Little tidbits of my life

Wild Roses Gone Wild!

I think I have mentioned in previous blogs that I had planted wild roses in front of my deck and they never bloom...the buds just turn brown and shrivel up.  I do not like to spray insecticides on my plants because I do not want to kill the butterflies or bees, so I never sprayed these roses.  My hubby HATES the wild rose bush b/c it's just all over the place.  I bargained w/him that if the buds shrivel up again this year, then I would cut them down.  BUT I want to give it at least one more try and see some pretty blooms this year!!!

WELL, I read somewhere that if you spray liquid fabric softener on rose bushes, the aphids (sp?) will go away???  or I guess they can't hold on to a leaf coated with gooey stuff...I had purchased 1 gallon of a VERY generic and RUNNY fabric softener once in a pinch at local grocery store.  Fortunately, it was still in my laundry room, so I decided to try it. 

IT WORKED!!!  I have roses galore!!!  I took a few extra shots while I was out there.  I had a long day outside yesterday, so I got quite a bit done in the flower beds, but it still needs to be weed eated and I have a few weeds to get up along driveway...ANYWAY, I thought it was pretty none the less.

I will post again once everything else blooms!

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10:03, Saturday, May 31, 2008 .. Posted by southernbelle

How beautiful!!!

garden

05:01, Thursday, June 5, 2008 .. Posted by Mennobrarian

Your garden is beautiful- and your roses look so vibrant! They must smell lovely.