tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post3742245813341272569..comments2024-03-27T20:09:58.129-07:00Comments on Dirt Therapy: How Not To Start Your Spring Vacation or "Am I Dead Yet?"Phillip Oliverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-18248618548846001382020-09-24T04:28:53.602-07:002020-09-24T04:28:53.602-07:00I am blessed to have a 2-acre property so I have p...I am blessed to have a 2-acre property so I have plenty of room for these monsters. I have one already, a Cherokee rose my uncle gave me 20 years ago. I often joke that the vicious canes will snatch you off a tractor and cut you to pieces. Fortunately, I saw the mother plant of mine. My uncle had it growing up a live oak tree so that clued me in that mine needed plenty of room so I also planted mine beneath a live oak toward the back of my property. It has now reached the top of the live oak (around 40 feet) and blooms every spring with bright white flowers and in fall is filled with orange hips. So I'm very happy with my monster. I have just recently purchased a Paul's Himalayan Musk which will also clamber up into a large tree. My property is surrounded by large oak trees so I have plenty of structures to grow these huge roses on and let them go wild! Thank you for the information about the Rambling Rector, it sounds like I might need a few of them!<br />Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208627993868099386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-75709911089469101152008-03-26T20:40:00.000-07:002008-03-26T20:40:00.000-07:00What a battle! I think the crossvine would lokk g...What a battle! I think the crossvine would lokk good with a rose. I have moonflower and sweet pea planted with my climbing rose. But the crossvine is evergreen I believe so I would add some good foliage as well as bloom color when it is blooming.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01029244567686979589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-30140082822257262022008-03-24T20:49:00.000-07:002008-03-24T20:49:00.000-07:00The 'Tangerine Beauty' crossvine is well behaved f...The 'Tangerine Beauty' crossvine is well behaved for me, Phillip. It blooms before my roses, so it might be a great vine to plant there, giving you color until your roses take over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-17703556662428815892008-03-24T08:49:00.000-07:002008-03-24T08:49:00.000-07:00Ouch! I sympathize, Phillip, but at least it's don...Ouch! I sympathize, Phillip, but at least it's done and going to be moved. I can't comment on the vine Pam likes because it isn't something I have here. But I'm sure others will have thoughts on that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107236871193698777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-49339942302630735912008-03-24T08:02:00.000-07:002008-03-24T08:02:00.000-07:00Phillip,Just last week I thought I might ask a fri...Phillip,<BR/><BR/>Just last week I thought I might ask a friend with a truck to pull out a rose that has gotten way bigger than I imagine and with its girth has come mean canes. Vicious canes, that I spent an hour slowly chopping of in small pieces! So what shall replace yours?<BR/><BR/>Please forgive me but in a fit of blogger fun I have tagged you; goodness first the rose then the chainmail questionaire. See my latest post for details.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-6318862495944399372008-03-24T05:32:00.000-07:002008-03-24T05:32:00.000-07:00I,also, have the same vacation schedule as you and...I,also, have the same vacation schedule as you and have been able to work in the garden doing those things that always gets put off until later. Epsom salt baths are wonderful after a day in the garden working. As to what to put on the pergola, I think I would seriously consider something without thorns. From your description of the "House of Horrors" procedure you endured in taking out that rose, I would not want to ever have to repeat it.<BR/>Jan Always GrowingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-57300434078347257852008-03-23T21:36:00.000-07:002008-03-23T21:36:00.000-07:00Chuck, the pergola is sturdy enough to stand on. T...Chuck, the pergola is sturdy enough to stand on. The problem is that the slats are very narrow and you would have to be extremely careful or you would fall through. Another reason are the thorns from the roses. Not fun!Phillip Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546160918395373740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012891747188380656.post-73926176306495514252008-03-23T21:21:00.000-07:002008-03-23T21:21:00.000-07:00Interesting--so would you advocate building pergol...Interesting--so would you advocate building pergolas sturdy enough to stand on for maintenance work if necessary? <BR/><BR/>I'll bet that Epsom salt bath felt gooood. I had shingles a couple years ago and I took Epsom + oatmeal (Aveeno) baths a few times a day. Saved me from committing suicide.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.com