@Omori - it’s grown on me (Mariner) really like it now.
I said I was looking forward to being in the garden this weekend, doing deadheading etc. but I’ve actually spent most of my free time on the wildlife pond at the allotment...maybe next week!
Bonica looks delightful, and what a bargain @peteS,I hope it does well for you.
Lovely roses @Omori TAM is appealing, you are clearly having lovely weather too. With blooming roses it must be summer still. So nice.
@Mr.Vine Eye Your pond is so impressive, it's great you are sharing its development with us, thank you. I like seeing pictures of your garden we have quite a few roses in common but you are a year on I think, gives me reasonable expectations.
So, my Heath Robinson project started yesterday, today I was able to tighten the ties a couple more inches.My last Proper Job this season I think unfortunately. Scent strong and gorgeous . Is yours blooming @poppyfield64? My first Eglantyne Bathsheba seems happy and healthy and so shrubby!
@Omori - actually I’ve only got 8 roses in their second year and three of those were moved so they’ve really had to restart - the rest are all first year roses. So I don’t think I’m ahead!
Lovely roses, as ever, everyone. I like the fact Proper Job opens to see it’s stamens, @Tack. I’m still waiting for my first bloom on Pure Poetry, but I have a fat bud, so soon..
@newbie77 I wonder if a tough, disease resistant red floribunda, something like Kordes’ Bordeaux would suit, unless your friend particularly wanted an HT?
@peteS I have Bonica, new this year. I haven’t really taken to it, it’s just kind of there. For me, the blooms are a pale, muddy pink even in mild sun and once spent, hang around looking like dirty socks. But it looks fab for others so hopefully it will for you.
BTW, for those interested in Rose de Rescht, the blooms are short-lived, two days max, but it is meant to be very floriferous so I hope it’s going to be one of those roses where that doesn’t matter so much. The petals drop cleanly and the fragrance, just from a bud, is incredible.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Thanks for all the lovely photos. I walked round my garden last night (very carefully as I've just developed vertigo) and noticed that one of my 1st year unnamed roses on it's second flush, has deep pink blooms on it whereas the first lot were a very, very pale blush pink. Strange. It was labelled as blush pink. Is this weather related do you think? Thrown me a bit because I was going to plant out all four roses (5th yellow rose is already in the ground) over the winter according to their colours, now that I've had a chance to see the precise shade. The red one is definitely what I'd call a deep pinky red not a true red but I don't mind that. The last two, a white and an apricot are true to their labels.
Thanks @Nollie and @Omori. My friend is completely new to having a garden, so no preference about HT. I am thinking double delight could also be a good option.
'Souvenir de St. Anne's' full bush shots. I hate that I can't do photos without the handrail.
'Joie de Vivre' still looking good.
@newbie77 'Joie de Vivre' could be a good one for your friend too. But I would be careful about choosing too many healthy but not fragrant roses. Even when I was completely new to roses, their fragrance was what made me fall in love with them, despite the blackspot.
@Omori gorgeous roses especially TAM. I think that one has a few fans now.
@Lizzie27 I think they can change from one flush to another. My For Your Eyes Only has had a few blooms last week that were different colour, size and pattern to how it normally looks.
@Nollie that's good to know about RdeR. Do you think that is something that might improve with age?
@tack yes the biggest bud opened yesterday. Was closed up tight in the morning but by afternoon had opened up and what an lovely fragrance and colour.
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Desdemona is really the star of the show at the front of the house.
Along with Shropshire Star adding such a vibrant pop of colour.
Does anyone here use slow-release fertilizer in pots? Do you have a favourite?
I've been using soluble fertilizer but most of the time I only water to feed. Since June, I could count on one hand when the rose pots needed to be watered.
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I will try to choose balance of healthy and fragrant.
@Lizzie27 I think they can change from one flush to another. My For Your Eyes Only has had a few blooms last week that were different colour, size and pattern to how it normally looks.
@Nollie that's good to know about RdeR. Do you think that is something that might improve with age?
@tack yes the biggest bud opened yesterday. Was closed up tight in the morning but by afternoon had opened up and what an lovely fragrance and colour.
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Desdemona is really the star of the show at the front of the house.
Along with Shropshire Star adding such a vibrant pop of colour.