...Voila !... part of my new 60 foot fence... I don't actually own it, my neighbour does, so I had no control over it at all.. but delighted it's been finished at last.. deferred from March for obvious reasons..
I like the colour and the bolts in the posts which I think I can use to stretch wires across from post to post ... lots of clearing up to do.. it's a right mess, and the soil needs to be pushed back... I think I've gained about 6 inches in depth.. ...what a palaver all this has been but such are the times..
What a relief I’m sure that is @Marlorena! Looks to be a strong fence, too.
@Sammymummy Mine is so awkward right now, it threw up one 4’ cane this year (and nothing else) so it looks ridiculous. I’m not great at being patient either but roses often force our hand. Next year I bet we see some improvement 🤞 Maybe two 4’ awkward canes to look forward to 😛 What’s yours like shape-wise?
Edit...I just went out to look at it and somehow that cane I thought was still 4’ is now well over 6’ 😂 This rose is in a prominent location near the front door, to add insult to injury...
Looks very smart, @Marlorena and very handy bolts. Now just the huge task of replanting!
A question for those of you who take rose cuttings. I would like to take a cutting of Munstead Wood to try one on it’s own roots, but the shrubs are small and sparse so cutting material is thin on the ground. Nothing really qualifies as ‘firm, straight new growth, pencil thick’. The only possible candidate is a bit thinner than that and slightly bent. Would this still work or would it produce a weak plant so not worth bothering about?
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@poppyfield64 I'm really glad your LdV is so rain resistant. The buds on everything are taking such an age to open now it is great the weather didn't destroy it in the meantime. My last request to TCL took at least a week to get a reply, much longer than earlier in the season. They might be busy judging by this thread
Thank you @edhelka withyour advice for bareroots. You say DA will have cold stored them, does that mean they pulled leaves off, pruned and forced dormancy? How old are bare roots do you know?
@Marlorena Pleased for you that the works are over and you can concentrate on the much more fun replan bit. Certainly a sturdy fence. I note the neighbour has given you the back face, once upon a time not that long ago that was not the done thing. Apart from being courteous it does mean the boundary is the back of the posts not the fence line. No wonder boundary disputes over a few inches occur.
A few highlights on this lovely Autumn day ,Oddysey
Dames de ChenonceauEasy Does It with its filthy foliage , almost more buds than leavesAnd the 'parade' with the brilliant AB Fab/JC in the foreground
@newbie77 For pots - do you mean what soil mix? For cuttings - you need something grittier than just MPC, added grit or added perlite.
@Tack They are two years old, grafted in early 2019 (I think it's done in early spring but I am not sure) on a rootstock that's already one year old (I think). In any case, they spend two full growing seasons in the field, to grow that nice strong canes we are getting. Yes, they lift them in September, remove the leaves, cut them back, grade them and store them.
@poppyfield64 Thank you for the kind words, I don't see it that way (yet) but hopefully getting closer.
BTW I received bulbs from Peter Nyssen today. 273 of them. The box is really heavy. Lot of work to do. Needless to say, I can't say I am ready for rose deliveries expected soon.
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...Voila !... part of my new 60 foot fence... I don't actually own it, my neighbour does, so I had no control over it at all.. but delighted it's been finished at last.. deferred from March for obvious reasons..
I like the colour and the bolts in the posts which I think I can use to stretch wires across from post to post ... lots of clearing up to do.. it's a right mess, and the soil needs to be pushed back... I think I've gained about 6 inches in depth..
...what a palaver all this has been but such are the times..
It must have been a big and tiring job to get it all done!
A question for those of you who take rose cuttings. I would like to take a cutting of Munstead Wood to try one on it’s own roots, but the shrubs are small and sparse so cutting material is thin on the ground. Nothing really qualifies as ‘firm, straight new growth, pencil thick’. The only possible candidate is a bit thinner than that and slightly bent. Would this still work or would it produce a weak plant so not worth bothering about?