That's reassuring, thank you for answering @Omori . I am not patient enough to lose a whole year of rose progress so am relieved that the shed removal/tree felling project over the winter can be done without roses in the way! Do you think I have to go straight to 40 x40cm (I think that's what DA advise) pots if it is only for 8months from now? That's a big hole to dig!
I have a spirea bridal veil underneath an Arthur Bell climber. The spirea has got very big this year. I think it's been helping itself to the rose fertiliser😕 Ive cut it back fairly hard but could do it more. My question is, if I cut it hard back, will it make much difference to the water/ nutrients it takes from the rose? I realise now that I planted it too close and, if push comes to shove, I'd rather have the rose.
@Mr. Vine Eye ..perhaps the rose is new to them, early blooms are not typical... here's an example of Bathsheba when I first got it, planted as a bare root that winter..
@valerieroberts Good morning Valerie,.. I'm sorry I don't know your rose from that photo, but if you know where it was bought, or could tell us more about it, such as how big it is, shrub, climber etc... repeat blooms, all that sort of thing, might help there.. very nice rose, whatever..
@Omori I think it's ok but it's smothered in clematis - (which wasn't planted too close!). I can see a large dead stem, but I think that's normal for a pretty old specimen. One or two die every year and get replaced by new growth But if the spirea ,which has rocketed away this year, is going to starve Arthur,I'd rather dig it out completely
Personally @Katsa it looks ok from here? My newishly planted EdH looks quite pathetic at the moment but I know it will improve, just have to wait it out.
I think in the future the general advice is to plant it a bit further out from the wall, angled towards the wall, to try to avoid the rain shadow etc but I wouldn’t worry about that. Just something to keep in mind regarding watering with the soil possibly getting quite dry there.
You can start to train the canes along the wires once they get long enough to reach. Don’t tie down the very end growth as it’s better to leave that free, grows more vigorously that way.
If you fertilised in Spring it probably won’t need it’s second feeding yet, you do that sometime mid summer after the first flush, maybe early July-ish.
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Ive cut it back fairly hard but could do it more.
My question is, if I cut it hard back, will it make much difference to the water/ nutrients it takes from the rose?
I realise now that I planted it too close and, if push comes to shove, I'd rather have the rose.
Actually the person who posted the photo is in the UK,
Does it need feeding or repositioning? Also, any tips on how to train it would be great!
..perhaps the rose is new to them, early blooms are not typical... here's an example of Bathsheba when I first got it, planted as a bare root that winter..
..and just 3 weeks later, the same rose...
Good morning Valerie,.. I'm sorry I don't know your rose from that photo, but if you know where it was bought, or could tell us more about it, such as how big it is, shrub, climber etc... repeat blooms, all that sort of thing, might help there.. very nice rose, whatever..