This is my 3 year old Gertrude Jekyll Climbing Rose planted to the side of my back door. Her roots are in the shade and top section in sun for half the day. The flower shape and perfume is exquisite and it flowers all Summer. I don't know if you think it might clash with your colour scheme but I think it's a beautiful pink colour.
Hi @bythebeach, thanks for the lovely pic, I already have Gertrude in the back garden, like you I've trained it along the fence by the French doors. Bringing the stems down and tying them in as we've done really encourages the buds to break and send up little branches that are covered in the most deeply scented rich pink flowers. My garden at the back is full sun and the scent of Gertrude's roses in the heat is amazing. I'm glad you love yours too. Great owl collection by the way...love the owl far right. I've got a collection of small owl figures along a fence strut that my daughter when she was young used to buy from school /village fetes for pennies. I'm still hankering after a deep red climbing rose somewhere, but I think Bathsheba is in the lead at the moment. What clematis have you got planted there?
@lilysilly If you are wanting a deep red climbing rose, consider 'The Prince's Trust'... I've heard nothing but good things about it.. health, vigour, and even a sweet scent, albeit on the light side...
A beautiful deep red climber is Etoile de Holland. Has a wonderful perfume and is a strong grower. I found the flowers in the first two years seemed to be too heavy for their stems and hung down but it seems better now.
Thankyou for the recommendations @Lizzie27 and @Marlorena, both those red roses are very lovely. I'm going to the garden centre Saturday morning to get a rose, still not sure which one as yet from my short list. They are having more stock in tomorrow apparently so will go by what they have in and what looks good and healthy.
A beautiful deep red climber is Etoile de Holland. Has a wonderful perfume and is a strong grower. I found the flowers in the first two years seemed to be too heavy for their stems and hung down but it seems better now.
Agree. This is my 2 yrs old EdH last summer. This year it has already reached to abt 4m.
@Umairahmed3 that is a beautiful rose and looks wonderful in that location. I really like the flower form of this one. Thankyou for the picture. Haven't got to the nursery/ garden centre yet today. It's very blustery here in Devon and l don't fancy the drive there in it.
Oh gorgeous photo of 'Etoile de Hollande'... a rose I've grown twice in previous gardens.. and great against a light coloured wall in the early years... just a word of caution though.. when it takes off, being a climbing version of a hybrid tea rose, it's habit becomes very gangly with stiff canes, and is capable of growing quite tall.. so it may want to devour your property over the course of time, … it then goes somewhat bare at the base with lots of stiff canes at the top that need tying in..
However, lovely scent, and a beauty - but I think it's fair to say it needs some experience to deal with as it ages and grows... just my tuppence worth on that..
Thanks for sharing your experience of Etoile de Hollande @Marlorena. It's always helpful to read of a real experience of a plant when trying to choose. Have you ever grown Graham Thomas. I have one that I moved from a spot in my back garden into a massive pot? Apparently it is suitable in a shader situation. It was in the wrong place and was in the way of the back gate. I was wandering if it could be trained as a short climber? I have trained Abraham Derby as a climber along a fence, planted with a Polish Spirit clematis which looks great together. The website gives them a similar height but my Austin roses often send out long canes that I train horizontally for more flowers.
@Umairahmed3 - that is gorgeous - I'm so envious, my EdH is nothing like that yet!
@Marlorena - I will unfortunately have to cut down mine soon, as the fence it's on is going to be replaced, probably in May. I think I can leave about 2 ft at the bottom as there's a dwarf wall there but should I cut it down now or wait until just before the work is done?
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Great owl collection by the way...love the owl far right. I've got a collection of small owl figures along a fence strut that my daughter when she was young used to buy from school /village fetes for pennies.
I'm still hankering after a deep red climbing rose somewhere, but I think Bathsheba is in the lead at the moment.
What clematis have you got planted there?
If you are wanting a deep red climbing rose, consider 'The Prince's Trust'... I've heard nothing but good things about it.. health, vigour, and even a sweet scent, albeit on the light side...
I'm going to the garden centre Saturday morning to get a rose, still not sure which one as yet from my short list. They are having more stock in tomorrow apparently so will go by what they have in and what looks good and healthy.
Haven't got to the nursery/ garden centre yet today. It's very blustery here in Devon and l don't fancy the drive there in it.
However, lovely scent, and a beauty - but I think it's fair to say it needs some experience to deal with as it ages and grows... just my tuppence worth on that..
Have you ever grown Graham Thomas. I have one that I moved from a spot in my back garden into a massive pot? Apparently it is suitable in a shader situation. It was in the wrong place and was in the way of the back gate. I was wandering if it could be trained as a short climber? I have trained Abraham Derby as a climber along a fence, planted with a Polish Spirit clematis which looks great together. The website gives them a similar height but my Austin roses often send out long canes that I train horizontally for more flowers.
@Marlorena - I will unfortunately have to cut down mine soon, as the fence it's on is going to be replaced, probably in May. I think I can leave about 2 ft at the bottom as there's a dwarf wall there but should I cut it down now or wait until just before the work is done?