@Nollie You would probably need to to see my roses to understand my confusion. On some level, they are all very similar and their differences don't seem too significant to me. And on the next level, they are all different. I would need to be somewhere between these two levels to see them as classes. At the moment, I can either see them as roses or as individual plants. Maybe I am just too ignorant or bad in generalisation/rose racism/whatever Simply said, without knowing which rose is in which class, I wouldn't be able to tell (at least not floribundas vs english, I could probably identify the HTs). Maybe it's just because I haven't seen enough to understand the variability within a class and get a feel for it.
Anyway, I don't want to overthink it at the moment It's just about being curious.
I’m new here, what a great place to be! Also rose mad.....has anybody bought from Peter Beales? I must say they do incredibly well here in London, much better than the Austin (bar some). I love all roses and have tried many of the Austin ones, some are amazing, others not so much..... I learned the hard way. I’m definitely addicted.
@susie g if you look back in this thread you will see that we have talked about Peter Beales and I posted photos of his garden. I have bought roses there.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Its so lovely seeing one’s new babies develop, George, I’m getting very excited about my new bare root roses too, one even has buds on already.
Hello @susie g and welcome! Beales have an excellent reputation. I have recently bought and planted some bare root roses from them, but as this is my first time with them I can’t tell yet, but based on what others say, go for it if you see something you like. Trevor White is another supplier that gets good reports.
Its really difficult to say this rose is good, this one bad, it really depends on what you want it to do and where you put it. Personally, I wouldnt buy Harlow Carr again, thorny, floppy, insipid flowers, imho, but others like it, so it is personal taste.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Having gone from having three roses to thirteen in three months...I've been bitten by the rose bug @Nollie no more for the next couple of years as the garden settles and I find my gardening feet.
Posts
https://www.countrygardenroses.co.uk/about-us/history-of-the-rose/
Plus a useful beginners guide to rose care section.
Blimey, their roses are expensive though!
ive never bought from Peter Beales but have from Austin’s as I prefer their type of rose although I do want to try out Peter Beales sometime.
which roses have u have the good and bad experiences with? Just so I get a good idea of what to go for or what to stay away from.
Also how many roses do u have in ur collection?
Hello @susie g and welcome! Beales have an excellent reputation. I have recently bought and planted some bare root roses from them, but as this is my first time with them I can’t tell yet, but based on what others say, go for it if you see something you like. Trevor White is another supplier that gets good reports.
Its really difficult to say this rose is good, this one bad, it really depends on what you want it to do and where you put it. Personally, I wouldnt buy Harlow Carr again, thorny, floppy, insipid flowers, imho, but others like it, so it is personal taste.