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Rave recommendation for Vintage Gardens
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| Posted on: July 29 2010,8:50 by rosymominzone9 |
I feel compelled to comment on my order from Vintage Gardens based out of Sebastopol, CA. This is my first order online although I've purchased a few roses twice before at events where they sell them directly in person.
Their roses are really superior - healthy, huge band sized plants that blow away other online antique rose dealers I've ordered (I've ordered quite a few from different places). It makes me not want to order any antique hard to find roses from anywhere else. They are that beautiful, healthy and large. My only issue is sometimes they don't have the exact plant I want, but then again, my timing hasn't been great this year (late in season).
I just felt compared to share this. They are selling larger, hard to find "mother plants" right now for $30 (see list below). I would buy more if I could but I'm totally full now. The addict is satiated. I'm still trying to figure out where to put them all now.
I think places like this need our support. Too many good places are going out of business.
I also really like EuroDesert Roses. They have unique plants that are really healthy and hard to find (many impossible!). But I'm sure I'm singing to the choir here of agreement :-)
Here's info on Vintage Garden's latest sale:
Dear Friends and Customers of Vintage Gardens,
We begin today a sale of very special, very rare, and very precious rose plants from our own stock of mother plants. These are plants we have grown on to ensure the survival of varieties that have been lost from our garden or are in jeopardy of disappearing. They are plants that we have grown on in order to be certain that we can propagate more for you, so their value to us is great.
We continue to forge ahead to keep Vintage Gardens alive, along with the extraordinary collection of roses in Gregg's garden. The Friends of Vintage Gardens is working to establish a nonprofit organization to help to support the maintenance of this garden of rare and historic rose varieties and to preserve this garden and its roses for generations to come. We work tirelessly to keep propagating an amazing selection of roses from this collection.
Among the challenges that face us in maintaining the collection of roses perhaps none is so daunting as the population of pocket gophers who gradually whittle away at the roots of roses, leaving us no choice but to replace many varieties with newly propagated stock. Over the past year we have propagated and grown on hundreds of replacements for the garden. These are treasure plants, because they hold promise for the future survival of our mother collection.
Without selling off any varieties that we are then unable to replace, we are offering up here a number of spare plants. With many of these, we will be starting again, like all of you with band pots which we must grown on a year before we can take cuttings. We know how rare and coveted most of these varieties are, and we think you will consider them treasures to add to your gardens.
Most of the current list we offer are plants grown on to a husky size in one gallon pots. Because these are so important to us, we have priced them at $30 each, and we think this is a fair price.
In the list below we include all of these gallon plants, as well as a number of band pots, also rare and much in demand. These bands will appear on our website along with our remaining ONE-OF-A-KIND band roses at $16.75. Quantities are very limited on both gallons and bands, and we encourage you to order early, offer us some alternates, and have patience with us as we try to keep our availability on the web site up to date!
The challenge we face to keep going is indeed daunting, and we are pulling out all of the stops, with faith that Vintage Gardens will not disappear, as have so many other wonderful old rose nurseries around the country. Harsh times call for harsh measures and we are there!
Thank you for your continued support of our nursery and Gregg's garden!
Gregg Lowery
Brigitta Phy
PS: as always, please feel free to simply email us your requests if you have any difficulties with our online ordering system. Email to Gita with orders; email to Gregg with any rose questions.
glowery@vintagegardens.com
gita@vintagegardens.com
www.vintagegardens.com 96pWcWnuqK13WoQYoT03z6BvD_msl2Q==>
The Mother Plant Rose List
Our list of available roses below includes the class code, the rose name, and the quantity of plants available in gallons (1g, 2g, etc.) and bands (1b, 2b, etc.)
To call up these lists on our website, go to our 'Roses' (search) page, and select 'currently available gallons' or bands priced at $16.75.
Pink Garnette
Floribunda
B Martha 1g
B Mme. Isaac Pereire 1g
B "Pavillon de Prégny" 1b
B Rose Edouard (Grate) 1g
C Blanchefleur 1b
Ch Burbank 1g
ChCl Fortune's Double Yellow 1g
ChCl Setina 1g
Fl Alain 1g
Fl Cherish VID 1g
Fl Garnette VID 1b
Fl Golden Shot 1g
Fl Heat Wave 1b
Fl Lagoon 1b
Fl Lilac Dawn 2g
Fl Pink Garnette 2g
Fl Priscilla Burton 2b
FlCl Pinocchio, Climbing 1g
HB Fantin LaTour 1b
HM Belinda 1b
HM Chamisso 1b
HM Grandmaster 1b
HM ORG Renae Seedling 1b
HP Baron Girod de l' Ain 1b
HP "Buffalo Bill" 1g
HP Dupuy-Jamain 1b
HP Général Cavaignac 1g
HP Général Jacqueminot 1g
HP Gonsoli Gaetano 2g
HP "Grandmother's Hat" 1g
HP Larry Daniels 1g
HP Louise Cretté 1g
HP Victor le Bihan 1g
HP Victor Verdier 1g
HP Victor-Emmanuel 1g
HP Yolande d'Aragon 1g
HT Amatsu-Otome 2b
HT Ambassador 1b
HT AROdousna (aka Givenchy™) 1b
HT Black Velvet 1g
HT Burgund 1g
HT California 1g
HT Captain Christy 1b
HT Chantilly Lace 2g
HT Columbus Queen VID 2g
HT Cynthia Brooke 2b
Golden State
Pernetiana
HT Duet VID 1g
HT Émile Charles 1b
HT Etoile de Feu 1b 1g
HT Eva de Grossouvre 1b
HT General-Superior Arnold Janssen 1g
HT Golden Girl 1g
HT Golden State 2g
HT Hawaii VID 1g
HT Heinrich Wendland 1g
HT Johnnie Walker 1b
HT Julia's Rose 1g
HT Katherine T. Marshall 1b 1g
HT Louis Bourgoin 1g
HT Lucky Piece 1g
HT Lulu 1g
HT "Lykke Dazla" 1g
HT Mme. Henri Fontaine 1g
HT Mme. Jules Grolez 1g
HT Mme. Louis Laperrière 1g
HT Mrs. Pierre S. Dupont VID 1g
HT Olympiad (1931) 1b
HT Oriental Charm 1b
HT Peachblow 1g
HT Polly 1g
HT President Macia 1g
HT Red Jacket 1b
HT Roter Stern 1g
HT Santa Anita 1g
HT Saturnia 2b
HT Silverado 1b
HT Smoky VID 2g
HT Souvenir de Pierre Guillot 1g
HT Sterling Silver VID 2b
HT Symphony 1b
HT Talisman 1b
HT V for Victory 1b
HT Westfield Star 1b
HT White Masterpiece VID 1g
Le Reve
Pernetiana
HTCl "Climbing Ophelia Type" 1b
HTCl Gruss an Aachen, Climbing 1g
HTCl Guinée 1g
HTCl J. Otto Thilow, Climbing 1g
HTCl Ophelia, Climbing 1g
HTCl Red Talisman, Climbing 1g
HTCl Reine Marie Henriette 2b 1g
HTCl Reine Olga de Wurtemburg 1g
HTCl Sleigh Bells, Climbing 1b
HTCl Souvenir de Mme. Boullet, Climbing 1b
LCl Dixieland Linda 2g
LCl Le Reve 2g
LCl Ulmer Münster 1b
Min Pompon de Paris 2b
N Mme. Jules Francke 1g
P Bernard 1b
Pol Doc 1g
Pol Orléans Rose 1b
Pol Sunshine 2b
R Blairii #1 1b
R Duc de Constantine 1g
R Erinnerung an Brod 1g
S Bonn 1g
S Düsterlohe 1b
S Hanseat 1g
S Running Maid 1b
S Verdi 2g
S/Aus Auslo 1b
S/Aus (Charles Austin™ aka) AUSfather 1b
S/Aus Dapple Dawn 1g
S/Aus (Fair Bianca™ aka) AUSca 2b
S/Aus (Mary Rose™ aka) AUSmary 1g
S/Aus Shropshire Lass 1g
S/Aus Sir Clough 1g
S/Aus (Windrush™ aka) AUSrush 1g
S/Aus (Yellow Charles Austin™ aka) AUSyel 1g
Sp Master Hugh 1b
Sp Rosa sinowilsonii 1g
TCl Devoniensis, Climbing 3g
TCl Lady Hillingdon, Climbing 1b
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Heirloom Roses free shipping
They have Leading Lady |
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| Posted on: July 28 2010,12:54 by divvajacko |
For those of you who were looking for Leading Lady, Heirloom Roses (http://www.heirloomroses.com/) is having a big free shipping special (put SPN10 where "code" is requested on the credit card page). They have Leading Lady and I bought a second one.
I saved over $25 in shipping and probably paid $11 a rose. I will be potting these up for a bit and probably planting them in September when it cools down.
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A few good roses..
Some recommendations... |
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| Posted on: July 28 2010,7:32 by JonT1 |
Another few roses I have come across that I am sure you would love as well.
Preference is a red FL rose that I bought to fill out an order. Surprisingly it has quickly become a favorite to myself and many of the visitors to my garden. The bush gets about 5' tall and is rather bushy and spreading. The foliage is deep green and very healthy and of good but not over size. But the flowers are where it's at. The flowers on this bush are abundant, deep red, velvety in texture, come in mostly large sprays, and last forever. They are the "typical" form being more decorative than exhibition, but they are still very stylish to the eye. The bush is a flush bloomer but it repeats so fast and competely every time that it appears loaded for bear all the time. Visitors to the garde always home in on this rose and love the splash of dramatic color it provides. It doesn't appear to be widely grown, but it should be. It sets lots of hips in the late fall when I stop deadheading but I haven't planted any of them yet, but I am sure I will start using it as a seed parent in the future. It's excellent parentage lend it find qualities that I hope it too will pass on. Try this one and I think you will be happy. The bloom photos on HMF don't do the color justice as it is much darker red with no hint of pink or orange in any way, form, or function.
April in Paris is a pink blend HT that was part of the J&P test panel a couple of years back. It is a nice controlled growth habit and gets to about 4 1/2' tall, so it isn't overly tall and very neighborly. The foliage is a medium green shine and is very healthy, dense, and of proper size. The blooms are a pink blend handpainted looking flower with a wonderful strong fragrance. The form is generally quite good with high tight exhibition type centers. They are not overly large but big enough and come in all singles as I haven't seen any tendancy to spray that I have seen. Stem length is good and the foliage being so good makes it a nice package. Again, this rose doesn't seem to be widely grown, but it is a good rose in a flower community for it's sheer beauty and sweet behaviour with it's neighbors. Try this one...
Spellbound is a J&P product about 4 years ago. It breezes through winter and quickly grows to 5 1/2' tall and starts blooming immediately. All singles, I have not seen any sprays on this one either. Foliage is very good being healthy, proper size, dense and thick, and on the cut flower very attractive. The blooms are a nice large size and form is generally very good with only one center per flower and a definite higher center though not overly so. The color is a very nice pastel coral/salmon depending on the heat. Rain, heat, and cold-I don't winter protect it at all, are no a problem for this rose. Blooming in flushes it is very reliable with a good repeat for each flush so you get plenty of flowers. Visitors are always admiring the overall package of beauty this rose provides. It is one of those good workhorse roses that just seem to fit in about anywhere you plant it.
Memorial Day was new for me three years ago. It followed the adage First they leap, Second they....etc..to a tee. THis third year it is leaping very high. The bush sails through winter with ease again with no protection from me. It grows quickly and healthily not being bothered with fungal and insect issues to the canes and foliage. The foliage is very dark green and large to match the larger flowers it will put on later on. And about those blooms....they are very large and a medium soft pink with little shading and plenty of petals. The form is generally very good with good higher--not highest--centers and the flowers tend to have a slight wave type action that turns off most serious exhibitors but is lovely to the average rosarian anyway. Long stems are the norms and generally blooms mostly in singles. The strong fragrance is a standout without a question. Easily a contender for most fragrant roses on a level with rare company like Double Delight, Melody Parfumee, and Heirloom. Overall this is a very pleasing garden rose and a welcome addition to about anyones casual rose garden. It is especially good for novices for the high reward with little care invested in it throughout the year.
Lastly, the new apricot HT on the market "Over The Moon" is winning my heart very quickly. A good bush even with no flowers which is important to me is just the start. The foliage is a medium green with leaves the size to enhance not hide the beautiful flowers. The foliage is plentiful but not super dense and generally stays healthy for me. Last winter was it's first for me and I didn't protect it but it made no difference. It broke dormancy early and grew vigorously to about 5 1/2'-6' tall. It blooms in flushes and I count about 15-20 blooms per flush all singles with adequate stem length to make a good cut rose. The blooms are large being over 5" across and are a non-fading wonderul glowing straight apricot. Not orange, not pink, and not yellow. It is true apricot with plenty of well formed petals lending to a very exhibition form with high tight centers and excellent balance to the foliage and with strong necks to easily support the big heavy blooms. The fragrance is negligible which is a shame, but it is still very garden worthy for the average rosarian and just fine for serious exhibitor which I expect will soon start bringing them to the closest rose show in your area. The blooms refrigerate well. You can cut it a bit early and it will still continue to open a bit more to good exhibition very slowly and it will last for a very long time when cut. Overall this is an excellent combination rose being a good garden display for it's overall beauty and ease of care and a good exhibition bloomer for the more adventurous rosarian's among us.
I am glad to have these roses in my garden and expect they will be here for a good long time for me to enjoy.
Hope you like these as much as I do. I think you would be happy to have any or all of these in your gardens as well.
John
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Preen weed supressor.
Have you tried it?? |
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| Posted on: July 28 2010,5:42 by JonT1 |
Have you tried Preen in your beds around the roses??
I have been tempted a couple of times to try it but fear it might harm my roses even though the label says it should be safe. It is supposed to supress weed germination and not harm other plants.
But, I am just not so sure.
If it worked that way and didn't harm the roses I would like to use it in my beds to suppress weeds for obvious reasons.
Have you tried any of those type products?? Not an herbicide like Round-Up, but just a supressor.
Any experience or advice??
John
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Why do folks do this...
missing roses... |
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| Posted on: July 28 2010,4:55 by JonT1 |
This day I was out watering my Pot Ghetto which is kind of split up in about four places depending on what they are etc....Anyway, I noticed that I was missing some roses in the first spot I was watering and wandered if the wife might have moved them. I knew I hadn't moved them and normally she would never move my roses around without my knowledge and approval etc...
So, I continued to look for them in the next Pot Ghetto spot and again there were a couple missing.....
The long and short of it--someone stole 7 of my small potted roses right out of my front yard. I know this because they were all green pots that were the new plants I had rooter potted for other rosarians for our trading we are always doing.
After the new plants have grown their rootball to sufficient size, I cut them off the mother plant and I always plant them in a smallish special green round pot that I use to ship these particular roses to save on mailing costs. I had them split into two different groups as 5 were ready to ship and 2 I had just cut off the mother bush and transplanted into their green pot the prior evening. THey were all sitting very close to the front driveway and these were the smallest easiest to carry roses I had in the Pot Ghetto. I guess whoever filched them just grabbed the closest and easiest pots they could and these happened to be them.
I am so disappointed I can just hardly stand out. I put the time and effort into growing/propagating these 7 new rose bushes over the last two months and was so proud of them as they were very nice looking plants--very healthy--and were intended to "pay back" for some roses likewise gifted to me earlier this year.
Now I will have to start over and redo these 7 to try and fulfill my obligation. Hopefully the weather will hold out since it will take until middle of October to have them rooted and transplanted and ready to ship to their new homes.
I AM VERY SAD that someone did this when I try so hard to be nice to anyone who pulls into my drive while I am out in the roses and ask for some cut roses. I never turn anyone down when they ask even if it will take my time cut some roses for them instead of doing whatever chore I am trying to accomplish. THey usually always initially offer to buy them but I never let them as I will only give them away for free. It would taint the joy I get of sharing my beautiful roses with someone to make them or their intended recipient find joy for just a little while in this chaotic world we live in now.
My neighbor across the street told me a few days ago that they have seen a lady--well, female as lady is not the term I would use--pull into my drive when nobody is home and help herself very quickly to a handful of blooms and then as quickly get the heck out of there before my wife and/or I return. Apparently it has happened several times with this person. They don't know who she is and they have seen most of the people in the immediate area as they have lived in their home about 40 years. When I found the missing roses I asked them if they saw anything but they hadn't. I did ask them to try and get a license plate number and make/model of the vehicle for me next time this female comes around. The really sad part is that I would give her the cut flowers for free if she would just ask me. I do it all the time to anyone who asks and never turn them down or ask for payment for them. Guess the jokes on her, huh???....or me!!??!!
I don't know what I will do with a license number however. I would be kind of embarrassed to call the police to report a person stealing flowers from my garden. I am sure they have much more pressing issues to attend to than that trivial of a problem.
But I wouldn't feel that way if I were reporting someone actually taking whole potted plants like the ones I am missing now. I don't know that the plant thief is the flower purloiner, but it could be, I just don't know.
Isn't it a shame that some people just have no consideration for others property. You hear and read of so much wanton vandalism going on these days and I guess nothing is really safe anymore. Just the other day 4 male/female juveniles 14-16 yrs old were arrested for causing $3,000 damage to a local city swimming pool one night. Someone also went down our street with a baseball bat driving down the street hitting homeruns with all the mail boxes along the curb. $50 for a new mailbox and two hours of time to put it in is what it cost me. The police found the broken bat but still don't know for sure who the culprits are. A few years ago while visiting with my sister and her family in Dallas someone threw bricks through the front windows of the cars parked along the street where they live in a very upscale neighborhood one night--our car window included of course.
Do you have any problems with people invading your property stealing or vandalizing your roses or other property??
What do you think I should do???
Any suggestions???
John
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