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Posted by LouiseACT Canberra (My Page) on Tue, Nov 1, 05 at 15:20
| I am wanting to test with others my proposed solution to a problem. I have Madame Gregoire Staechlin swagged across my front verandah. She is now in her 6th year in this position. The canes are long and I have about 8 or 9 that make the swag. Unlike a swag structure out in the open, say like at Werribee, my MGS only gets sun at the front of the swag not the back or the top. Consequently while I still get flowers at the back of the swag ie so that I can see them when sitting on the verandah I find that there is a lot of poor or dying leaf growth which I am continually pulling off the swag. The problem is how to prevent this and yet maintain a thick enough swag (a spindly one looks terrible). I think the answer is to find what is the magic number of canes to swag. Any ideas folks? |
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RE: Swagged roses
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| Louise - I would love to see a photo - I have a new Madame. Kevarose |
RE: Swagged roses
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| Hello Louise! I thought of the photo on the cover of 'A Hillside of Roses' by Susan Irvine when I read you were threading Mme Gregoire Staechelin along your veranda! Sorry to hear its problematic. I assume you're having fungal problems where the air can't get to the leaves, and MGS is prone to fungal problems I discovered. Perhaps if you try a max of 3 canes per swag as an experiment, if you haven't already tried this. I had MGS on an open trellis and still had fungal problems so much so I gave her the shovel prune last year, so disappointing as she is a picture in bloom. Von. |
RE: Swagged roses
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- Posted by varmi WA Aust (My Page) on
Sun, Nov 6, 05 at 10:01
| I've been growing MGS on a pergola and have trained a few branches to also dangle across horizontally so that I may see her blooms as I sit under it. She's atleast 10 years old. Unfortunately there is a big tree growing near her on our neighbours side which cuts down the amount of light she gets. Bloom count has fallen over the years to this part of the pergola. Above the pergola where she gets sun most of the day, she's blooming away beautifully. The bits that don't get light grow poorly or simply die back, not that I blame her either. Yet a tough rose in that it doesn't care too much about soil. I'll be pruning the tree a bit this year. |
RE: Swagged roses
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| Louise, Walter Duncan has Mme Gregoire Staechelin growing on a section of his veranda in his new house & garden, up in the Clare Valley (Sth aus) and its going great guns, covered in blooms - most of the veranda has Lamarque. I didn't notice any swags, but the ornate woodwork had the roses attached. His heritage rose garden is to die for...it is absolutely MAGNIFICENT! Von. |
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