Came home with 6 hybrid teas. Funny because in the past I was a bit snooty about HT’s (too formal, stuffy etc...), but lately I’ve had a change of heart. All of these I smelled in person and can attest to a wonderful fragrance:
Hanne
Whiskey Mac
Wendy Cussons
Just Joey
Deep Secret
Red Perfumella
Here is Hanne, amazing fragrance:
And lastly, unrelated to the rose festival, but a little posy of Lady Emma Hamilton and Nepeta nervosa:
oh gosh, such fabulous roses @Omori .. especially like the first picture...all those yellow and oranges... and nice to see Mutabilis, you don't see that often enough.. I've also gone back to HT's a little [not too much]... so good to know about 'Hanne'...
@Daniel Rutherford ... great photo Daniel... I like your companion plantings too...
First undamaged bloom on this rose, it is an Austin type, but if it were Austin, I think the previous owner would keep the tag, he did that with more expensive roses. It's loved by thrips and disease susceptible but quite vigorous and pleasant fragrance.
One of my roses in the front garden. It was relatively fine yesterday and it is completely covered in blackspot today. I am losing the battle against it now... I am picking the leaves if it is on 10-20% of a bush but when it is a full bush, I just don't see the point. The spores are everywhere anyway. Sometimes I think I should rethink the front garden and plant only low growing, compact, 100% disease and weather resistant roses there.
And the last one, Gentle Hermione. Also a struggler here. It only has one good cane, looking like an HT. I am not sure if I should get it rid of it and replace it with something else or buy a new one and start again or move it to the more sheltered back garden. I know that this rose has a good reputation but the one I inherited is a weakling, no matter what I do to help it.
Here are some planted last bare root season that look like they're going to be nice:
Our Dream(s), flowers last nicely, more a pale yellow than cream. Not very scented.
Little Rambler
Yvonne Rabier, gets sun from east only but isn't leaning. Soil fairly dry and rubbish as close to my neighbour's conifer hedge. This is going to glow in this shady spot😀
Night Owl. This doesn't look much but I think will look good in this mixed bed when it grows up.
A tricolour of reliable older guys, Trumpeter, Golden Gate and Blush Noisette
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Came home with 6 hybrid teas. Funny because in the past I was a bit snooty about HT’s (too formal, stuffy etc...), but lately I’ve had a change of heart. All of these I smelled in person and can attest to a wonderful fragrance:
Here is Hanne, amazing fragrance:
And lastly, unrelated to the rose festival, but a little posy of Lady Emma Hamilton and Nepeta nervosa:
Nice big flowers but not much scent.
The Generous Gardener buds
Here's some Generous Gardener flowers
Our Dream(s), flowers last nicely, more a pale yellow than cream. Not very scented.
Little Rambler
Yvonne Rabier, gets sun from east only but isn't leaning. Soil fairly dry and rubbish as close to my neighbour's conifer hedge. This is going to glow in this shady spot😀
Night Owl. This doesn't look much but I think will look good in this mixed bed when it grows up.
A tricolour of reliable older guys, Trumpeter, Golden Gate and Blush Noisette
Mortimer Sackler - really lovely scent on this. Wafts in every time the front door is opened.
I really need to put some kind of support on the wall for it though as the flowers are weighing the canes down to near horizontal now.