Alabama Rose and Flower Garden from a Non-Green Thumb: mr. lincoln rose

Showing posts with label mr. lincoln rose. Show all posts

Friday, May 30, 2014

Can You Color Coconut Liner?

I have taken a few days off from the gardens and I can't say I haven't enjoyed them. It is raining off and on, however. I have currently five "feathers" in the peacock. The coconut liner has come in and I want it green. when I considered painting it, I felt that it would not "stick" and the green peacock would turn brown, looking like it was dying. So I and two other people I asked came to the same conclusion....food coloring.

I have gotten much better at the screening, etc. I use the henry ford method, if you will....do one concept at a time. Instead of digging, screening, planting a plant one by one, do one concept at a time...you think I would have learned this by now.

I was looking at pictures online of other peacocks and this will be fine.

This is more purple than the picture shows.

Lots of Marigolds

I will gradually shorten and widen the feathers. I was thinking of doing the "outline" of the tail in mexican heather. This is still the plan.

I think if the coconut liners green sticks it will looked filled in.

I will need to trim the lawn around it shortly. Still no word on the mower I am wanting to buy. The pool liner has finally been ordered. I don't recall when I said I would show the garden...I think a month from the 6th...but I am not sure it will be ready to show...but we will see...I have gotten a lazy bug again lately.

I think it will look good.

Here is the coconut liner roll I bought. I think it is two feet wide and 33 or 36 feet long. Don't remember off the top, but I was going to line the inside of the topiary. I bought four gallons of green food coloring...I am hoping this will work. I was gonna lay the liner flat on a tarp outside and use a sprayer to stain it. It's a filament so I am hoping this works....

Mom gave me this rose. I don't know what it is but it is a pretty orange shade.

Gerbera Daisies are coming up

JFK Rose

Mr. Lincoln

This time of year I think is the worst. It is typically humid and hot, without any rain in sight. So I love to see rain this time of year...July is typically much wetter.

Storms are brewing....

Still more to come today...I love a good storm, don't you?

Friday, July 19, 2013

Rose of the Week....Mr. Lincoln

If you want Valentine's Day type roses, then Mr. Lincoln is definitely a good choice. It makes wonderful cut roses, so if you are looking for a great, traditional red rose....go with Mr. Lincoln.

Ignore the date, this happens when I change batteries in an obviously old camera.

This was shot this morning. This would be perfect for cutting.

I do have some blackspot issue, and it can get leafless at times, but the rose is fantastic. I have only one red rose that beats it. I believe its the Chrysler Imperial, but I am still researching...but this one does have fragrance and huge blooms. For more information, click HERE

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Why doesn't my rose plant have leaves?

Ocassionally, my roses will have no leaves. In the summer, I think it is because of heat stress. I have three rose bushes with issues right now. Touch of Class, Mr. Lincoln, and Tangerine streams.

This is Touch of Class. There is screen and mulch on this plant. I think the reason in all cases is black spot. The grass grows around the plant, causing less circulation. The plant gets black spot and the leaf falls off. You see the new growth but I am avoiding an issue I need to severely address....blocking these weeds.

Hard to see the canes for the grass

Mr. Lincoln. It was also heavily mulched but the grass is very aggressive. Can you believe this is rye grass that I planted last fall? Not to self...No more rye grass...or at least not as much...

Tangerine streams is recovering but the grass is inside the canes and the canes are very thorny.

Better view of Touch of class. Moral of the story...disease has caused the leaves to fall off.

Journal Notes..more for me than readers.

Back rose bed

Tropicana I bought from DG

Ketchup and Mustard

I don't know what this easy or remember but it's very pretty...could be Peace, New Year's Day or Montezuma

Corner of the Rose bed

The back porch be likes the regular water but time to guide the climbers.

Sundial mounting is complete

Pinata...how do I train it on a brick wall?

Gardenias are blooming

This very aggressive weed looks like it has pea pods?

Endless Summer Hydrangeas benefited from the pruning... Last year, I had a serious issue with black spot on them, they look real healthy right now. Will be more preventative this year.

Memphis Music

Gosh, I love this rose.

St. Patricks.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

October 2012...the prettiest month I have had

My husband built me a 12X24 greenhouse. He ran electricity to it. At the time of this I was considering buy 15 more rose plants with a gift cards I won from work. But to do this, I would not be able to walk in it....decisions, decisions.....