Saving a rose... black spot

[bj taylor]

i agree - no smell, no rose. that wasn't always my position, so i have some that are serving landscape purposes w/o smell. but smell is my requirement now.
one rose i am anticipating alot this spring is zepharin droughin. gosh that girl smells devine & no thorns. she's perfect at an arbor - which is where i have her. i had moved her last year so this year is her first real coming out for this location. she should do great.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

if i can't get out to my other property this spring before we get rid of the house i'm sure going to miss my Zepherine Droughin. i loved the scent of that when i would go check on my girls in the coop each morning. it was strong but very sweet. i agree that if a rose doesn't have a nice smell i just don't want it in my yard as part of my landscape. i have tons of wild roses that just smell wonderful for a week and then the blooms fade away. but that Zepherine seemed to always have a bloom on it even after a hard frost and then thaw.

 

[897tgigvib]

ok vfem, time to declare war on that black spot! day of infamy speeches and everything like that.

Pull no punches! I agree, use that systemic. burn don't toss those leaves and stuff. Might even want to use some copper bonide. plant those parsleys. you do dip your felcos in alcohol, right? after each cut. check out about that garlic spray. use something on it practically every day!

Make sure you make a speech about shall returning! gather the allies and storm the beaches!!! failure is not one of those optional things! even if the issue is in doubt!