Not great photos, starting to get dark and I'm too tired to bother using my proper camera and taking the photos off it etc. But still wanted to share
Kew Gardens first opening bud And lots more to come.
Royal Jubilee
Amber Queen still not fully open! I thought she was going to be the first but she's been beaten by at least two other roses that started opening much later.
Something fat and feathery sat on the limb of my beautiful Sheila's Perfumed ( I do wish I could get the name right, see previous post with picture ☺️) and broke the stem. I have cut rose from the top, reduced the length a little, and removed all but three sets of leaves. I have at the moment put it in a pot of soil/compost mix, will it root and grow?
There’s a decent chance it will. I put mine somewhere shady and make sure the soil stays moist. Personally I would just keep two sets of leaves as the more leaves you keep, the more taxing it is on the cutting.
Woolworth's rose - not the name - where I bought it
Let there be love. I thought I wouldn't like it - a present but it's growing on me
It occurs to me that buying roses for someone else is a bit like buying perfume. It's not always a good idea. In the same way, they are a personal thing . Likes and dislikes are visceral and not easily explained.
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Kew Gardens first opening bud
And lots more to come.
Royal Jubilee
Amber Queen still not fully open! I thought she was going to be the first but she's been beaten by at least two other roses that started opening much later.
Malvern Hills
Let there be love.
I thought I wouldn't like it - a present but it's growing on me
It occurs to me that buying roses for someone else is a bit like buying perfume. It's not always a good idea. In the same way, they are a personal thing .
Likes and dislikes are visceral and not easily explained.
A few more late starters in my own garden
Unknown austin... Lovely scent... Given to me as a gift
Claire austin with its first proper non deformed bloom
Champagne moment