'Belle de Crécy', not the best bloom and this is the second one, the first was badly proliferated. Hoping for nicer blooms later... or the next year. I am happy to be patient with this one. Lovely colours.
'James Veitch', a cute little rose.
And this makes me happy. This rose had zero new basals last year. Now there are three true basals and two new breaks on the lower canes.
And 'Souvenir de St. Anne's'. What a lovely sight on a new and young rose.
Fabulous @edhelka … I must check my St Anne's because I haven't noticed those... ...love Belle de Crecy, I wish I had got that one instead of 'Ipsilante' which I didn't like at all, and is now gone..
Here’s Vanessa Bell today, second bloom opening behind. I love the pale edges and glowing centre on these flowers.
Another view, with Allium Christophii, that Grass with a case of mistaken identity on the right, clematis sunset first bloom and Kew Gardens back left.
Not a great photo! Sun was in the wrong place but just to show all the opening buds on Royal Jubilee! Can’t wait!
The Ancient Mariner, has the most growth of my three March planted roses and I think it’s got a couple of little buds too!
Penstemon Arctic Fox, mentioned before!
Rhapsody in Blue. I liked it last year, I love it this year! Filling the whole garden with scent and just look at the colours! Almost looks like the photo has been enhanced but that’s just the colour of it!
How come you can plant roses near each other and they grow fine but have replant disease if you replace a rose?
Rose replant disease is believed to be caused by a build up of pathogens/micro organisms in the soil over time. If you pull out a rose and plop a new rose in the same spot where these have built up they will cause problems for the new rose. It's particularly susceptible because it hasn't had chance to establish itself yet and it's been placed in an area with an already high concentration of nasty things.
If you plant a rose, near another rose, but not in the exact same spot that it's had its roots in, then the concentration of these nasties will be much lower. The highest concentration will be in the soil that's in direct contact with the roses roots.
Can I ask some advice?
Last year I got my rose planting wrong, I've planted two floribundas behind 2 taller roses that I think are hybrid teas, the floribundas are going to be hidden every summer!
If I pull all four out this autumn and swap them over, am I just going to get 4 dead roses for my trouble, and a spot where I can't plant any more for years?
@Marlorena I am now curious, what you disliked about 'Ipsilante'? 'Belle de Crecy' has a lovely colour and should stay manageable but it also has a lot of china blood. I would love to also have some pure-blooded gallica and had eyes on 'Belle sans Flatterie' for some time. I remember you also used to have 'Charles de Mills' which I think is the finest of them but not for my current garden, how was it, too big and/or too suckering?
Today was my day off so I rolled out of bed at noon and had my coffee in my PJ on the balcony enjoying the roses and the sunshine. This is what makes all the effort worth it.
...you deserve it Adrian, after what you went through earlier.. may I ask what's underneath your balcony or how solid it is? I always worry about weight and whether I might be damaging something structural... pots get very heavy don't they?..
@edhelka ...I was so disappointed because the blooms were misshapen and scentless and I understood it to have a strong scent.. it would have got better with age, but I haven't got time or space to experiment with once bloomers like that, I want to be hit with scent straight off, otherwise I lose interest... I try many, every year different ones, but can't keep them all unfortunately..
I think I have a soft spot for gallicas. Some other old once-bloomers too. I am willing to have some of them and forgive them the once-blooming and other imperfections. Maybe it's sympathy for the underdogs of roses, maybe I like how different they are, I am not sure. I hoped to visit Mottisfont garden this year and have a good look on many of them I hope I will one day.
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… I must check my St Anne's because I haven't noticed those...
...love Belle de Crecy, I wish I had got that one instead of 'Ipsilante' which I didn't like at all, and is now gone..
Here’s Vanessa Bell today, second bloom opening behind. I love the pale edges and glowing centre on these flowers.
Last year I got my rose planting wrong, I've planted two floribundas behind 2 taller roses that I think are hybrid teas, the floribundas are going to be hidden every summer!
If I pull all four out this autumn and swap them over, am I just going to get 4 dead roses for my trouble, and a spot where I can't plant any more for years?
New unnamed rose, a rose pink one
2nd new unnamed rose, the apricot one.
Happy Birthday, creamy white
An extraordinary colour, Royal Jubilee or Silver Jubilee (can't remember)
here, in close up, looks like a sugar icing on tips
I think this is Penelope?
Love this colouring.
Going to have to go round with a notebook tomorrow!
@edhelka
...I was so disappointed because the blooms were misshapen and scentless and I understood it to have a strong scent.. it would have got better with age, but I haven't got time or space to experiment with once bloomers like that, I want to be hit with scent straight off, otherwise I lose interest... I try many, every year different ones, but can't keep them all unfortunately..