I think I don't mind different rootstock as long as it's vigorous, as long as it can tolerate less than perfect soil and grow well here. I would be worried about own root for some roses.
I have 6 roses on order from TCL, I've been told they should be sent in the second half of October and that they will try to send Brittish orders soon after 15th October to try to prevent possible problems... so fingers crossed. And I will be surprised about rootstocks.
Regarding other nurseries, I often have problems to navigate around the website and find the shipping info, my German is bad and French and Dutch non-existent, so finding a rootstock info is a challenge.
...yes I know what you mean especially about German nurseries, it's a pity, I have not found them to be internet user friendly... ordering is difficult... I wonder if they actually want the business sometimes... I tried to order from Petrovic in Serbia but they were also not very accommodating, so I wouldn't bother again... ..checking my notes TL does graft on Laxa too... 'Clou' is used by Tantau roses...
..it's good that your roses are being despatched earlier than later... very considerate of them.. but that's good business...
Thought I would revive this thread a bit.. despite the weather clearly going colder my roses seem to still do well and produced these blooms this week.. the buds do take a lot longer to unravel now but that makes the odd ones that bloom that extra bit special. Here’s Munstead Wood
...looking great... I've still got some on 'MW'... probably one of my best at the moment... but busy shifting things around here.. I like to get my autumn jobs done before November... ...I'm also busy with my rose orders for this winter.... I like to stagger them to keep things ticking over... otherwise I go mad..
Over here, mine are mostly over now, most put out a few, smaller/short-lived blooms last month, after going on strike most of the summer during those hideous heatwaves. Julia Child being the exception, it keeps on going. Kew Gardens was totally bare, but has now replaced all the foliage that got crisped and looks like it might give me a late showing...
I too am obsessed with EU rose websites and checking lots of options on helpmefind, but even the latter doesn't have heat tolerant info on some European ones on my long list and some American ones that do look suitable are not available in Europe. I’m on the hunt for tougher, more heat/disease resistant roses to replace the ones that can’t cope here, but I am getting totally muddled!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I was on a minivacation in Catalonia (can understand Nollie's challenges better now), tried eating snails (won't try it with my own), left when my roses were with buds ready to open and returned to them in full autumn flush.
Scarborough Fair looks lovely right now. It has some blackspot but keeps its leaves.
Bordure Camaieu, very healthy
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Joie de Vivre, more saturated colour than in summer
Charles Darwin dislikes the wet weather
Autumn Princess Alexandra of Kent, too tired from blackspot to produce more blooms but there are some
And a quick health report. Healthiest roses: 1st place (shared) Bordure Camaieu, Scented Garden, The Generous Gardener - al spotless or nearly spotless. 2nd place - Joie de Vivre - has some anthracnose but keeps all leaves and looks good. 3rd place - Scarborough Fair - for reasons described above. Sandringham got blackspot too in the end, I think it was in that warm week in September but it keeps all leaves and looks ok for now.
And the last photo - unbelievable Scented Garden - perfectly healthy and producing a new basal now.
@edhelka Isn’t it such a wonderful feeling coming back to your roses after being away for a while to see the transformation in them? I can still remember the last time I was away for a week and when I came back my yellow rose had gone from buds to full bloom. 😁
Interesting health report @edhelka, you are almost as obsessed as me! I have just received my european copy of the DA catalogue, which has a section ‘best for health’ but Princess Alexandra of Kent does not feature. Instead, for pink roses they recommend the following: - Olivia Rose Austin - The Mayflower - Mortimer Sackler - Princess Anne - England’s Rose
Meanwhile, I am focussing mostly Kordes and Meilland. Kordes has a very handy lists of roses for ‘Rainy Areas’ and ‘Southern Exposure’ so I am cross-referencing both then selecting the ADR winners. For example, their white rose Diamant features in all three and is very pretty.
Where in Catalunya were you?
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Daniel Rutherford …. so many to choose from... do you have any in mind? for a shorter easy to manage climber I would recommend 'Aloha' [Boerner 1949]… David Austin has used it a lot in his breeding programme...
@Nollie … I notice you are considering 'Diamant'.... what you won't read on HMF is that it's very thorny... this is a feature of Kordes roses, they are often somewhat coarse and thorny in nature... this one is literally full of them... so you need to be aware of that... but it is continuous flowering and trouble free - at least it was for me...
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..checking my notes TL does graft on Laxa too... 'Clou' is used by Tantau roses...
..it's good that your roses are being despatched earlier than later... very considerate of them.. but that's good business...
And a few pics of Royal William
How’s everyone’s roses doing?
...I'm also busy with my rose orders for this winter.... I like to stagger them to keep things ticking over... otherwise I go mad..
I too am obsessed with EU rose websites and checking lots of options on helpmefind, but even the latter doesn't have heat tolerant info on some European ones on my long list and some American ones that do look suitable are not available in Europe. I’m on the hunt for tougher, more heat/disease resistant roses to replace the ones that can’t cope here, but I am getting totally muddled!
Does anyone have any suggestions of ones that have done well for them??
- Olivia Rose Austin
- The Mayflower
- Mortimer Sackler
- Princess Anne
- England’s Rose
Meanwhile, I am focussing mostly Kordes and Meilland. Kordes has a very handy lists of roses for ‘Rainy Areas’ and ‘Southern Exposure’ so I am cross-referencing both then selecting the ADR winners. For example, their white rose Diamant features in all three and is very pretty.
Where in Catalunya were you?
@Nollie … I notice you are considering 'Diamant'.... what you won't read on HMF is that it's very thorny... this is a feature of Kordes roses, they are often somewhat coarse and thorny in nature... this one is literally full of them... so you need to be aware of that... but it is continuous flowering and trouble free - at least it was for me...