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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!

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Balcony roses: they're finally in bloom!

Balcony roses: they're finally in bloom!

My row of four Drift roses (clockwise: apricot, pink, coral and red) that I planted out on the balcony in March (over three months ago)...
Balcony roses: new buds AND Black Spot?!

Balcony roses: new buds AND Black Spot?!

At last! The first blush of colour on my Coral Drift rosebuds! But what's this? Looks like the dreaded Black Spot fungus on the same...
Balcony roses: what causes weak stems?

Balcony roses: what causes weak stems?

Just look at those gorgeous rosebuds ready to open! But here's what I'm worried about... We've had weeks of unseasonably cool damp...
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Balcony roses: they're finally in bloom!
Carolyn Thomas
  • 17 hours ago
  • 4 min

Balcony roses: they're finally in bloom!

My row of four Drift roses (clockwise: apricot, pink, coral and red) that I planted out on the balcony in March (over three months ago)...
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Balcony roses: new buds AND Black Spot?!
Carolyn Thomas
  • Jun 24
  • 4 min

Balcony roses: new buds AND Black Spot?!

At last! The first blush of colour on my Coral Drift rosebuds! But what's this? Looks like the dreaded Black Spot fungus on the same...
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Balcony roses: what causes weak stems?
Carolyn Thomas
  • Jun 2
  • 3 min

Balcony roses: what causes weak stems?

Just look at those gorgeous rosebuds ready to open! But here's what I'm worried about... We've had weeks of unseasonably cool damp...
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Balcony roses: we go to Ben's garden!
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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Balcony roses: so far, so good!
Carolyn Thomas
  • Apr 12
  • 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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Today's roses: never mind what your mother grew
Carolyn Thomas
  • Mar 14
  • 4 min

Today's roses: never mind what your mother grew

One of the first things I learned in 1972 (when I was just a tiny baby!) after moving to Canada's beautiful west coast was this:...
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