Maybe it was beginners' luck but I have successfully trained a "Lady of the Lake" D Austin against a cherry tree (established !). Good points: stems are flexible and easily coerced along the branches of the tree. I do prune the tree very hard though as I am not after the cherries, so when the rose is growing it gets full sun but when the rose is in full bloom (end May or June) the cherry has leaves to protect against strong sun (south west facing). Bad points: only one flush of flowers (ramblers tend to do this)
I thought Lady of the Lake was a repeat flower? The DA website lists it as repeating. I do hope so, we only put our one in last March.
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”—Marcus Tullius Cicero East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
You are right my DA catalogue 2018/2019 says: "flowers freely and repeatedly throughout summer". Well, I have had it for a few years now and although it looks fantastic May/June by end of July it is over and done with. I deadhead regularly but I am rewarded with only a few new buds. It is a beautiful rose, hardy (I live in Luxembourg and winters are harsh) and disease resistant, no black spots and a lemony fragrance. I feed it from February to June. Perhaps you should phone D Austin and ask ...
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East facing, top of a hill clay-loam, cultivated for centuries (7 years by me). Birmingham
Perhaps you should phone D Austin and ask ...
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