Haha well I need any reason that would allow me to visit the garden centres, much to my partner’s dismay as that means we’ve been going almost every weekend! In your experience guys do they tend to put these plants in a ‘reduced’ section or would they be secretly slotted somewhere in the middle of the roses aisle?
..well, at Wyevale when I used to go there, they kept them in the same rose section just stuck a new price label on them.. but at Dobbies where I go more often, I have found them in their Sale section amongst all the other stuff they want to get shot of... so it's always best to check there too...
Omg that looks amazing. And they also have one of my bucket list rose ‘Ferdinand Prichard’ on the list too! Have you or anyone here had this rose before? I’ve kept It on my list for a while and managed to see it at DA’s rose garden, and confirmed its lovely scent (which to me is crucial in my selection of roses). I’m just kind of running out of space on my terrace now with over 12 pots of roses..
@Hexagon ... no, not odd... I will not buy roses if I don't like the name for some reason...rose names are so very important commercially as David Austin well knows.. and modern names today sometimes leave me cold... like 'Ketchup 'n Mustard'? 'Betty Boop'?.... just as well we're not into Daylilies that much as some of those have the most outlandish names... how about 'Honey I Shrunk The Kids Tuesday'... yes a real Daylily name... innovative I suppose... quaintly amusing.. imagine walking around your garden with a t.v. crew and pointing that one out...
...to answer your question, either/or... but ramblers can get rampant so one has to choose carefully...
@celcius_kkw I don't have that rose but it's suitable for a large pot from what I gather... it's good to develop an interest in some older roses too.. it's a whole new world with those..
@celcius_kkw I have a Ferdinand Pichard, it’s a first year bare-root planted last Autumn. Mine is in the ground but it’s doing very well, lovely foliage and lovely flowers. Very charming. My notes say it grows to 4x4’ so would need a large pot I imagine.
@Omori You sound pleased to have it! I find its double tone colour really interesting plus I liked its fragrance when I saw it last time. Do you have any pictures of it?
...just to add to Omori's wonderful photographs... I can show you a full bush shot taken at Mannington, so we can see how they keep it compact..and you can imagine how it would do for you in a pot... it wasn't quite in full bloom at the time..
...it looks very healthy at this point.. I don't know if they spray, I don't think they do.. but they all get blackspot later in the season...
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...to answer your question, either/or... but ramblers can get rampant so one has to choose carefully...
@celcius_kkw I don't have that rose but it's suitable for a large pot from what I gather... it's good to develop an interest in some older roses too.. it's a whole new world with those..
...it looks very healthy at this point.. I don't know if they spray, I don't think they do.. but they all get blackspot later in the season...