@Sandygarden .. thank you, and for your delightful photos from Blenheim... a place I've never been to which is a serious omission on my part... I love the way the lake view is captured through the arch... sumptuous roses everywhere...
...ever changing Ghislaine de Feligonde has gone white and pink today... incidentally if anyone looking in is growing this rose... it is self cleaning but it takes a while to shrug off the old spent brown flowers... I like to help it along by running my fingers through the clusters, or knocking with a long stick... just to dislodge them.. I do the same with Blush Noisette which does not self clean at all..
@Janie B yes. that's right Janie.... unfortunately some roses have a tendency to hang on to those spent flowers and they just look downright ugly.. a quick going over with the fingers, or poking with a stick, or even just shaking the long stems, can dislodge most of the worst..
Blush Noisette... before a quick clean up... ...and after...
..I keep highlighting this fabulous rambler but I think she's worth every penny.. she changes her colours so often..yesterday more pink and overnight back to apricot again.. a joyous rose to lift anyone's heart during those down times I think..
'Comte de Chambord'... a parent of Gertrude Jekyll..
'A Midsummer Night's Dream'... enjoying this rose very much so far...
'Oranges 'n Lemons'.. one either loves it or the opposite... I'm not put off by whacky colours..
'Wild Rover'...
...first flower on 'Gabriel Oak'.. should open later today I hope...
..citrus scented 'Thomas a Becket'... once it starts it never stops blooming...
'Absolutely Fabulous' ['Julia Child'].. I lost the first flush to a storm, so just starting the second.. I'm showing the healthy foliage mainly, in a garden full of black spot..
..but be warned that this is one big rose.. she's like a Hollywood Madam.. not entirely suited to a modest or pastel English border... if lightly pruned expect as much as 5.5 or 6 foot tall by 6 foot across after 4 years...
Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton'... I consider this a must have summer perennial.. but it's taller here than expected, in richer soil.. I shall move it back to drier parts where it's a bit shorter normally..
Oops, wish I had known that about Julia Child before I planted a trio 2ft apart, Marlorena. Every site I read said they grew 2-3ft each way. If she grows that big, might have to hoik two out in a few years!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Totally agree with you about Ghislaine De Feligonde Marlorena. Mine has only been in the ground since last November, so it's small - but it is absolutely covered in flowers and with a seemingly endless supply of fresh buds.
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Blush Noisette... before a quick clean up...
...and after...