OUTDOOR ROSE GROWING 



completely surrounding it, there would be a great 

 opportunity not only for the proper growing of many 

 of these very beautiful varieties which otherwise one 

 cannot hope to raise, but by utilizing both sides of 

 the wall it would be possible to bring roses into 

 bloom at different times. On the north side only the 

 very hardiest of the climbing roses would do at all 

 well. Wichuraianas and hardy Polyanthas would be 

 roses to try, and if four such roses of the same variety 

 were planted on four different exposures they would 

 come into bloom at various times, thus lengthening 

 the period of bloom. 



A difference in soil and situation affects the time 

 of bloom to some extent. A north slope will come 

 in slightly later than a southern exposure; but in 

 colder sections, and particularly in sections where 

 late frost is Uable to occur after growth is started, a 

 north slope is a safe exposure. In such a situation 

 the early spring sun will not reach the roses as it 

 would on a southern slope, and they will not be 

 forced into growth only to be killed back afterwards 

 by the late frosts. It has been well proved that high 

 ground will not have as much frost as low, well- 

 sheltered ground, for in the latter the frost will settle 

 in the late spring and cause damage, whereas on the 



high ground the air will have free access and will 



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