Wonderful thread and pictures. I make sure to check in at least once a day😊 I've alwanted to grow ZD but have been put off by its reputation for desease resistance. How does it do for you later in the season?
Really envious of your ZD Marlorena, this year mine's the best it's ever been but it's not a patch on yours!
You might also be amused to hear that my sister's just told me that our dad used to put his tealeaves around his roses - I didn't recall that. He died over 25 years ago when he was 88, so that must have been a long time ago after I had left home. What goes around, comes around!
@Lizzie27 Lizzie... thanks, and if I might say so, your Dad was obviously a great gardener to put tea around his roses....they knew things back in those days.. I'm very pleased to hear that, it makes me think I'm not totally off my trolley, so to speak..
Jason.. thanks so much, glad you find it useful... yes ZD does get blackspot and mildew after the main flush, but on a 'fedge' type situation, I really don't take any notice of it... if you want the same rose in a different colour, mid pink not bubblegum pink, and said to be more disease resistant than its famous parent, then consider 'Kathleen Harrop'....
..actually, you know, I am quite clearly deranged as I need another rose like a hole in the head... so I've just gone and ordered another one from Peter Beales... ..don't ask... lol...
I understand! The only things that hold me back are 1) Many roses I want are out of stock, 2) I am out of compost and feel bad about buying more for the third time this year... like can't I get the right amount in one buy?
Could someone explain to me what own root/grafted means? People keep talking about it on a David Austin page I'm on like it is really common knowledge and I have no idea what they're talking about. How would I know which mine is?
@Victoria Sponge ..thanks Victoria... I'm pleased that you like some of mine.. I know you have some good ones of your own too..
@Purpleandpinks ..if you are in the UK, then all roses that you buy, well virtually all, except some you buy in supermarkets and suchlike, will be grafted plants where they have been budded onto a wild rose rootstock.. ..if you converse with people from other countries on the internet, places like Facebook or wherever, you will find that people especially the U.S. buy a lot of roses on their own roots, as well as grafted... they are cuttings grown on, and are not budded onto a wild rose, as they are here.. there are lots of reasons why they do this in other countries...
Great excitement this morning...my Desdemona arrived, and credit to DA, it was ordered 3-4 weeks a go and reached me within the very narrow delivery window they give me. As you can see I've potted it up, in a 50/50 mix of multi purpose and JI No3 and added a bit of grit (I always thought JI No3 had grit in it). The pot measures 50 odd cm wide and about 38cm deep, so hopefully will be OK for a number of years. The compost level has dropped after the initial drenching, is it beneficial to add a bit of manure in the mix while there's room.
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Wonderful thread and pictures. I make sure to check in at least once a day😊 I've alwanted to grow ZD but have been put off by its reputation for desease resistance. How does it do for you later in the season?
You might also be amused to hear that my sister's just told me that our dad used to put his tealeaves around his roses - I didn't recall that. He died over 25 years ago when he was 88, so that must have been a long time ago after I had left home. What goes around, comes around!
Lizzie... thanks, and if I might say so, your Dad was obviously a great gardener to put tea around his roses....they knew things back in those days.. I'm very pleased to hear that, it makes me think I'm not totally off my trolley, so to speak..
@Jason-3
Jason.. thanks so much, glad you find it useful... yes ZD does get blackspot and mildew after the main flush, but on a 'fedge' type situation, I really don't take any notice of it... if you want the same rose in a different colour, mid pink not bubblegum pink, and said to be more disease resistant than its famous parent, then consider 'Kathleen Harrop'....
..don't ask... lol...
Could someone explain to me what own root/grafted means? People keep talking about it on a David Austin page I'm on like it is really common knowledge and I have no idea what they're talking about. How would I know which mine is?
..thanks Victoria... I'm pleased that you like some of mine.. I know you have some good ones of your own too..
@Purpleandpinks
..if you are in the UK, then all roses that you buy, well virtually all, except some you buy in supermarkets and suchlike, will be grafted plants where they have been budded onto a wild rose rootstock..
..if you converse with people from other countries on the internet, places like Facebook or wherever, you will find that people especially the U.S. buy a lot of roses on their own roots, as well as grafted... they are cuttings grown on, and are not budded onto a wild rose, as they are here.. there are lots of reasons why they do this in other countries...