Hello Dear Rose Friends,
With a new year, exciting opportunities occur and here at Silkies Rose Farm, we’re really pleased to announce our new Facebook page! This online hub will be your go-to source for the latest in rose care, events, and gardening tips. It's a place to connect with fellow rose enthusiasts, share experiences, and get exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpses at our farm. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a budding rose lover, our Facebook community is here to inspire and guide you. Join us as we share, learn, and grow together in our shared passion for roses. Below is an exclusive offer for our new followers ... be part of this blooming journey!
… With so much humidity in all rose gardens, keeping your roses trimmed as soon as they’ve flowered is imperative – nothing more lethal than having mouldy blobs of spent roses suspended from your rose bushes or falling to the ground around them! Every time you go into the rose garden during the next few weeks, be sure to have your secateurs ready to trim every spent bloom down by at least one-third of the bush height.
Summer pruning is generally to remove at least one-third of the entire bush and it’s time to do that now.
At all times, try to retain as much foliage as possible just in case we endure extremely hot conditions – remember this rule always …
MORE FOLIAGE = MORE FLOWERS
A denuded rose bush will struggle in intense heat! With anticipated hot conditions for the rest of summer, be sure that you’ve got gardens covered with mulch and you water by deep-soaking at least 20 litres per rose per week.
A giggle for you:
Q: Why was the clock bored?
A: It had too much time on its hands.
FOLLOW-US ON FACEBOOK …
To get access to this exclusive, followers-only offer.
https://www.facebook.com/silkiesrosefarm
Offer closes 4pm on Australia Day, Friday, 26th January, 2024.
FABULOUS DAY TRIP …
We’re combining forces with several businesses to make a fabulous day trip to our region a truly memorable experience.
You’ll travel through the valley of a thousand hills where you can enjoy the most spectacular scenery from the Murchison Gap lookout. We live in a truly special part of Victoria and know you’ll enjoy a great day out in our area.
In addition to our farm, the following businesses will host an open day on 20 - 21 January 2024 :
- Seasonal Concepts
- Brave Goose Winery at Whiteheads Creek,
- The General Store
- The Village Green at Strath Creek
You can start or finish your day with a visit to us here at the Clonbinane interchange on the Hume Freeway just 60kms north of Melbourne where we’ll do a walk-and-talk in the garden.
Another giggle for you…
Q: Why can’t a giraffe’s tongue be twelve inches long?
A: Because then, it would be a foot!
Another great reason to follow us on
Facebook is that we can share beautiful pictures like this one –
Is the spider naturally white or did it camouflage itself because it was on a flower of Stainless Steel in our garden which is very pale grey/mauve, almost white. Awesome!
ORDERING BARE-ROOTED ROSES FOR THIS WINTER …
We understand that lots of people go travelling during winter as Ellen plans to:
Hi. I am considering ordering some bare root roses for this season. My concern is that I will be away between August 17 and September 8th. Before or after is no issue but I am afraid I won’t be here when they arrive. I want 2x Nahema and 1x bush Dark Desire.
I am in Bendigo Victoria. Can you advise me please. Thanks, Ellen
MY RESPONSE: Hi Ellen .. you can be 100% sure you’ll have those roses well and truly planted prior to your departure and they’ll be leafed up and ready for flowering when you get home … just a deep soak and drench with seaweed before you go and make that your priority before you unpack your bags when you arrive home in September! Cheers … Gra
It's a great idea to notify us of the dates you’re planning to be away by putting them in the comments section of your order. Each year, there are always varieties of roses which, for whatever reason, seem to be dug later than others but I know from the varieties Ellen is ordering, they’ll definitely be in the early consignments to arrive.
If you cannot find a particular rose which you would love to acquire this winter, please don’t hesitate to email this request to:
info@rosesalesonline.com.au and we will do our absolute best to locate the rose for you. Happy shopping for your bare-rooted roses!
Don’t forget that Gra is doing another Summer Rose Care Seminar this Saturday at 10.30am – Mooi was spell-bound listening to Gra talking last week.
Have a great week snipping all the sopping wet blooms off your roses!