Container Gardening
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| Posted by: Jennify |
| Can it be done? I saw a couple of roses in Vesey's catalogue I'd like, but since I don't' have any outdoor space this spring, I was wondering if I could make them live happily in a pot. Any comments/tips/hints would be appreciated! |
| Posted by: mla2ofus |
| Hi Jennify, your profile says that you are in northern Canada. I Think roses would do fine in a large container during the summer but as cold as your winters get I think you'd lose them unless you have a really protected place to put them. I've never tried it so I don't have any idea what you could do. Maybe someone else on the forum has carried roses through the winter. |
| Posted by: grindle |
| roses will live quite happily in containers as long as they are well fed and watered using soil rather that compost, don't know about protection for hard winters though, we don't get any. I've have a miniature rose growing in a container for 5 years and it still looks healthy |
| Posted by: gardenlady |
| sure you can have roses in containers. remember to make sure they are watered and fed well in the containers and after the first frost take them container and all into a garage or basement so the roots wont freeze. then you can have them next year. here in zone 4 that is what I tell my clients and it works well for them. |
| Posted by: ravenhawk |
| I've had mini roses in containers but never tried the larger varieties. Maybe I will have to. I've come across 6 or 7 new roses I want this spring. Last year it was lilies this year I think it will be roses. That is ok cause Im running out of room for other plants before I even get the first ones planted |
| Posted by: MrSeedy |
| Roses do fine in containers, and even if you don't have a warm storage spot to keep them through the winter, you can just sink the pots in the ground for extra protection in the winter and they should be fine. If they're regular somewhat cold sensitive tea roses it would still be a good idea to mulch around the tops heavily in the coldest parts of the U.S. You can still get the cold damage that regular ones growing in the ground get, so it doesn't guaranteed better survival, unless you do have a protected storage area that's cool all winter. |
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| Posted by: spiekera |
I want to plant climbing roses around my garden this spring. What kind has anyone had good luck with? I am finding that my catalogs are saying that the same rose won't grow in zone 4 but some say it will. Where's the best place for accurate info on the roses for my zone (4)?
Thanks for the help!!! |
| Posted by: boo |
| The best rose for our climate (that blooms a lot!!) is the old standby Blaze. I've seen it covering my neighbors garage with hundreds of blooms. Puts on a real show and is very hardy. |
| Posted by: Rowan |
| Climbers and Ramblers vary in their cold hardiness and in the ability of their canes to survive zones colder than 5 or 6 unless they are buried in winter. There are several newer Canadian Explorer roses, bred for the colder climates, which can be used as climbers, such as John Davis and Henry Kelsey. Perhaps the most cold-tolerant rambler is Polstjarnan (Polestar) which originated in Finland.
The Canadians first developed cold-hardy roses early in this century,
but most of the Canadian roses available today are the result of government-sponsored breeding programs at Morden, Manitoba and Ottawa/L'Assomption, Quebec. The goals of these programs are to develop repeat-flowering, disease-resistant roses that are winter-hardy. no other roses are as cold hardy as those bred by the Canadians.
Canadian roses are available either on their own roots or grafted onto rootstock.
The "own root" roses are especially cold-hardy since they regenerate from their roots even if they suffer massive winter-kill. The grafted roses cannot survive winters without protection of the graft and stems above the graft in cold regions like the Great Lakes, which is climate zone 5 and colder.
You may also want to take a look at the floribunda type roses which are considered very cold hardy. |
| Posted by: mla2ofus |
| I live in zone 3/4 and have a William Baffin rose that is doing terrific and I don't mulch or protect it in any way, nor have I had any problem with black spot etc. |
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