@celcius_kkw, @Tack@Omori - Penny does like 'helping'. She's an Ocicat so very inquisitive and generally gets in the way. She's an absolute teddy bear as well and likes going on road trips. I love her to pieces The accident actually happened 22nd June 2019! so this time last year I was in hospital waiting for surgery. It's been a relatively swift recovery, but really scuppered our holiday plans last year. I degloved my finger, broke both hands and sliced through my knee with the brake disc. Bike was totalled and I couldn't do anything 'active' for about 6 weeks. As we'd planned a month's mountain biking and road cycling in france, we had to adapt our plans somewhat!
Here's a picture of the pond taken today. I really need to do something about the gunnera. You can see Papworth's pride in the background, which I think justifies the inclusion of the photo . We're planning to replace the shed next year as it's very old and is mainly held together with hopes and prayers.
I think I am going to create a new rose bed by the pergola as that way I can integrate some kind of obelisk/arch to help a climbing rose to reach the pergola. That way I can integrate more 'bee-friendly' plants around the base and it also offers more opportunity to feed my rose habit! As you can see from this image, there's about a 60cm gap, and realistically the rose will be about a meter away from the pergola. I hadn't considered Crown Princess margareta - i thought it was a shrub rose? I'm still a bit confused about which roses you can train to climb and which don't work so well.
But, I do agree that it'll be happier in the ground than in a planter. and that also means I can use the planter for something else ... Any suggestions?
Yes I agree it's very similar and ultimately considerably larger also, which would make it unsuitable for that position. I think a better plan might to re-pot it into a larger pot and wait and see how big it wants to get. I have got a new, pretty much useless obelisk I was going to throw out which could be used if necessary for short term support. Anyway the blackspot issue might be the ultimate decider.
Hi! Has anybody seen the introduction of the new orange climbing rose at Harkness called Wonderful World? What are your thoughts on it? And also, has anyone bought roses from Lubera and if so, what's been the experience? I'm thinking of getting a couple of roses from them but wanted to check first before buying. Thanks!
That’s beautiful and lush @katsa and I don’t know about anyone else but I enjoy any garden photos 🙂 That sounds like a terrible accident! I have a feeling you’re a very resilient person.
I see what you mean about the distance. A rose bed would be ideal there 😍
Crown Princess Margareta is a medium-ish vigorous climber, scented, and has been healthy for me. Also very tough as it was uprooted and chewed and left out in the open for several days before I noticed and replanted it 😬
@MMflower Yes I’ve been eyeing that one...was going to suggest it to Katsa but it doesn’t have a strong fragrance apparently. Good for somewhere the smell doesn’t matter though.
@Tack I have indeed and it's a very tempting offer but I have the same question as you....where could I put 2 huge climbing roses? Space is an issue and I seem to prioritizing roses over everything else. Can't help it.
@Katsa I think that a new bed there is a good idea. A small to medium climber would grow in your pot (and I would be tempted by Laguna from Lubera) but planting in the ground gives you much more to play with (and also space for more roses or other plants).
A nice way how to guide it to the pergola could be to do a pillar, it could be a relatively low one. And you can put a trellis panel between the pillar and your pergola post. Or just a rope or two.
I ordered a Charles de Mills today and amazingly I have been informed that it will be delivered by 6pm tomorrow. One detail of the plant I noticed though, after it was to late, was that it enjoys poor soil. Now does that mean it will be a better performer in poorer soil rather than manure rich soil.
RV Roger Katsa...£10 delivery. Don't know if it's because I live in the same part of country , but yes it's hugely impressive, delivered by FedEx. Having said that, I'll wait and see if it materialises.
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Here's a picture of the pond taken today. I really need to do something about the gunnera. You can see Papworth's pride in the background, which I think justifies the inclusion of the photo
I think I am going to create a new rose bed by the pergola as that way I can integrate some kind of obelisk/arch to help a climbing rose to reach the pergola. That way I can integrate more 'bee-friendly' plants around the base and it also offers more opportunity to feed my rose habit! As you can see from this image, there's about a 60cm gap, and realistically the rose will be about a meter away from the pergola. I hadn't considered Crown Princess margareta - i thought it was a shrub rose? I'm still a bit confused about which roses you can train to climb and which don't work so well.
But, I do agree that it'll be happier in the ground than in a planter. and that also means I can use the planter for something else ... Any suggestions?
I see what you mean about the distance. A rose bed would be ideal there 😍
Crown Princess Margareta is a medium-ish vigorous climber, scented, and has been healthy for me. Also very tough as it was uprooted and chewed and left out in the open for several days before I noticed and replanted it 😬
https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/crown-princess-margareta-climbing-rose
@MMflower Yes I’ve been eyeing that one...was going to suggest it to Katsa but it doesn’t have a strong fragrance apparently. Good for somewhere the smell doesn’t matter though.