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Roses gone wild

The mutant roses have done it again. They are taking over the house, no matter what I do to tame them they have a mind of their own. I am going to take this picture into my favorite rose lady Marilyn and ask what I should do. We cut them waaaayyyy back last fall and once again chaos. However, now that I think about it why should my roses act any differently than everything else in our house...amok, amok, amok.

Here is my organized chaos.

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Chris said…
Susan, all I have to say is...WHAT IS YOUR SECRET? I can't even get my roses to bloom! Of course, I am just starting out with this whole gardening thing, so I know I have already made mistakes. One is there is too much shade where I planted my roses, but I wanted them there! The other, judging from your blog, is I cut them down in the Spring, not fall. Oops.
9:10 PM
bobbione8y said…
i love those little peanuts in the middle of a big lawn :)) beautiful.

and as for the roses, how about RIGHT NOW you just forget that they are a pain in the butt, and enjoy the fact that they are ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS?

then, when they are done, you can go back to worrying about them.

man, i am jealous :)
8:35 AM
Susan said…
Bobbi you are so right. I need to enjoy them. I want to put a couple more peanuts in the back, but need to wait until the kids are a little older and kinder to flowers.

Chris - these are shrub roses. William Baffin and Chuckles. They really just do their own thing. You should try starting with one of those, they really are so easy.
9:51 AM
Chris said…
Thanks Susan. Easy should be my middle name!
2:21 PM
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