'Diamond Eyes' looks to be a useful rose for the front of a border.. or anywhere really, good for a row of pots I imagine.. I might need this one ...
..'Carmen Wurth' has the most perfect foliage but not always perfect blooms unfortunately.. some are quite fine, then with others I'm not convinced they enjoy damp conditions.. but I like the rich colour, deep pink almost purple..
I've planted very densely. I like the look of it better and it helps reduce weeding. Only problem is when I have to step into the borders it's a nightmare trying not to squash stuff under foot!
I know it's a long shot, but could anyone ID this rose please. I came across it in my local park and it certainly had the wow factor. It didn't seem to have too many thorns and stood about 4-5 ft high. I know they are chopped back pretty hard every year.
I wish I still did... it does have a somewhat Californian look about it, big, glossy, and very buxom... but undeniably brilliant.. ..Incidentally, to answer a question above, if you are only keeping a rose in a pot for 2 seasons, you don't have to over pot.. I use 20 litres.. there are 15, 25 and 30 litre pots also good for the purpose... nothing fancy,... perhaps some winter repotting might be needed, it depends.. but that's an easy job from smaller containers..
I can thoroughly recommend Diamond Eyes and AbFab, excellent in the rain and so far very healthy. We had a good downpour at midnight thank goodnessRhapsody in Blue stood up to it too @poppyfield64 But the heat was quite something here, for days . This amused meYour Bathsheba photo terrified me Marlorena , and now with the crowding discussion I've decided the pink phlox has to go Charles Darwin with a bit of colour again
@Elothir I had one great success with underplanting very close to the roses - the drive border.
And one great failure - my main rose bed - adding lavender, gaura and verbena. In tight spaces, gaura is just too vigorous.
Whatever you do, don't do this
For a narrow bed surrounded by paving, the best plants are small creepers and traditional edging plants. Plant them right next to the paving edge and let them grow over the edge and soften your bed. If the roses are reasonably spaced (75cm+) you can add small to medium perennial between them or if they are closer, plant it closer to the edge. On the other side of the bed, it depends how it is backed. If there is no backing, you can do the same there. If there is a wall or something, it can be used. I also like to plant one of the scrambling geraniums and let it find its way between the other plants.
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..'Carmen Wurth' has the most perfect foliage but not always perfect blooms unfortunately.. some are quite fine, then with others I'm not convinced they enjoy damp conditions.. but I like the rich colour, deep pink almost purple..
..Incidentally, to answer a question above, if you are only keeping a rose in a pot for 2 seasons, you don't have to over pot.. I use 20 litres.. there are 15, 25 and 30 litre pots also good for the purpose... nothing fancy,... perhaps some winter repotting might be needed, it depends.. but that's an easy job from smaller containers..