Q: Is there anything I should do now to prepare my roses for winter? A: Discontinue the fertilization of roses by the first week of August, approximately. Without supplemental fertilization, the plants will begin to shut down for the summer and will begin the process of storing nutrients to best survive the harshness of winter. Discontinue deadheading spent flower blooms by Labor Day to avoid …
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Q. When and how do I divide irises? A. The best time to plant and transplant rhizomatous (or self-seeding) iris is after flowering but before the end of August. Established plantings of iris should be divided every three to four years or when the clump becomes crowded and flowering decreases. When transplanting iris, first cut back the leaves to approximately 1/3 of their height. You can lift the …
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Scarlet O'Hara is a cultivar of our native deciduous winterberry hollies. In the wild they are found in swampy sites and stream margins in the eastern US. Scarlett O'Hara is a slow grower to about 6-8 feet high and 6-8 feet wide. After the dark green leaves have fallen, the brilliant red berries are carried on the stems throughout winter, and are a food source for birds in the colder months. It …
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This attractive vigorous native vine in the grape family can be found growing in woods throughout east and central North America. It has strong, thick stems covered with large palmate toothed leaves with five lobes. Each leaflet is about five inches long by two inches wide. In fall, the leaves turn a beautiful crimson. The flowers and fruit are not ornamentally significant, but birds relish the …
Type: Garden Guide Plant
This attractive vigorous native vine in the grape family can be found growing in woods throughout east and central North America. It has strong, thick stems covered with large palmate toothed leaves with five lobes. 'Engelmannii' has smaller leaves than the species. In fall, the leaves turn a beautiful crimson. The flowers and fruit are not ornamentally significant, but birds relish the little …
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The deep red roses of TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES® are so heavy with petals they bend over with their weight. That makes it particularly attractive as an 8-foot climber against a wall or on an obelisk. But you can also prune to about 4 feet and use it as a shrub in the border. TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES® comes from David Austin, the breeder dedicated to bringing together the shapes and scents of …
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EGLANTYNE is officially a shrub rose, but in full sun and moderate soil conditions here it can reach 5 feet tall or taller. From June through October it produces old fashioned fragrant, quartered, and slightly cupped pink blooms. The flowers are exceptionally full...the petal count is 140. No wonder it attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. This rose comes from David Austin, the English breeder …
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At 3 feet or so, NOBLE ANTONY™ brings the beauty and fragrance of old-fashioned English roses to smaller gardens. The rich magenta flowers have the classic English form - a cup of larger outer petals almost stuffed with 80 or so smaller ones, offering up their old world scent. And it's such a strong repeater one grower described it as "always in bloom." Rose breeder David Austin is famous …
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Heritage® English shrub rose ( Rosa ‘AUSblush’) is another of the David Austin shrub rose releases. It features beautifully quartered, bourbon-type flowers in pink that blush to lighter shades near the edges, and a fragrance reminiscent of tea rose, citrus, and honey. These disease-resistant plants grow to 4 feet and perform best when planted in sunny, moderately moist, and fertile soils, …
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In 1987, the French rose breeding firm of Meilland introduced Rosa ‘Meidomonac’ Bonica® shrub rose—the first disease-resistant rose tough enough to be widely used in the commercial landscape industry and by homeowners adverse to weekly pesticide applications. This created a demand for roses that are hardy and disease-resistant while providing continuous bloom from early summer through fall. …
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