{"id":6170,"date":"2010-02-21T00:40:07","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T07:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6170"},"modified":"2012-11-29T07:26:17","modified_gmt":"2012-11-29T14:26:17","slug":"free-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/free-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Climbers for free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/3786216038\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2572\/3786216038_e1a0a5256f.jpg\" alt=\"Climber\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can grow more Roses for free by taking cuttings but do not expect a 100% success rate. You should get more than 50% so just take more cuttings!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roses from Cuttings<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Select some healthy green canes that have become a bit woody in September.<\/li>\n<li>Cut 8 inch lengths, just above a bud eye at the top and below a bud eye at the bottom. Remove lower leaves.<\/li>\n<li>Fill plant pots with a mix of sharp sand and soil 2:1 and push in the cuttings half way.<\/li>\n<li>Water and keep\u00c2\u00a0 in a sheltered spot until Autumn.<\/li>\n<li>To over winter,\u00c2\u00a0 protect\u00c2\u00a0 the cuttings by burying the pots in a trench or keeping them in a lit, frost free environment.<\/li>\n<li>In late April rooted cuttings can be transplanted. Do not let them bloom in the first year to build up some strength.<\/li>\n<li>From a summer cutting that has not become woody remove lower leaves leaving a small part of the leaf stalk. Cut a cross in the base and hold it open with a grain of wheat to act as a natural hormone. Soak the stem in water overnight and plant in a soil &amp; sand mix.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Roses By Layering<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ramblers and roses with very long stems can be layered in spring.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a long stem that is growing close to the ground.<\/li>\n<li>Leave it attached to the plant, lay it horizontally and remove the leaves where it touches the ground.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully make an incision in the bark on the underside of the stem, cover with 2&#8243; of soil and leave the tip of the stem exposed.<\/li>\n<li>Peg the stem down with bent wire, water and leave until late Autumn or spring. When rooted it can be cut from the mother plant with secateurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Claude Monet \" src=\"http:\/\/www.tandmpics.com\/240\/9\/09454.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This rose is available from<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Plants<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=roses\"> from Thompson &amp; Morgan <\/a>not quite free.<\/p>\n<p>Claude Monet Artists&#8217; Rose. &#8216;This truly exquisite hybrid tea rose leaves you spellbound by its ever-changing colour combinations. Each bloom is a unique work of art, with layers of fragrance that form a pyramid. The first scent you smell is that of bergamot and lemon. Go back an hour later and discover rose, pear and vine-peach. If you cut the stem and put it in a vase, on the base notes of green almond, ivy and vanilla remain.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately it is not free at \u00c2\u00a311.99 but any cuttings from it will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can grow more Roses for free by taking cuttings but do not expect a 100% success rate. You should get more than 50% so just take more cuttings! Roses from Cuttings Select some healthy green canes that have become a bit woody in September. Cut 8 inch lengths, just above a bud eye at the top and below a bud eye at the bottom. Remove lower leaves. Fill plant pots with a mix of sharp sand and soil 2:1&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/free-roses\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,13],"tags":[114],"class_list":["post-6170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers","category-tips","tag-cuttings"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}