...you could, yes, keep it off the stems... nice pot, should do for some time.. I'm delighted you got your roses... hope you share on the Roses thread too, I'm sure they would like to see it..
...here are some for today.. ..this is my Battenberg cake rose 'Liverpool Hope', I think this bud will open today.. it even has some lemon icing on top this morning..
..I'm really liking this 'Terra Limburgia' rose from Belgium... lovely healthy foliage, vigorous shapely growth, basals.. lavender blooms.. it's got everything except one.. little scent.. but I wasn't expecting any.. ..still going strong after 4 days.. bee friendly.. what few bees there are, quite shocking to notice the lack of them.. but my lavenders are opening, and they usually swarm around those.. ….these are my only real views that I can boast... clematis 'Niobe' just blooming on the left..
...sometimes I find, taking photos reveals things you don't always notice when standing over something... ..this is my 'Scented Garden' rose, taken from a window on higher level... lovely rose, but I just noticed...
...on closer inspection, a vacant planting hole has revealed itself... hmmm... I wonder what can go in that...? ..my favourite Penstemon amongst the roses.. Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'..
About roses and their scents, or lack of, and disease resistance..
Something I was told a while ago, was that on the Rose genome, the genes for scent, and the genes for disease resistance, sit side by side.. therefore what usually happens is that one overrides the other... so often is the case you get a strongly scented rose with disease, and a disease free rose with little scent.. ...marrying these two together is the prize of all rose breeders, which is why some of the bigger names, like Austin and Kordes, Beales and Harkness, have to sow hundreds of thousands of seeds - hybridising by quantity, playing the numbers game, because only that way can they be reasonably confident of getting one or two roses that will carry that off.. plus have the merit of continuous blooming.. compact graceful shape, and easy to manage... a really tall order..
Even then, there is usually a trade off, in that the scent is rarely quite as enticing as portrayed in the catalogues..
..one rose that I think succeeded in getting all this together is 'Royal Jubilee'...
Delightful, and a great use of space. A couple of questions if I may. What is that lovely pink rose in the corner, and I have just potted on a "Niobe" for next year, but can't help noticing yours is somewhat shorter than the height stated on the label. Do you grow it up a short frame to achieve a desired effect. Many thanks.
At this time of year, we often see threads from nervous gardeners terribly worried about a minor leaf issue on a rose, bit of blackspot has appeared suddenly...
Deciduous trees and shrubs lose their leaves in Autumn.. evergreens shed them throughout the year on and off... most roses are deciduous but during the growing season they have a need to shed old leaves, usually found near the bottom of the plant... the only way a rose can do this, is by reducing the flow of sap to that stem which has the leaves it wants to be rid of... thereby causing the immune system protecting those leaves to fail.... this allows fungus to grow, and the leaves will then drop off..
People panic at the sight of this and grab some bottle of spray... all the rose is doing is what is termed leaf senescence in roses... those leaves have had their day, time they were gone.. nothing to worry about... however, if the newer leaves, nearer the top also have disease, then you have a problem with low disease resistance in that rose..
...here's some ratty foliage on Scarborough Fair today... lower leaves, I might as well take these off.. the rose is telling me it doesn't need them.. ..all good higher up... no need for sprays...
Thanks for the clear explanation on rose leaves and why they drop and can get blackspot, makes a lot of sense really. The only rose I grow that I ever pick bad spotted leaves from is Abraham Darby, as it suffers the most in my garden. However, the colour, flower form and scent is beautiful so I tolerate its one weakness . Today I dropped into a garden centre I rarely use, but we had to buy a new bulb for the car so I thought while we were in this part of town why not. They had a huge variety of roses, many freshly delivered and still being displayed. I was pleasantly surprised to see many discussed lately here. I saw Marie Pavie, lovely little rose , there was a section of roses with "Corrines' Choice" on the label, not sure who she is mind but she has good taste. There were some beauties with a lot of European names, amongst them was Aquarell, it is very striking in real life. They also had a Renaissance section. The fragrance on some of these roses was amazing, the flower form on many was typically Old English. I feel if these roses were under the DA brand and more widely known they would be best sellers, all under £12 too. Sadly, I'd rushed out without reading glasses, pad and pencil or phone so I can't remember their names off hand. I do like your pale blue/ lilac rose very much. There was one very similar today, I think it was being sold as Blue Lady. It had a very fresh scent and lots of buds and good foliage.
@lilysilly ..this sounds like a similar garden centre to one Mr Vine Eye went to.. I remember he said something about Corrinne's choice, and lots of DA look a like roses.. I can't remember where that was now... I think they're imported from Holland.. if they originated here for instance, Aquarell would be called Perfect Harmony, as that's its name in the UK... so it must have come from abroad...
Many thanks Marlorena for that guidance on rose leaves, which I didn't know before. I'll walk round and inspect my roses later! Took a lot of photos this morning but haven't had time to download and edit them yet, hopefully later. I was excited to see the first blooms on two of my new roses today, a rose pink one and an apricot.
..here are some more from me.... I couldn't resist today, not that I ever can..
'Bathsheba'... this rose has a fragrance like someone has presented you with a scented bouquet of flowers... and I love the buds.. the open blooms can be a bit messy, but it's like a Tea/Noisette rose, and they can be like this..
..then I also love my 'Ghislaine de Feligonde'.. smaller little blooms with a musky scent.. ..a great rambler with continuous flowering when established..
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...here are some for today..
..this is my Battenberg cake rose 'Liverpool Hope', I think this bud will open today.. it even has some lemon icing on top this morning..
..I'm really liking this 'Terra Limburgia' rose from Belgium... lovely healthy foliage, vigorous shapely growth, basals.. lavender blooms.. it's got everything except one.. little scent.. but I wasn't expecting any..
..still going strong after 4 days.. bee friendly.. what few bees there are, quite shocking to notice the lack of them.. but my lavenders are opening, and they usually swarm around those..
….these are my only real views that I can boast...
clematis 'Niobe' just blooming on the left..
..this is my 'Scented Garden' rose, taken from a window on higher level... lovely rose, but I just noticed...
...on closer inspection, a vacant planting hole has revealed itself... hmmm... I wonder what can go in that...?
..my favourite Penstemon amongst the roses..
Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye'..
Something I was told a while ago, was that on the Rose genome, the genes for scent, and the genes for disease resistance, sit side by side.. therefore what usually happens is that one overrides the other... so often is the case you get a strongly scented rose with disease, and a disease free rose with little scent..
...marrying these two together is the prize of all rose breeders, which is why some of the bigger names, like Austin and Kordes, Beales and Harkness, have to sow hundreds of thousands of seeds - hybridising by quantity, playing the numbers game, because only that way can they be reasonably confident of getting one or two roses that will carry that off.. plus have the merit of continuous blooming.. compact graceful shape, and easy to manage... a really tall order..
Even then, there is usually a trade off, in that the scent is rarely quite as enticing as portrayed in the catalogues..
..one rose that I think succeeded in getting all this together is 'Royal Jubilee'...
Deciduous trees and shrubs lose their leaves in Autumn.. evergreens shed them throughout the year on and off... most roses are deciduous but during the growing season they have a need to shed old leaves, usually found near the bottom of the plant... the only way a rose can do this, is by reducing the flow of sap to that stem which has the leaves it wants to be rid of... thereby causing the immune system protecting those leaves to fail.... this allows fungus to grow, and the leaves will then drop off..
People panic at the sight of this and grab some bottle of spray... all the rose is doing is what is termed leaf senescence in roses... those leaves have had their day, time they were gone.. nothing to worry about... however, if the newer leaves, nearer the top also have disease, then you have a problem with low disease resistance in that rose..
...here's some ratty foliage on Scarborough Fair today... lower leaves, I might as well take these off.. the rose is telling me it doesn't need them..
..all good higher up... no need for sprays...
Today I dropped into a garden centre I rarely use, but we had to buy a new bulb for the car so I thought while we were in this part of town why not. They had a huge variety of roses, many freshly delivered and still being displayed. I was pleasantly surprised to see many discussed lately here. I saw Marie Pavie, lovely little rose , there was a section of roses with "Corrines' Choice" on the label, not sure who she is mind but she has good taste. There were some beauties with a lot of European names, amongst them was Aquarell, it is very striking in real life. They also had a Renaissance section. The fragrance on some of these roses was amazing, the flower form on many was typically Old English. I feel if these roses were under the DA brand and more widely known they would be best sellers, all under £12 too. Sadly, I'd rushed out without reading glasses, pad and pencil or phone so I can't remember their names off hand.
I do like your pale blue/ lilac rose very much. There was one very similar today, I think it was being sold as Blue Lady. It had a very fresh scent and lots of buds and good foliage.
..this sounds like a similar garden centre to one Mr Vine Eye went to.. I remember he said something about Corrinne's choice, and lots of DA look a like roses.. I can't remember where that was now... I think they're imported from Holland.. if they originated here for instance, Aquarell would be called Perfect Harmony, as that's its name in the UK... so it must have come from abroad...
..here are some more from me.... I couldn't resist today, not that I ever can..
'Bathsheba'... this rose has a fragrance like someone has presented you with a scented bouquet of flowers... and I love the buds.. the open blooms can be a bit messy, but it's like a Tea/Noisette rose, and they can be like this..
..a great rambler with continuous flowering when established..