Comments on: For the Love of Roses http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses P. Allen Smith is an award-winning garden expert, author, and television host. Sun, 19 May 2013 13:07:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: P. Allen Smith http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-126 P. Allen Smith Sun, 15 May 2011 16:52:25 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-126 Yes, your Knockout roses will thrive in containers.I've had them in containers for years and the are very happy ...just keep them watered and fed. I feed mine with Knockout Rose food from Jobes as it is organic. Good Luck! Yes, your Knockout roses will thrive in containers.I’ve had them in containers for years and the are very happy …just keep them watered and fed. I feed mine with Knockout Rose food from Jobes as it is organic.
Good Luck!

]]> By: Jean Williams http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-117 Jean Williams Thu, 12 May 2011 00:01:24 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-117 Hi Allen i just got my first knock out rose for mother day.And i was wondering will in grow in flower pot because i live in an apartment complex.but l love my roses and i hope that they will live Hi Allen i just got my first knock out rose for mother day.And i was wondering will in grow in flower pot because i live in an apartment complex.but l love my roses and i hope that they will live

]]> By: Syble http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-86 Syble Thu, 05 May 2011 16:06:53 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-86 Hi I located your website by mistake when i was searching Bing for this issue, I have to point out your site is truly valuable I also love the theme, it is cool! Hi I located your website by mistake when i was searching Bing for this issue, I have to point out your site is truly valuable I also love the theme, it is cool!

]]> By: Patrick's Garden http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-80 Patrick's Garden Thu, 05 May 2011 03:41:51 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-80 Hey Allen, It took me a while to embrace the Knockouts probably for the overuse of the original red with Stella D'Oro daylillies. But I love the pinks against the new burgundy foilage. A little Cliff Claven of Cheers fact. The original seed pod that launched a revolution produced only one viable seed. And we can all thank that one seed for incredible displays including your new garden. Best of Luck with your project as you say on your show to others. Hey Allen,

It took me a while to embrace the Knockouts probably for the overuse of the original red with Stella D’Oro daylillies. But I love the pinks against the new burgundy foilage.

A little Cliff Claven of Cheers fact. The original seed pod that launched a revolution produced only one viable seed. And we can all thank that one seed for incredible displays including your new garden.

Best of Luck with your project as you say on your show to others.

]]> By: P. Allen Smith http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-79 P. Allen Smith Thu, 05 May 2011 02:00:53 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-79 What a day! Just in from tending the animals and we have even more lambs than I had anticipated on our flock producing this season! And this is the week for the baby turkeys to hatch....and boy they are hatching like crazy! Thank the Good Lord above for some sunny skies. We were actually able to bet some real work done advancing the rose garden over the last couple of days. I cannot wait to share some pictures, but of course, like all of us, it will take some time for it to come into its own. We made the most delicious bread pudding today with a friend of mine for our new PBS food show Garden to Table....yummy for sure! And we shot a segment on gardening with bales of wheat straw which was a lot of fun showing how to grow a Bonnie tomato in a bale of straw......not hay...but straw! A big difference! Also, I just got of the phone with my Great Uncle Joe wishing him a happy birthday!He is 83 today! Yippppeeee ! What a great guy! Okay, Im signing off...I'm sure I'll dream all night about weeding since all of the recent 'liquid sunshine' has produced some monster weeds and lots of them! What a day!
Just in from tending the animals and we have even more lambs than I had anticipated on our flock producing this season! And this is the week for the baby turkeys to hatch….and boy they are hatching like crazy!
Thank the Good Lord above for some sunny skies. We were actually able to bet some real work done advancing the rose garden over the last couple of days. I cannot wait to share some pictures, but of course, like all of us, it will take some time for it to come into its own.
We made the most delicious bread pudding today with a friend of mine for our new PBS food show Garden to Table….yummy for sure! And we shot a segment on gardening with bales of wheat straw which was a lot of fun showing how to grow a Bonnie tomato in a bale of straw……not hay…but straw! A big difference!

Also, I just got of the phone with my Great Uncle Joe wishing him a happy birthday!He is 83 today! Yippppeeee ! What a great guy!

Okay, Im signing off…I’m sure I’ll dream all night about weeding since all of the recent ‘liquid sunshine’ has produced some monster weeds and lots of them!

]]> By: Janet Spooner http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-73 Janet Spooner Wed, 04 May 2011 12:15:42 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-73 Lovely, lovely design. I am hopeless when it comes to roses but I'm going to try some of the knock-outs. You have inspired me! Lovely, lovely design. I am hopeless when it comes to roses but I’m going to try some of the knock-outs. You have inspired me!

]]> By: Susan Ann Zoeller http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-72 Susan Ann Zoeller Wed, 04 May 2011 03:25:04 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-72 Hi Allen, I like your entry gate with the big "S" in it. Double knock out roses, my favorite. Love your blog!!! Hi Allen, I like your entry gate with the big “S” in it. Double knock out roses, my favorite. Love your blog!!!

]]> By: Erin @ The Impatient Gardener http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-70 Erin @ The Impatient Gardener Tue, 03 May 2011 19:29:29 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-70 The rose garden is going to be amazing. Roses are one of those plants that I routinely talk myself out of and then immediately fall back in lust with after seeing beautiful pictures of them. It can be challenging to find the right rose for a zone 5a garden. The rose garden is going to be amazing. Roses are one of those plants that I routinely talk myself out of and then immediately fall back in lust with after seeing beautiful pictures of them. It can be challenging to find the right rose for a zone 5a garden.

]]> By: Lisa L. http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-69 Lisa L. Tue, 03 May 2011 16:37:48 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-69 My love of photography draws me easily to flowers, especially roses! I only have one bush, a hybrid tea called 'Double-Delight' and it has been a great bush. No serious disease as of yet. It blooms all summer long with an intense fragrance; more wonderful after a rain shower. My love of photography draws me easily to flowers, especially roses! I only have one bush, a hybrid tea called ‘Double-Delight’ and it has been a great bush. No serious disease as of yet. It blooms all summer long with an intense fragrance; more wonderful after a rain shower.

]]> By: Lisa L. http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-68 Lisa L. Tue, 03 May 2011 16:31:37 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-68 Linda, I don't know what zone you are in, but if you can grow Four O'Clocks in your area, give it a try. Japanese Beetles have an affinity for this plant and the bonus is that it is toxic to them. Natures own pesticide! Linda,
I don’t know what zone you are in, but if you can grow Four O’Clocks in your area, give it a try. Japanese Beetles have an affinity for this plant and the bonus is that it is toxic to them. Natures own pesticide!

]]> By: Kathleen S. Eckler http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-66 Kathleen S. Eckler Tue, 03 May 2011 16:05:28 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-66 I, too, have grown very fond of roses in the past couple of years. I think it is because the children have grown up and I have more time to appreciate such beaurty. The only problem I have as of lately, is our winters are getting tougher on my roses. There is so much die-back expecially in the older ones. I inherited some unknown roses from my mother-in-law when she passed on, and I have no idea what they are. I, too, have grown very fond of roses in the past couple of years. I think it is because the children have grown up and I have more time to appreciate such beaurty. The only problem I have as of lately, is our winters are getting tougher on my roses. There is so much die-back expecially in the older ones. I inherited some unknown roses from my mother-in-law when she passed on, and I have no idea what they are.

]]> By: Linda Pastorino http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-64 Linda Pastorino Tue, 03 May 2011 07:15:51 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-64 I wondered when you would add a rose garden to your new house and it will be a great addition. I would love to see it some time on TV. I have had a large some what formal rose garden within my garden for 9 years. (originally about 350 plants of all varieties including climging roses) In my opinion, roses are not easy to care for and in certain years, roses that i have had for a long time perish due to climate changes. It is dissapointing to loose old bushes. I know the new varities are care free and and less work. The knock outs are hardy however I think they are a bit commercial looking to my eye. Maybe in the way you are using them in drifts of bold color they will make a wonderful show. IT's often harder to mix roses of different types which adds to the complexity of the care and problems, especially the japanese beetles. You are lucky if you don't have these. Maybe by seeing your completed garden, it will win me over to try some myself. I have not found your new show yet in my area and would love to watch it. I really have enjoyed your shows. I wondered when you would add a rose garden to your new house and it will be a great addition. I would love to see it some time on TV. I have had a large some what formal rose garden within my garden for 9 years. (originally about 350 plants of all varieties including climging roses) In my opinion, roses are not easy to care for and in certain years, roses that i have had for a long time perish due to climate changes. It is dissapointing to loose old bushes. I know the new varities are care free and and less work. The knock outs are hardy however I think they are a bit commercial looking to my eye. Maybe in the way you are using them in drifts of bold color they will make a wonderful show. IT’s often harder to mix roses of different types which adds to the complexity of the care and problems, especially the japanese beetles. You are lucky if you don’t have these. Maybe by seeing your completed garden, it will win me over to try some myself.
I have not found your new show yet in my area and would love to watch it. I really have enjoyed your shows.

]]> By: Jo Ann T. Fountain City, WI http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-62 Jo Ann T. Fountain City, WI Tue, 03 May 2011 01:37:51 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-62 Hi Allen! I am looking forward to seeing more photos and hearing more about the new rose garden at Moss Mountain! Because of you, I started to grow roses in my Wisconsin garden about 8 years ago. I even planted a New Dawn in my zone 4 garden, I mulch it heavily each fall and it blooms nicely each summer!! It grows on a trellis with Jackmanii clematis. It is picture perfect each June! I added a Double Knock Out 2 years ago and it is absolutely awesome! I look forward to a tour of your Moss Mountain gardens some summer! Thanks for sharing! Jo Ann Hi Allen! I am looking forward to seeing more photos and hearing more about the new rose garden at Moss Mountain! Because of you, I started to grow roses in my Wisconsin garden about 8 years ago. I even planted a New Dawn in my zone 4 garden, I mulch it heavily each fall and it blooms nicely each summer!! It grows on a trellis with Jackmanii clematis. It is picture perfect each June! I added a Double Knock Out 2 years ago and it is absolutely awesome! I look forward to a tour of your Moss Mountain gardens some summer! Thanks for sharing! Jo Ann

]]> By: Elise Beron http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-59 Elise Beron Mon, 02 May 2011 23:15:52 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-59 DEAR ALLEN, I hope you will find your most beautiful WHITE rose and named it Princess Catherine. All the world has just witnessed perfection in a wedding, and it would be fitting to name a beautiful, flawless rose in honor of Catherine's. DEAR ALLEN, I hope you will find your most beautiful WHITE
rose and named it Princess Catherine. All the world has just witnessed perfection in a wedding, and it would be fitting to name a beautiful, flawless rose in honor of Catherine’s.

]]> By: nanne http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-56 nanne Mon, 02 May 2011 22:10:16 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-56 hi allen! i am a native alabamian who is now living in the midwest, a 3rd generation graduate of the university of alabama and an avid gardener who loves your pbs show and your blog. i'm writing, as a fellow southerner, to beg for your assistance in the relief effort for the victims of lasts week's horrific tornado that ravaged north alabama and parts of mississippi, georgia and tennessee. tuscaloosa is in ruins. parts of the city where there were homes & businesses have nothing left but rubble & bodies. there are small communities in the outlying areas of tuscaloosa that are just not there anymore. these people need everything--food, paper products, baby supplies, money, prayers & good thoughts. i don't know if you ever do this kind of thing, but i am sending you a link to a university of alabama website that is acting as a link hub for organzations that are attempting to help the tornado victims. it is reputable, sponsered by the UofA and pretty comprehensive. i am being a big pill and sending this link to all of my favorite bloggers in hopes that they will help us. my self and the people of alabama would so appreciate your help in bringing attention and aid to these people who have lost everything. thank you allen! nanne cutler the link: http://bama-slis.libguides.com/helpBama hi allen!

i am a native alabamian who is now living in the midwest, a 3rd generation graduate of the university of alabama and an avid gardener who loves your pbs show and your blog.

i’m writing, as a fellow southerner, to beg for your assistance in the relief effort for the victims of lasts week’s horrific tornado that ravaged north alabama and parts of mississippi, georgia and tennessee.

tuscaloosa is in ruins. parts of the city where there were homes & businesses have nothing left but rubble & bodies. there are small communities in the outlying areas of tuscaloosa that are just not there anymore.

these people need everything–food, paper products, baby supplies, money, prayers & good thoughts.

i don’t know if you ever do this kind of thing, but i am sending you a link to a university of alabama website that is acting as a link hub for organzations that are attempting to help the tornado victims. it is reputable, sponsered by the UofA and pretty comprehensive.

i am being a big pill and sending this link to all of my favorite bloggers in hopes that they will help us.

my self and the people of alabama would so appreciate your help in bringing attention and aid to these people who have lost everything.

thank you allen!
nanne cutler

the link:

http://bama-slis.libguides.com/helpBama

]]> By: BarbaraA. Justin http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-55 BarbaraA. Justin Mon, 02 May 2011 21:44:44 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-55 I am currently the Secretary to the Greater Cincinnati Rose Association. I have been a big fan of yours from the very beginning!! I currently have 100 Rose bushes - - they mean so much to me. I enjoy reading everything that you say, print etc. on the subject of roses. I am currently the Secretary to the Greater Cincinnati Rose Association. I have been a big fan of yours from the very beginning!! I currently have 100 Rose bushes – - they mean so much to me. I enjoy reading everything that you say, print etc. on the subject of roses.

]]> By: June Nicholls http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/garden/for-the-love-of-roses/comment-page-1#comment-54 June Nicholls Mon, 02 May 2011 19:17:33 +0000 http://www.pallensmith.com/blog/?p=61#comment-54 I am in the UK and am very interested in these Knock Out roses. Do you know what they might be called over here please. Regards, June I am in the UK and am very interested in these Knock Out roses. Do you know what they might be called over here please.

Regards,
June

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