Watson... I love that name @poppyfield64 ..and your roses lovely today..
@Omori ...I just measured my arch, which is quite a compact type for a small garden, but a useful width of 4 feet, so easy to walk under... the depth, from bar to bar is 18 inches, which is about right and makes training a lot easier... I would struggle with 12 inches..
'Cornelia' on picket fence.. 'Francis Dubreuil'.etc.. 'Bathsheba'.. I love it when it's like this.. Duchess of Albany clematis in background.. ..I 'paint' edited this picture slightly.. rather obvious.. Echinacea 'Green Twister' I grew from seed... not exactly a stand out..
@poppyfield64 ...is your Paul's Scarlet new? I'm not used to seeing blooms on it in early August, but I gather it does occasionally produce some.. I think it's down to the way it's deadheaded..
Thank you @Marlorena I think I will keep this idea on hold for now.
@poppyfield64 Very easy, they will get rust but it’s not a problem at the back of the border, I don’t notice it, and it doesn’t spread to anything else.
'Vanessa Bell' again today.. never stops blooming, just a short lull in between where only a flower or two are showing..
In Spring, I find this rose has a good scent of citrus, but at this time of year, something different, perceptively alluded to by Mrs Vine Eye... it certainly does smell as though it's gone a bit 'awf'... a touch of the smelly socks perhaps, enough to elicit an 'urgh'.. but not from me... intriguing?..
Just a note about fragrances... the centre of the French perfume industry is at a place called Grasse, in southern France.. they use rose petals in their perfumes, and did some scientific tests on one of the most scented of roses 'Fragrant Cloud'.. ..two substances that are often dominant in roses are called Geraniol and the other Limonool.. I think Geraniol provides a musky sweet scent, Limonool the citrusy bit.. amonst many others.. They found that with Fragrant Cloud, Geraniol was dominant at 10am in the morning, and at mid afternoon Limonool took over.. so if anybody has this rose [perhaps we all should have it], you might like to check on that sometime.?.. but it emphasises how roses change their 'tune' ..
My newbies Wildberry and Heidi Klum. The latter got scorched flowers but it was 35.6 in the shade and the southfacing slab patio was sizzling.I do like the many faces of Eye of the Tiger and it blooms really well.Teasing Georgia starting againSt Boniface likes that I now treat it like a rose rather than just another perrenial in the packed border.
Charles Darwin may get a lacklustre colour as it ages but I am wowed by its wafty scent
I'm always looking for a nice bit of red in the garden @Tack ..so obvious question, what's the name of that Crocosmia please?.. I presume it's a crocosmia.. I used to have one called 'Zeal Tan' but yours seems darker..
Roses all looking nice too, so pleased Wildberry is blooming for you..
So impressed with Royal Jubilee. Completely healthy head to toe, blooming continuously since 29th May, flowers last ages and aren’t bothered by wind and rain and a lovely strong smell.
@Tack Beautiful roses. And thank you, Scarborough Fair is one of my top 5 favourites.
I envy you the fragrance of your Charles Darwin (or your nose). This was my 1st DA that I selected myself, I was absolutely sure that I want it for months. I've chosen it for its name and because it was described as disease resistant (I used to believe breeders' claims... naive) and very fragrant. And it has been a disappointment. The fragrance here/to me is boring, light to medium citrusy (no tea note or only a weak one), no wafting, strength maybe 4/10. Recently, I was quite surprised how better it gets when I cut the blooms and take them inside (to 6-7/10). The blooms also almost never open well here and the rose defoliates by mid-August. I am considering growing it for cut flowers only because it just doesn't work as a garden plant. And it is still small in its second year (60x50cm) but it produced 105cm long cane this year.
@Marlorena I'm fairly sure it is Crocosmia Lucifer but I have lost the label.
Gosh that is odd @edhelka . CD is new to me but it was planted in a pot early May and is healthy and racing away. I will post a full shot later this week, it is poised to have multiple flowers any day.
@Mr. Vine Eye That sounds like a great rose to have! Will research it
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..and your roses lovely today..
@Omori
...I just measured my arch, which is quite a compact type for a small garden, but a useful width of 4 feet, so easy to walk under... the depth, from bar to bar is 18 inches, which is about right and makes training a lot easier... I would struggle with 12 inches..
'Cornelia' on picket fence..
'Francis Dubreuil'.etc..
'Bathsheba'.. I love it when it's like this..
Duchess of Albany clematis in background..
..I 'paint' edited this picture slightly.. rather obvious..
Echinacea 'Green Twister' I grew from seed... not exactly a stand out..
...is your Paul's Scarlet new? I'm not used to seeing blooms on it in early August, but I gather it does occasionally produce some.. I think it's down to the way it's deadheaded..
In Spring, I find this rose has a good scent of citrus, but at this time of year, something different, perceptively alluded to by Mrs Vine Eye... it certainly does smell as though it's gone a bit 'awf'... a touch of the smelly socks perhaps, enough to elicit an 'urgh'.. but not from me... intriguing?..
..two substances that are often dominant in roses are called Geraniol and the other Limonool.. I think Geraniol provides a musky sweet scent, Limonool the citrusy bit.. amonst many others..
They found that with Fragrant Cloud, Geraniol was dominant at 10am in the morning, and at mid afternoon Limonool took over.. so if anybody has this rose [perhaps we all should have it], you might like to check on that sometime.?.. but it emphasises how roses change their 'tune' ..
..so obvious question, what's the name of that Crocosmia please?.. I presume it's a crocosmia.. I used to have one called 'Zeal Tan' but yours seems darker..
Roses all looking nice too, so pleased Wildberry is blooming for you..
So impressed with Royal Jubilee. Completely healthy head to toe, blooming continuously since 29th May, flowers last ages and aren’t bothered by wind and rain and a lovely strong smell.
Just all round fantastic.