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Friday 14th June, 2013
And the Big Pot Carries On..........
Hi
Slack Ma Girdle ??? Apples anyone...
Now that all the roses are bagged we have turned our attentions to the bagging of all the winter trees. Now these are by no means all done yet as apparently there is a container arriving next week with another few thousand trees. I must admit that I had to have a chuckle or two over the names of some of the apples that I potted today. Take Peasgood Nonsuch (where did this come from), Kentish Fillbasket or even Slack Ma Girdle... Lol... sounds a little kinky, though I'm sure there is a good explanation. Maybe I'll ask Chris to look into the origins of some of these apple names as I like to uncover a good plant story to share. Magnolias, Dogwoods Cherries, and Judas trees (Cercis) are all some of the others that we have got into bags in the past 3 days. Its like being a kid in a candy store with all the exciting new seasons trees as I was thinking Gosh I haven't got one of these trees in the garden. I was wondering where I could put a trio of the Cornus Eddies White Wonder.
Looking with Man's eyes LOL
It can be like looking for a needle in a haystack here at the moment. A lady rang from Auckland to collect her two roses the other day. I had to say to her I'll ring you back when I have located them both, one Cherokee Rose and one White Sparrieshoop. Well I got one of them quite quickly but do you think I could find the other. On and off I spent an hour and then I got Harry onto it and he took as long but we finally found it, tucked in with the rose White Meidiland. I have to fess that part of the problem is that we both think that we are kinda clever and go looking for the right sort of wood rather than looking at the label and well White Meidiland has similar wood to White Sparrieshoop. If only we had read the label properly...
Sweet Chilli Jam
Margaret writes re the chilli jam that we made! Hi Harry, If you add a little pectin to your sweet Chilli Jam it will set like the fruit cheeses or pastes you see in the supermarket. I preserve it in sealed "tubs" as opposed to jars, so it can be turned out onto an antipasto platter. Yum.
Its still too warm to prune your roses, I've still got my fingers crossed that we are going to have some frosts coming. I sprayed all the new roses in the nursery yesterday morn with copper oxychloride and thats what you should be doing now. I will probably aim to do at least 3 to 4 copper sprays over the next few weeks, Its a good thing to do as it should kill off any spores hanging around that may be getting ready to do damage first thing in spring. Its not a bad idea to follow up with a copper spray after pruning as well. This goes for all your existing roses in the garden as well as any new ones.
I am also aiming to get all the fruit trees done as well as all my Buxus hedges. Next on my winter spray list will be Conquerer oil and copper on my holly and bay hedges and all the citrus as well. That will keep all the scale, thrip and other bugs at bay. I like doing the winter spray thing as the products used are relatively safe and hopefully reduces the need for other spraying through the spring and summer season.
Floribunda's are really showy in the garden renown for masses of blooms.
As we leave the 1920's behind and the birth of suburban life begins the modern Floribunda Rose starts to make an appearance. Compact and free flowering, this style of rose was just what modern gardeners were looking for. Initially these roses were known as Hybrid Polyanthas which we learnt last week means many flowered. The Americans, who were leaders in the development of this new style of rose, preferred the term Floribunda which they started to use in the 1930's and this is the term still used by Rosarians today.
Poulsen Roses of Denmark did some of the initial breeding of Floribundas producing a rose called Red Riding Hood which led to two more Floribundas called Else Poulsen and Kirsten Poulsen introduced in 1924. The American Nursery Jackson and Perkins continued the development and introduction of many new Floribundas and at one time this family owned nursery was renowned as the world's largest rose grower.
To name drop just a few famous Floribundas: - where would we be without Iceberg (and its many permutations), Margaret Merrill, Sexy Rexy or Satchmo? A personal favourite of mine is Queen Elizabeth not because I am an avid royalist but it was the first rose I learnt the name and history of when I was a budding pre-teen gardener.
The main characteristic of Floribunda Roses is that their flowers are
carried in large clusters or sprays giving a mass display often from spring right through to autumn.
I can't believe how fast the weeks go and they dont seem to be slowing up any time soon. Its another weekend tomorrow and keep your fingers crossed that its not going to be too wet. We will be having coffee and muffins for those that are keen to attend our Rose session here at the nursery. Sat 11 to 2pm and Sun 1 to 3pm. Any questions you may have on pruning or anything to do with roses. If we don't see you here have an awesome weekend.
Cheers
Lloyd, Harry and the Wairere Team
Make it a Wairere weekend where gardening's not a drag
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2013 Newsletters...
New Year and Crepe Myrtles (8th February, 2013)
clivias and Roses (15th February, 2013)
Roses in the beginning (22nd February, 2013)
The Albas (1st March, 2013)
St Patricks day (9th March, 2013)
Cabbage Roses (15th March, 2013)
Hirsute Roses (22nd March, 2013)
Portland Roses (28th March, 2013)
Bourbon Roses (4th April, 2013)
Big boots to fill ... (11th April, 2013)
True Love and Large Hips (11th April, 2013)
Happy Birthday (10th May, 2013)
Tea Roses (17th May, 2013)
Hybrid Perpetuals (24th May, 2013)
Planting and caring for your new roses (29th May, 2013)
Polyanthas (31st May, 2013)
Hybrid Teas (8th June, 2013)
..... Floribundas
Austin Roses =?utf-8?Q?e298bc?= (23rd June, 2013)
Different Coppers (29th June, 2013)
Pendula or weeping (5th July, 2013)
All in a days work (19th July, 2013)
Daphne (26th July, 2013)
Hydrangea Secrets (2nd August, 2013)
Maples high worked (9th August, 2013)
Magnificent Mags (16th August, 2013)
Mags Part two (23rd August, 2013)
Hedges (30th August, 2013)
The fluffy stuff (12th September, 2013)
Fluff and Stuff (12th September, 2013)
PC Irises (20th September, 2013)
Beardless Irises (27th September, 2013)
Lavender (4th October, 2013)
The Ilams (12th October, 2013)
Maples (17th October, 2013)
Maples (18th October, 2013)
Maples Part two (24th October, 2013)
Maples Part three (1st November, 2013)
It's Rained (8th November, 2013)
Busy week (15th November, 2013)
Hydrangeas (29th November, 2013)
Its rained some more (6th December, 2013)
Who's pinching my Peaches (13th December, 2013)
Merry Xmas (24th December, 2013)
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