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The New ROSE Season 2021...

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  • OmoriOmori Posts: 1,674
    How about Scabiosa japonica for a blue rose companion? I have ‘Blue Note’.
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    @JessicaS
    ...yeah me too, I love the birds more but it wasn't that so much.. my Greyhound is territorial, and I have to be very careful about cats coming into the garden during the summer.. but I've noticed that he does allow them to escape, which is just as well, I couldn't cope with anything worse..
    East Anglia, England
  • JessicaSJessicaS Posts: 870
    edited February 2021
    @Omori Thank you, I'll take a look - I had a white one last year but it was a bit floppy - im growing a lovely pinky one from seed this year too. 

    @Marlorena Oh gosh yes I hear you - its a hound thing they really do have that chase instinct sometimes. Im not sure mine would know what to do if they got close (Im pretty sure my 12 year old would just want to play) but I would never risk letting them get anywhere near - luckily the sight of my lot just jumping at the windows is usually enough to send them fleeing!  We have a 6ft fence and the edges are all surrounded by borders strongly fenced which helps just incase I do miss something - neighbours cat has happily taunted them up there before!  
    We do get a hedgehog occasionally - I make sure to leave gaps for him to travel under fences - scent driven hounds always spot we have a visitor before I do however vigilant and go running over, but they just want to greet it thankfully until I can catch up and hustle them all away before someone ends up with a spikey nose!   
  • Salvia Mainacht is great, flowers for quite a long time and easy to take cuttings from.
    East Yorkshire
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    ..what a nice combination @Nollie ... with the Berberis..
     ... dependent on keeping Lady of Shalott pruned short...   I got rid of my Caradonnas, I thought I would like them, but found I didn't too much..
    ..you're very good at putting plants together, I've noticed..

    ...I like that Scabious, @Omori
    .. not one I know.. and I see it's quite short in height..

    .. @JessicaS
    ...your dogs are forever cute... funny about the hedgehog.. mine is quite wary of those, I don't think he quite knows what to make of them, not that we see many lately..
    East Anglia, England
  • OmoriOmori Posts: 1,674
    Warm weather on the horizon, hallelujah! Can finally finish the winter chores that have been put on hold. I hope my Mutabilis survived, it's not looking too hot at present. 
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    ..yes this should be my last cold night for a while.. I understand that next week is the week to prune gr. 3 clematis if we have any.. although I tend to do mine much earlier..

    ..just checking things over today.. everything shooting out, which is good to see..




    Hydrangea buds..

    East Anglia, England
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