I know who else: Ingrid used to be a member of our Rose Cubit. I wish she'd come over and rejoin us.

Hello friends old and new! I think I'll be bouncing back and forth for the remainder of 2018, and moving here entirely by the end of the season.

















:-)

~Christopher

Welcome, Christopher. Lovely garden photos.

Christopher! Beautiful garden and what is that huge beautiful rose?

@lisa100467 ... I love your photos of 'Silver Cloud'. I hope you add them to the database. SC has always been a great rose in my garden ...

@Beth_NorCal ... the database really needs photos of all of your roses ... I am glad to see you here.

@AquaEyes ... It's good to see you here, too. The photos you have posted would be perfect for a landscape photo. Zuzu wrote about how to put up a landscape photo and how to tag the photo in an earlier post in this thread.

to all others I've missed ... I am glad you came over.

I'm extremely jealous now. Especially of the white rose!!

Hi everyone,
I followed Witchy here, and I'll probably do what AquaEyes is doing...go back and forth to say good-bye and then stay here.
This still feels like I don't know what I'm doing...but...here's to trying.

Carol

Thanks! I just added a few other shots. I can't link to Houzz, but in terms of simplicity, it's easier to search there for my "Spring 2018 in New Brunswick, NJ" thread rather than copy and paste all the pics and comments from May 1st onward over here. My 2019 thread will be here, and any new pics from here on will also be posted here, but most of your questions would be answered there.

I'm also beginning a heritage rose (and other plants) garden at a 50-acre cemetery which opened in 1868, and which just so happens to be literally a few blocks from my home. Again, for now, get the back story there by searching for "The Elmwood Cemetery Rose Garden can officially begin!", and I'll update from now on over here.


If I'm making a faux pas by referring to Houzz, please let me know, and I'll edit it away. But I've posted a yearly "Spring 201_ in New Brunswick, NJ" thread there since starting this garden in 2013, and it's just easier to get the back story there.

Now, the huge rose in the tree is 'Baltimore Belle', while the huge rose growing into the raised back deck is "Nouveau Monde -- in commerce as". If you look up the second one on HelpMeFind, you'll see that all the uploaded pics are of my plant, though I know at least two other people in the US are growing it. Unfortunately, now that Vintage Gardens is closed, it's no longer in commerce in the US -- a story unfortunately too common for quite a few of the oldies I adore.

:-)

~Christopher

Thanks for the thumbs up, and the acorn! :)
How do I change from picture from an acorn to a rose picture...I have already done that on my profile page...so I thought it would automatically do that.
Carol

Did you Save your changes?

Lisa, I've missed hearing about all your goings-on in the garden, and hope you're feeling well.

I kinda figured that I was the canary in the Houzz mine, and eventually, more people would also be looking for a new online home. I like the set-up here, and the folks are friendly and helpful.

Christopher, I'm glad to see you here, also, and hope all your projects are meeting expectations.

I'm hoping y'all can round up some more recruits; it's nice when a forum actually functions as intended, y'know?

Virginia

Carol, did you click to save the rose picture for your avatar because if you do it on your profile, it shows up as your avatar image. It's not on your profile.

Busy with a little project right now, but I want to answer Christopher's question. References to Houzz are not a faux pas and needn't be removed.

Zuzu, thank you for all the explanations on how to use this forum. It will probably take a few tries before I get it right.

Chris, Beth, and anyone else I missed, it is good to see you over here!

I did post a picture of my back yard. Well, in the few weeks since I took that picture, it is changed. My pond had a slow leak as did my fountain. Since mosquitoes have been an issue this year and I am being bit like crazy, I decided to get rid of my container pond and I bought a new fountain. I am so sorry to lose the pond, but I may add another container pond in the future. I love my pond plants!

I have transplanted several roses and moved things around. I have fixed and redone the drip system and added a new red mini that was on sale half price (from Mother's Day at Sprouts) and it now has a place in my garden. I have changed my lighting along the fence and added another umbrella for shade (can't see it in the picture and is being delivered tomorrow).

I swapped out the old batteries on my solar lights so they are "new" again. I tied off my old electrical lights and am now totally on solar. I have added overhead solar twinkle lights.

I also put in a new timer for my drip that I can control with my Alexa or my phone. That way, I am assured that things will be watered when I am out of town. I am also putting in a new "automatic" filler for the fountain, so I had another faucet installed next to it. Whew! Just writing all of that makes me realize that I have done a lot with everything.

I hope to take new pictures this weekend. Won't be as many blooms on my roses, but it still should come out nice. I also created a special area for my veggies and herbs. I also nearly lost my Mexican Key Lime this spring but it is coming back strong. I don't think I will get limes this year (nor since I transplanted my Yuzu, I don't see any fruit on it either) but they are doing well and as gardeners always say, "There is always next year." I do have limes on my Australian finger lime tree, so those will have to do. I also have a variegated lemon, a golden nugget mandarin, and a blood orange.

I raise my hand as another Houzz refugee. Gardenweb suited me well, but Houzz has taken all the beauty and ease of use of Gardenweb and swept it aside.

I live in the inland empire of southern California where it is hot and dry. The soil in my garden is sandy/rocky with some loam. My rose collection is probably one of the weirder ones. I really like species roses and have gathered many from around the world that appeal to me. I also like old garden roses and grow albas, gallicas, damasks, sweetbriers, rugosas, and hybrid perpetuals among others.

With all the drought on the horizon, I'm moving steadily towards growing more drought tolerant plants, especially California natives, including roses. Some of my favorites among these are Rosa minutifolia, Rosa minutifolia 'Pure Bea' and Rosa californica 'First Dawn'. I'm known for not treating my roses well--they need to be tough. I rarely if ever mulch, fertilize lightly and seldomly (hey the roses need to naturalize and get at least some of their nourishment from nitrogen-fixing companion plants), and water sparingly.

Here's a picture taken tonight of the first flower of the year on Rosa stellata mirifica which is native to New Mexico.

Melissa!

So the Big H shot them selves in the foot with their constant changes…. oh well. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Anyhow, here I am, not that it is any big deal as I don't know anything about growing roses. I just stick my head in now and then, look around and give my 2 cents where I think I can help.

I'll post a few pictures of my Zephies one of these days. Didn't take any pictures this year as I couldn't get outside while they were blooming it was raining so often!!!

Presently trying to get my robot lawnmower fixed. Haven't mowed my grass in 11 years but the lawn is always neatly mowed.

Another rosarian here from gardenweb. It's nice to find another good rose forum. here's some test photos "Baretta st bourbon"


"Irene ford"



Grandmas hat

Beautiful! Welcome.

Ohh gorgeous blooms!!