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..the new ROSE season 2020...

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  • newbie77newbie77 Posts: 1,838
    @Tack, i think another grey will look fine as long as you have atleast 3 of those. Only one or two will look odd one out. 
    South West London
  • @tack I would be no use to you.  I just get what I can but mine are mostly terracotta, grey and taupe.  I have a bit of a mish mash lol

    Nice bit of scrumpy there @Marlorena.....but Devon lets it down lol
  • Mr. Vine EyeMr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394
    My pots are completely random. Just whatever we liked the look of at the time and several cast offs from parents. 

    With all of those, I’d get a few lighter coloured ones to mix in with them.
    East Yorkshire
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    @poppyfield64
    ...lol...
    ...my husband is partial to scrumpy, but he says this is real rough stuff.. but then they do their scones the wrong way round..  I mean, sacrilege.. 
    East Anglia, England
  • @Tack I’m not really an expert in pots, although I do grow everything in them. 😛

    I have a mixture of pots - but like others have pointed out you should get a few of the same type and you can alternate them in your display. Obviously if you prefer a more formal look then you should stick to the same range/texture/colour. I do have a tendency to cram as many plants into my limited balcony space so actually the pots sort of just merge into one and fade into the background as the roses take centre stage. 
  • TackTack Posts: 1,367
    Thank you all for your help. I have been so indecisive about this, it's much easier choosing the roses. Another question please. When you move a rose into a pot that used to contain another rose how is best to clean it? Does it need some sort of sterilising or is soapy water ok? Bleach solution?
  • Mr. Vine EyeMr. Vine Eye Posts: 2,394
    I probably wouldn’t bother cleaning. So long as you remove the old soil. Give it a rinse out with a hose maybe.
    East Yorkshire
  • peteSpeteS Posts: 966
    My Tuscany Superb has just kept growing and growing this Summer, it's over 5ft tall and still sprouting new growth. Do I just let it carry on growing or can it be trimmed. It hasn't flowered because of my overzealous use of the secateurs over the years (never realising it flowered on old growth), so I now know the importance of controlled pruning but it's starting to get flattened by these gales. 
  • edhelkaedhelka Posts: 2,351
    @peteS Let it grow. You can prune it after it flowers.
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