I visited our garden centre today, for the first time since it reopened. Most roses were either between flushes or they removed the blooms after the recent rains. Most of them were flower carpet roses and various celebration/gift floribundas and HTs, boring. Some DAs, I liked the fragrance of 'Tranquility'. Other than that, I liked rugosas and spinosissimas. 'Dunwich rose' and one more which I don't remember, both with beautiful ferny foliage. The most pretty rose there was 'Rosa glauca', with two last blooms on it, the foliage is so beautiful that even my husband liked it
I'm really disappointed with my teasing georgia. I bought it last year and its got really weak growth. It has just finished its first flush and the flowers were really droopy and top heavy. I@m not sure what I@m doing wrong with it
It’s amazing how fast this thread moves when you are gone for a couple of days. On the plus site there are so many fabulous rose photos to catch up on.
I have a lovely little patio rose with really strong scent, not idea which one it is, it was bought a few years ago. It suffered from black spot quite badly a couple of years ago and I pruned it back - rather badly. It now grows sideways. I would like to improve the shape to make it look a bit fuller but I’m worried about pruning it too hard and loosing it. What would you do?
I also have been looking at Reine des Violettes. Is anyone growing it as a climber? What is it growing habit and would you recommend it?
@rock_hen, that's quite normal for a DA rose, our resident rose expert Marlorena says it takes 3 years to grow well before it strengthens and looks good - so patience!
@Watsonia, I'd just cut back those sticking out branches about a foot or so to a leaf joint. Can't help with your other query I'm afraid.
@Sammymummy, mine's just the same so I'd also like to know how to produce more flowers. I think Marlorena recommended a weak weekly dose of tomato fertiliser so I'm trying that.
Lots more beautiful roses to admire! @Omori , I love Ferdinand Pichard and I remember it had the most fantastic fruity scent. As I mentioned before, I don't have many roses at the moment but 'Korresia' has just come out. I know she's a fairly bog standard floribunda but I like her. She has loads of buds on this year and she looks especially lovely in the evening. This picture was NOT taken in the evening but the full glare of the midday sun...
And this is 'Meg' again this evening. I'd forgotten that she has a lovely scent too
Thanks all for your inspiration on this thread. I've just ordered Absolutely Fabulous/Julia Child from Peter Beales thanks to all the good stuff about her, mainly from Nollie and I'm compiling a list to order in the autumn. Only problem is I have to get about twenty four possibilities down to about six...or maybe eight at a push!!
Chawton cottage from Harkness. This is my first climber and I currently have nothing for it to climb on, but plenty of plans in my head 😂 this has a lovely scent and so far looks like it’s going to be a really nice plant!
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I have a lovely little patio rose with really strong scent, not idea which one it is, it was bought a few years ago. It suffered from black spot quite badly a couple of years ago and I pruned it back - rather badly. It now grows sideways. I would like to improve the shape to make it look a bit fuller but I’m worried about pruning it too hard and loosing it. What would you do?
I also have been looking at Reine des Violettes. Is anyone growing it as a climber? What is it growing habit and would you recommend it?
@Watsonia, I'd just cut back those sticking out branches about a foot or so to a leaf joint. Can't help with your other query I'm afraid.
@Sammymummy, mine's just the same so I'd also like to know how to produce more flowers. I think Marlorena recommended a weak weekly dose of tomato fertiliser so I'm trying that.
And this is 'Meg' again this evening. I'd forgotten that she has a lovely scent too
Thanks all for your inspiration on this thread. I've just ordered Absolutely Fabulous/Julia Child from Peter Beales thanks to all the good stuff about her, mainly from Nollie and I'm compiling a list to order in the autumn. Only problem is I have to get about twenty four possibilities down to about six...or maybe eight at a push!!