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p14 economist suntribune thursday october 30 1997 protect your roses now for coming winter roses for canadian gardens by robert osborne is a practi cal guide to varieties of hardy roses and techniques for grow ing them two of the hardiest groups are roses of the explorer series developed in ottawa food page correction on tuesdays food page one ingredient was published incorrectly for the friendly ghosts recipe instead of one egg white the recipe actually calls for three egg whites the newspaper regrets the error and the morden series bred in manitoba these are shrub roses that have been hybridized to bloom all summer many gardeners prefer these roses that need no winter protection and have a less formal appearance mak ing them valuable in the flower border rather than being segre gated in a rose garden the less hardy more formal roses hybrid teas floribun- das and grandifloras still remain the favourite of rose fanciers these should be mounded with a foot of soil each november some gardeners use rose col lars to hold the soil around the stem others are experimenting with styrofoam cones dormant bareroot roses can starting at 900 am friday october 31 1997 to 600 pm saturday november 1 1997 5 speed manual transmission 4 wd 4 doors amfm cassette trailer hitch side bars graphics gm 1 997 rav 4 stock 78457 price plus freight and pde of 1058 and all applicable taxes licensing and insurance extra markville toyota 3362 h 17 oq40ifijy east of mccowan rd markham 9t v z i o o o 2 bullock 00 i x j i q 3 hwy7 now open to serve you land trover discovery sd leather 5840 yonge st north of finch call us at 416 250mylr 6957 r where your adventure begins not as shown lets get growing marjorie mason hogue be planted in very early spring or late fall soak the roots several hours prior to planting container grown roses can be added to the garden at anytime when purchasing a rose look for one with several sturdy stems not thin twiggy ones some roses are grown on their own roots but most are grafted onto hardy rootstick you will recognize the graft as a bulge at the base of the shrub this bulge should be buried three inches under the soil even if it is above soil level in the pot roses prefer a welldrained rich soil with plenty of moisture and at least six hours of sunshine daily they are heavy feeders and an application of manure each fall is advisable mabelle reports that she buries banana skins around her roses to provide extra potash pruning roses is really quite sim ple dont prune in the fall unless the bushes are located so that the branches whipping in the wind could be injurious to passersby shrub roses provide colourful hips for winter interest in early april when live buds are swelling prune off any blackened dead portions always cutting 18 inch above an outward facing bud established bushes should have one or two of the oldest stems removed at ground level each year for tender roses there is an old rule leave 3 to 5 stems with 3 to 5 buds on each roses are subject to several dis eases particularly mildew and black spot when selecting roses ask for those varieties which have shown resistance to these prob lems to prevent mildew provide good air circulation adequate moisture but dry foliage no overhead sprin klers and spray every two weeks with one teaspoon of baking soda and a drop of detergent in a litre of water black spot a patch of yellow centred with black can defoliate a rose and overwinters as spores in the soil under the bush all infected leaves should be garbaged each fall a fresh 24 inch layer of mulch placed around the roses in the spring will prevent the spores from being splashed up onto young leaves and reinfecting them insects that bother roses will need an entire column unfortu nately in the meantime send your ques tions and comments to- marjorie mason hogue co uxbridge tribune 88 brock st west uxbridge on l9p 1r4