I have really got into roses this year although I only have 1 - Queen of Sweden which has grown really well this year east facing and in pretty hard dry clay. I don't have much room left but am thinking of cutting the border wider on one side to make room! I have really enjoyed reading all the threads on here and trying to learn as much as I can about them. I am also thinking of putting some in some large pots. Do they mind being in pots as opposed to the ground? I have made bad choices in the past of things I have put in pots and am trying to think carefully about what can go in a pot longer term. What recommendations can anyone make for potted roses. I don't know that I would want necessarily to use the small patio roses or is that what I should be considering? I was thinking more the 3ft x 3ft shrub roses myself. Have mostly been looking at David Austin site. What compost should I be using too please? Many thanks for your help.
I'll let others advise on pot growing Copperdog as this is my first year trying pots and they are only temporary. I used my topsoil from advice on here and they are all doing fine but it has only been a few months. Long term is a different story I think.
Thank you for the photos of Papworth's Pride @katsa. I think it looks extremely healthy. Would you describe it as a pink or a red?
I'd be really happy if my Westerland looks like the one on the photo provided by Marlorena. It looks bountiful and carefree. I wouldn't mind being like that myself.
I like your stats list @edhelka! I do the same sort of thing myself, to spot trends and highlight gaps!
@Omori thanks for the photo. The colour is very striking. I love it but I’m not sure where I’d put such a bright orange. Do you think it could go in a pot?
It's definitely closer to red. I would describe as a poppy red, but it does lean towards pink in some light. A beautiful colour @Victoria Sponge. I bought mine from Cottage Memories, so it was only £10.
@edhelka, as it's early in my rose career, my catalogue is rather short:
Total at the moment: 18
Unique varieties (minus duplicates, seedlings and dead): 14
5 different breeders (Austin 5, Beales 2, Kordes 2, Tantau 2). 15, 3 old
5 pink , 4 white, 3 red, 1 bicolour, 5 yellow
5 climbers, rest medium/small shrubs.
I've also realised that I just planted a once flowering rambler where I actually want a repeat flowering rambler. It was planted as bare root in march so can't really resite it for a while 😭😭
@Aero84 I know what you mean, it’s very strong. Regarding a pot, yes it would do well as it's not a large rose overall. Its growth habit is sturdy and tall but narrow. I think the main consideration is the overall height with the pot as it grows to about 5' in the ground, but you could perhaps position it at the back of a grouping of pots? Or if you have somewhere where the height would be nice. It's quite a healthy rose too.
I tell you what...David Austin's marketing department must be second to none. Since lockdown was allowed to loosen it's grip on garden centres I have visited a number of them, and have been amazed how DA's dominate in their roses section, something I've not been aware of really before I joined this forum.
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Thank you for the photos of Papworth's Pride @katsa. I think it looks extremely healthy. Would you describe it as a pink or a red?
That is a grand colour on Alexander @Omori
I'd be really happy if my Westerland looks like the one on the photo provided by Marlorena. It looks bountiful and carefree. I wouldn't mind being like that myself.
I like your stats list @edhelka! I do the same sort of thing myself, to spot trends and highlight gaps!
@edhelka, as it's early in my rose career, my catalogue is rather short:
Total at the moment: 18
15, 3 old
I've also realised that I just planted a once flowering rambler where I actually want a repeat flowering rambler. It was planted as bare root in march so can't really resite it for a while 😭😭