Boy, have I been remiss
Ok. so, no photo.
But my first rose of the season bloomed today. It's only March 8th. I didn't even fertilize the roses until about a week ago because I didn't want them to bloom while I was on vacation. But well. best laid plans, and global warming. I've turned off my heat for the year and it's not even spring yet.
But my first rose of the season bloomed today. It's only March 8th. I didn't even fertilize the roses until about a week ago because I didn't want them to bloom while I was on vacation. But well. best laid plans, and global warming. I've turned off my heat for the year and it's not even spring yet.
posted by Barbara at
10:46 PM
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I was bouncing through gardening blogs and came upon your climbing rose (post below) and the truly amazing photo of your home. Either one would have stopped me cold. Both together dropped me like a John McCaine punch line.
I am not a gardener really, but with spring approaching my attention shifts to potential blossoms. I am a fan of blossoms of all types, wild or domestic. We get wild flowers in the open space where I live and that is something to look forward to for sure. And I can tell you it's been a while since I've seen any blossoms, wild or otherwise.
I do have a question representing the real reason for this post. I'm hoping you know something of Queen Ann climbing roses. I have one that is about six feet high and six feet wide, about the size of a sixty something Hell's Angel whose ridden too many miles and drunk too many beers.
What I'm wondering is whether the bush can be pruned at this time, around the first of march or whether it should have been done in the fall.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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Anonymous, at 10:12 PM
Gee, I'm not sure when this comment came in, but here goes:
I think you can prune roses just about any time of the year. You don't say where you live, but since you mention wildflowers, I'm guessing you live in the desert areas. You might consider pruning your roses in late July or August when it's really hot and the roses require a lot of water. I've tried this with little success because my property is subject to ocean influences and the roses tend to get rust if the foliage is left to over-winter. So I do the major pruning in January. But I do cut them back somewhat in mid-summer just to give them a rest from the heat.
Go ahead and prune in March. You should have blossoms by June.
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Barbara, at 9:50 AM
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