Hello Dear Rose Friends,

Well, what a great bunch of folks you are! Thank you so very much for responding to our survey in last week’s email and we promise not to bother you unless we’re ever in a jam and need your assistance … the results of the survey are outstanding with -

• Most are happy to receive a weekly email – you be in control and simply file or delete the RR when you’re too busy or not interested;
• Lots of you actually love the content and have given us great ideas for moving forward – stay tuned for your ideas to be implemented;
• We’re pleased that you like most things about purchasing roses from us and we thoroughly enjoyed reading your comments;
• We haven’t had an active Facebook or Instagram account up until now but we’re going to ‘skill-up’, be actively involved in social media and totally understand those who choose to opt-out! 

This Rose Rambler will continue to be my interaction with you as I don’t have Social Media but Diana is sure to keep me informed - we both really love putting this weekly newsletter together!

ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN YOUR SPRING GARDEN WILL PAY OFF...

Hi Gra, we commenced our maintenance rose spraying last week and already the roses are budding up and nearly bursting with buds. We hope to gradually place mulch, lucerne hay, on the rose beds soon as this also helps them grow and bloom. When do we commence fertiliser?

“Knockout” is doing well so far and we hope to place mulch around the hedge this weekend. My husband attacked it with the hedge clippers and wonder of wonders it has picked up and is coming along in leaps and bounds. Perhaps it just needed a good “haircut”.

We had an automatic dripper system installed in the rose beds and so far, so good. We planted garlic around the hybrid T’s to help with aphid control, and along with Eco products this has proved OK.

How tall and wide does “Gra’s Blue” grow as I would like to plant this near the letter box?

When the weather fines up, we will call-in to your nursery and collect some fertiliser.
Kind Regards, Mike & Yvonne.

MY RESPONSE …

Thanks for this update, Yvonne … I would suggest you place fertilizer under the mulch for almost direct application to the soil … … yes, “Gra’s Blue” would be PERFECT beside your letter box because it grows around 75 cms high, has very few thorns and each time you reach into the box, you’ll take a sniff of one of the most fragrant roses ever! Enjoy the glory of spring in your garden and we’ll see you again soon … cheers

PLEASE NOTE THAT “GRA’S BLUE” IS STILL OUT OF STOCK BUT WE EXPECT TO HAVE THE WONDERFUL MINIATURE/PATIO ROSE AVAILABLE IN EARLY SUMMER AND WILL ADVISE YOU OF THIS ACCORDINGLY.