ROSE RAMBLER 16.6.16 …
An interesting date to be sending you another screed of information to make your rose growing experience fun, successful and enjoyable! As this month zooms along, please know that we are doing our absolute utmost to have your roses delivered by Australia Post with expedience. Remember, orders with STANDARD ROSES are going to be delayed because we are only digging them early next week.
When the roses come to the Rose Farm, we have to grade the highest quality for orders, label and sort them – once completed, we’ll start the process of packing and posting. Here they are in the heel-in beds ready for you to select:
We have had some resounding testimonials about the beautiful quality roses we’re sending which makes our job such a pleasure – thank you! Remember, if you want to share your joy about our roses, post a quick word at www.womo.com.au – this helps others who want to purchase roses online be sure they’re ordering from a reputable supplier – thanks for all who care to share your experiences with our business!!!
GRA’S GARBLE …
The pruning demos this past weekend were a resounding success with lots of keen gardeners donning jackets and beanies to take a walk in the garden with me after I checked and sharpened their secateurs! Don’t forget to bring secateurs with you in coming weeks when I’ll be doing regular demos and just in time, the sun will shine!
I’ll show you how to plant a bare-rooted rose, what plants to enjoy around the roses and a whole lot of other ‘garble’ whilst we walk around our garden. Here’s a beautiful rose worthy of planting in a space or because the guy who bred it at Kordes Rozen, Germany, decided that all proceeds would go to a great cause – here in Australia, royalties are paid to LIONS CLUBS … awesomely healthy, great hedge rose, simply stunning …
Q. What do you call a parade of rabbits hopping backwards? A. A receding hare-line.
For those who cannot attend my demo, here are a few do’s when you’re planting roses this season:
- Dig a nice big hole at least 60 x 60 cms with a fork so you don’t squish worms
- Put the soil in a wheel barrow and blend it with compost or bagged animal manure
- Place some back in the hole and break the edges and base, thus blending all
- Pour seaweed solution over the blended soil/manure
- Create a mound and place roots over the mound then backfill from the barrow
- Hose into the hole so the soil is a slurry
- When drained, refill the hole to existing soil level with mix from barrow
- Pour seaweed solution over the newly planted rose every week for six weeks
- Lightly mulch over soil with lucerne or pea straw
The newly planted rose should require no further watering for a few weeks – especially if there is rain – whatever you do, DON’T OVERWATER this new rose and DON’T FERTILIZE at planting!
Q. Why do fish live in salt water? A. Because pepper makes them sneeze …
Have a giggle while you enjoy this cold but sunny winter weather! Gra
A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING …
There are lots of phone calls during this busy rose season and despite many attempts to have an ‘ENGAGED TONE’ installed by Telstra, your call will go immediately to ‘message bank’ if I am taking another caller which is as frustrating to me as it is to you! Frequently, the landline 03 5787 1123 and the mobile 0418 33 77 65 are ringing at the same time!!! I’m so sorry that I cannot get this sorted to make it more friendly for all of us!
I make great efforts to return as many calls as possible – please know that if you cannot reach me by phone, I will always respond to emails at: info@rosesalesonline.com.au where you can post enquiries, request rose garden design hints, tell us how happy you are with the quality of your new roses or stuff like this:
Thank you for the roses – arrived safely – I cannot get them into the ground till early next week – how should I manage them till then please? PatMy response
: Hi Pat … no rush with planting … leave them in the pack for a couple of days in a cool place and then 24 hours or so prior to planting, plonk them in a seaweed solution so they’re nice and wet at planting. Once planted, soak them to a slurry with the hose then pour the seaweed solution over them liberally. Don’t water them for a few weeks after this soaking!!!Pour seaweed solution over them at least fortnightly, then as soon as they sprout with foliage, place quality organic fertilizer over the soil around them and repeat this fertilizer every eight weeks whilst continuing with the monthly organic rose management program. Don’t forget to put a light layer of mulch over the soil too! Enjoy these beauties in your garden … Diana
Silkies Rose Farm – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 9am – 4pm
with a welcome greeting from Mooi and a smile and great service from
myself, Diana, Graham and Tova … see you soon!
