Anatomy Of A Rose
comments (7) July 22nd, 2010 in blogs
Paul Zimmerman, contributor
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Video Length: 7:14
Produced by: Paul Zimmerman Roses
A few weeks ago I did a blog post on deadheading. In it I talked about bud-eyes and one of our readers asked what they were. That is what inspired this video. I figured showing you what the various parts of a rose are would be a lot easier than writing about it.
Enjoy!
Paul
posted in: rose, Garden, bud eye, bud union
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About this blog
Everyone loves roses. If you always wanted to add roses to your garden but were too intimidated by their diva reputation, Roses Are Plants, Too is the blog for you.
Paul Zimmerman has grown thousands of roses for over 15 years and for ten of those years in a sustainable manner. His common-sense approach shows you how to integrate garden roses into your landscape by looking at them as nothing more than flowering shrubs, all the while encouraging you to trust your own "Gardener's Instincts" in the care of these beautiful plants.
You will learn how to prune and train climbing roses, and how to get the most "ka-bloom" out of your shrub, David Austin and Knockout rose bushes. You'll get tips on growing roses organically and trimming them all season to keep their shape. You'll discover the difference between own-root and grafted roses, and more. Much of the instruction will be via videos that Paul produces himself!
Paul Zimmerman ran a rose care company in Los Angeles before moving to South Carolina to start Ashdown Roses. Now he focuses on rose education and teaching via Paul Zimmerman Roses. He lectures, gives workshops, and judges rose trials around the world, and it is this experience he brings to this blog.
Whether you are new to roses or an experienced grower, Paul will open your garden to the vast diversity our national flower offers.
If you have questions about roses and rose care or would like to share your own experiences please visit our Roses Are Plants, Too discussion forum.
To inquire about Paul's workshops and lectures, email him at paul@paulzimmermanroses.com.
Everyone loves roses. If you always wanted to add roses to your garden but were too intimidated by their diva reputation, Roses Are Plants, Too is the blog for you.
Paul Zimmerman has grown thousands of roses for over 15 years and for ten of those years in a sustainable manner. His common-sense approach shows you how to integrate garden roses into your landscape by looking at them as nothing more than flowering shrubs, all the while encouraging you to trust your own "Gardener's Instincts" in the care of these beautiful plants.
You will learn how to prune and train climbing roses, and how to get the most "ka-bloom" out of your shrub, David Austin and Knockout rose bushes. You'll get tips on growing roses organically and trimming them all season to keep their shape. You'll discover the difference between own-root and grafted roses, and more. Much of the instruction will be via videos that Paul produces himself!
Paul Zimmerman ran a rose care company in Los Angeles before moving to South Carolina to start Ashdown Roses. Now he focuses on rose education and teaching via Paul Zimmerman Roses. He lectures, gives workshops, and judges rose trials around the world, and it is this experience he brings to this blog.
Whether you are new to roses or an experienced grower, Paul will open your garden to the vast diversity our national flower offers.
If you have questions about roses and rose care or would like to share your own experiences please visit our Roses Are Plants, Too discussion forum.
To inquire about Paul's workshops and lectures, email him at paul@paulzimmermanroses.com.
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Comments (7)
That does sound beautiful and I want pix when it's mature!
5.5 isn't bad. Roses like 6.0 - 6.5 and I know our soil is below 6 and they thrive.
What raises ph is lime and any local garden center should have it. I would add a little of that to the hole and then every spring sprinkle a little around the roses but not the conifers.
Every few years test the ph of the soil around the roses just to make sure you are getting the amounts right.
And end of the day if the roses thrive and bloom then that is a better indicator than any test they are happy!
Paul Posted: 12:30 pm on August 30th
Question: I want to plant a mixed bed with dwarf conifers and roses. There are already a couple of David Austin roses in place and a Chymaecyparius.
The soil test reads a pH of 5.5.
Will an acid-loving plant and a rose work in the same bed???
Add caclium to the planting hole for rose??
Just seems this could be beautiful and know you will know!
Thank you!! Posted: 9:06 am on August 30th
How much water are you giving them after you transplant. And when the leaves turn yellow and fall off do they have a soggy or dry and crinkly feeling? Posted: 5:51 pm on July 23rd
We're just starting the rose adventure... which has been, well, interesting. All the ones I've planted tend to get a wild case of transplant shock the first year, dropping all their leaves, turning yellow, then blooming a little bit. Fortunately, the one climber out back came back this spring after an average Chicago winter, and that's all I really cared about.
Any ideas on easing the transition from pot to ground? I thought I kept them well watered, in addition to an assist from a very, very rainy June, but they're still pretty scraggly. I figure it would make for a good blog post here, too.
Thanks!
Robert Posted: 12:05 am on July 23rd