Comments on: Its the Small Things http://www.kashubeck.com/blog/2008/07/08/its-the-small-things/ A blog about what I'm trying to cram into only 24 hours Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dmkash http://www.kashubeck.com/blog/2008/07/08/its-the-small-things/#comment-1233 dmkash Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:22:28 +0000 http://www.kashubeck.com/blog/2008/07/08/its-the-small-things/#comment-1233 Thanks, Eric! Trust me, I'm not swearing off roses at all. Hopefully I can have a rose garden at our new house. I have heard about some of the newer varieties being hardier. Thanks for the book pointer . . . I'll check it out. Thanks, Eric! Trust me, I’m not swearing off roses at all. Hopefully I can have a rose garden at our new house. I have heard about some of the newer varieties being hardier. Thanks for the book pointer . . . I’ll check it out.

]]> By: Eric Wiley http://www.kashubeck.com/blog/2008/07/08/its-the-small-things/#comment-1226 Eric Wiley Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:12:12 +0000 http://www.kashubeck.com/blog/2008/07/08/its-the-small-things/#comment-1226 Hey D! Like this post. Seven old rose bushes of diff. variety came with our house purchase in Columbus. They were beautiful and we loved them, but as you say they took upkeep. Black spot, aphids, etc. sucked up way too much of my time and attention. However, there is hope! In his book The "Gardening Book For Ohio", author Denny McKeown writes that there are now many varieties of roses available that are resistant to all the old diseases. Just as beautiful and maintenance-free. I don't have the book handy or I'd recommend some, but just wanted to mention it so you wouldn't swear off of roses entirely. :) Hey D! Like this post. Seven old rose bushes of diff. variety came with our house purchase in Columbus. They were beautiful and we loved them, but as you say they took upkeep. Black spot, aphids, etc. sucked up way too much of my time and attention.

However, there is hope! In his book The “Gardening Book For Ohio”, author Denny McKeown writes that there are now many varieties of roses available that are resistant to all the old diseases. Just as beautiful and maintenance-free. I don’t have the book handy or I’d recommend some, but just wanted to mention it so you wouldn’t swear off of roses entirely. :)

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