It was a real pleasure to listen to the rose pod cast and enjoy all other aspects of rose week. I plan on listening several more times. It made those two rose loving ladies seem more personal. Lots and lots of great information although every suggestion does not work out the same in different gardens in different areas of the country. One comment.....I often hear that HTs are only hardy to Zone 7. I grow mine successfully here in Zone 5b as do many friends and rose lovers in this area. A vast majority winter well all though some seem more prone to winter kill. I do not mound them or give them any special protection. Two things I do toward fall is not fertilize after the end of July and slowly cut down on the frequency of watering to encourage dormancy. Some years if we have a sudden cold snap before they achieve dormancy I do have more winter kill. This is one of those years. They look black and I will be interested to see how low I will need to go with my pruning.
