese beetles is what has finally defeated me. As my everblooming roses die or have problems, I won't replace them. I'll have a few once blooming heirlooms instead.<br /><br />Hi Gail, no body can possibly cover up every body part. The thorns will always find some flesh.<br /><br />Hi VW, when they get embedded in the fingers, that's the worst. <br /><br />TC, feel free to borrow the post and if we lived closer, I'd lend you my gauntlets and hard hat. The header will have to wait till I have some time--or something blooming to photograph. Forecast is calling for snow flurries tonight.<br /><br />Hi Nan, you and Karr are right about the roses. That's why we put up with their thorny nonsense. <br /><br />Marmie I've never grown ranunculus. Always thought of them as florists blooms. Saw some at Home Depot. Perhaps I'll try a few.<br /><br />Hi Balisha, Knockouts are a wonderful rose. No disease, and always in bloom. Can't ask for more.<br /><br />FlowerGardenGirl, I know what you mean. I have sore fingers all spring and summer.<br /><br />Chris, me too. And wild raspberries tangle you up and scratch right thru your jeans.<br /><br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-55883500738541833092009-04-20T07:29:00.000-05:002009-04-20T07:29:00.000-05:00Oh my goodness, Joey, an accident like that would ...Oh my goodness, Joey, an accident like that would surely put me off pruning forever.<br /><br />Hi Gayle, I know what you mean. I usually look like I went a few rounds with a wild cat.<br /><br />Northern Shade, I have a construction hard hat, should have worn it;)<br /><br />Hi Flydragon, you changed your avitar. I just prune out the dead wood, which is all wood in my northern zone. <br /><br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-13087777537834874712009-04-20T07:25:00.000-05:002009-04-20T07:25:00.000-05:00Hi Sue Ellen, one of those chores everybody dreads...Hi Sue Ellen, one of those chores everybody dreads. Hope you didn't get serious damage from the freeze.<br /><br />Hi Sherri, I'll remember not to get William Lobb;)<br /><br />SweetBay, I've heard other people talk about pruning Mermaid;) For sure I don't need that one.<br /><br />Hi Troutbirder, they aren't happy without full sun. Oh well, more birds in the woods;)<br /><br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-29298992254648594752009-04-19T20:15:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:15:00.000-05:00Love your first bloom of the season...thorns on an...Love your first bloom of the season...thorns on any plant seem to find the gardener's unprotected hands or arms. Even on a hike I seem to get the prairie rose thorns in my shins! But they all look so nice.ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-39361899027902678852009-04-19T18:15:00.000-05:002009-04-19T18:15:00.000-05:00The part that really relates---an unexpecting weed...The part that really relates---an unexpecting weeding glove that finds one of those thorns. You made it and we don't have to visit you in the hospital--do they have high speed access?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-60126770824565684382009-04-19T16:57:00.000-05:002009-04-19T16:57:00.000-05:00Wicked Thorns!!!I think that I lost one rose bush....Wicked Thorns!!!I think that I lost one rose bush. The knockouts are thriving. I guess those should be my roses. They are coming in different colors now.Balishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298193443371503407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-15058045621062655342009-04-19T13:45:00.000-05:002009-04-19T13:45:00.000-05:00marnie,
i am so glad for you that you are finally...marnie, <br />i am so glad for you that you are finally getting some spring coming your way. we are in full swing here and i am loving it. i grew roses on purpose in fl but here i have some wild ones. i love roses but they can be troublesome. i am really loving ranunculus, they look alot like roses only no thorns.marmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622899170079254810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-18272472166303888752009-04-19T12:43:00.000-05:002009-04-19T12:43:00.000-05:00Hi Marnie,
Hope you've had a good weekend of garde...Hi Marnie,<br />Hope you've had a good weekend of gardening and that the thorns of the roses were kind to you.<br />Here's a quote I love,<br />"Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns, I am thankful that thorns have roses."<br />Alphonse KarrNan and =^..^=https://www.blogger.com/profile/11452734435546862503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-61037840393450856852009-04-19T09:44:00.000-05:002009-04-19T09:44:00.000-05:00One last thing, a suggestion; perhaps it's time to...One last thing, a suggestion; perhaps it's time to let the snow melt completely and use a new blog header image. The one you have is very pretty, but oh so cold for spring (however, we've had April snows, so maybe you should leave it until after May Day so as not to jinx spring's arrival).TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-56529962332540732622009-04-19T09:40:00.000-05:002009-04-19T09:40:00.000-05:00Ms. Marnie, can I copy and paste this post and use...Ms. Marnie, can I copy and paste this post and use it for mine? It's exactly how things are around here. And I too must start that thorny chore! The daffs and forsythia remind me it's time.TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005938156720914381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-88766054929074769812009-04-18T18:38:00.000-05:002009-04-18T18:38:00.000-05:00A couple of weeks ago I spent 45 minutes trying to...A couple of weeks ago I spent 45 minutes trying to tease out a rose thorn that buried itself in my index finger. UGH! But that one was my fault - why do I so often end up gardening without going to get my gloves?VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-59763845720236759372009-04-18T15:15:00.000-05:002009-04-18T15:15:00.000-05:00Marnie, A common daffodil? Maybe! Beautiful? A...Marnie, A common daffodil? Maybe! Beautiful? Absolutely! Your first bloom? A reason to celebrate!<br /><br />Excellent title...and there is nothing worse then the cane to the head! I never think of protecting the head...but the face and eyes...need protection! <br /><br />GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-17952897424570563002009-04-18T13:10:00.000-05:002009-04-18T13:10:00.000-05:00Marnie, Congratulations on that daffodil! And I'm...Marnie, Congratulations on that daffodil! And I'm so glad that spring has finally found its way to you. I love roses...in other people's gardens:) I know me, and I know I don't have the patience to do all the work that is required to grow beautiful tea roses. That's why I've stuck to my Knockouts, which require little care and not a lot of pruning. Of course, they still have thorns and then there are those darn Japanese beetles that like them as well as a fragrant tea rose.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-57816081929697982342009-04-18T11:23:00.000-05:002009-04-18T11:23:00.000-05:00Hi Marnie! OUCH!! looking at those thorns brings b...Hi Marnie! OUCH!! looking at those thorns brings back those painfull memories of clipping back. I have returned home from AZ where the roses were so plentifull!Mine in my Canadian garden like yours are just beginning to put out shoots,so it's time to get those special gloves on that come up to my elbow and start cutting back.<br />Nothing is blooming in my garden as yet..all I see is the necessary<br />winter damage and clean up.. :(Naturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-9598487840515249132009-04-18T09:06:00.000-05:002009-04-18T09:06:00.000-05:00I have tried and tried and roses just don't like m...I have tried and tried and roses just don't like me. Even these no easy to care for Knock out roses just aren't too happy with me!<br />I love them though and as always your photos are lovely!100 Thoughts of Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04200599373915306830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-47745577154257187462009-04-18T08:23:00.000-05:002009-04-18T08:23:00.000-05:00Ah yes, the rose pruning time. It's twice a year h...Ah yes, the rose pruning time. It's twice a year here in FL, at least for the Knockouts. I love your description of donning the battle gear, Marnie. A year before we left Illinois for the second time, I planted a Zephirine Drouhin (sp?) to climb up the deck railing. It's one of those thornless heirloom roses you were talking about. I wanted to go back last year and see how it was doing, but the guy who bought our house is kind of a prickly person, and I didn't think he would take kindly to us nosing around. Darn! I really wanted to see how the rose was doing. Have you ever grown one of them?walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-47285019500700009572009-04-18T07:56:00.000-05:002009-04-18T07:56:00.000-05:00Ahhhh...spring, finally here,as I played happily a...Ahhhh...spring, finally here,as I played happily and wondering in my lost gardens raking and humming to the tune of Nature, we'll see what comes up from the deluge...ha!<br /><br />Have a great weekend, rain and all!<br /><br />sharonA Wild Thinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083369862963892366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-13518144279091416822009-04-18T07:29:00.000-05:002009-04-18T07:29:00.000-05:00Hi Marnie,
I love roses!!! The looks, the smell..I...Hi Marnie,<br />I love roses!!! The looks, the smell..I also don't have any myself:) except for 2 Knock Outs. I didn't think I had to prune them. I guess I'm wrong about that?<br />Whoo hoo on finally getting your daffys:)flydragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561665960229511333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1641867746157798839.post-70603407060933645292009-04-17T23:12:00.000-05:002009-04-17T23:12:00.000-05:00The first bloom is always endearing, and much phot...The first bloom is always endearing, and much photographed. Your daffodil is a classic, cheery flower.<br />You forgot to wear your safety helmet before pruning the roses. Next time, you'll have to wear a hockey helmet with a face visor. :)Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.com