tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post4192046918981574609..comments2024-03-29T04:08:44.616-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Abraham Darby, pure beautyMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-81484715203494770172010-07-08T09:46:02.041-04:002010-07-08T09:46:02.041-04:00Thats an exceptional specimen of Abraham Darby. I ...Thats an exceptional specimen of Abraham Darby. I think it almost competes with <a href="http://www.gardenpipl.com/members-gardens/image.action?iid=43" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. :)Garden Muchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762977407717629802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-11125629450919795932010-05-31T11:31:52.265-04:002010-05-31T11:31:52.265-04:00I don't think the rose can make it in the long...I don't think the rose can make it in the long run, but right now it is raging against the dying of the light, so I shall let it. It's made even more shoots, but 3/4's of the plant is dead.<br /><br />Iona, about the hot water - I've always done it, and Googled a little bit and see that florists recommend it, too. I can't explain why it works, though...They seem to reserve it for airlock - if the rose head is drooping...<br /><br />When my mother grew masses of Iceland poppies in Bloemfontein, we burned the picked stems over a candle. The firebug in me was delighted.<br /><br />Hi Tony - happy you found it. Now - do you know any good gardens to visit in J'burg ( I only know about Brenthurst)? :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-11006109369907695232010-05-31T06:25:06.483-04:002010-05-31T06:25:06.483-04:00i recently read about your blog in "visi"...i recently read about your blog in "visi" magazine..... it's such fun. i do believe i will become a follower. tony in jhb RSAteddybear airedaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15051149195371722882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-88800425492868448252010-05-29T23:03:30.352-04:002010-05-29T23:03:30.352-04:00I've never heard of placing the ends of roses ...I've never heard of placing the ends of roses in boiling water before placing them in a vase. Wouldn't the boiling water cook the ends of the rose and keep water from wicking up the stem, or make the rose wilt faster? The florist taught us to cut the stems under running water and put a penny in the bottom of the vase to keep out the bacteria. <br /><br />Your rose is gorgeous, just stunning. I'm happy, for you, that it came alive this spring.lonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-34373895894997042062010-05-29T09:05:13.585-04:002010-05-29T09:05:13.585-04:00Stunning. Of course you must keep the plant going...Stunning. Of course you must keep the plant going.<br />PamAngel Simbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074602760368917569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-34271743072801637572010-05-28T19:33:29.819-04:002010-05-28T19:33:29.819-04:00I do love the Abraham Darby and am overjoyed that ...I do love the Abraham Darby and am overjoyed that it came back to life. Such beauty!Donatellanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-14023165844166611052010-05-28T17:58:46.294-04:002010-05-28T17:58:46.294-04:00Ah, I had one of these in my previous garden and l...Ah, I had one of these in my previous garden and loved it dearly but my present garden, high and stony soil but very beautiful in the Welsh hills, seems better suited to the tough Rosa Rugosas. But looking at it again here I am tempted to give it a go.... You never know.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-19091791964872555322010-05-28T16:56:01.125-04:002010-05-28T16:56:01.125-04:00Almost nothing is as satisfying as a plant that - ...Almost nothing is as satisfying as a plant that - against all odds - comes back. I think that's part of what keeps gardeners coming back! Congrats!webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.com