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My First Rose Alley

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Member rose garden   Listing last updated on 08 Jul 2020.
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My first attempt to grow roses in VA. In May 2008, I planted 2 "May Queen" (R. wichuriana X) from Monticello's Center for Historic Plants on the south side of the house. They survived, so I decided to try some climbers to screen one end of the front porch, which led to the rose alley.

It's on the east side of our house, on a narrow, north-south oriented lot. It gets about 3 - 8 hours of direct sun, with the most sun at the north (porch) end. The middle is shaded by the neighbor's house until about mid-day; the south end is partially shaded by trees at the back of the lot. From the front of the house to the back, I have: Cl. Lemon Meringue; 2 Jude the Obscure (David Austin roses); Cl. Golden Showers; another Jude the Obscure; a found rose from Colonial Williamsburg, thought to be a Musk Rose; and then an azalea that's too big to transplant. At the south end, we just built a pergola and planted a Cl. Blaze on one side and a Cl. Joseph's Coat on the other. For the most part, I've chosen roses that are fragrant, repeat bloomers.

As of mid-October 2008, they roses survived a hot, humid summer, and as cooler weather set in, the repeat bloomers put on a new burst of blooms. The wichurianas have grown rampantly. The Musk rose had several large clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers, but hasn't done much growing this year.

I didn't start with a specific plan for the garden, except for the Joseph's Coat that I dearly wanted. I'm thinking about only adding roses that were available prior to 1925, when the house was built. Stay tuned!
 
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