Clematis: Clematis chat for 2012 - Happy New Year!, 0 by pirl

pirl wrote:
I already have many hydrangeas, Lee, but not the ones you mentioned. It's hard enough now to find room for the many rooted cuttings I've made from the 100 or more I now have.

The Knock Out roses do expand and they fill spaces (here) that would otherwise be vacant and leave room for weeds. If the deer and JB's didn't like them it would be grand to have them in flower. They don't have the shape of hybrid teas, which can be so filled with roses...or blackspot or mildew. There are good and bad points in many plants and roses aren't any exception - neither are clematises or lilies or daylilies, etc. My California friend just spent two weeks of long days to prune his climbers and other roses. That's a lot of work!

Marilyn - sometimes tossing them is better than watching them languish. I've sent my share to the dump.

Here's one the deer missed - rose tree 'Peace', taken just before the skies poured rain.