Mid-Atlantic Gardening: FIRST FLOWERS MEMORIAL DAY 2015, 4 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Took some new pictures today---The Lilies are popping....all kinds...

1--One of my Clivias decided to bloom. It did the same last summer.

2--C. Elizabeth next to my KO Rose. Hmmm--i DO like it!

3--Tall, pink DL growing in front of my Clematis. This Clematis--"Lady Betty Balfoure"
needs an 8' + trellis. The vines are growing into all the surrounding plants...
If they all bloomed too--it will be spectacular.

4--More of the Tiny Ghost Lilies popping blooms. That is ONLY 3 plants!

5--YOO--HOOO David!!! All my Rose leaves look like this.
What is eating them and what can I (or could I) have done about it.
Customers at the HD come and ask me what to do--and what is causing it--
and all I can say is that mine are the same. usually I sell them the Systemic Beyer
Rose and Flower spray....or tell them to do a Systemic drench.
Is there anything better to use? NOw--it seems after the fact. They are all shot.

I never see anything on the leaves during the day--so the culprits must be tiny
and do their nasty deads at night.
It is not Slugs--as they could never climb up a 6' tall Rose--and--the holes in the leaves
are too tiny for Slugs to have caused them.

Please advise! I need to help my customers too.... Thanks- G.