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Roses in June

02.06.09 | Ilona Erwin | 3 Comments


Thank you, whoever ordered A Year of Rosesroses! It reminded me to take time soon to visit Whetstone Park of Roses, soon. Last year I went at a time when the heirloom roses were over and I would really like some pictures of them. I grow a few here, but I have them scattered about and would rather create more of a feature of them. Each year I try to grow them from cuttings like my mother did so successfully, but haven’t yet gotten the knack.

I’m going to try to use the greenhouse for that this year. I am especially longing for Blanc Double de Coubert Rose, since I put it next to a Spruce tree which now threatens to engulf it, and it is further insulted by the farmers herbicide sprays. But today, during a morning walk, it’s scent wafted out far to the road where I was taking a morning constitutional… and I thought again of how much I would like more of this old fashioned rose.

I wanted to get pictures of the parks collection because I am very interested in the heirloom varieties and want to write an article on them. I once had some of the Bourbon roses, but they all met their demise in the colder winters. When the books say “hardy” it is all very relative!

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  1. johanna_lea says

    June 3, 2009 at 11:46 am

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  2. johanna_lea says

    June 3, 2009 at 11:53 am

    i forgot that whetstone was the
    park of roses. really, all i do remember were those teen dances!
    have grown several heirloom roses
    over the years. their heady intoxicating scent over-rides the
    appearance of their loose blooms.
    had one once with most poetic name of all time…wish i could recall
    the french.
    “thigh of a blushing nymph” -whew-

  3. CONEFLOWER says

    June 5, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    Hi Ilona. I missed this earlier, but hope you get to see this comment anyway.

    My mother had a dear friend who could start new rose bushed from blossoms! She would cut a blossom at it’s best, trim the stem short (don’t know how short) and stick it down onto good soil and put a quart glass canning jar on top. And it sprouted!! Something akin to that may work for these that you want to have multiply.

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