@micmarg that's fantastic information thank you. I hope you don't mind but I have saved it to my documents for future reference.
@evelin I feel like I gave mine every opportunity. I would cut it back and it would grow really well until about 3-4ft and then the mildew would start again.
I am really looking forward to getting LEH. I've wanted that one for a while but everywhere was sold out of potted ones.
I agree with you @Katsa, Marlorena should write a book.
@poppyfield64, writing is hard (written many articles and book chapters) so I'd completely understand if @Marlorenasa ...not for me! But if she'd like a co author or someone to write up her dictation, I'd be more than happy to offer my services 🙂
Just added 4 more roses, lark ascending and Jude the obscure. Can't wait to see how they turn out.
..gosh, I'm flattered but thank you @Katsa .. I think it's fair to say, and think you'll agree, that you really need to be a Celebrity to get a gardening book published these days... you know, Don, Titchmarsh, people like that... yet the first book I ever bought on roses, and still going today I think, is the little booklet publication titled 'The Rose Expert' by Dr. D. G. Hessayon... it's been around for donkey's years, updated many times, and it's so suitable for beginners to roses.. as there's nothing complicated in it.. and it doesn't mean you have to be an expert.. The series has sold millions, the most sold gardening books ever... It's the sort of thing I would like to have done myself... [well, who wouldn't?]..
@edhelka...in your experience, have you got or had any roses which have stood up really well in the rain and are either pale yellow or pale pink. Many thanks.
@peteS 'Scarborough Fair' and 'Souvenir de St. Anne's', the individual flowers are not rain-resistant but they are quickly replaced by new ones. 'Scented Garden' is really good. All these three are semi-doubles.
The rest, I am not sure, I either had them for too short time or they were between flushes when the rain was at its worst. 'Olivia Rose Austin' seems to be quite a bullet-proof rose.
@Katsa I am happy for you, I always wanted Lark Ascending but never got the right place for it. It's a good and healthy rose. Young Lycidas is very fragrant but can be tricky to grow. Olivia is easy to grow and very disease resistant.
@evelin Thank you for the advice and your experience. It's always exciting to order new roses.
@Katsa I have JtO, gorgeous fragrance. I plan on getting the Lark Ascending this year too. Still finalising (agonising over) my list 😩
Yes unfortunately, very hard to get a traditional book deal without having a pre-built in very large fan base, so either a celeb or someone with a huge social media following.
You can, however, self publish which is widely available and very accessible these days thanks to e-books.
@edhelka...thanks for that, I already had Scarborough Fair on order for the Autumn, so that was lucky. I also like Souvenir de St Anne's also, so that'll go on my list.
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@Marlorena, I do like your writing about roses. It's very interesting.
@evelin I feel like I gave mine every opportunity. I would cut it back and it would grow really well until about 3-4ft and then the mildew would start again.
I am really looking forward to getting LEH. I've wanted that one for a while but everywhere was sold out of potted ones.
I agree with you @Katsa, Marlorena should write a book.
Just added 4 more roses, lark ascending and Jude the obscure. Can't wait to see how they turn out.
.. I think it's fair to say, and think you'll agree, that you really need to be a Celebrity to get a gardening book published these days... you know, Don, Titchmarsh, people like that... yet the first book I ever bought on roses, and still going today I think, is the little booklet publication titled 'The Rose Expert' by Dr. D. G. Hessayon... it's been around for donkey's years, updated many times, and it's so suitable for beginners to roses.. as there's nothing complicated in it.. and it doesn't mean you have to be an expert..
The series has sold millions, the most sold gardening books ever... It's the sort of thing I would like to have done myself... [well, who wouldn't?]..
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