Thanks so much Bright Star.. I'm glad you liked it... I'm a rose collector, so it wouldn't be to everyone's taste. Best of luck with your gardening this season... and lots of lovely roses I hope..
I live in SW France, and I also have about 70 roses, some in pots. It is shallow soil, limestone and clay, so I struggle a bit and so do the roses, but some have done really well. The winters can be very cold and wet and the summers hot and dry. I use a lot of manure and they all need watering in summer. At the moment our rivers are overflowing.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Mary / Busy-Lizzie, thank you too... a number of people here seem to live in France. I've got a few roses I imported from there. I've seen photos of your roses, especially the ones in pots, and they are marvellous, so full of bloom. I don't know how you do it to be honest..
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Your roses are beautiful, Marlorena.
I live in SW France, and I also have about 70 roses, some in pots. It is shallow soil, limestone and clay, so I struggle a bit and so do the roses, but some have done really well. The winters can be very cold and wet and the summers hot and dry. I use a lot of manure and they all need watering in summer. At the moment our rivers are overflowing.