@Marlorena Thank you so much for sharing that photo of the 'Blush Noisette'. It's gorgeous!
It brings me to a question, I have a 6ft fence with a trellis panel at the top making the fence around 8ft tall .I have bought some David Austin Arthur Bell to climb on it but now I am thinking that won't do. It's a East Facing wall and gets sun almost all day. I am a newbie gardener as well.
Shall I ditch the Arthur Bell plans and buy another? 'Blush Noisette' maybe or another one you might recommend?
I want to grow some Clematis with the rose too . Thank you for your advice.
@MrsDeeGarden .. thank you... and for checking in here too..
As you've already got your Arthur Bell roses, then it will be a shame to not use them for the purpose you intended... I would say why not give them a go,?... the only thing as I might have said on another thread.. is that I wouldn't put clematis Piilu with it, but another one, like a blue or purple clematis... go much nicer... but really your A Bell roses would be fine on that fence..
..but if you prefer a different rose with a better colour match for your clematis, do consider 'Strawberry Hill'.. lovely scent too... I think it actually smells of strawberries... or 'Gentle Hermione'... this is strongly scented too... I'm training mine up some metal trellis..
Yes 'Mortimer Sackler' is low thorn, and an excellent climbing rose, with beautiful large foliage, very healthy... unfortunately, I no longer recommend this rose today but I better be careful what I say about that.. I've seen photos of yours Yviestevie and it's beautiful on your arch I think..
..my 'Wild Rover' looks like opening very soon Nollie... ..this is a climbing Floribunda to 10 foot.. suitable for an arch..
..I love this Halimium libanotis [aka Halimium calycinum]… for Spring colour in a rose bed..
...this is my shady rose border.. .. ... I have about a dozen roses planted in this stretch can you believe... mostly north or north west facing.. I like my Dicentras and Brunnera Jack Frost as underplantings….
Hi @Jason-3, your welcome, only a novice grower’s advice but glad it was of help.
I bought my first David Austin, LD Braithwaite at a local nursery who briefly stocked a small selection. Its still one of the best and most consistent of my DAs in the heat and the only one I reckon might stand an outside chance if you fancy a good red. Also Beales. Postage from the UK to Spain is usually around £20 for DA and Beales.
Now, I mainly buy from tuincentrumlottum.com, a Dutch company who are extremely good value, good bare-root stock and they offer a better choice of heat-tolerant roses. They charge €14 standard, for that I have bought ten at a time. The website is a bit archaic but with the help of google translate it’s doable.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Suesyn Lovely pics of Mme de C (and all other roses!)... mine's a way off flowering...
Also, thanks all for the rose info. This is turning into a really educational and enjoyable thread!
Regarding DA CS, I've found them generally very helpful, but I was really irritated when I put in an order for £100s of bare root roses (several Princess Alexandras to fill a rose garden), which included four Mme de C's to climb up a large arbour. When one failed they refused to replace it with a potted plant, and said I had to wait till the next season in order for it to be replaced with a bare root. Out of principle I refused to pay the extra. Regret it now, as it's still not as vigorous as the other three...
Yes thank you Marlorena, I’m loving all your posts, wonderful rose education! Your Wild Rover is looking good, can’t wait to see my little one flower - its shot up another foot since we last spoke about it.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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Just our of curiosity where are you getting your Roses from? And if you buying from UK suppliers are shipping costs particularly expensive?
It brings me to a question, I have a 6ft fence with a trellis panel at the top making the fence around 8ft tall .I have bought some David Austin Arthur Bell to climb on it but now I am thinking that won't do. It's a East Facing wall and gets sun almost all day. I am a newbie gardener as well.
Shall I ditch the Arthur Bell plans and buy another? 'Blush Noisette' maybe or another one you might recommend?
I want to grow some Clematis with the rose too .
Thank you for your advice.
As you've already got your Arthur Bell roses, then it will be a shame to not use them for the purpose you intended... I would say why not give them a go,?... the only thing as I might have said on another thread.. is that I wouldn't put clematis Piilu with it, but another one, like a blue or purple clematis... go much nicer... but really your A Bell roses would be fine on that fence..
..but if you prefer a different rose with a better colour match for your clematis, do consider 'Strawberry Hill'.. lovely scent too... I think it actually smells of strawberries... or 'Gentle Hermione'... this is strongly scented too... I'm training mine up some metal trellis..
I've seen photos of yours Yviestevie and it's beautiful on your arch I think..
..this is a climbing Floribunda to 10 foot.. suitable for an arch..
..I love this Halimium libanotis [aka Halimium calycinum]… for Spring colour in a rose bed..
...this is my shady rose border.. ..
... I have about a dozen roses planted in this stretch can you believe... mostly north or north west facing.. I like my Dicentras and Brunnera Jack Frost as underplantings….
Also, thanks all for the rose info. This is turning into a really educational and enjoyable thread!
Regarding DA CS, I've found them generally very helpful, but I was really irritated when I put in an order for £100s of bare root roses (several Princess Alexandras to fill a rose garden), which included four Mme de C's to climb up a large arbour. When one failed they refused to replace it with a potted plant, and said I had to wait till the next season in order for it to be replaced with a bare root. Out of principle I refused to pay the extra. Regret it now, as it's still not as vigorous as the other three...