Thanks @Marlorena, I do have a Wild Rover which is not too happy (as most roses aren’t) in my sunny south-facing border, it suffered dreadfully from blackspot from very early on in the season. I believe Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg/Stormy Weather is more disease resistant. If I am too late to add the latter onto my TCL order I can try Wild Rover there instead - the new bed gets less ferocious sun and perhaps it would be happier there.
Reine de Violettes is gorgeous, but I quite fancy a single flower as a contrast.
HMF is such an amazing resource, isn’t it?
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
This video I found on YouTube is about training a rose around an obelisk. It’s planted on the outside of the obelisk on the shady side. This is the condensed video of a series of 3 videos which shows in detail how the Rose is managed throughout the year including pruning, training round the obelisk and is very informative. It’s worth watching the 3 full videos.
Thanks @Bright star, unfortunately I couldn’t get it to work properly, very fuzzy and difficult to see (on an ipad anyway) and no voiceover to explain what he was doing... will try again next time I have access to a computer.
I did find excellent clear videos to planting and pruning climbing roses against a trellis though, from https://www.heirloomroses.com/info/care/videos/ . Shame they don’t do an obelisk/pillar version!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
...also, you need a rose with pliable canes to do that, and so many roses have quite a stiff growth habit with laterals that do not lend themselves to that kind of treatment... there are also aesthetic considerations... I personally don't care for too much twining them around unless for a rambler on a 10 foot post, otherwise I prefer the languid, laid back approach of leaning in, as here with 'Scepter'd Isle'...
Just been catching up with this thread after a few days away.
I can't beat Nollie's bedrock, but I think I can compete for ugliest rubble. I intended to bury the contents of my kitchen caddy in this area I have put aside for a new rose but straight away the fork hit this mess:
That's what I have dug out and have to dispose of, glass, brick pieces and two lumps of some sort of hodgepodge human creation. Also a whole house brick which is in the keep pile.
I'm not sure why the soil looks so dry in the photo, I had to rinse the mud out my clothes in the shower.
On a more exciting note, I've decided to buy a few English Roses, I think everyone has at least one but I don't have any as yet. Been musing on it for a while and I think I'm ready for the challenge, assisted by all the knowledge and expertise on here; it is a great thread and I love reading everyone's experiences.
Still pretty impressive, @Victoria Sponge, perhaps we need a an SOS thread - Soil of Shame!
I really mucked up my Warm Welcome, @Marlorena by cutting to down and trying to regrow it to wind it round it’s obelisk- on the advice of my SIL - it didn’t work as the canes were too stiff and it hasn’t recovered from my butchery. Hence I am trying to learn more about it before attempting it again, but I suspect Rose de Molinard won’t be suitable for that method either. Your languid, laid-back approach sounds much easier.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Nollie ...my neighbour's Warm Welcome is trained against a wall, I think on some trellis.. @Victoria Sponge hope you get some nice English roses... do tell us which ones nearer the time.. ...I think your rubbly corner there needs some work.... very mucky indeed...but I'm sure you'll sort something out...
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I did find excellent clear videos to planting and pruning climbing roses against a trellis though, from https://www.heirloomroses.com/info/care/videos/ . Shame they don’t do an obelisk/pillar version!
https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens/future-gardening-new-robot-makes-short-work-trimming-pruning-207093
I can't beat Nollie's bedrock, but I think I can compete for ugliest rubble. I intended to bury the contents of my kitchen caddy in this area I have put aside for a new rose but straight away the fork hit this mess:
That's what I have dug out and have to dispose of, glass, brick pieces and two lumps of some sort of hodgepodge human creation. Also a whole house brick which is in the keep pile.
I'm not sure why the soil looks so dry in the photo, I had to rinse the mud out my clothes in the shower.
On a more exciting note, I've decided to buy a few English Roses, I think everyone has at least one but I don't have any as yet. Been musing on it for a while and I think I'm ready for the challenge, assisted by all the knowledge and expertise on here; it is a great thread and I love reading everyone's experiences.
I really mucked up my Warm Welcome, @Marlorena by cutting to down and trying to regrow it to wind it round it’s obelisk- on the advice of my SIL - it didn’t work as the canes were too stiff and it hasn’t recovered from my butchery. Hence I am trying to learn more about it before attempting it again, but I suspect Rose de Molinard won’t be suitable for that method either. Your languid, laid-back approach sounds much easier.
@Victoria Sponge hope you get some nice English roses... do tell us which ones nearer the time..
...I think your rubbly corner there needs some work.... very mucky indeed...but I'm sure you'll sort something out...