I will definitely be taking lots of photos. Thursday is the day my sister and I will be there. I’m not back home til Sunday evening but if I get a chance I’ll post some and then more when I am home again.
I was away for several days (last Thursday to Monday) and when I got back, the difference was really visible, everything is taking off now. I have buds on four or five different roses ready to open but it was rainy yesterday and cold and cloudy today so more waiting...
The small house estate where I live has a home owners managed park and all along the edge a hedge of roses. It is just starting to bloom and smells lovely particularly first thing in the morning when there is no one about apart from me and the dog x
Hello BusyL, yes it is Cecile Brunner 😊 I bought both these roses when Dove and I went to East Rushton old vicarage a few years ago. It's yours in France or Norfolk?
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It smells lovely and has loads of buds, really bushing out this year after being in for 2 years.
And the unknown climber which I think you are all right, is Arthur Bell
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And the other
It is just starting to bloom and smells lovely particularly first thing in the morning when there is no one about apart from me and the dog x
That looks like a Rosa Rugosa hedge. Tough roses, even deer aren't so keen on them.
@WonkyWomble are the flowers small and dainty on the second rose? Looks like Climbing Cecile Brunner. Mine is just coming out.
@WonkyWomble Mine is in France. It's got too big, haven't had time to prune it for a couple of years.
Love the Old Vicarage. Enjoy your trip to Bessingham, I think we'll be going next month. We are in France now.