Just last week there was grass 3ft. tall in the flower beds and weeds 4ft. Once the young women got motivated it’s hard to believe how this place was transformed.
A wedding and reception in the front yard.
And now I’m told people call this the rose house.
Camera battery died after only a few photos. Too many seedling pictures.
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Thanks Kim,
Had one more photo.
Annnd, have you ever seen such as this? Must be a tumor which is over one inch dia., strange.
Neil
I believe your rose and hip have botrytis if this is what you are referring to. Nice yard to display all your roses in, and what a great setting for a wedding. That probably was ‘good motivation’ to get a few weeds pulled; this is called doing what works!
Beautiful. What a nice setting for a wedding.
Hi Jackie,
Botrytis, that’s likely what it is. Did a forum search(which seems to be getting better) and now know what those rotted hips come from and what also decimates the seed trays in the green house. Almost rid of mildew on the seedlings and the spotted and blackened leaves are mostly resisted so now the botrytis is going to be eliminated from the breeding.
And thanks Jackie and Adam,
Had good comments from mostly young people that walk by.
Something came up this year and have been working 12-14 hours almost every day so not much time for roses so far.
Neil
I have found that a rather simple way of getting rid of most of the scourge of botrytis is a simple matter of timely deadheading. Botrytis easily infects aging blooms and this gives the spores a chance to multiply quickly and become a problem. By keeping the ageing blooms deadheaded ( it’s a simple maintenance chore) or breeding for roses that self clean quickly and efficiently rather than hanging on forever, you will go a long way towards keeping the botrytis bug at bay. There will always be one or two very slow to open blooms at the edge of winter(or spring) that will encourage botrytis. Might be the best thing to simply cut that flower(s) and bring it inside to open. Ingrid Bergman, a really nice red otherwise, will take her time opening when the weather is not up to her liking and often will have at least 1-2 buds sucumb before the weather warms us. Have had zip botrytis this yr.
I suggest covering the pollinated hips with 2 inch by 2 inch zip lock bags to prevent botrytis
http://home.roadrunner.com/~kuska/hipsleftandright.htm