A tree rose (or rose standard) benefits from regular reshaping and pruning to keep it in the intended form. In this video, I apply the general principles I outlined here: https://youtu.be/BN3G-wpWtFY , but adjust the form of the pruning to maintain a rounded form on the top of the rose tree. I give three examples, the third of which is a lighter prune/deadheading like you would do to reshape during the growing season after a flush of blooms.
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Some types of roses (blue rose, rainbow rose) you see as cut flowers or pictured online have such amazing colors and features, you may wonder if they're for real. In this video, I'll take you through 10 amazing rose traits, and evaluate whether they're natural features of roses. Spoilers: rainbow rose seeds are complete fakery!
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Photo credits:
Rainbow rose, public domain
Rainbow rose, photo by INTVGene used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license
Rose Twins of Regensberg バラ 双子のレーゲンスベルグ, photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license
‘About Face’ Rose, public domain
‘Bull’s Eye’ Rose, photo by Malcolm Manners used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
Richard vs. Henry at Bosworth, photo by John Taylor used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
Tudor rose from BL Royal 11 E XI, f. 2, public domain
Sign for the Tudor Rose, photo by Trish Steel used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
Rosa 'Alba Semi-plena', photo by Henryhartley used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
Rosa Gallica officinalis at Mottisfont Abbey, photo by Malcolm Manners used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
Rosa Double Delight, photo by April King used without changes under the Creative Commons ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license
Blue rose - artificially coloured, photo by Noumenon used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license
Beautiful blue rose with water drops, photo by Marco Verch used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
Blue rose ‘Applause’, public domain
Rose Sophie’s Perpetual, photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license
Rose Zephirine Drouhin, photo by T. Kiya used without changes under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license
Rosa viridiflora, photo by Obsidian Soul used without changes under the
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One of my roses surprised me by developing these prominent winged thorns. This is rosa hugonis - and I thought maybe it was mixed up because these bright red stems didn't look like the normal growth. Then I saw this thread: https://www.houzz.com/discussions/2133848/neat-thorns-foliage-rosa-hugonis-or and it looks like the rose in question also had the exaggerated thorns and was ID'd as R. hugonis. In any case, I love these kinds of interesting ornamental features on roses. So much more to enjoy than just the flowers.
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Photo of R. sericea f. pteracantha by Salicyina BY-SA 4.0
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How do I decide which roses are worth a try in my garden? With many centuries of roses in cultivation, I'll have to give fair consideration to each of the classes. Here I go through some of the important breeding roses and famous garden roses I've added to the farm so far. Not that I'm making excuses, but many of these are young plants, and they won't represent the best garden performance for the variety. As the garden grows in, I'll add newer (and 4k) footage to the channel to show their full potential.
If you wanted to have a peak at the list what what's in the ground on the farm as of 2023, here's the link: https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/simple-list-of-roses-already-planted-on-the-farm/
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Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm
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Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page:
https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm/
Leave a review of our farm on Google:
https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review
For shareable articles on roses and gardening:
https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening/
Photo credits:
Fred Loads by Wilrooij CC BY-SA 4.0
Yolande d’Aragon (1) by Ritadesbois CC BY-SA 4.0
Yolande d’Aragon (1) by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Rose de Rescht by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
Comte de Chambord by Alexandre Dulaunoy CC BY-SA 2.0
R. gallica officinalis by Michael Wittwer CC BY-SA 4.0
Charles de Mills by Jamain CC BY-SA 3.0
Tuscany Superb by Kleuske CC BY-SA 3.0
Königin von Dänemark by Salicyna CC BY-SA 4.0
Chloris by Dmitriy Konstantinov CC BY-SA 4.0
Rosa alba semi plena by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0
Old blush by A. Barra CC BY-SA 3.0
La France by Arashiyama CC BY-SA 3.0
Gruss an Teplitz by Ann Reg CC BY-SA 3.0
Peace by Roozita CC BY-SA 3.0
Queen Elizabeth by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0
Constance Spry by Rosa Staropramen CC BY-SA 3.0
Stanwell Perpetual by Salicyna CC BY-SA 4.0
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A quick way to start or test seeds is the baggie method. Sealing the seeds in a sandwich (ziploc) bag in a paper towel or other growing medium traps the humidity and helps the seeds to germinate quickly. Remove from the baggy promptly and carefully transfer into a pot or longer-term home for growing on. This is a popular method for germination testing, seed stratification, and it remains popular with cannabis growers, where the large seeds are relatively fast and easy to handle once sprouted. There are pros and cons to the method, which I'll cover in this video.
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https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm/
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https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review
For shareable articles on roses and gardening:
https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zp4WS0z1RgE
These are the horticultural basics: words we use all the time in growing plants. In this video, I'll go through a few of the most common words in the horticultural vocabulary.
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And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjWAxN-LAbs
I met (over Zoom) with Shelley from Kawartha Family Farm - a home-based plant nursery in Ontario, Canada specializing in perennials. We wanted to compare notes on our planning and results in the nursery business so far. Since a number of my channel viewers have also expressed an interest in working on their own backyard nurseries, I made the meeting into a video to share the conversation with you.
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Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page:
https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm/
Leave a review of our farm on Google:
https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review
For shareable articles on roses and gardening:
https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrt31kxwSuw
For every win in our small farm business, it seems there's also a failure to be accounted for. While I admit that there's a certain amount of "Fake it 'til you make it" that we engage in while promoting our farm, I also want to be frank about where we've struggled. This year it was the tough balance of trying to give enough attention to the farm while also wrapping up my time at the day job. Some things did fall through the cracks to be sure, and I'm happy to be on the other side of 2021.
If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out:
Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm
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Wickedly well-armed Scots' rose with a suckering habit, but delightful in bloom and will laugh off winters down to zone 2! #shorts
Ecossaise in E-flat by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/?keywords=ecossaise&Search=Search
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
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We've been running a plant business as a side-hustle for a number of years now, but it was only last year (2022) that we opened the farm with regular hours as a sort of retail nursery. It's true that we don't look the part of a true garden center. Customers who are accustomed to big parking lots, retail displays, nursery staff and cashiers may look at us as unfinished: a work in progress. And they'd be right!
We haven't gone ahead and built the more familiar "from the ground up" version of a retail garden center. Partly that would be from a reluctance to sink big money into the effort. Instead, we're trying to bootstrap our reputation from local plant sales, garden clubs and social media - and the result is a less formal shopping experience. We're adding more plants as we can propagate them (with some bought in for additional assortment) and we're now working on the bones of our display gardens.
If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out:
Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm
Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm
Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page:
https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm/
Leave a review of our farm on Google:
https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review
For shareable articles on roses and gardening:
https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening/
Photos:
International Test Garden by Another Believer CC BY-SA 3.0
Salvia bulleyana by Mikeschgardener CC BY-SA 4.0
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