I'm a little old fashioned @Tack , I like tea roses, have never got into the big blousy types.😁 Of yours my favourite is the peach/yellow coloured one third from the end.😁
@purplerallim That peachy one is the David Austin climber Wollerton Old hall and is one of my favourites. I have several hybrid teas but they are not flowering or only in bud at the moment apart from Wildberry, the whole plant pic in the top photo with the bloom closeup next to it. I can't tell why that is a hybrid tea, the categories and their definitions wash over me.
Edit: Elina is in full flush and is an HT but little scent unfortunately
All looking lovely @Tack. I have a DA rose Pat Austin that is a bit like your peachy Old Wollerton Hall, but lovely as it is the flower heads are so heavy they droop down very badly. Such a shame because it's so beautiful. It's not a climber so isn't tied to anything which doesn't help. @Nollie, I have 3 Blue for You, only one is in a really sunny spot, the others are a bit more shaded. Although it starts off a lovely colour I noticed it does fade more quickly, more so on very hot days. Bizarrely the scent is not as strong either, but it is only a young plant, not sure if that makes a difference? I am quite a mercenary dead header too, I find that really encourages more flowers. I try not to buy roses without scent, but then sometimes they're so beautiful I just get them anyway. 😅
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Thank you @newbie77 . Ok, so Charles Darwin and Wildberry in the top. 2nd pic clockwise from top left Eglantyne, Sandringham, Claire Austin, The Generous Gardener. 3rd pic Wollerton Old Hall, Boscobel and Eye of the Tiger
This is the new rose garden at Lowther Castle in Cumbria. Useful to see so many DA varieties in one place. Desdemona was my favourite for health of foliage, lack of rain damage, no nasty brown dead heads, good smell, tidy growth, and attractive buds. (It's the white one in the first picture).
As useful as this place was, the effect of massed rose planting with nothing else leaves me cold.
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Thank you @newbie77 . Ok, so Charles Darwin and Wildberry in the top. 2nd pic clockwise from top left Eglantyne, Sandringham, Claire Austin, The Generous Gardener. 3rd pic Wollerton Old Hall, Boscobel and Eye of the Tiger
Thank you. They all are so lovely.
This year i am not looking forward to winter. I will miss bringing roses indoors.
@purplerallim, you’re welcome, no guarantees though, since what works for one doesn’t for another, but I think CM is a fairly safe bet.
I do remove roses that don’t work, usually if they can’t take my heat and humidity - some just fade horribly or repeat poorly regardless of how much I cosset and deadhead them. Quite a few on my kill list this year, but my OH hates me ‘wasting’ plants even when they are clearly miserable so I have to do it stealthily so she doesn’t notice!
@D0rdogne_Damsel thanks, I’m always interested in the fading issue, so many of mine end up pink in the sun regardless of their official colour. Scent notes and strength is so subjective, but some roses do develop a deeper fragrance over time - it took three years for some of my Austins to get there. Others, like La Rose de Molinard, had it right from the first bloom. In theory, heat should bring out the volatile oils and enhance fragrance more, but I find there is a tipping point where it gets too hot and goes the other way. Of my favourite new roses, Stormy Weather, has no scent at all to my nose, but is a healthy, non-stop bloomer and a great colour with staying power. All about balance!
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@Nollie, I have 3 Blue for You, only one is in a really sunny spot, the others are a bit more shaded. Although it starts off a lovely colour I noticed it does fade more quickly, more so on very hot days. Bizarrely the scent is not as strong either, but it is only a young plant, not sure if that makes a difference? I am quite a mercenary dead header too, I find that really encourages more flowers.
I try not to buy roses without scent, but then sometimes they're so beautiful I just get them anyway. 😅
As useful as this place was, the effect of massed rose planting with nothing else leaves me cold.
This year i am not looking forward to winter. I will miss bringing roses indoors.
I do remove roses that don’t work, usually if they can’t take my heat and humidity - some just fade horribly or repeat poorly regardless of how much I cosset and deadhead them. Quite a few on my kill list this year, but my OH hates me ‘wasting’ plants even when they are clearly miserable so I have to do it stealthily so she doesn’t notice!
@D0rdogne_Damsel thanks, I’m always interested in the fading issue, so many of mine end up pink in the sun regardless of their official colour. Scent notes and strength is so subjective, but some roses do develop a deeper fragrance over time - it took three years for some of my Austins to get there. Others, like La Rose de Molinard, had it right from the first bloom. In theory, heat should bring out the volatile oils and enhance fragrance more, but I find there is a tipping point where it gets too hot and goes the other way. Of my favourite new roses, Stormy Weather, has no scent at all to my nose, but is a healthy, non-stop bloomer and a great colour with staying power. All about balance!
I've loved all the photos of @edhelka's Empereur Charles IV, so that snuck into the basket:
Caroline's Heart is in there, as it looks beautiful and I think will complement Lark Ascending quite well in the front garden
Desprez a Fleurs because I'm underwhelmed by Alister Stella Grey, which I'm going to replant in another part of the garden.
Miss Fine - not sure where it's going yet, but I'd like some non-pink/red roses.
Thukula, which will also be along the front border.
I can't wait to get them in November - but I really need to get the border mulched and prepared!
This is in addition to my TCL order:
Lark Ascending
Jude the Obscure:
Boscobel
Gruss an Aachen
Soul (Tantau)
Vanessa Bell
Lady Emma Hamilton
Someone needs to stage an intervention
Katsa