ROSE RAMBLER 9.6.2016 …
What a pleasure the clouds and rainy conditions are for us while we are scrambling to sort into categories, label and pit into heel-beds the magnificent roses our grower has presented for you to plant in your garden this winter!
In our thirty years of working with bare-rooted roses, we’ve never had such HUGE plants to deal with and yes, they’re just two year old plants which have enjoyed unprecedented, favourable seasonal growing conditions to produce such monster specimens!
We are working flat-out to post all the roses where orders can be fulfilled with the 5,500 which are here now. We are still waiting on some varieties to come to the Rose Farm. STANDARD ROSES will be dug in the next two/three weeks – weather depending – and any order which contains standard roses will be posted during JULY.
I urge you to be patient please! If you are going away in the coming weeks and don’t want roses posted, please let us know. Otherwise, you will be notified when they are in transit and Australia Post is being very reliable by presenting our parcels in very timely fashion! Phew!!
Since this weekend is another long-weekend with Queen’s Birthday Holiday on Monday and the weather forecast for Saturday isn’t great, we’ll hold PRUNING DEMONSTRATIONS s on Sunday, 12th and Monday, 13th – 1.30pm both days.
GRA’S GARBLE …
Here’s my joke for the week: “What’s wrong with Dylan?” asked Father Donnal. His wife replied: “I don’t know Father but yesterday he swallowed a spoon and he hasn’t stirred since.”
When you come to the Rose Farm for a pruning demonstration, I’ll show you how companion planting around roses with vegetables and herbs is a great way of producing healthy, home-grown veggies for the family whilst making the most of soil area around the rose bushes.
I grow lots of greens – silver beet and various types of kale which we now use in soups and hearty winter meals of mashed potato with silver beet, meatballs and gravy – superfood which kids love too! Every day, I supply greens of some description to the chooks which means I have very few health issues with my chooks.
BLACK CAVIAR roses arrived in the nursery yesterday – stunning two-year-old plants so if you’re looking for a really dark, dark red rose with amazing fragrance, this is the one I highly recommend …
Tune into 3CR Community Radio Garden Show this Sunday 12/6 morning at 7.30am – 9.15amwhen I will be there to answer your questions along with a panel of garden experts. Do give me a call on 03 9419 8377 – you’ll find 3CR on the AM dial at 855.