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Koren Vangool
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Initial post 28 FEB 08 by Cass
Is Polywon in a public garden? It would be nice to list the garden, as the rose was formerly marked as "Existence unknown.
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Reply #1 of 5 posted 29 FEB 08 by Koren Vangool
Yes, it is in the Heritage Rose Garden at the Forestry Farm Park and Zoo in Saskatoon. SK, Canada. The Garden was developed in 2004 (I think), I'll have to get a list of all the varieties and post the info on here somewhere. Thanks for your comments!
Koren
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Reply #2 of 5 posted 29 FEB 08 by Cass
<mapping> Gee, that's even further north than Brooks. Is it colder?

If you get a rose list, I'll list the garden on HMF.
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Reply #3 of 5 posted 29 FEB 08 by Koren Vangool
It might be a little colder, just because we don't get chinooks like they do in Alberta. We average 117 frost free days, and our average minimum temps for Jan and Feb are -22.3 and -18.2 degrees C respectively, we had a doozy of a winter this years with temps in the - 30's and 40's for days and weeks on end. Yuck!
Saskatoon is about a zone 3, although geographically we fall into a zone 2b. Microclimates considered and with snowcover in the city we can often pull off a zone 4 if there's protection from the wind.....I'll try to get a rose list together. We actually have 2 gardens in town, the other is the Patterson Gardens at the U of S. It has lots of old rarer roses too, and was established in the 60's.
Koren
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Reply #4 of 5 posted 2 MAR 08 by Koren Vangool
The garden is listed now, complete with photos and info.
Thanks for suggesting it!
Koren
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Reply #5 of 5 posted 5 MAR 08 by Cass
Excellent, Koren. I don't know many rose gardens in Zone 2b, so this is a very informative addition to HMF.
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Initial post 2 MAR 08 by Koren Vangool
Hi!
I'd like to update the rose list and add to the Patterson Garden listing in Saskatoon, SK Canada.
Also, how do I add a rose that isn't already in the database?
I'm really enjoying this site, thanks so much for maintaining it, it really must be loads of work!
Thanks!
Koren Vangool
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Initial post 28 FEB 08 by Cass
Another excellent photo! That looks like a very large shrub. Is it 6 feet wide? How high? Once blooming?
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Reply #1 of 1 posted 29 FEB 08 by Koren Vangool
So far it's about 7 or so feet across, but only about 4 feet high. I do believe it's once blooming, but over a fairly long time (several weeks). The imperfect bloom form is quite distinctive.
Thanks,
Koren
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Initial post 27 FEB 08 by jedmar
Very nice! Is 'Reta Bugnet' commercially available?
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Reply #1 of 2 posted 27 FEB 08 by Koren Vangool
It isn't yet, but possibly in the next few years it may become more available. Thanks!
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Reply #2 of 2 posted 28 FEB 08 by jedmar
My wife is called Reta and she adores roses, so that would be fantastic!
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