I also have a fair bit of spring bulb admin still to do and perennials sat in pots everywhere to go in the ground, and I need to buy more waterbutts and trellis. Hopefully that will keep me busy til the end of the year.
Sounds familiar. I already bought obelisks and arches and something like 200 bulbs (luckily these will come in late October and some will go to pots). I still need to order 500l of compost/manure/topsoil for pots, pots top-up and planting holes.
Speaking about Lens Roses, I think I am in love with one of their newest, Jean de Bruges. Serrated blooms and buds that look lightly mossed. But it isn't exactly small
@Marlorena, hello, yes I first saw them with Beales but actually worked out cheaper with Lens even with both lots of postage. I'm hoping Walferdange does well as it's going in my front garden, at the front of a border I'm renovating. If you get it will be interesting to compare, I haven't seen anyone else mention it on here.
Yes a long list @edhelka, longer than I intended but they all have spaces in the ground apart from the one intended for a pot. I know gardens are never finished but it would be nice to have it fully planted and have no major projects after this! I bought another 100 litres of compost today for bulbs, should be the last as I've already planted up half a dozen pots of bulbs. Got loads to go in the ground though and that is a task and a half.
Hi @Nollie thanks for getting back to me. Yeah actually it wasn't me who staked it .... Mmm would it be ok to pull the stake out and restake using the method you mention? I know the method as saw it demonstrated on TV.
Also is it possible that I might see blooms at this time of year, should I feed it with something obviously I'll give it a good water.
I've just had a happy hour looking up the roses on people's lists. My postponed trip to Lens roses is even more frustrating after going through @Victoria Sponge 's wishlist. So many lovely roses, so few employed gardeners (none!) sigh.
In my climber showcase yesterday I forgot to post Rambling Rosie, a seriously floriferous rose, more blooms than leaves all the summer with many buds to come. Today's much awaited highlight, a new flush of Wildberry starting Charles Darwin's colour has settled down Elina has ridiculously large buds and flowers, this opening bud is the largest rose bloom in my garden already. And for the Easy Does It fans. I am however a bit disappointed it has BS and rust on its lower leaves.
Wish we had a front garden! As soon as we can drop down to one car I'm ripping up the paving and making one.
Lovely photos and interesting discussions going on. It's been a very hectic week again, but I'm hoping to have some time in the garden tomorrow. Malvern Hills has some very long stems now that really need tying in.
Brief trip through on the way to get a bucket I noticed these two lovely blooms on The Generous Gardener.
I also found somewhere local that sells pond plants for cheaper than many of the online outlets I was looking at so picked up some for the wildlife pond.
I got a water lily, Albida, rather than Alba because I was concerned that Alba might take over the whole pond.
I also got Marsh Marigold, water Forget-me-not, yellow flag iris, Sagittaria and some hornwort.
I was looking for ages as the lack of common names on the labels meant I kept having to check what everything was!
I've been following this thread and seeing so many beautiful roses, they really are a pleasure to look at and it's heartening to see that perhaps they aren't as hard to grow as I thought. This will be my first year attempting roses so would welcome any tips along the way. I'm looking at ordering a couple of bare root roses and at the moment am looking at Trevor Whites website and have my eye on - White Cockade (a climber) and Chloe (a pale pink shrub rose). This may change but I'm trying not to get overwhelmed by choices! I tend to like creams and whites or pale pinks (but that could change). I like the idea of roses that are bee friendly but also love full roses so have chosen one of each. Any thoughts on these choices, anyone else grown these? My main likes are roses which are scented and which flower for long periods.
@Grassly ...I've not grown either of those but Trevor White's is certainly the best place to get them from... I always check there first, if they don't have what I want, then I look elsewhere...
@Mr. Vine Eye ...nice plants... I got a miniature water lily last year when I tried a small pond here, but didn't work out that time... are you filling your pond with rainwater or tap?...
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Yes a long list @edhelka, longer than I intended but they all have spaces in the ground apart from the one intended for a pot. I know gardens are never finished but it would be nice to have it fully planted and have no major projects after this! I bought another 100 litres of compost today for bulbs, should be the last as I've already planted up half a dozen pots of bulbs. Got loads to go in the ground though and that is a task and a half.
Also is it possible that I might see blooms at this time of year, should I feed it with something obviously I'll give it a good water.
Thanks again
Carol
Gaard um Titzebierg
Grand-Duc Jean
Francoise Drion
Lavender Dream is still in the running too and I also came across another called Sweet Haze. This is the stage where I start over thinking everything.
Lovely photos and interesting discussions going on. It's been a very hectic week again, but I'm hoping to have some time in the garden tomorrow. Malvern Hills has some very long stems now that really need tying in.
Brief trip through on the way to get a bucket I noticed these two lovely blooms on The Generous Gardener.
I also found somewhere local that sells pond plants for cheaper than many of the online outlets I was looking at so picked up some for the wildlife pond.
I got a water lily, Albida, rather than Alba because I was concerned that Alba might take over the whole pond.
I also got Marsh Marigold, water Forget-me-not, yellow flag iris, Sagittaria and some hornwort.
I was looking for ages as the lack of common names on the labels meant I kept having to check what everything was!
I'm looking at ordering a couple of bare root roses and at the moment am looking at Trevor Whites website and have my eye on - White Cockade (a climber) and Chloe (a pale pink shrub rose). This may change but I'm trying not to get overwhelmed by choices!
I tend to like creams and whites or pale pinks (but that could change). I like the idea of roses that are bee friendly but also love full roses so have chosen one of each.
Any thoughts on these choices, anyone else grown these? My main likes are roses which are scented and which flower for long periods.
...I've not grown either of those but Trevor White's is certainly the best place to get them from... I always check there first, if they don't have what I want, then I look elsewhere...
@Mr. Vine Eye
...nice plants... I got a miniature water lily last year when I tried a small pond here, but didn't work out that time... are you filling your pond with rainwater or tap?...