My RiB chucked up a new red cane from below ground early in the year which I was glad to see. I'd moved it the previous winter (and not for the first time) and by the end of last summer it looked terrible, I thought it was spent. Looks fine now, and as it is creating new growth think I got away with it👍
@Fire I know that David Austin currently still ships potted roses albeit with a two week lead time. I’ve been browsing their website today (again) just admiring the catalogue and was that close to placing an order but I refrained at the last minute..
@Mr. Vine Eye what a unique mix of red and green shoots! I’ve not seen that before.
...some early openers today... 'Kew Gardens'.. 'Marie Nabonnand'... 'Souvenir de St. Anne's'... 'Scented Garden'... before the clean up.. ..and after... Duchess de Brabant'.. old fashioned Tea.. with a rich tea scent, and some sweetness.. .'Mme. Lauriol de Barny'... Bourbon... now this is sweet..
A couple of border shots showing Munstead Wood and Lady of Shallot, plus in the second shot, you can just see The Prince’s Trust in the bottom left corner, peeking above the salvia:
First buds emerging on La Rose de Molinard, it’s still only about a foot high:
Wild Rover:
Something is decimating the foliage of Burgundy Ice, hasn’t touched the other roses nearby, sonder what is so tasty about this one. Leaf cutter bees I assume...
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Such interesting roses @Marlorena , I like Lauriol de Barny and Marie Nabonnard.
Well I only ever show the good bits of the borders @Fire - the scraggy, gappy far end doesn’t get a look in! Oh and Wild Rover was a top third only shot - very bare legs!
Marlorena, may I ask a question about the tea thing? You said earlier that you used spent teabags - too much tannin in fresh tea? I have been brewing then cooling fresh cups of tea (nobody drinks it here) then adding the actual tea to watering cans. Then, saving the spent teabags and chucking them in watering cans overnight for another extraction. The first part, fresh tea, is a bad idea?
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Thankyou for the reassurance. I've not seen such a red cane on any of my roses before.
@Mr. Vine Eye what a unique mix of red and green shoots! I’ve not seen that before.
'Kew Gardens'..
'Marie Nabonnand'...
'Souvenir de St. Anne's'...
'Scented Garden'... before the clean up..
..and after...
Duchess de Brabant'.. old fashioned Tea.. with a rich tea scent, and some sweetness..
.'Mme. Lauriol de Barny'... Bourbon... now this is sweet..
First buds emerging on La Rose de Molinard, it’s still only about a foot high:
Wild Rover:
Something is decimating the foliage of Burgundy Ice, hasn’t touched the other roses nearby, sonder what is so tasty about this one. Leaf cutter bees I assume...
Border looks great... and Wild Rover not looking too bad either...
Marlorena, may I ask a question about the tea thing? You said earlier that you used spent teabags - too much tannin in fresh tea? I have been brewing then cooling fresh cups of tea (nobody drinks it here) then adding the actual tea to watering cans. Then, saving the spent teabags and chucking them in watering cans overnight for another extraction. The first part, fresh tea, is a bad idea?
HAPPY VE DAY !
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