@jonathanmichell23, I have a Warm Welcome in the ground, gets to about 2m/6ft high. I have just replaced it’s rotting obelisk with a metal one so had to chop it right down recently to fit the new one. It’s already growing new shoots. This is the ‘8ft traditional obelisk in antique black’ from Gap Garden Products (from their own website or am*zon). Once assembled, I gave it a coat of ‘forja’ which is like hammerite in dark grey but not so shiny:
I have just been having a conversation with Marlorena on another thread about putting another Warm Welcome in a pot and growing it up a trellis! I love this rose, no scent, but a tough rose, flowers from top to bottom over a long period.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Nollie's above is very acceptable and nice to look at... I've seen similar very cheap in discount stores here, probably not quite as well made but my neighbour has one and not much wrong with it.. only cost a fiver I think she paid... alternatively you could use simple bamboo canes cut to size, 3 would be enough, and tie at the top like a wigwam..
I doubt Warm Welcome would grow as big in a pot, so might not need anything too large.. when Monty Don visited Helen Dillon's garden in Dublin she had it in a pot without support.. so I think it can be pruned to keep compact..
@jonathanmichell23 Thank you... I'm glad you like it here and hope you are both feeling better... these are horrendous times but roses and our gardens can offer some comfort... I keep telling myself...
@Marlorena they are definitely good comfort. It’s lovey at the moment seeing new life sprouting outside
@Nollie - good to know it’s pretty resilient to a good hacking! Thanks for the tips on the obelisk.
thanks for your help gang - RHS have 15% off pots online so I will make a decision today on whether to find a home for it in the ground or splash out on a nice big pot.
How is it possible that given we are all in the same country there’s such a discrepancy in growth rate??? I’m based in the north west which is hardly northern Scotland?! 😕 surely the weather can’t be that different？?!
I only drive 20 miles to work, 35 minute drive. But there was a 5 degree difference in temperature between home and work (home warmer) just over that distance.
So even over a short distance you can have a massive difference in climate. Also everyone's garden is different too - different level of exposure to the elements
Mine has actually survived twice hacking back, @jonathanmichell23. The first time I was told I should have trained it more by winding the stems around the outside of the obelisk more, so I cut it right down and started again the next year. Waste of time as the stems seemed to grow back sturdier and resisted bending. It grew back vigorously and flowered well anyway. Last year the poor thing suffered a hacking again because of the wooden obelisk problem!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Might as well have some photos... no pretty flowers and it's dull and misty today, but this is my current state of play..
'Kew Gardens' as a short climber.. there is another rose in shot.. ..this is the other rose on opposite side.. a Bourbon rose trained sideways.. .this is 'Lichfield Angel'.. it should reach above the top of the shed and I shall train it fan shaped if possible.. ..this small area has quite a few roses in it...shown in part.. ...this is 'Wild Rover' a clg. Floribunda on a small arch... ..my most expensive obelisk.. I have 2 roses wrapped around this.. it's only 5.5 feet tall above ground.. ..my fence in background is due to be replaced... but it may not be now for some time with all the disruption... I had hoped it would be done by now.. so it looks quite bare.. ..part of my front border which is 50 foot long and borders a lane.. 'Blythe Spirit' rose in centre shot...
...not very exciting.. but lots of blooms to come...
Here is the promised photo with the obelisk. It would look better with something bigger and this obelisk would be good for a slightly smaller pot. It's quite possible I will change this next year. The obelisk is also from ukgardensupplies (but from their eBay shop).
New roses from Peter Beales! From the left: Reine des Violettes, Clarence House, Our Beth I am not happy with CH having only two canes, maybe it's one of those climbers which rarely grow new canes. OB was an impulsive buy but it is my favorite type of rose - a mix of new and old.
Nice roses edhelka... Our Beth is interesting indeed.... I like that mix too... I have R de V... which is thornless... and I used to have Clarence House until it got ruined by neighbouring spray damage... lovely glossy foliage and lemon scented blooms..
...talking of thornless... if anybody wants Zephirine Drouhin, an old Bourbon rose, but is put off by reports of disease... well yes it does get its share later in the season.. mostly August time I find is the worst...but the first flush is amazing... here on the left from last year.. ..repeat is not always that great, spits and spots till late autumn .. and I keep saying I'll be rid of it, but then ..
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I have just been having a conversation with Marlorena on another thread about putting another Warm Welcome in a pot and growing it up a trellis! I love this rose, no scent, but a tough rose, flowers from top to bottom over a long period.
I doubt Warm Welcome would grow as big in a pot, so might not need anything too large.. when Monty Don visited Helen Dillon's garden in Dublin she had it in a pot without support.. so I think it can be pruned to keep compact..
@newbie77
I got mine from here.. I think they are the Parisian type, but there are so many to choose from, and others I like very much too..
https://www.ukgardensupplies.co.uk/acatalog/Trellis_Obelis.html
@jonathanmichell23
Thank you... I'm glad you like it here and hope you are both feeling better... these are horrendous times but roses and our gardens can offer some comfort... I keep telling myself...
@Nollie - good to know it’s pretty resilient to a good hacking! Thanks for the tips on the obelisk.
I only drive 20 miles to work, 35 minute drive. But there was a 5 degree difference in temperature between home and work (home warmer) just over that distance.
So even over a short distance you can have a massive difference in climate. Also everyone's garden is different too - different level of exposure to the elements
'Kew Gardens' as a short climber.. there is another rose in shot..
..this is the other rose on opposite side.. a Bourbon rose trained sideways..
.this is 'Lichfield Angel'.. it should reach above the top of the shed and I shall train it fan shaped if possible..
..this small area has quite a few roses in it...shown in part..
...this is 'Wild Rover' a clg. Floribunda on a small arch...
..my most expensive obelisk.. I have 2 roses wrapped around this.. it's only 5.5 feet tall above ground..
..my fence in background is due to be replaced... but it may not be now for some time with all the disruption... I had hoped it would be done by now.. so it looks quite bare..
..part of my front border which is 50 foot long and borders a lane..
'Blythe Spirit' rose in centre shot...
...not very exciting.. but lots of blooms to come...
The obelisk is also from ukgardensupplies (but from their eBay shop).
From the left: Reine des Violettes, Clarence House, Our Beth
I am not happy with CH having only two canes, maybe it's one of those climbers which rarely grow new canes. OB was an impulsive buy but it is my favorite type of rose - a mix of new and old.
I have R de V... which is thornless... and I used to have Clarence House until it got ruined by neighbouring spray damage... lovely glossy foliage and lemon scented blooms..
...talking of thornless... if anybody wants Zephirine Drouhin, an old Bourbon rose, but is put off by reports of disease... well yes it does get its share later in the season.. mostly August time I find is the worst...but the first flush is amazing... here on the left from last year..
..repeat is not always that great, spits and spots till late autumn .. and I keep saying I'll be rid of it, but then ..