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  1. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Fox urine - how to deter foxes and save the roses they are killing =_(

    Hi all,Foxes have been digging holes and urinating next to my rose shrub and plants all year. Most of the leaves have fallen from the plants...
    Thread by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Jul 8, 2023, 5 replies, in forum: Gardening Discussions
  2. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Rose bush snapped at the base - can I save it?

    Hi all,I've just realised that a fox or the winds this week have snapped a small rose bush plant at its base, with a bit still hanging on.The...
    Thread by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 23, 2023, 1 replies, in forum: Roses
  3. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Should I cut back my roses (that have started budding) now or later

    Hi all,I went out to tidy up my dad's garden (very much needed!) and noticed all of our roses bushes have started budding and there's quite a...
    Thread by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Feb 8, 2022, 6 replies, in forum: Roses
  4. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Hello!

    (I haven't spotted/heard the parakeets yet this year.)
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 21, 2021 in forum: New Members Introduction
  5. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Hello!

    Hello again!I thought it would be good to post about the progress I made with some photos. I had a lot of fun (and stress!) last year getting...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 21, 2021 in forum: New Members Introduction
  6. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Identification and major pruning help neeed

    Hello and thank you @Victoria! Sorry I missed your post before. I've replied to you properly in the intro thread I started last year. I haven't...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 21, 2021 in forum: Roses
  7. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Pruning dead looking fushia and fox urine

    I want to be ruthless!!Thanks for the advice, I cut them down to 20-30cm yesterday. (couldn't bring myself to go all the way. ) Looking forward...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
  8. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Identification and major pruning help neeed

    Pretty much all of the stems are diseased, so I'm going to have cut off all green stems leaving just the thick brown brown wood - is that right?...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: Roses
  9. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Identification and major pruning help neeed

    I quite like it as a big shrub, but I've made some extra cuts to bring the height down down quite a bit.I'm worried if I cut off too much the...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 8, 2021 in forum: Roses
  10. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Identification and major pruning help neeed

    It might be worth simplifying my question and attaching just one photo of how the rose bush looks now. What type of rose is this and how much...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 7, 2021 in forum: Roses
  11. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Pruning dead looking fushia and fox urine

    Whoa, that's a lot! I keep forgetting you have to be pretty ruthless when gardening.Okay, I feel better about taking a lot off it now.
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 7, 2021 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
  12. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Pruning dead looking fushia and fox urine

    Thanks @flounder, I'll give it a go.(UGH THE SMELL!!!)
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 7, 2021 in forum: General Gardening Discussion
  13. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Pruning dead looking fushia and fox urine

    Hi all,I've been in the garden this week for the first time since winter and I saw my fushia Bush looking pretty dead and gone. I've read it...
    Thread by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 6, 2021, 7 replies, in forum: General Gardening Discussion
  14. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Great leaning tower of roses

    Sorry, I didn't mean transplant it to a completely different place. Just try and reposition it where it is to make it more upright and balanced....
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 6, 2021 in forum: Roses
  15. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Great leaning tower of roses

    Whoops! Sorry, I didn't upload a current photo. So as you can see I've chopped it to a quarter of its former height (good to know that was the...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 6, 2021 in forum: Roses
  16. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Great leaning tower of roses

    Hi again,I'm case you haven't read my other post, my mother planted some rose bushes 28 years ago. I've been looking after them for the last...
    Thread by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 6, 2021, 5 replies, in forum: Roses
  17. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Identification and major pruning help neeed

    Hi all,My mum planted our rose bushes 28 years ago, and they're still going strong. I've been looking after them (not so well) since she passed...
    Thread by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Mar 6, 2021, 8 replies, in forum: Roses
  18. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Using jars and plastic bags with cuttings

    Okay, have put some holes in the bags now, fingers crossed!
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Jul 8, 2020 in forum: Roses
  19. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Dying self-seeded baby climbing roses

    Okay, thanks Pete, I'll try pruning them back.
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Jul 5, 2020 in forum: Roses
  20. Shyamalie Satkunanandan
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    Using jars and plastic bags with cuttings

    I recently was given a lot of very young plants and cuttings all at once, so it was a real baptism of fire to get over my fear of failure. It's...
    Post by: Shyamalie Satkunanandan, Jul 5, 2020 in forum: Roses
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