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6 JUL 04 by
Lori
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Ginni and Andy,
I've recently moved in Oak Park and am lucky to have a large sunny garden. I have some favorite roses that I will plant.
Could you suggest roses that you find to have the best repeat here in Illinois? Any height, any color (except orange). I have lots of room and plan to put in many this fall and next spring.
Thanks for your photos. Beautiful!
Lori
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Hi there,
I have found that the David Austin rose named Tamora is one of the best for me, it's a pale peach color, but not what I'd call orange. It has a great fragrance and repeats like crazy all thru the blooming season. Another one we love is Liebeszauber, a very hardy red rose. We also like Queen Elizabeth(pink), First Prize(mauve), Paradise(mauve)David Austin's Charlotte(yellow) and Heritage(pink), Yves Piaget(pink), Francois Rabelais(red), Carefree Beauty(pink), Carefree Sunshine(yellow) and Knock Out (red).
I hope this helps!
Ginni
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11 SEP 03 by
Unregistered Guest
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Dear Ginni and Andy,
I am a first year rose gardener in Chicago, IL, western suburbs. I have planted only Sunsprite FB and Yellowstone shrub so far, and they are doing just great ( to my surprise:-) I am looking for a pink or red climber, disease resistant, preferably with 30 and more petals, and I like America's pictures a lot. Could you tell me if this gorgeous flower in your picture came from your IL garden and if yes, how do you care about America in IL?
Thank you very much in advance.
Natasha
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Hi Natasha,
Yes, our Climbing America is growing in my Illinois garden. It's a nice rose, sort of a coral orange color, lots of blooms with a light fragrance. It gets some blackspot in our garden because we don't spray any chemicals. In the winter we give it some extra care, we heap dirt on the base of the rose canes about 12" deep and then lie the long canes down and cover them with straw and leaves, then a tarp. We've had this rose for 3 years and it's done well every year. It has blackspot pretty bad this year because of all the rain we had in May. It is a lovely rose otherwise.
Another climber that gets no disease in our garden is called New Dawn and it's a great pink climber. It is very hardy, needs no winter protection, altho we did heap some dirt at it's base last winter, just to be sure it would come through, but it was just fine. It blooms a lot and is very large and healthy. I would highly recommend this rose if you're a beginner because it's so easy to grow.
Ginni
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