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Gigantic Rose Bushes in Columbia Heights

I think they might be using too much fertilizer… These things are so huge the owners had to build a serious wood structure just to hold them up:

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By: Prince Of Petworth | 25 April 2012 10:01 PM | 10 Comments

Anonynony

Pruning fail

April 25, 2012 at 11:19 pm
- ah
  
  +1, although as next poster notes warm winter has led to rapid growth of roses this Spring.
  
  April 26, 2012 at 9:15 am
classic_six

It looks like a home-made or a make-shift trellis. To be fair, the winter-spring weather has been the right mix for rose bushes; the seem to be flourishing like mad all around the city (no fertilizer required – heh). It’s a little much for my taste as is but has potential.

April 26, 2012 at 7:38 am
ET

I had a rose bush that I did away with a number of years ago. Thing grew like a weed. One day it was manageable, by the next day I had to get out the clippers and assorted protective gear.

Was beautiful and the flowers smelled wonderful but was special needs and was not in a good place so it had to go.

April 26, 2012 at 10:16 am
pru

Warder St and Sherman ave both have gorgeous rose bushes, house after house, right now.

April 26, 2012 at 10:17 am
slickhop

There’s a massive rose bush on 11th (sort of near Wonderland) that I was admiring the other day … big purple-y flowers. but these put that one to shame.

April 26, 2012 at 12:52 pm
Trey

gross.
1st, roses are tacky
2nd, they should never be planted in the front yard
3rd, roses are tacky

April 27, 2012 at 3:29 pm
- Anonymous
  
  Why, why, and why?
  
  April 27, 2012 at 3:38 pm
textdoc

So are rosebushes difficult to grow or not?

I’ve heard they’re difficult… but I keep seeing rosebushes thriving on my street in locations where I don’t see anyone taking special care of them. (Though maybe they’re tending them when I’m not around, like during the daytime on weekdays.)

April 27, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Anonymous

Yes the trellises are home made and maybe “makeshift.” The roses have survived for close to thirty years and have not been drastically pruned as most idiots think that they should be.
They have been the same regardless to what kind of winter we’ve had. Truly, they are even better when the winter is colder.
Tacky? not in front yard?
THE OBSERVATION OF AN IDIOT!!!!

April 30, 2012 at 5:01 pm