I love the colour of the new growth @Marlorena and it seems quite vigorous. Am planning a similar kind of support so looks good. Those blooms look huge no wonder they droop.😀
@Mr. Vine Eye Thanks. I love seeing all the rose garden photos here too. I’m glad to be able to share with you guys photos of my container only balcony rose garden. It comes with its own unique challenges but so worth it.
@Marlorena i suspect my second balcony doesn’t get ANY direct sunlight at all... that said given how much my port sunlight has grown over winter despite the cold weather and lack of sunlight.. it might just work. If it does I am definitely going to get myself a generous gardener to be trained up the wall on that balcony. The good thing though about this balcony is that it’s very well sheltered unlike my main sunny balcony. I guess one just can’t have it all 😝
it came pruned to the base in October and it looks like this now
I’ve sort of decided to leave it alone rather than pruning it again.. partly because the new growth seems so incredibly healthy. Plus I’ve just transplanted it so the growth will probably be stunted for a period of time anyway..
@celcius_kkw looking good... I've often thought about Port Sunlight, I've always liked the photos of it, but I've been put off by reports that it's a stingy bloomer.. so we shall see how yours gets on there... if your site is open, the lack of sun isn't always too much of a problem..
...in fact, this is something I'd like to stress as I think it's often misunderstood... All roses, without exception, will produce flowers in a sunless position from mid May through mid July, when the sun is highest, temps warmest and days longest... all of them.. what they won't do, usually, is produce as many blooms as they would in a sunny spot, so when you read that a rose needs 4-6 hours of sun, it should be stated that this is for maximum output...
...repeat flowering roses also just won't be able to produce so many blooms in September in a sunless spot, when the days are shorter and lack of warmth.. but you will still get some regardless... whether it's enough to satisfy the gardener is another matter..
It's surprising to find roses that will produce a significant number of flowers in sunless positions though, the worst type of shade for roses is overhanging trees and large shrubs.. roses can also get very lanky in shade as they try to reach for the sun...
That's interesting @Marlorena. I have three shrub roses planted between a 5ft-6ft tall evergreen hedge at the back and a small dwarf box hedge in front of them to hide their lanky legs. It shouldn't work but so far they have survived ten years or so and bloom enough for me, with the possible exception of 'Margaret Merrill'. I do feed them well every year.
There was a large concrete patio when we moved in, really a waste of space and I don't like concrete. I wanted to post a thread about our makeover last year but I've never got to fully finishing the greenhouse (a job for this year).
Hopefully, it's not a big OT to post it here, I combined it into one image, so it isn't too long.
The first photo is before, second during the makeover, third just before finishing the pergola and fourth is after (the greenhouse not fully finished).
There is unknown climbing rose on the middle fence panel, the one we tried to ID last year (possibly the Albrighton rambler). And now also Crépuscule on the first panel, where the honeysuckle was. And there is The Generous gardener under the pergola.
The slate is the big type, green. I think we should have gone for the smaller type. It also got quite dirty over the winter (sediments after weeks of rain). So I am not sure if it was the best choice.
Like the horse and hill in the background too! We’ve just got a big corrugated metal prefab monstrosity to look at - servicing garage.
Didn’t even realise it was there until new neighbours moved in three years ago and chopped down their trees along the boundary! May have boosted the light in their garden but it definitely didn’t improve the view from ours!
..great job @edhelka, and your garden is larger than I thought... looks really nice and with good views too as Mr Vine Eye said.. ..all photos welcome here of our gardens... that's no problem..
Anyone grow the DA rose Lochinvar? I see it every time I go to the gardens but it’s only available to buy online. Think I may use the discount voucher to treat myself
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Thanks. I love seeing all the rose garden photos here too. I’m glad to be able to share with you guys photos of my container only balcony rose garden. It comes with its own unique challenges but so worth it.
@Marlorena
i suspect my second balcony doesn’t get ANY direct sunlight at all... that said given how much my port sunlight has grown over winter despite the cold weather and lack of sunlight.. it might just work. If it does I am definitely going to get myself a generous gardener to be trained up the wall on that balcony. The good thing though about this balcony is that it’s very well sheltered unlike my main sunny balcony. I guess one just can’t have it all 😝
it came pruned to the base in October and it looks like this now
I’ve sort of decided to leave it alone rather than pruning it again.. partly because the new growth seems so incredibly healthy. Plus I’ve just transplanted it so the growth will probably be stunted for a period of time anyway..
...in fact, this is something I'd like to stress as I think it's often misunderstood... All roses, without exception, will produce flowers in a sunless position from mid May through mid July, when the sun is highest, temps warmest and days longest... all of them.. what they won't do, usually, is produce as many blooms as they would in a sunny spot, so when you read that a rose needs 4-6 hours of sun, it should be stated that this is for maximum output...
...repeat flowering roses also just won't be able to produce so many blooms in September in a sunless spot, when the days are shorter and lack of warmth.. but you will still get some regardless... whether it's enough to satisfy the gardener is another matter..
It's surprising to find roses that will produce a significant number of flowers in sunless positions though, the worst type of shade for roses is overhanging trees and large shrubs.. roses can also get very lanky in shade as they try to reach for the sun...
I have that grey slate in my garden here and there... I find cats don't like it..
Looks great! What an improvement.
Like the horse and hill in the background too! We’ve just got a big corrugated metal prefab monstrosity to look at - servicing garage.
Didn’t even realise it was there until new neighbours moved in three years ago and chopped down their trees along the boundary! May have boosted the light in their garden but it definitely didn’t improve the view from ours!
..all photos welcome here of our gardens... that's no problem..