@owd potter .. no I wouldn't cut those back but I would remove any buds that form... I hope they survive, I might have left those until the autumn.. I lost one recently transplanting it too soon when I should have known better... ...so best of luck !...
@micearguers .. not me, sorry,... I don't know that one at all..
@Marlorena I will hopefully report on this rose in this thread later in the year; I've ordered 'Simple Gold' - I think I have a weakness for gold-coloured roses, or maybe it's across all roses. I included 'Chandos Beauty' and 'Simple Peach' as well. Something to look forward to ... Thanks @Jemula for sharing the news of this Harkness offer!
@Marlorena, seems like I ought to have asked advice first, think I got carried away in the lovely spring sunshine today. Oh well, I'll let you know how they get on Many thanks
Just looking for advice suggestions in regards to a bit of a tricky site I have. I have a terraced front garden that is in partial shade due to a large sycamore tree which is 10 feet from my plot but casts a shadow for part of the day. The soil whilst not poor is quite dry and rooty. The rose would get sun for about 6 hours. I was looking for rose that tolerates some shade, has robust growth, good health and has continuous flowers. Scent and shape of bloom or colour is not important. I was at the following roses Kew gardens Bonica Ballerina
Any thoughts from all posters would be appreciated
It looks like a few peoples roses are a bit ahead of mine, but I do love the new growths colour. Standard red rose "Root" Celebration Blue for You And two Sheila's Scented
They are all looking great @purplerallim, lots of lovely new growth.
A gloriously warm February and early March aided mine here, but now it’s turned cold and wet, typical weather here around Easter. Here are some of mine, photos taken just before the rain hit:
A trio of Lady Emma Hamilton plus Golden Celebration, pruned right back to fit over it’s new obelisk - to support all those long, floppy canes to come:
A trio of Julia Child. The front one of the trio is less vigorous than the other two:
A new red climber, The Prince’s Trust:
RD Braithwaite, a good true red, tho it does suffer from bad blackspot:
Wild Rover, second year, be interesting to see if it suffers as badly with blackspot this year as it did last:
And Gertrude Jekyll in a pot. I was going to move her into the ground and train against a fence this year, but then I went a bit mad with new roses for the new bed so don’t have room:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@purplerallim I've never heard of 'Root'.. is there some other named attached to that rose at all? I'm puzzled as to which it is... Root must refer to something else, as I don't think it's a commercial name..
@Nollie all looking good Nollie... I'm amazed you have 3 Julias… one grew huge in my garden and started to look totally out of place in my border, nothing could really compete with it, so I removed it.. but a fabulous rose and I hope to get it again one day and next time maybe for a pot... it's too good not to have it ..
Do you think you may have planted too close together?.. that Euphorbia behind it also grows huge in time... I'm guessing it would be the same for you in Spain..
@Jason-3 hi Jason... I have just the rose for you but it's not one on your list..
I would not like to try Bonica in that position near a tree... Ballerina is a great rose until it gets covered in black spot from midsummer... every single leaf affected..
Kew Gardens is the most appropriate of those on your list, so go with that one but I do not know its performance in a shady site like that near a tree... it wouldn't worry me too much.. ... but one that is known to do well in such a position with almost thornless growth like KG,... vigorous and floriferous with good disease resistance - much better than Ballerina.... look no further than 'Sally Holmes'...
See what you think... disclaimer.. I've not grown it before.. this is on recommendation, but I have it in my garden now, and it's romping away in a north facing shady site...
You will of course be improving the soil there, removing as much of the rooty stuff as you can...
I can also give you another that you might prefer... 'Blush Noisette'.. this will grow just about anywhere... blooms all summer, disease free,.. strongly scented too... do consider ..
Hi @Marlorena, I went by stated size/planting distance for the Julias, but I recall you saying last year your’s got huge! I suspect I will have to reduce them to one, in time. I will see how they go. It’s always difficult to predict what roses will do here but none have got out of control yet... Perennials, on the other hand, regularly grow twice their usual height and volume for me.
Oh, and yes, that Euphorbia Mellifera will need a chop at some point! I grow it more for the foliage, although it looks as if I have some flowers forming for the first time this year.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
This is the info tag @Marlorena. There were a few all said the same top name but different small print and rose colours so took it for the name. Maybe I was wrong? And this is one of last years blooms
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...so best of luck !...
@micearguers .. not me, sorry,... I don't know that one at all..
seems like I ought to have asked advice first,
think I got carried away in the lovely spring sunshine today.
Oh well, I'll let you know how they get on
Many thanks
Just looking for advice suggestions in regards to a bit of a tricky site I have. I have a terraced front garden that is in partial shade due to a large sycamore tree which is 10 feet from my plot but casts a shadow for part of the day. The soil whilst not poor is quite dry and rooty. The rose would get sun for about 6 hours. I was looking for rose that tolerates some shade, has robust growth, good health and has continuous flowers. Scent and shape of bloom or colour is not important. I was at the following roses
Kew gardens
Bonica
Ballerina
Any thoughts from all posters would be appreciated
Standard red rose "Root"
Celebration
Blue for You
And two Sheila's Scented
A gloriously warm February and early March aided mine here, but now it’s turned cold and wet, typical weather here around Easter. Here are some of mine, photos taken just before the rain hit:
A trio of Julia Child. The front one of the trio is less vigorous than the other two:
A new red climber, The Prince’s Trust:
RD Braithwaite, a good true red, tho it does suffer from bad blackspot:
Wild Rover, second year, be interesting to see if it suffers as badly with blackspot this year as it did last:
And Gertrude Jekyll in a pot. I was going to move her into the ground and train against a fence this year, but then I went a bit mad with new roses for the new bed so don’t have room:
@Nollie all looking good Nollie... I'm amazed you have 3 Julias… one grew huge in my garden and started to look totally out of place in my border, nothing could really compete with it, so I removed it.. but a fabulous rose and I hope to get it again one day and next time maybe for a pot... it's too good not to have it ..
Do you think you may have planted too close together?.. that Euphorbia behind it also grows huge in time... I'm guessing it would be the same for you in Spain..
I would not like to try Bonica in that position near a tree... Ballerina is a great rose until it gets covered in black spot from midsummer... every single leaf affected..
Kew Gardens is the most appropriate of those on your list, so go with that one but I do not know its performance in a shady site like that near a tree... it wouldn't worry me too much..
... but one that is known to do well in such a position with almost thornless growth like KG,... vigorous and floriferous with good disease resistance - much better than Ballerina.... look no further than 'Sally Holmes'...
See what you think... disclaimer.. I've not grown it before.. this is on recommendation, but I have it in my garden now, and it's romping away in a north facing shady site...
You will of course be improving the soil there, removing as much of the rooty stuff as you can...
I can also give you another that you might prefer... 'Blush Noisette'.. this will grow just about anywhere... blooms all summer, disease free,.. strongly scented too... do consider ..
Oh, and yes, that Euphorbia Mellifera will need a chop at some point! I grow it more for the foliage, although it looks as if I have some flowers forming for the first time this year.
And this is one of last years blooms