Hello earthlings. Welcome to the world of plants, dirt and rocks. This blog will revolve around the small landscape company my wife, Donna, and I own and run, known as Harmony Landscapes, and the plants and landscape situations we have encountered along the way. Just a good time talking earthly subjects and such! Thanks for stopping by....themanfromearth (aka Rob Huckestein) (harmonylandscapes@yahoo.com)
Monday, March 13, 2017
A rose is a rose is not a rose.
Not this one, any how. It's Lady Banks Rose and it differs from what we normally think of when we think rose. It is thornless and that's nice. Also, it is evergreen..another plus. One negative is that it is not a repeat bloomer. Don't let that deter you from wanting one in your yard, though. The plant can be breathtaking when it does bloom in the early Spring. This is a climbing rose, although, I've heard of people using it as a free standing large shrub. Lady Banks works well trained over an entrance or up a trellis. It can easily grow 20'+ from the ground out. These pictures are from a plant I installed about 10 years ago. I've been maintaining it since the installation by pruning it back during the Summer from time to time and supporting it above the garage door.
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