Hartwood Roses

06/04/2016

If there are folks here who still want to follow along in the garden, come to Instagram and follow hartwoodroses. Rose photos and other garden stuff (like this beauty "Zalud House Shingled Raspberry") will be over there from now on.

05/16/2016

http://hartwoodroses.blogspot.com/2016/05/open-garden-day-announcement-2016.html

02/02/2016

It's February, and I just realized that I haven't posted anything here since early October. I have decided that I'm going to mothball this page and not post here anymore. It's too frustrating trying to outwit FB's algorithm, and to have so few of you see posts on your feeds. I surrender.

Keep up with Hartwood happenings via my blog (www.hartwoodroses.blogspot.com) and email is always available if you have a question ([email protected]). I'm working on a whole new Hartwood Roses web site that will better reflect of my shift of emphasis from rose selling to rose education and preservation.

10/11/2015

Today, I tried bud-grafting for the first time. The rootstock is Multiflora, given to me by a friend, and the bud is from 'Radiance' which grows at Hollywood Cemetery. All that's left to do now is wait to see if it takes. Cross your fingers.

10/10/2015

This is the arrangement that I made with the flowers that I brought home from Hollywood Cemetery yesterday, with a few things added from my own garden, to take with me to Doug Seidel's funeral tomorrow. Flower arranging really isn't my thing, but I'm pretty pleased with it.

10/09/2015

I went to Hollywood Cemetery yesterday. The Musk Rose on the Crenshaw plot was amazing, as always. Within this plant of double flowers, there is a reversion to the single Musk Rose form on a few canes. I always have to be extra careful when I prune, to make sure that I preserve both parts of the plant.

10/07/2015

While I was working in the front yard rose beds this morning, I snapped this photo of a bee (from the hives next door at Hartwood Winery) hard at work in this flower on 'Frau Karl Druschki'. This little gal is perfectly safe because I use no insecticides in the garden here, no exceptions. Good bugs eat the bad bugs, I hand-pick what I can, and I make peace with whatever damage occurs as a result. A healthy garden is worth it.

10/06/2015

It is with great sadness that I tell you the news of the passing of Rev. Douglas Seidel. Doug was a friend, and a mentor, and I will miss him terribly. Here is the link to a blog post that I wrote for him today.
http://www.hartwoodroses.blogspot.com/2015/10/remembering-doug.html

09/25/2015

One of my long-time Bucket List items has been to visit the garden at Antique Rose Emporium. I will be there in November, for the Rose Festival and the Heritage Rose Foundation meeting.

The legendary Antique Rose Emporium near Brenham is for sale. Founder Mike Shoup, 63, announced Thursday he's putting his 11-acre display gardens on the market.

09/15/2015

I can't even begin to say how hard I have been working in the garden for the past few weeks, getting it in its best shape to host this year's Greyhounds Rock Fredericksburg fundraiser. Sunday, September 27, 2015, 11am to 6pm. All are invited to enjoy a family and dog friendly day here at Hartwood Manor and next door at Hartwood Winery, with a cook-out, walking trail, scavenger hunt, raffles and prizes, vendor market, rose tours, and lots more. $20 per adult / $10 per child ... proceeds benefit The Greyhound Health Initiative. All are invited. Register at the Greyhounds Rock web site (www.greyhoundsrock.org), and feel free to share this event with anyone you think will be interested. More people, more fun, more $$$ for a great cause!

08/22/2015

I saw this rose while recently on vacation in NW Montana. It was growing in a naturalized setting, at the edge of the woods, beside the road. Obviously a once-bloomer. Mature canes had laterals with lots of hips from this past summer's flowers. New basal canes were long (6 feet or so). The prickles are distinctive. I have no idea what it is. Any guesses?

08/13/2015

One hour later, and the weeding in the center bed is finished. A fresh layer of mulch would be a good thing ... later. Time to start on the side beds, after a quick water break. (Enlarge the photo to see my little Mockingbird companion perched on the peak of the roof of the little yellow building.)