With 'M Hills', in my garden it bloomed from June 1st to mid July as its main flush, then you have an opportunity to contain its growth so it's a good time to prune it back, removing spent flowers... because shortly after it will send out long rambling canes with flower buds on each one and some from the centre of the framework to continue blooming into Autumn...
Other pruning I did in the winter to contain it, that's all... you get to judge how much it will grow for you each summer.. it has good foliage on canes which sweep down to the ground, almost sub-tropical like..
With 'Ghislaine de F'.. you do need to deadhead this rambler immediately after the first main flush... if you omit to do this, and it does take a little time to go over it all, then it will not repeat bloom quite so well, so it does pay to dead head the whole lot, if you can.. just snip off the spent flowers, nothing fancy... don't deadhead the final blooms in autumn as it develops hip clusters too.. prune in winter to contain the width and height..
I am sorry to use this thread as "ask @Marlorena anything" but I have two questions for you:
1) Scepter'd Isle is listed as 5ftx4ft on the DA website. In your experience, does it really grow that big? I love it but think it is too big for the place I have.
I think I will get Scarborough Fair (listed as 3.5ftx3ft) for that spot instead, I love the semi-double look... But not yet decided.
2) I remember vaguely that you mentioned buying Bordure Camaieu last year (I hope I remember correctly). Did you buy it and are you happy with it? Is it more yellow-pink as on Peter Beales website or more orange-pink as on most google images?
If I can (as an absolute rose beginner with a garden full of roses planted by previous owner) add a recommendation for the OP, I love my Princess Alexandra of Kent.
Hi @edhelka Yep, I must admit I am a big fan of Princess Alexandra of Kent already... I have several in another part of the garden. Beautiful colour, really good strong scent and very strong and reliable plants. X
'Scepter'd Isle' is a very easy rose to accommodate, don't be afraid of that, you can keep it pruned to a manageable level, but 5 x 4 foot is about right if you don't prune it too much.. it has a wonderful scent.... 'Scarborough Fair' is a bloom machine, but not for the scent, it's light, but I do love this rose too... for me it just makes the perfect shrub in the border because of it's rounded habit...
As for 'Bordure Camaieu', I think you've got me mixed up with another member, as I've never grown this one, nor seen it, but I do know you get a mixture of orange, yellow, pink and white all the same time... an interesting and unusual modern French rose..
'Princess A. of Kent' is a winner when well grown...and wide spreading where happy.. I'm delighted you recommend it...
Thank you. Ideally, I would love both I am sure you understand. And I also like the fact that they both should be disease resistant, I am in wet and windy North Wales and although I don't care too much about black spot, I need something at least able to grow well here without losing all leaves too soon. Maybe I will try to find a space for both.
Regarding the Bordure Camaieu, it must have been someone else, I am sorry. Thank you anyway for the advice. I think about it as a connection between orange, yellow and pink roses, the previous owner mixed all colours (and all types of plants, really) and I am too soft to get rid off well growing and flowering plants.
I've seen only one summer so far in this garden and it wasn't a typical one. He moved away I think at the beginning of July (possibly in June), we got the keys at the end of July and moved in in the middle of August. So the poor things were without any water and deadheading or any other care for about a month or two, in last year extremely hot and dry summer... and they looked good anyway. I gave them a good care in autumn, mulched with manure, added BFB etc., now I really look forward to this year. Hopefully, we will get a decent summer.
Oh let's hope so and I look forward to hearing more about your roses... N Wales is a place I'm not familiar with, so I keep fingers crossed they do well for you there...
The previous owner sounds as though they had a keen interest in plants... all good !..
Scarborough Fair, Charles Darwin and Bordure Camaieu for my rose bed, Scepter'd Isle for a mixed border and The Generous Gardener for a pergola.
And I still need to buy three purple roses for my front garden before the end of the bare-root season - Ebb Tide, Midnight Blue and still deciding about the third one (possible choices: Minerva, Munstead Wood, Royal Celebration).
I am less than 4km from the coast and similar distance from Snowdonia NP border, it can be challenging but generally things grow well here, it can be very windy and wet but winters are mild.
Thats funny, I planted Malvern Hills and Ghislaine de Feligonde in November. Both very leafy already. Looking forward to seeing them growing properly in spring.
and I also really want to get Scarborough Fair edhelka.
im going to wait until next year to plant any more roses though. Hoping to win the £250 DA voucher I answered a survey for after my last purchase from them. 😄
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With 'M Hills', in my garden it bloomed from June 1st to mid July as its main flush, then you have an opportunity to contain its growth so it's a good time to prune it back, removing spent flowers... because shortly after it will send out long rambling canes with flower buds on each one and some from the centre of the framework to continue blooming into Autumn...
Other pruning I did in the winter to contain it, that's all... you get to judge how much it will grow for you each summer.. it has good foliage on canes which sweep down to the ground, almost sub-tropical like..
With 'Ghislaine de F'.. you do need to deadhead this rambler immediately after the first main flush... if you omit to do this, and it does take a little time to go over it all, then it will not repeat bloom quite so well, so it does pay to dead head the whole lot, if you can.. just snip off the spent flowers, nothing fancy... don't deadhead the final blooms in autumn as it develops hip clusters too.. prune in winter to contain the width and height..
'Scepter'd Isle' is a very easy rose to accommodate, don't be afraid of that, you can keep it pruned to a manageable level, but 5 x 4 foot is about right if you don't prune it too much.. it has a wonderful scent.... 'Scarborough Fair' is a bloom machine, but not for the scent, it's light, but I do love this rose too... for me it just makes the perfect shrub in the border because of it's rounded habit...
As for 'Bordure Camaieu', I think you've got me mixed up with another member, as I've never grown this one, nor seen it, but I do know you get a mixture of orange, yellow, pink and white all the same time... an interesting and unusual modern French rose..
'Princess A. of Kent' is a winner when well grown...and wide spreading where happy.. I'm delighted you recommend it...
The previous owner sounds as though they had a keen interest in plants... all good !..
Thats funny, I planted Malvern Hills and Ghislaine de Feligonde in November. Both very leafy already. Looking forward to seeing them growing properly in spring.
and I also really want to get Scarborough Fair edhelka.
im going to wait until next year to plant any more roses though. Hoping to win the £250 DA voucher I answered a survey for after my last purchase from them. 😄
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