Hi @Busy-Lizzie, Yes the three are in good soil, been fed, pretty healthy plants, lovely foliage, it’s just the blooms... I actually have another one in a pot (a gift, will have to keep that one) in my slightly cooler east garden, which is exactly the same. Most of my roses are a bit paler than the norm, which is usual in hot climates, I understand, but perhaps it’s the humidity she doesn’t like. If you would like them, I could prune them and send them to you as bare root in the winter, maybe they would do better for you!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Marlorena Lots of you great gardeners have inspired me to try roses especially you Marlorena and @nultyphilip224 . I have always thought they were too much trouble and I had no skills/experience with them.
I moved nearly two years ago and have two yellow climbers in the back garden. I will photo them tomorrow to see if anyone can identify them. I took on board comments last year and trained them a good bit, fed & watered. They are looking good so far.
I now have my front garden newly turfed and my beds mulched & ready for planting. My DA Bush rose Sceptered d'isle has arrived. I have the microfungal stuff ha ha cannot remember proper name. Microrizal? and a bag of rose compost. Exciting stuff.
Any tips for planting and can you recommend a companion clematis to grow with it. If I remember correctly you advised not to grow a clematis with the rose first year. Is that correct or is that just for climbers?
I have a few weeks ago planted a rambling rector in my woodland garden in the dappled shady area and looking healthy so far. I had grown this before and was amazing simply because I didn't have to touch it ha ha
@Nollie that is a kind offer, thank you, but I'm trying to sell this house, although it may take years. Several of my roses are in pots around the house because the deer eat them in the garden. OH fenced the flower garden bit but it's as full as I can manage. So I can't really take anymore roses.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
...lovely roses everyone... I do follow this thread … @Jason-3 love that Churchill rose very much.. it's grown so quickly for you too..
@moragb1 .. nice to see you here too.. and delighted you're growing some roses in Scotland... … 'Scepter'd Isle' is such a beauty, and one of the best roses for scent... mine is just coming into flower... I suggest growing it for a year and put a clematis with it next season... one like 'Rebecca' I think would be nice... anything less than 6 foot, not too tall... keep your rose well watered this year, depending how much rain you get where you are of course... best of luck with your roses... and do show some photos when you can...
Hey there @Marlorena! Thanks for all your invaluable advice and tips... all very much appreciated, even if I don't post too much to this thread... Anyway, inspired by all this talk (and your beautiful pics) of companion clematis planting with roses, I wondered what your advice would be on planting clematises with my new climbing roses in columns (which are budding up nicely, should flower in the next week or so)... I have Aloha, St Swithuns and Blush Noisette, all planted last Autumn, and all doing well for the moment. The rest of that bed is blues / purples / pinks / whites. Am thinking of planting some cobaea scandens azul to climb with them for this year, but would prefer a (perennial) clematis in the long run...
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Yes the three are in good soil, been fed, pretty healthy plants, lovely foliage, it’s just the blooms... I actually have another one in a pot (a gift, will have to keep that one) in my slightly cooler east garden, which is exactly the same. Most of my roses are a bit paler than the norm, which is usual in hot climates, I understand, but perhaps it’s the humidity she doesn’t like. If you would like them, I could prune them and send them to you as bare root in the winter, maybe they would do better for you!
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Queen of sweden
The ever impressive PB Churchill rose
Ghislaine de Feligonde - This one very deep apricot colour the next one that's starting to open looks much more pink.
Rhapsody in Blue - I'm sure it'll be fully open tomorrow - looks nice at this stage though. Lovely colour.
Worth the wait, Jason.😊
Lots of you great gardeners have inspired me to try roses especially you Marlorena and @nultyphilip224 . I have always thought they were too much trouble and I had no skills/experience with them.
I moved nearly two years ago and have two yellow climbers in the back garden. I will photo them tomorrow to see if anyone can identify them. I took on board comments last year and trained them a good bit, fed & watered. They are looking good so far.
I now have my front garden newly turfed and my beds mulched & ready for planting. My DA Bush rose Sceptered d'isle has arrived. I have the microfungal stuff ha ha cannot remember proper name. Microrizal? and a bag of rose compost. Exciting stuff.
Any tips for planting and can you recommend a companion clematis to grow with it. If I remember correctly you advised not to grow a clematis with the rose first year. Is that correct or is that just for climbers?
I have a few weeks ago planted a rambling rector in my woodland garden in the dappled shady area and looking healthy so far. I had grown this before and was amazing simply because I didn't have to touch it ha ha
Fingers crossed for success.
thanks
@Jason-3 love that Churchill rose very much.. it's grown so quickly for you too..
@moragb1 .. nice to see you here too.. and delighted you're growing some roses in Scotland...
… 'Scepter'd Isle' is such a beauty, and one of the best roses for scent... mine is just coming into flower... I suggest growing it for a year and put a clematis with it next season... one like 'Rebecca' I think would be nice... anything less than 6 foot, not too tall... keep your rose well watered this year, depending how much rain you get where you are of course... best of luck with your roses... and do show some photos when you can...