@Nollie I have a newly flowering Barkarole red - which is definitely a very dark red red (not pink, purple, plum or anything else). No scent this first year though. And my Ena on first opening is a definitely red. I don't hold so much hope for Crimson glory (sulking), Guinee (about to come out) and Etoile de Hollande. I think they will tend towards the light crimson, which is not nearly as satisfying. I'm getting a good red kick off Bishop of Llanduff.
The Bishop is my big red hitter, late this year as it got chomped. Glad you have found a couple of red roses, Fire (they would still be pink here tho!).
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Certainly there are some hybrid teas that are red around here, even in sun, but I don’t like HTs. Others just aren’t suited to a hot (colour and temp) border. My shadier border is softer colours but I am going to try moving Gruss an Tepliz and Munstead to that side as they both tend to the pink/burgundy anyway...
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Super pictures of lovely flowers here. Logan4, I’m not a lover of roses but that yellow/ lemon one is stunning! Perhaps the colour has attracted me but whatever it is, it’s gorgeous!
Thank you Hazel, some yellows i don't like, but that one is different, it's about 6in across which is big.
@Nollie Maybe an idea for you, maybe not, but do you know Trumpeter? It is an orange/red floribunda, I only know it because I researched it when trying to ID my NoID red rose. And I saw it on Saturday in our local garden centre and it was perfectly neutral red. From HMF I know it is orange in warmer areas. So maybe it could be a rose that would be red in colder times and fading to orange when hot, a good one for your hot border? And it should be disease resistant.
I’ve had a problem with mares tails getting between my pond liner and edging so I’ve lifted some to clear it out. I’ve pulled out thick ropes of mares tail roots and replaced the stones. I know they will come back and it’s a curse but nevertheless I will work my way around. It’s like painting the Forth Railway Bridge. As soon as you get to the end you start at the beginning.
i pulled ferns, lychnis and sedges out that’s roots were full of the accursed weed and as a temp measure I’ve put in some late buckshee livingstone daisies I had spare.
I know it’ll be back, it’s a problem I’ve had for years. Folk will tell you it can be beaten but I know better, I know you just have to live with it.
Heres a pic of the pond from the repair side. The plants will soon sweeten the hard edges and will do till I decide what to put in more permanently. Any suggestions are welcome.
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i pulled ferns, lychnis and sedges out that’s roots were full of the accursed weed and as a temp measure I’ve put in some late buckshee livingstone daisies I had spare.
I know it’ll be back, it’s a problem I’ve had for years. Folk will tell you it can be beaten but I know better, I know you just have to live with it.
Heres a pic of the pond from the repair side. The plants will soon sweeten the hard edges and will do till I decide what to put in more permanently. Any suggestions are welcome.
@edhelka and @Fire I am going to move the red rose discussion to the rose thread if that’s ok, I feel I have hijacked PJ’s gallery thread!