Heres a few of mine from last year. Wisteria "Tiverton" flowering for the first time, Albertine and the white rambler (seagull?) rampant as usual on one shed, and one of the rose beds with angel eyes / For your eyes only / sweet syrie / Brother Cadfael in. The chairs were a temporary (failed) measure to stop the Basset hounds stealing all the apples off the dwarf tree. Ive given up and fenced it now! Clematis montana Van rubens and Marjorie over the other shed with another rose bed new last year, that was it just getting started. Also one of the five weird red and white lumpy things that keeps sprouting in beds and eating compost hiding under it in the tunnel I left for them... Ive expanded all the beds outwards and made them bigger, whatever is left thats "lawn" gets gravelled and stone circle patioed soon as its now just 99% mud, dogs have trashed it in lockdowns.
*if anyones wondering what the funny garden cane arch is in the rose bed, its a basset walkthrough - I make one or they do They love it.
@edhelka As others have said, if they aren’t cut back they don’t flower well. I left a large clump unpruned last year and while it had a lot of gorgeous foliage, hardly any flowers compared to the previous year, which had been pruned prior.
@edhelka, your garden is so tidy and organised. Love your new obelisk. I am sure when tulips will come to flower, it would be great display of colours.
@newbie77 Thank you! Its the first time it flowered after 5 years! I finally worked out how to prune it how it likes and it flowered - I think I can see signs sprouting for this year too. Once they start turning to buds Im super protective of the frost!
Albertine is super thorny - the birds love it! We actually have a sparrowhawk regularly visit and they hide in the depths of it - she sits on the edge of the shed!
@Rickyjones24 I read that about Paul Noel too but I am not that worried. Either I am lucky and the weather is dry for two weeks when it is at its best and then it doesn't matter. Or it will be rainy and I won't be outside that much and other roses would be more or less damaged too. I expect it may need deadheading (or tolerance to browned flowers). Generally, roses aren't reliable plants for impressing someone who isn't into them - they are glorious when they are and often ugly when they aren't. I agree with Marlorena, add one more rose there to hedge your bets and maybe a group 3 clematis or something else to have more interest there. @Nollie I understand, it looks like it can be quite cold where you are. Maybe 8a rather than 8b? Or is it just one unusual winter? I envy you the Cramoisi Superieur, I've always wanted that one.
Cheers all for the ideas, may stick with the paul noel and add a clematis as suggested.
..very nice @Mr. Vine Eye .. I shall take another look and see what's left... I've got a couple of those, but I couldn't keep Penstemon 'Laura', it was killed off one bad winter, so need to keep an eye on that one.. Helianthemum 'The Bride' is exceptional.. In case you're not aware, if you use manure on your roses, do keep it off Helianthemum's, it will kill them outright... as I have found out..
@JessicaS ...I love your Wisteria there, not one I know at all, and of course the rose over the shed, I like the way you've trained it..
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Clematis montana Van rubens and Marjorie over the other shed with another rose bed new last year, that was it just getting started. Also one of the five weird red and white lumpy things that keeps sprouting in beds and eating compost hiding under it in the tunnel I left for them...
Ive expanded all the beds outwards and made them bigger, whatever is left thats "lawn" gets gravelled and stone circle patioed soon as its now just 99% mud, dogs have trashed it in lockdowns.
*if anyones wondering what the funny garden cane arch is in the rose bed, its a basset walkthrough - I make one or they do
Now I am thinking may be I should put some really thorny rose over my garden shed to stop fox from sitting on top of it.
Albertine is super thorny - the birds love it! We actually have a sparrowhawk regularly visit and they hide in the depths of it - she sits on the edge of the shed!
There are lots of low growing, alpine and dry loving plants this week!
.. I shall take another look and see what's left... I've got a couple of those, but I couldn't keep Penstemon 'Laura', it was killed off one bad winter, so need to keep an eye on that one..
Helianthemum 'The Bride' is exceptional..
In case you're not aware, if you use manure on your roses, do keep it off Helianthemum's, it will kill them outright... as I have found out..
@JessicaS
...I love your Wisteria there, not one I know at all, and of course the rose over the shed, I like the way you've trained it..