Balcony roses: the promise vs. the reality
The promise: gorgeous fragrant rose blooms in July! As I wrote here back when I was still planning this year's new balcony rose...
Carolyn Thomas
the novice
Can we grow roses on a small balcony? Roses are so beautiful - yet so fussy and hard to grow.
Or are they? Let's find out together!
Balcony roses: my late summer review
A second round of new buds on my Coral Drift rose! It's been a horticultural roller coaster ride with my balcony roses this summer. From...
Balcony roses: a powdery mildew festival!
Flower Carpet Scarlet rose (that white fuzz on the leaves and bud is powdery mildew) We're five for five so far out on my summer balcony....
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Carolyn Thomas
- May 22
- 4 min
Balcony roses: we go to Ben's garden!
Yesterday was a milestone day in our family's newfound love affair with roses: my favourite son Ben and I spent four wonderful hours...
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Carolyn Thomas
- May 11
- 4 min
Balcony roses: the hanging basket rose
Flower Carpet Scarlet - apparently an "ideal rose for hanging baskets!" It's mid-May - and unseasonably chilly here on Canada's...
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Carolyn Thomas
- Apr 11
- 3 min
Balcony roses: so far, so good!
Barely four short weeks ago, I planted my first four Drift® roses (one each in red, coral, apricot and pink) out on my small balcony....
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Carolyn Thomas
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Planting the first roses out on my balcony
Yesterday was THE DAY, a damp yet mild west coast morning out on the balcony. I pulled on my green gardening gloves, my ancient red...
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Carolyn Thomas
- Mar 8
- 3 min
A bare root rose, or a rose in a pot?
Which is better? Buying a rose growing in a pot, or choosing a bare root rose (basically a clump of roots with a few short straight sticks?
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