Hello ROSE ROCK STARS of Tampa Bay! Have you successfully recovered from St. Patrick’s Day? We wanted to take a moment to tell you about the new roses we received this week. We haven’t seen some of these in a while, but we also got some of our favorite standards! Please note, some of the varieties we received in limited quantity, so call and speak with someone on Saturday to verify we still have what you’re looking for (813-839-6151)! Don’t forget...now is the time of year to cutback your roses! As Mr. Hardin always said, wait until the Strawberry Festival, we will be clear of any cold weather and you can do the major pruning needed for spring. John and Schultz have been busy making Mr. Hardin’s Top Secret topping soil to be used in tandem with your annual cut-back. Those of you who’ve tried it know this magical treatment gives your roses the hearty spring time fertilization they need. Rich with 10 fertilizers, it kick-starts your established roses with a spring “bloom boom” and takes them into the Florida summer! One bag feeds two bushes and will serve as this month’s fertilizer. Make sure you read this whole email…the last section contains information where you can see the nursery in “different” places and other events the rose lover in you will want to check-out! Pope John Paul II – hybrid tea, Rose for a Cause – 10% of net sales donated to the poor of sub-Saharan Africa Mister Lincoln – hybrid tea, 1965 All America Rose Selections winner, deep red blooms with strong melon scent Double Delight – hybrid tea, 1977 AARS Award Winner, scarlet buds open to a creamy white-washed pin, ending in buttery yellow and strawberry red, strong spice fragrance Showbiz – floribunda, AARS Award Winner, brilliantly colored red blooms in showy sprays, with long lasting flowers, light fragrance, great in mass plantings or as borders Tiffany – hybrid tea, 1955 AARS Award Winner, medium pink with yellow heart, strong fruity fragrance Our Lady of Guadalupe – floribunda, Rose for a Cause – 5% of net sales helps the Hispanic College Fund, free-flowering silvery pink blossoms, light sweet fragrance Don Juan – climber, dark red large bloom with heavy old rose fragrance Sunsprite – floribunda, deep yellow sweet scented large cluster blooming Queen Elizabeth – grandiflora, 1955 AARS Award Winner, light pink with light tea rose fragrance L.D. Braithwaite – English, bright red crimson, old rose fragrance Chrysler Imperial – hybrid tea, 1953 AARS Award Winner, velvety maroon buds, won the Gamble Medal for fragrance Angel Face – floribunda, 1969 AARS Award Winner, lavender with strong old-rose fragrance Dick Clark – floribunda, AARS Award Winner, black-red buds spiral open to show off swirls of cream edged and washed with vibrant cherry pink, that begin to blush burgundy in the sun and finish in a deep dark red, moderate cinnamon spice fragrance Elle – hybrid tea, 2005 AARS Award Winner, two-toned shell pink blooms with yellow undertones, strong citrus and spice scent Gold Medal – grandiflora, deep yellow with orange-red edges, light spicy tea rose fragrance Fragrant Cloud – hybrid tea, 1968 Rose of the Year, winner of the Gamble Medal for fragrance, bright coral-red, strong old-rose fragrance Calico – hybrid tea, strong pink with yellow reverse, light tea fragrance Sunflare – floribunda, 1983 AARS Award Winner, lemon yellow cluster blooms, mild licorice fragrance All American Magic – Grandiflora, double flowers bloom in bright red and yellow stripes and fade to pink and cream, light fragrance White Iceberg – shrub, pure white double blooms with rich, honey perfume fragrance Midas Touch – hybrid tea, 1994 AARS Award Winner, rich musk fragrant bright yellow blooms with deep semi-glossy foliage Joseph’s Coat – climber, double kaleidoscope yellow-and-red blooms with light sweet fragrance Pink Summer Snow – shrub, pink cluster blooming, light fragrance White Summer Snow – shrub, white cluster blooming, light fragrance Mother’s Day – floribunda, blooms in clusters of globular crimson bouquets, long lasting bloom with light fragrance Love Song – floribunda, lovely lavender old fashioned flowers (large, fully double, ruffled), mild citrus fragrance The nursery is “out and about”! Here are some upcoming events that the rose lover in you needs to know about: Friday, March 21, 12:30p ET – John will be speaking to a group at Palm Ceia United Methodist Church, 3723 W. Bay to Bay Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33629 (northeast corner of Bay to Bay Boulevard & S. Dale Mabry Highway). He’ll be primed and ready to talk with everyone about all things roses. They will be serving lunch during this meeting at a cost of $7.00/person, so if you’d like to join please email Glen Hooper at [email protected], or call the church directly at 813-837-1541 so they have an accurate headcount. Saturday, April 12, 10a-4p ET – Rose Festival Phillippi Estate Mansion (5500 South Tamiami Trail at Constitution Avenue, just north of Clark Road), FREE event sponsored by The Bradenton-Sarasota Rose Society and the Sarasota County Parks and Recreation Department. Enjoy an old garden rose tour featuring classic Old Garden Roses, rose displays presented by Rose Society Members, classes on rose selection, culture and care, and John will be there with lots of Hardin’s roses available for purchase. So come by, say hi and give John a little grief…he doesn’t make it to Sarasota often (wonder if he’ll be wearing his big straw hat like the “Rose Man” photo on the website?)! For more information visit b-srs.org/RoseFestival/. Saturday & Sunday, April 26 & 27, 9a-4p ET – Green Thumb Festival sponsored by the St. Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department (Walter Fuller Park, 7891 26th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710). For the first time ever the nursery is participating as a vendor in this annual event, and John will be there with tons of our beautiful 3 gallon rose bushes available for purchase. They say 30,000-35,000 people attend this free 2 day horticultural extravaganza, and we sure hope you will be part of that crowd and will stop by to visit John and the team from the nursery. For more information please visit stpeteparksrec.org/greenthumb/index.html. Saturday, May 10, 12-9p ET - the Tampa Rose Society will host its Annual Rose Show at the Westfield Citrus Park Mall, 8021 Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, FL 33625, inside in front of Sears. For more information please visit tamparosesociety.org. We have a Facebook page now! Go to facebook/hardinsnursery and “like” us! This is another fun way for us to connect and share the world of Hardin’s Nursery. We’ll solicit your input from time to time and have fun “talking roses”…it’s where all the ROSE ROCK STARS can congregate and share a virtual rose garden! We’d love to post your garden photos! As you know, we are open on Saturdays only, 8a-4p. We are located on the northwest corner of Dale Mabry Highway and Ohio Avenue, one mile south of the Dale Mabry Highway and Gandy Boulevard intersection. Hope to see you soon!
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:04:37 +0000
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