My Shropshire Lad, @Laguna343, taken earlier this year. Very delicate colour, but with a knockout scent! Grow three against a stone wall interspersed with Salvia Amistad, which provides a dark purple contrast...
@Janie B ...thanks so much, I'm glad you liked them... 'SL' is lovely too isn't it?.. I nearly got it once but changed my mind for some unknown reason..
Hi Ruth... most of my roses, all those in the photos, would be no more than 5 years old, 3 or 4 usually... many of the climbers, which can be slow, have really taken off this year... they do need time, especially Austin roses..
I no longer have 'Teasing Georgia', and have not grown 'Crown Princess Margarita', but I do grow 'Bathsheba', which has a similar colour, a lot less in the way of thorns, and a scent I particularly like.. photo from a couple of days ago...
@ZeroZero1 I used to have 'Malvern Hills'... it's something of a monster, but very beautiful, disease free, and ..well... rampant... this photo shows only half the plant.. it got a bit too much for me.. you can double the 15 foot stated on their website...
Whilst we're talking roses [what better?..]… if anyone is looking in and wants a truly trouble free shorter rose, that blooms all summer, including in the hot one we've just had, without cease, no disease, and even thrives in poor dry soil, full sun, then look no further than 'Scarborough Fair'... this is one delightful rose... about 3-4 foot by the same across..
Ooh.... yes, @Marlorena, that Scarborough Fair looks good. I'm thinking of maybe adding one or two roses into a bed of mixed pink and purple herbaceous plants... all very cottage garden-y (salvias, penstemons, japanese anemones, geraniums etc). I guess this one would fit in nicely...?
Absolutely Janie, do give it a try... it just needs a season or so to really get going, like so many do... then you will be rewarded... it's very accommodating...
How has the Shropshire Lad done in terms of black spot? Has it repeated well? See it's not on the list of disease resistant roses like Teasing Georgia and Generous Gardener are. When I searched online there were a lot of negative posts about it - although largely from US gardeners who spoke of them being riddled with black spot and not blooming well.
But I like the look of it very much, and from my limited experience of sniffing roses in garden centres I think I like the fruity scents best.
I really like the idea of growing the two colours with a purple clematis. I've had a look at some varieties of viticella and there are some brilliant purple ones.
Thanks for sharing your photos. Your rose garden looks beautiful. I'm very envious.
Has anyone successfully grown a climber in a shaded area? There are RHS recommended varieties for growing on a shady north facing wall and the David Austin websites has a few that specifically say suitable for shaded areas (like The Pilgrim and CPM)
I have a north facing fence that is shaded most of the time apart from the 8 weeks around midsummer. I wanted something to grow on it but didn't want to risk a rose if it was just going to look sad.
Don't worry too much about north facing, I've grown lots of roses that way, and as you may have guessed I grow lots of Austin roses, some north facing... also just because they don't say so on their website, it doesn't mean the rose won't grow there..
Here are two I can recommend... 'Royal Jubilee' is the pink one in the first photo, a truly wonderful rose.. the second is a yellow one called 'The Poet's Wife' another exceptional rose that blooms continuously, and rarely gets any sun on it... this border receives sun May/June only from about 3-4 pm... very little at other times, none in winter..
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Malvern Hills - wonderful two tone variety, slightyl scented - on my wish list
My Shropshire Lad, @Laguna343, taken earlier this year. Very delicate colour, but with a knockout scent! Grow three against a stone wall interspersed with Salvia Amistad, which provides a dark purple contrast...
...thanks so much, I'm glad you liked them... 'SL' is lovely too isn't it?.. I nearly got it once but changed my mind for some unknown reason..
@Ruthmshaw
Hi Ruth... most of my roses, all those in the photos, would be no more than 5 years old, 3 or 4 usually... many of the climbers, which can be slow, have really taken off this year... they do need time, especially Austin roses..
I no longer have 'Teasing Georgia', and have not grown 'Crown Princess Margarita', but I do grow 'Bathsheba', which has a similar colour, a lot less in the way of thorns, and a scent I particularly like.. photo from a couple of days ago...
I used to have 'Malvern Hills'... it's something of a monster, but very beautiful, disease free, and ..well... rampant... this photo shows only half the plant.. it got a bit too much for me.. you can double the 15 foot stated on their website...
..you can even grow it next to a road...
How has the Shropshire Lad done in terms of black spot? Has it repeated well? See it's not on the list of disease resistant roses like Teasing Georgia and Generous Gardener are. When I searched online there were a lot of negative posts about it - although largely from US gardeners who spoke of them being riddled with black spot and not blooming well.
But I like the look of it very much, and from my limited experience of sniffing roses in garden centres I think I like the fruity scents best.
@Obelixx
I really like the idea of growing the two colours with a purple clematis. I've had a look at some varieties of viticella and there are some brilliant purple ones.
@Marlorena
Thanks for sharing your photos. Your rose garden looks beautiful. I'm very envious.
Has anyone successfully grown a climber in a shaded area? There are RHS recommended varieties for growing on a shady north facing wall and the David Austin websites has a few that specifically say suitable for shaded areas (like The Pilgrim and CPM)
I have a north facing fence that is shaded most of the time apart from the 8 weeks around midsummer. I wanted something to grow on it but didn't want to risk a rose if it was just going to look sad.
Here are two I can recommend... 'Royal Jubilee' is the pink one in the first photo, a truly wonderful rose.. the second is a yellow one called 'The Poet's Wife' another exceptional rose that blooms continuously, and rarely gets any sun on it... this border receives sun May/June only from about 3-4 pm... very little at other times, none in winter..
do enjoy your roses...