Hello dear rose friends … there is heaps of action here at the
Silkies Rose Farm with lots of magnificent bare-rooted plants snuggly bedded down and sorted – still waiting on many rose varieties as you will know if your order hasn’t been processed YET!
Meantime, keep digging and dunging your new rose beds – roses love to go into prepared soil and you will be rewarded for many years with healthy, robust roses if you put a bit of effort into soil preparation NOW!
GRA’S GARBLE …
As the GIFT ROSE grows in popularity, let me give you a few suggestions for when you have an occasion in your life which offers the opportunity of telling your feelings by sending a beautifully gift wrapped rose along with a card inscribed with your own personal message and posted in a magnificently presented gift box.
BEST FRIEND
The name pretty much says it all as this rose is absolutely beautiful with cerise pink, high-centred perfectly formed blooms on the longest stems and an amazing fragrance.
The bush is tall (1.5metres), robust and healthy
Q. What is the difference between a fly and a bird?
A. A bird can fly, but a fly can’t bird …
REMEMBER ME
The ultimate rose to present on the sad occasion of a death; this beautiful rose is sturdy enough for a ‘non-gardener’ to place in their garden and enjoy a proliferation of perfectly formed blooms with a blend of apricot/orange/red throughout the flowering season – glossy foliage compliments the stunning flowers!
LINKED HEARTS
Soft pink, highly fragrant and perfectly formed blooms adorn this bush in frequent proliferation throughout the season – such a robust, healthy shrub with a name so appropriate when the occasion arises!
There are way more suggestions on giftroses.com.au – go take a look but remember that there are no flowers on the roses now but they still look fabulous when beautifully gift wrapped and carded with your personal message by Diana!
Q. What do you get if you cross a tarantula with a rose? A. I’m not sure but I wouldn’t try smelling it!
I’ll be doing a ROSE PRUNING DEMONSTRATION – this SATURDAY AFTERNOON – 2.00pm see you there! Gra
IN CLOSING …
If you’re considering having a ‘serious prune’ of your rose garden this year, let me suggest you contact eric@intergrow.com.au or phone: 0402 352 843 to book rose pruning this season … he’s ‘amazing’ on hedge pruning too!
Cheers from Diana, Graham and Mooi at Clonbinane
