Drift® Roses

Seven years ago, my son gave me a Knock-Out Rose for Mother's Day. It is now 10 feet tall, 8 feet wide! The local nursery could not believe the dimensions, so I took a picture for them. I spray for pests, i.e. aphids and leafminers, when I see them, but only after a soaking rain and never in August. Would like to get a Drift Rose next.

I have a climbing rose bush that I want to m ove but always have been afraid too. It has been in its location for about 10 years, it is very close to a window and my husband in the past years has cut it down because the limbs hit against the window. Can I transplant that bush now, I live in Reno, NV?

You must have been reading my mind because I brought home an apricot one just before you wrote this! I was actually looking for a small apricot rose to put in a pot that I wanted to sit on a bench to complete a vignette starring my current pride and joy, beautiful floribunda Heather Lenkin (created by Tom Carruth of Weeks Roses- private issue, but some are for sale, www.lenkindesign.com) (Bellefontaine Nursery, Pasadena , CA) I picked the Drift Rose because the foliage was glossy and beautiful, and the beautiful apricot color of the blossom faded down to a pretty blush pink (unlike some other apricots that turn dull beige). It's happy and blooming like crazy!

Will they grow up north (Spokane, Wash) in a zone 5? How much maintenance do they really need? Thinking about planting on hills going down from patio area - really slopping.

These articles are wonderful. I want to save them in a Word document, but when I copy and paste, the pictures do not paste. Do I need a special program on my computer that will allow me to copy from this site to my Word document? Thank you. Louise

I can\'t help you with copying the pictures directly into Word but you might consider doing what I do, create a PDF file instead of a Word Document. If you do not have a full copy of Adobe Acrobat you can use the free \"Bullzip PDF Printer.\" Use Google to find Bullzip PDF Printer. After you install Bullzip PDF Printer it will show up as a printer in your list of installed printers. Just select \"Print this article\" then choose Bullzip as your printer. You will get a dialog box that allows you to name the new PDF file and select a location to store it. You will have a copy of the article with the pictures but you would still need Acrobat to do any editing. You can also convert the new PDF document to a Word document with the pictures using another program such as PDF Converter. You can then edit the Word document including copying the pictures.

I'd really like to see answers to these posted questions, such as "will they live in my hot, humid climate (in my case, Alabama)," and "where can I find them?"

I truly do enjoy your articles; I get a lot of information to share with our local garden club of which I am the club president. Thank you so much for everything.

I would hope if they are great ground cover that they would not be a weed like the Rosa-Multi-flora that my father planted around our one acre home site that became a impenetrable fence then spread throughout the woods of our northern Pennsylvania home and has become a weed to the farmers in our area.

Where can I buy these in St. Louis, Missouri? Or can I have them delivered? do they come in colors. Thank you, Genna

Where can I get them and do they survive in mid florida?

I would love to plant several of these Drift landscape roses, but I am concerned about the deer. They are consuming everything when the flowers blossom. Any chance these roses might be deer resistant?

I know there is a time you can snip off the roses and plant the ones that are snipped off and they will start another rose. My question is when is this time? Late fall or early spring? Thank you Jackie Miller

They look beautiful. I live in the Midwest (Illinois) and am concerned about the Japanese Beetles that seem to attack the roses in our area - is this plant prone to Japanese Beetles?

How will these do in Southern California? Do they require full sun? We are in drought conditions, do they require much water?

The advent of Drift roses seems terrific news. Thanks for letting us know.

Allen, question? Are the drift roses deer proof? We now live in Holiday Island, AR and have PLENTY of deer and our flower gardens seem to turn into deer salad!! I am needing a ground cover for a LONG flowerbed , it wasn't that LONG 10 years ago!! I would love it it these little roses would solve my problem and not be "deer fodder"!! Thanks, Sherry Kerr PS Charley and I are very proud of all that you are doing and know that your mother is cheering you all the way from Heaven!

Will these grow in Central Florida? Will these grow in Middle Tennessee, Cumberland Cove, Monterey, TN??

Please give more info. I do not know my password. Live in Illinois

This ground cover Drift Rose is exactly what we're looking for, but we have the same question as MJ. We live in Raleigh, NC and need to know about direct sunlight, heat and some humidity. How well do they do and does a certain rose in this family fit our description better than others you've named? This excites us! Thank you.....

This sounds like the perfect groundcover but does it need direct sun or will it also do great in the shade. I live in Austin Tx and it gets really hot in the summer. Will it also take our kind of heat? LC

Will Drift Roses take winters in zone five where it can get minus twenty degrees in winter and early spring. Mountain High, Idaho

Thanks very much! what are soil requirements for the drift rose??

where can i buy them at??

I like this idea. Now, where do you find them? Do you have a source? Thanks

We live in Michigan and I am wondering if the Drift Roses would do well here. Would you have any idea as where to purchase them in this area. They would be a beautiful addition to my garden. Thank you so much and I really enjoy your newsletter

Have not heard about these before. Thank you for telling me. They are beautiful, especially the Pink Drift . We have experienced the Knock Series and love them, too.

after reading about the variations of this flower, it sounds perfect, almost. we have a potted garden and i'm looking for a flowering plant that works in sun, shade or part. where to place it is the one question i haven't read an answer for. thank you.

Could you tell me if these particular roses would grow well in zone 6 (West Michigan in fact.) I'm a recent transplant to this area and everyone tells me roses are near impossible to grow here. I've planted some Lenten Roses but it's too early to tell if they are thriving or not. No rose to date on either plant, but I do have some new growth. I would love to grow groundcover roses, rose bushes and climbing rose bushes if I could.

I enjoyed the article on carpet groundcover roses and would like to grow them. Will they grow beneath a silver maple? I realize that they have sun requirements, but will the silver maple "exude" anything that would inhibit the roses' growth? Thank you, Bonnie Kramer roachdr@aol.com

Do you know if Drift Roses are deer resistant?

We live in eastern Virginia-will these roses winter over?

Peter: We live in SOUTH Florida - Boca Raton. I really like the idea of Drift Roses as a ground cover. Sounds like the perfect solution for several spots in our yard/garden beds. BUT - will they work in our heat and humidity? mj