that's ok, thank you for joining in... although with roses I often find I'm talking to myself out there in the garden.. neighbours think you're crazy.. oh well.. ..but it's nice when people walk past and say something about them... part of my garden borders a road [not busy]… more dog walkers than cars...
@Janie B Another not so great experience,... maybe things have changed, but here's what I came to expect.. a few years ago I ordered 3 x Anne Boleyn roses... bare roots.. in Spring I quickly noticed something not right - I realised they had sent me 3 x Kew Gardens by mistake... I sent them photos to prove it.. they were full of apologies and immediately had me shipped 3 x Anne Boleyn roses in containers, which are more expensive than the bare roots, and they arrived all in full bloom ready for me to plant..[photo below]
Obviously it was their fault, and I had to do the rigmarole of pulling out 3 roses and putting in 3 others... but I couldn't fault their CS there..
These are last years photos but here is a planting idea for a container.. My pot is one of those plastic resin thingys… I forget the name, but they're very lightweight.. it's very deep which is necessary for a climbing rose.. The rose is a hybrid musk called 'Ballerina'... it flowers all summer and produces hips in winter..
First the pot..
..first season I planted with some purple Petunias...
2nd year...[narrow paths here]… I do love this rose... it has such grace and elegance..
..just to contemplate whilst we await our roses to bloom...
That looks lovely @Marlorena ... is there an approx minimum depth for roses growing in a pot... ? I have recently been given a Dixieland Linda rose, which I thought I might grow in a pot (I've searched Dixieland, and it doesn't seem to have been mentioned in this forum...!)
Yes I agree with the above... especially given this day and age with the internet.. word gets about very easily..
Also agree 2nd year Austins are so much better... you start to almost see an entirely different rose take shape from the wimpy one you had last year..
oh.. and thanks for your comments @Eglantyne .. you have some great roses, I have 3 of those... they should all do really well for you from now on... sounds like you've already done a fair bit of work there on your garden... photos would be lovely when you feel able... doesn't matter if they're not glamourous...
@Janie B ..thanks... and lucky you!... if you've heard of a rose called 'Aloha'.. I think I mentioned it earlier, it's one of the worlds most loved and famous roses... Dixieland Linda is a 'sport' from it.. so virtually the same rose in a different colour... although I have heard mixed reviews about this sport... I've only ever grown Aloha... so look forward to photos in due course..
If you can manage a 2 foot deep pot, would be good... I no longer buy ceramic pots because they're too heavy and I can't manage them... I don't care if they're plastic.. but a minimum of 18-20 inches deep, 24 if possible, would be best..
On re reading your post I take it that's what you meant? depth of pot..? or did you mean depth of planting the rose? I still plant with the bud union about 1 inch below surface of compost mix.. otherwise you might get suckers...
You understood correctly what I meant first off, @Marlorena! A 2ft deep pot is what I need... Thanks. I have recently bought an Aloha for the border, and this one may well be destined for the same border, but I just wanted to check out the colour first, so I thought I'd grown in a pot this year...
Oh ok.. great that you have both... please get back to me on these two roses, as to how they develop for you, whether you notice any real differences in them apart from the flower colours... sometimes with a 'sport' the growth can be slightly different...
Unknown rose which was in the garden when I moved it. For the last two years it has been cut to the ground as it is vigorous with killer thorns but finally got my project out of my head and into the garden so it now has so where to climb.
@janie B, I had a similar experience with some strawberry plants from Ashridge trees. They needed photographic evidence that the plants had failed , then said that they couldn't send replacements until November and that I would have to pay the postage .I will not be dealing with them again!
@Hazyb that's a lovely rose, one of the best, when it takes off, I'm sure you'll be very pleased with it..
@AlliumPurpleSensation those pillars look very professional with the handy hooks at the top as well... yes I can see the thorns on your rose... a bit scary that one.. Nice garden coming along.. I rather like the house next door... I've got those box bay windows..
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..but it's nice when people walk past and say something about them... part of my garden borders a road [not busy]… more dog walkers than cars...
@Janie B
Another not so great experience,... maybe things have changed, but here's what I came to expect.. a few years ago I ordered 3 x Anne Boleyn roses... bare roots.. in Spring I quickly noticed something not right - I realised they had sent me 3 x Kew Gardens by mistake... I sent them photos to prove it.. they were full of apologies and immediately had me shipped 3 x Anne Boleyn roses in containers, which are more expensive than the bare roots, and they arrived all in full bloom ready for me to plant..[photo below]
Obviously it was their fault, and I had to do the rigmarole of pulling out 3 roses and putting in 3 others... but I couldn't fault their CS there..
My pot is one of those plastic resin thingys… I forget the name, but they're very lightweight.. it's very deep which is necessary for a climbing rose..
The rose is a hybrid musk called 'Ballerina'... it flowers all summer and produces hips in winter..
First the pot..
..first season I planted with some purple Petunias...
2nd year...[narrow paths here]… I do love this rose... it has such grace and elegance..
..just to contemplate whilst we await our roses to bloom...
Also agree 2nd year Austins are so much better... you start to almost see an entirely different rose take shape from the wimpy one you had last year..
oh.. and thanks for your comments @Eglantyne .. you have some great roses, I have 3 of those... they should all do really well for you from now on... sounds like you've already done a fair bit of work there on your garden... photos would be lovely when you feel able... doesn't matter if they're not glamourous...
@Janie B
..thanks... and lucky you!... if you've heard of a rose called 'Aloha'.. I think I mentioned it earlier, it's one of the worlds most loved and famous roses... Dixieland Linda is a 'sport' from it.. so virtually the same rose in a different colour... although I have heard mixed reviews about this sport... I've only ever grown Aloha... so look forward to photos in due course..
If you can manage a 2 foot deep pot, would be good... I no longer buy ceramic pots because they're too heavy and I can't manage them... I don't care if they're plastic.. but a minimum of 18-20 inches deep, 24 if possible, would be best..
On re reading your post I take it that's what you meant? depth of pot..? or did you mean depth of planting the rose? I still plant with the bud union about 1 inch below surface of compost mix.. otherwise you might get suckers...
Look forward to that Janie...
It has yellow flowers.
@AlliumPurpleSensation those pillars look very professional with the handy hooks at the top as well... yes I can see the thorns on your rose... a bit scary that one..
Nice garden coming along.. I rather like the house next door... I've got those box bay windows..