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  2. wiseowl
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    Members Roses 2024

    I've got a couple of tiny buds on my Palais Biron. Completely covered in aphids. I did wipe them off, but they're very determined. Hopefully they won't affect the blooms too badly, it was my...
    I've got a couple of tiny buds on my Palais Biron. Completely covered in aphids. I did wipe them off, but they're very determined. Hopefully they won't affect the blooms too badly, it was my favorite last year.
    I've got a couple of tiny buds on my Palais Biron. Completely covered in aphids. I did wipe them off, but they're very determined. Hopefully they won't affect the blooms too badly, it was my favorite last year.
    I've got a couple of tiny buds on my Palais Biron. Completely covered in aphids. I did wipe them off, but they're very determined. Hopefully they won't affect the blooms too badly, it was my...
    wiseowl, Jan 1, 2024 ... 4 5 6
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    MoodyBlooms
    Apr 15, 2024 at 11:09 AM
  3. wiseowl
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    Like x 11

    Rose Of The Year 2024

    Oh thank you, I might have to have a look. I have not bought roses from them before.
    Oh thank you, I might have to have a look. I have not bought roses from them before.
    Oh thank you, I might have to have a look. I have not bought roses from them before.
    Oh thank you, I might have to have a look. I have not bought roses from them before.
    wiseowl, Mar 15, 2024
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    ClematisDbee
    Mar 22, 2024
  4. wiseowl
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    ITS A GOOD TIME TO PRUNE YOUR ROSES

    Good afternoon @Perki my friend I always say that in the garden rules are meant to guide you and not to bind you especially with Roses but I still make a cut at a 45-degree angle about 1/4 inch...
    Good afternoon @Perki my friend I always say that in the garden rules are meant to guide you and not to bind you especially with Roses but I still make a cut at a 45-degree angle about 1/4 inch above the bud, slanting away from the bud and I still teach my students that an angled cut allows...
    Good afternoon @Perki my friend I always say that in the garden rules are meant to guide you and not to bind you especially with Roses but I still make a cut at a 45-degree angle about 1/4 inch above the bud, slanting away from the bud and I...
    Good afternoon @Perki my friend I always say that in the garden rules are meant to guide you and not to bind you especially with Roses but I still make a cut at a 45-degree angle about 1/4 inch...
    wiseowl, Jul 8, 2023 ... 2
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    wiseowl
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  5. wiseowl
    Locked Sticky
    Informative x 4

    Propagating A Rose By Taking A Cutting

    ROSE CUTTINGS This is the way that I have done it in the past when cars had solid tyres:heehee::heehee::heehee: In late Summer or early Autumn cut a piece of stemup to about 23 cm (9 inches) in length,with about 4 or 5...
    ROSE CUTTINGS This is the way that I have done it in the past when cars had solid tyres:heehee::heehee::heehee: In late Summer or early Autumn cut a piece of stemup to about 23 cm (9 inches) in length,with about 4 or 5 leaves,from the stock plant.Remove all except the top two leaf shoots but keep the buds.Cut the...
    ROSE CUTTINGS This is the way that I have done it in the past when cars had solid tyres:heehee::heehee::heehee: In late Summer or early Autumn cut a piece of stemup to about 23 cm (9 inches) in length,with about 4 or 5 leaves,from the stock plant.Remove all except the...
    ROSE CUTTINGS This is the way that I have done it in the past when cars had solid tyres:heehee::heehee::heehee: In late Summer or early Autumn cut a piece of stemup to about 23 cm (9 inches) in length,with about 4 or 5...
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    wiseowl, Jul 12, 2023
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  6. wiseowl
    Locked Sticky

    Rose Replant Disease

    Some gardeners have used a cardboard box with the bottom removed to line the hole; by the time the cardboard rots away, the plant has established,problems with tired soil? Trying to plant a rose...
    Some gardeners have used a cardboard box with the bottom removed to line the hole; by the time the cardboard rots away, the plant has established,problems with tired soil? Trying to plant a rose where one has been in the last 2 years? You could suffer from rose replant disease and the rose could...
    Some gardeners have used a cardboard box with the bottom removed to line the hole; by the time the cardboard rots away, the plant has established,problems with tired soil? Trying to plant a rose where one has been in the last 2 years? You could...
    Some gardeners have used a cardboard box with the bottom removed to line the hole; by the time the cardboard rots away, the plant has established,problems with tired soil? Trying to plant a rose...
    wiseowl, Mar 4, 2023
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    wiseowl
    Mar 4, 2023
  7. wiseowl
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    Like x 11

    The History Of The Peace Rose

    Always had a least one in all of my childhood gardens as it was my Mums favourite.We use to collect the petals and make up a concoction ...then proudly present her with a very dubious looking...
    Always had a least one in all of my childhood gardens as it was my Mums favourite.We use to collect the petals and make up a concoction ...then proudly present her with a very dubious looking bottle of homemade perfume. Bless her, she always put on a surprised look ( as adults we now think it...
    Always had a least one in all of my childhood gardens as it was my Mums favourite.We use to collect the petals and make up a concoction ...then proudly present her with a very dubious looking bottle of homemade perfume. Bless her, she always...
    Always had a least one in all of my childhood gardens as it was my Mums favourite.We use to collect the petals and make up a concoction ...then proudly present her with a very dubious looking...
    wiseowl, Jan 17, 2013 ... 2
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    Upsydaisy
    Jan 24, 2023
  8. wiseowl
    Locked Sticky

    Growing Roses In Pots/Containers

    Growing Roses In Pots/ContainersRoses can be grown in any pot /Container which has sufficient soil to relate to their growth;the bigger the Rose is intended to be,then the larger the container.A...
    Growing Roses In Pots/ContainersRoses can be grown in any pot /Container which has sufficient soil to relate to their growth;the bigger the Rose is intended to be,then the larger the container.A young Rose can be started in container smaller than eventually necessary and repotted as it becomes...
    Growing Roses In Pots/ContainersRoses can be grown in any pot /Container which has sufficient soil to relate to their growth;the bigger the Rose is intended to be,then the larger the container.A young Rose can be started in container smaller...
    Growing Roses In Pots/ContainersRoses can be grown in any pot /Container which has sufficient soil to relate to their growth;the bigger the Rose is intended to be,then the larger the container.A...
    wiseowl, Aug 2, 2022
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    wiseowl
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  9. wiseowl
    Locked Sticky
    Like x 3

    The Seven Groups Of Roses

    thanks for the info, I was reading about Hybrid Teas & Floribunda Roses, and started to try an work out what group my Climbing roses fell into , this thread has explained very easily that my...
    thanks for the info, I was reading about Hybrid Teas & Floribunda Roses, and started to try an work out what group my Climbing roses fell into , this thread has explained very easily that my climbers are a group in themselves and that a few other groups exist. Very new to roses so just having a...
    thanks for the info, I was reading about Hybrid Teas & Floribunda Roses, and started to try an work out what group my Climbing roses fell into , this thread has explained very easily that my climbers are a group in themselves and that a few other...
    thanks for the info, I was reading about Hybrid Teas & Floribunda Roses, and started to try an work out what group my Climbing roses fell into , this thread has explained very easily that my...
    wiseowl, Jun 21, 2018
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    ETAF
    Aug 20, 2021
  10. wiseowl
    Locked Sticky
    Friendly x 3

    ROSE PROBLEMS/BLACK SPOT/ Etc

    CUCKOO SPIT Cuckoo Spit to me caused by Spittlebugs common name Froghoppers each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) longApart from producing the "Spit" these insects...
    CUCKOO SPIT Cuckoo Spit to me caused by Spittlebugs common name Froghoppers each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) longApart from producing the "Spit" these insects have no effect on your Rose they can be wiped off by hand or or dislodged with a jet of water from...
    CUCKOO SPIT Cuckoo Spit to me caused by Spittlebugs common name Froghoppers each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) longApart from producing the "Spit" these insects have no effect on your Rose they can be wiped off by...
    CUCKOO SPIT Cuckoo Spit to me caused by Spittlebugs common name Froghoppers each blob contains a creamy white insect nymph up to 4-6mm (¼in) longApart from producing the "Spit" these insects...
    18cc0b5799bb2ccd75941b9f866888b0--trimming-roses-trim-roses.jpg 789-Rose-Pruning-Diagram.jpg Capture.JPG 74b6f1e8-5b17-11e5-91ef-1b38574a319f-316x316.jpg Sulphur.JPG cuckoo Spit.JPG
    wiseowl, Sep 5, 2017
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    wiseowl
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  11. Sandy Ground
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    Black Spot thoughts

    Sounds lovely Sandy Ground, the scent of roses is so evocative of a Summer’s day, and I am an inveterate rose sniffer whenever I come across them.
    Sounds lovely Sandy Ground, the scent of roses is so evocative of a Summer’s day, and I am an inveterate rose sniffer whenever I come across them.
    Sounds lovely Sandy Ground, the scent of roses is so evocative of a Summer’s day, and I am an inveterate rose sniffer whenever I come across them.
    Sounds lovely Sandy Ground, the scent of roses is so evocative of a Summer’s day, and I am an inveterate rose sniffer whenever I come across them.
    Sandy Ground, Oct 9, 2019 ... 2 3
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    Oakapple
    Feb 7, 2021
  12. wiseowl
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    Useful x 7

    Pot Sizes

    Thank you, That is going to be really helpful!
    Thank you, That is going to be really helpful!
    Thank you, That is going to be really helpful!
    Thank you, That is going to be really helpful!
    wiseowl, Feb 19, 2018
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    Irmemac
    Feb 19, 2018
  13.   » Normal Threads
  14. Butterfly6

    Leggy Ipsahan

    Thanks @lizzie27, I might just try rearranging it and re-tying in after it’s flowered this year. It flowers so prolifically and the scent is fabulous. I’ve been a bit tentative at the moment as I...
    Thanks @lizzie27, I might just try rearranging it and re-tying in after it’s flowered this year. It flowers so prolifically and the scent is fabulous. I’ve been a bit tentative at the moment as I didn’t want to risk breaking any stems and losing the flowersAm reassured that yours seems to...
    Thanks @lizzie27, I might just try rearranging it and re-tying in after it’s flowered this year. It flowers so prolifically and the scent is fabulous. I’ve been a bit tentative at the moment as I didn’t want to risk breaking any stems and losing...
    Thanks @lizzie27, I might just try rearranging it and re-tying in after it’s flowered this year. It flowers so prolifically and the scent is fabulous. I’ve been a bit tentative at the moment as I...
    Butterfly6, Apr 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
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    Butterfly6
    Apr 17, 2024 at 8:33 AM
  15. MoodyBlooms

    Yves Piaget

    Ah, yeah, that doesn't sound like my garden is the best place for it. Maybe I'll brave it if I ever move to a slightly sunnier plot a little further south.Nice to see a local-ish here!
    Ah, yeah, that doesn't sound like my garden is the best place for it. Maybe I'll brave it if I ever move to a slightly sunnier plot a little further south.Nice to see a local-ish here!
    Ah, yeah, that doesn't sound like my garden is the best place for it. Maybe I'll brave it if I ever move to a slightly sunnier plot a little further south.Nice to see a local-ish here!
    Ah, yeah, that doesn't sound like my garden is the best place for it. Maybe I'll brave it if I ever move to a slightly sunnier plot a little further south.Nice to see a local-ish here!
    MoodyBlooms, Apr 12, 2024
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    MoodyBlooms
    Apr 12, 2024
  16. fumanchu

    Is there any hope?!

    Wow!
    Wow!
    Wow!
    Wow!
    fumanchu, Apr 10, 2024
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    fumanchu
    Apr 11, 2024
  17. RoisinMcGuire

    Rose arches & climbing rose fence photos please

    I've researched it a lot over the years and it's a toss-up between Guinée and Etoile de Hollande :)
    I've researched it a lot over the years and it's a toss-up between Guinée and Etoile de Hollande :)
    I've researched it a lot over the years and it's a toss-up between Guinée and Etoile de Hollande :)
    I've researched it a lot over the years and it's a toss-up between Guinée and Etoile de Hollande :)
    RoisinMcGuire, Apr 8, 2024
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    noisette47
    Apr 10, 2024
  18. brotherwaj

    Raising level of rose bed

    I always bury roses a bit when I plant them so that the graft is below the soil level, not as much as 6 inches though. I think also that it's too late to dig them up so I would leave them where...
    I always bury roses a bit when I plant them so that the graft is below the soil level, not as much as 6 inches though. I think also that it's too late to dig them up so I would leave them where they are.
    I always bury roses a bit when I plant them so that the graft is below the soil level, not as much as 6 inches though. I think also that it's too late to dig them up so I would leave them where they are.
    I always bury roses a bit when I plant them so that the graft is below the soil level, not as much as 6 inches though. I think also that it's too late to dig them up so I would leave them where...
    brotherwaj, Apr 9, 2024
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    Busy-Lizzie
    Apr 9, 2024
  19. katecat58
    Like x 4

    Discounts for roses

    Also 20% off Peter Beales with code FEB20 until 24th March.
    Also 20% off Peter Beales with code FEB20 until 24th March.
    Also 20% off Peter Beales with code FEB20 until 24th March.
    Also 20% off Peter Beales with code FEB20 until 24th March.
    katecat58, Mar 22, 2024
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    katecat58
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  20. TheMadHedger

    Which rose bushes have the strongest scents, & which online stores are the best places to buy roses?

    It's worth it @Ergates quite frequently the most fragrant are also the most thorny. I've been wanting a hedge of them after seeing them used like that in a rental in Norfolk five years ago...if...
    It's worth it @Ergates quite frequently the most fragrant are also the most thorny. I've been wanting a hedge of them after seeing them used like that in a rental in Norfolk five years ago...if the conifer hedge on one side of my new garden fails... I'll get it :biggrin:
    It's worth it @Ergates quite frequently the most fragrant are also the most thorny. I've been wanting a hedge of them after seeing them used like that in a rental in Norfolk five years ago...if the conifer hedge on one side of my new garden...
    It's worth it @Ergates quite frequently the most fragrant are also the most thorny. I've been wanting a hedge of them after seeing them used like that in a rental in Norfolk five years ago...if...
    TheMadHedger, Mar 16, 2024 ... 2 3
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    amancalledgeorge
    Mar 22, 2024
  21. Jenny_Aster

    So It Sstarts - Green/Black Fly!

    Yes, that's why I was shocked.
    Yes, that's why I was shocked.
    Yes, that's why I was shocked.
    Yes, that's why I was shocked.
    Jenny_Aster, Mar 20, 2024
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    Jenny_Aster
    Mar 20, 2024
  22. Flumpy

    ID and help please

    That's good to know @Mrs Hilliard, I've got one in my cold frame at the moment!
    That's good to know @Mrs Hilliard, I've got one in my cold frame at the moment!
    That's good to know @Mrs Hilliard, I've got one in my cold frame at the moment!
    That's good to know @Mrs Hilliard, I've got one in my cold frame at the moment!
    Flumpy, Mar 20, 2024 ... 2
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    katecat58
    Mar 20, 2024
  23. Jacquiscrap

    Finding a rose as a memorial

    Thanks Anni D, looks like I can order for delivery after my return from vacation which is perfect. Thanks for the link to the website they have a huge choice.
    Thanks Anni D, looks like I can order for delivery after my return from vacation which is perfect. Thanks for the link to the website they have a huge choice.
    Thanks Anni D, looks like I can order for delivery after my return from vacation which is perfect. Thanks for the link to the website they have a huge choice.
    Thanks Anni D, looks like I can order for delivery after my return from vacation which is perfect. Thanks for the link to the website they have a huge choice.
    Jacquiscrap, Mar 17, 2024
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    Jacquiscrap
    Mar 20, 2024
  24. Jonn

    Doomed rose?

    I certainly will. I have another 3 climbing roses which have problems that I will be posting about at some point. The garden is pretty small but there were 6 climbing roses, 4 trees and several...
    I certainly will. I have another 3 climbing roses which have problems that I will be posting about at some point. The garden is pretty small but there were 6 climbing roses, 4 trees and several shrubs mostly in pots as well as a dozen troughs, couple of dozen other smaller pots and several...
    I certainly will. I have another 3 climbing roses which have problems that I will be posting about at some point. The garden is pretty small but there were 6 climbing roses, 4 trees and several shrubs mostly in pots as well as a dozen troughs,...
    I certainly will. I have another 3 climbing roses which have problems that I will be posting about at some point. The garden is pretty small but there were 6 climbing roses, 4 trees and several...
    Jonn, Mar 16, 2024 ... 2
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    Jonn
    Mar 20, 2024
  25. Dropmore

    What should I do with this.

    :blue thumb:
    :blue thumb:
    :blue thumb:
    :blue thumb:
    Dropmore, Mar 19, 2024
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    Dropmore
    Mar 19, 2024
  26. Mr Vine Eye

    Test - dragonfly

    DSC03737.JPG DSC03511.JPG IMG_9809.jpeg IMG_0364.JPG Aconitum napellus (11-08-2016).jpg DSC02031.jpeg
    Mr Vine Eye, Mar 13, 2024
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    Fire
    Mar 15, 2024
  27. clanless

    Control of rose black spot

    I'm a big believer in plenty of mulch around Roses to smother any nasties getting splashed back up onto the plants:blue thumb:
    I'm a big believer in plenty of mulch around Roses to smother any nasties getting splashed back up onto the plants:blue thumb:
    I'm a big believer in plenty of mulch around Roses to smother any nasties getting splashed back up onto the plants:blue thumb:
    I'm a big believer in plenty of mulch around Roses to smother any nasties getting splashed back up onto the plants:blue thumb:
    clanless, Nov 2, 2023
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    lolimac
    Feb 28, 2024
  28. fumanchu

    CLIMBERS

    Thanks everybody, you lot are such a good help - I think I'll just haul it out and bin it. I got it in a hurry as it was a big fast-growing rose, to cover an ugly fence, but then we put up the...
    Thanks everybody, you lot are such a good help - I think I'll just haul it out and bin it. I got it in a hurry as it was a big fast-growing rose, to cover an ugly fence, but then we put up the trellis & don't need it now. And I'll read the bumf carefully when I replace it. But I could live with...
    Thanks everybody, you lot are such a good help - I think I'll just haul it out and bin it. I got it in a hurry as it was a big fast-growing rose, to cover an ugly fence, but then we put up the trellis & don't need it now. And I'll read the bumf...
    Thanks everybody, you lot are such a good help - I think I'll just haul it out and bin it. I got it in a hurry as it was a big fast-growing rose, to cover an ugly fence, but then we put up the...
    fumanchu, Feb 22, 2024
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    fumanchu
    Feb 22, 2024
  29. Butterfield

    When to prune roses

    Mine get shortened in Sept/Oct to reduce wind rock and then a proper prune between Dec and Mar on a dry, frost free and sunny day. Any later occurring frost/salt wind damage can be tidied up in...
    Mine get shortened in Sept/Oct to reduce wind rock and then a proper prune between Dec and Mar on a dry, frost free and sunny day. Any later occurring frost/salt wind damage can be tidied up in spring. Christmas day is a good one if conditions are right, I also tend to do the soft fruit at the...
    Mine get shortened in Sept/Oct to reduce wind rock and then a proper prune between Dec and Mar on a dry, frost free and sunny day. Any later occurring frost/salt wind damage can be tidied up in spring. Christmas day is a good one if conditions...
    Mine get shortened in Sept/Oct to reduce wind rock and then a proper prune between Dec and Mar on a dry, frost free and sunny day. Any later occurring frost/salt wind damage can be tidied up in...
    Butterfield, May 21, 2010 ... 2 3
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    NigelJ
    Dec 14, 2023
  30. Marlton

    Ambridge Rose

    Good luck @Marlton with your search my friend I have exausted all my search contacts apart from USA/Australia/New Zealand
    Good luck @Marlton with your search my friend I have exausted all my search contacts apart from USA/Australia/New Zealand
    Good luck @Marlton with your search my friend I have exausted all my search contacts apart from USA/Australia/New Zealand
    Good luck @Marlton with your search my friend I have exausted all my search contacts apart from USA/Australia/New Zealand
    Marlton, Nov 21, 2023
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    wiseowl
    Nov 21, 2023
  31. Bear1

    Rose hip seeds from dog rose

    If I remember correctly, rosa canina does come true, but there might be a slight bleaching of the flowers(more white than pink on some seedlings). Besides that, they're fairly easy.
    If I remember correctly, rosa canina does come true, but there might be a slight bleaching of the flowers(more white than pink on some seedlings). Besides that, they're fairly easy.
    If I remember correctly, rosa canina does come true, but there might be a slight bleaching of the flowers(more white than pink on some seedlings). Besides that, they're fairly easy.
    If I remember correctly, rosa canina does come true, but there might be a slight bleaching of the flowers(more white than pink on some seedlings). Besides that, they're fairly easy.
    Bear1, Nov 15, 2023
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    flounder
    Nov 15, 2023
  32. Jacquiec

    Please help me with my brown thumb

    Thanks a lot for your help; I'll repot it today
    Thanks a lot for your help; I'll repot it today
    Thanks a lot for your help; I'll repot it today
    Thanks a lot for your help; I'll repot it today
    Jacquiec, Oct 6, 2023
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    Jacquiec
    Oct 8, 2023
  33. Surfer

    Pruning rose bush

    Yes @infradig, you're right. I had my winter pruning hat on when I replied. :doh:
    Yes @infradig, you're right. I had my winter pruning hat on when I replied. :doh:
    Yes @infradig, you're right. I had my winter pruning hat on when I replied. :doh:
    Yes @infradig, you're right. I had my winter pruning hat on when I replied. :doh:
    Surfer, Sep 29, 2023
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    Sheal
    Oct 1, 2023
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