POSTED BY KIM — Is this not the most beautiful rose you’ve seen in your LIFE?! ‘Abraham Darby’ is the only climbing rose I have at the moment, and right now, it’s spectacular. I could see this bloom from my bedroom window and I had to take a picture of it.
‘Abraham Darby’ is a David Austin [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Roses’
November 10, 2009
‘Abraham Darby’ goes out with a bang
October 10, 2009
Attention rose lovers: Recommendations from the Rose Society of Greater St. Louis
POSTED BY KIM — I just received my copy of “The Voice of the Rose,” the newsletter published by the The Rose Society of Greater St. Louis. In the latest issue, they have summarized St. Louis’ Consulting Rosarians’ top choices from 2008 (can’t wait to see 2009 results!). I’ll list the top three for each [...]
May 2, 2009
My Garden, part 3
My Exotic Garden
POSTED BY CALEB – We created two garden beds that first spring after we moved to our present house. You’ve heard about the first: it became the northwest bed. The other garden area was smaller, about 14ft. x 8ft. For the first three years or so, this was our vegetable garden. When we [...]
April 24, 2009
The New White Knock Out Rose is here!!!!
POSTED BY PEGGY: We held our breath, we waited……The new ‘White Out’ Rose has arrived at Sugar Creek Gardens. It’s everything we expected and more. THE BEST WHITE SHUB ROSE ON THE MARKET!
“Tirelessly floriferous, its blooms complementing every other color in the garden. From the same breeder as the remarkable Pink and Red Knock Outs [...]
March 16, 2009
Top 10 Garden Trends for 2009
POSTED BY PEGGY: What is happening in the garden world for 2009? Here is a list of the top 10 trends according to the GMG (Gardening Media Group) and a few thoughts of my own. Under each trend, I’ve listed Sugar Creek classes that offer more information on the subject.
1. Eco-boosting. It’s like the sustainability craze [...]
March 3, 2009
March Gardening
POSTED BY PEGGY: There are lots of projects to do in the garden this month. It’s not too early to get started. One important thing to remember for March gardening: the ground can be very wet. Avoid walking in your plant beds this time of the year. Walking in the garden will compact the soil. [...]
January 10, 2009
still wintering posted by botanicalann
Yesterday was an unbelievable 61 degrees in our fair city and the date: Jan. 9th. I had one day to check out my garden and get a few things done. I called the botanical garden to find out whether or not to remove the leaves still holding on to my roses. They still have not [...]
December 13, 2008
PREPARE: THE ICE MAN COMETH! by botanicalann
Okay kids, this is it. No photos this time; just info! I talked a while back about prepping the roses for bad weather. If you have not done that, get out there now! Any extra long branches should be shortened. Think about ice on what you are looking at and what that ice [...]
November 26, 2008
Thinking ahead….roses!
Posted by botanicalann — To anyone who wants roses but does not know where to start, these are the best of my 32 roses.
For fragrance: ELLE — a hybrid tea. She gets black spot but most of them do. She is worth it. I can smell her from a distance and she is as good [...]
November 15, 2008
Another reason why Chihuly is a star
POSTED BY KIM — Here we are in mid-November and I have a little *spotlight* still glowing in my garden. It’s my Chihuly rose (named after the famous glass artist Dale Chihuly). Low tonight will be in the 20s, and
it’s currently dribbling snow — very dreary, but wow! Look at that bloom!
This picture also nicely [...]
