@Marlorena Yes.. I’ve thought about that too. Basically the balcony’s floor is concrete.. same as my apartment’s floor. The ‘roof’ terrace is essentially an extension of my apartment without the roof overhead. Also.. I’ve completely avoided terracotta pots to avoid the extra weight (as beautiful as they are) so most of my pots (including the huge ones for my climbers) are all fairly light weight - ie I could lift them up single handedly when they’re empty. Most of the weight comes from the compost really. I’m wary of adding a lot more to my balcony - another reason I’m not getting any more new roses for now...
...very sensible Adrian... I did wonder about all that, but I'm a nervous wreck at the best of times..
@edhelka ..oh that's a shame isn't it? you will love Mottisfont, so hope they reopen again very soon... incidentally, much closer to you are Powis Castle, which has old roses and the Dower House garden at Morville Hall, Bridgnorth... they specialise in old roses arranged in historical order... something to consider later maybe ..?..
@Marlorena Hah.. it’s natural. I’ve been joking quite a lot about waking up next day with all my roses ending up on the floor below.. maybe I shouldn’t tempt fate..
@celcius_kkw I think the weight should be fine...Your balcony must be designed to withstand the weight of many people standing on the balcony, which would be more than the weight of your roses.
@Omori Yeah that’s what went through my head too.. each pot is at the most half the weight of an adult so therefore I could possibly have double the number of people that my balcony could host.. but I really mustn’t push it too much..
I remember you’re the HT fan.. my Royal William is now on the verge of producing its first bloom.. I don’t think I would have the heart to bring it in when it does.. in fact I can’t bring myself to cut any of my roses at all... I keep telling myself I will have the courage once more blooms appear but I just can’t over how perfect they look on the plant itself.. I always end up just bringing in the semi-spent blooms instead lol
LD Braithwate this morning. This is my “rescue rose” which I picked up in a garden centre last summer. They have a bargain bin/plant graveyard and this looked very sorry for itself! Looking much better now!
Warm Welcome coming along nicely. Love the little orange blooms on this one. Can see it becoming a firm favourite as more blooms open.
I know what you mean @celcius_kkw. I’ve only been picking the ones hanging too low to see, etc, but in pots you can see them all, plus you have a nice space to relax on your balcony, like an outdoor room, to enjoy them in situ.
We’ve just come in from having lunch outside, it’s so lovely out there at the moment. Bees buzzing, the scent from the roses and seeing all the colours in the sunshine.
I’ve come across England’s rose before.. twice. I remember it well because it has one of the most unique fragrances.. spicy is the word. The plant itself seemed to be on the smaller side.. and it appeared to do well in the rain - in terms of keeping its fragrance when it’s wet and the flowers maintaining their form.. I find that a lot of roses lose their scent when they’re wet but England’s rose is one that I’ve come across that doesn’t.
Hope this gives you a vague idea of what it’s like..
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..oh that's a shame isn't it? you will love Mottisfont, so hope they reopen again very soon... incidentally, much closer to you are Powis Castle, which has old roses and the Dower House garden at Morville Hall, Bridgnorth... they specialise in old roses arranged in historical order... something to consider later maybe ..?..
Charles de Mills still in pot. Can’t detect any fragrance, hopefully this should improve once settled?
I remember you’re the HT fan.. my Royal William is now on the verge of producing its first bloom.. I don’t think I would have the heart to bring it in when it does.. in fact I can’t bring myself to cut any of my roses at all... I keep telling myself I will have the courage once more blooms appear but I just can’t over how perfect they look on the plant itself.. I always end up just bringing in the semi-spent blooms instead lol
Silas Marner also continues to impress.
We’ve just come in from having lunch outside, it’s so lovely out there at the moment. Bees buzzing, the scent from the roses and seeing all the colours in the sunshine.
Has anyone here got England’s rose?