@Perki ..DA messed up again ? it's a pity as you've been sent a nice KG there too... hope you manage to accommodate it... I must look up Binney plants later, I've heard of them before..
@Elothir .. I would probably cram in a couple of 5 foot roses there maybe 3 feet apart if possible.. if you like a single yellow, Tottering by Gently is very good, lots of canes from the base and quickly ascends to 5 feet, not too wide either, very upright growth..
Does anyone know how long a rose has to spend in the ground for that spot to be affected by replant disease. I've a couple which've been heeled in for about two months now and was just wondering if I would be able to plant another rose in that spot on a permanent basis once they are taken out in the next few days.
@Marlorena...thanks for that...at least that means I've still a bit of available ground to play with. I'll transfer Julia Child I have in a pot to that spot in that case, because I'm sure I'll like it without having to give it a trial period in a pot.
Could not resist the rose itch and was about to order Young Lycidas and Scepter d Isle. Within 20 mins or so they became out of stock (while I was browsing some other sites after keeping them in my basket). Better luck next time
I must have been lucky - I have both of those (and 9 other bare root roses!) ordered ages ago and planted in December.
@Elothir .. I would probably cram in a couple of 5 foot roses there maybe 3 feet apart if possible.. if you like a single yellow, Tottering by Gently is very good, lots of canes from the base and quickly ascends to 5 feet, not too wide either, very upright growth..
Thanks again for the advice, especially about the spacing, (though this whole thread is a really interesting read from everyone involved to be honest so if nothing else thanks everyone for a nice way to "waste" some time ).
I do like the look of Tottering-by-gently, though I do remember hearing when looking a year or two ago that the flowers appeared disproportionately large for some reason? (might be misremembering). Not sure about yellow as it would be next to white, but that's a definite candidate I feel, or perhaps I can squeeze it in elsewhere...
Another single flowered rose I came across that I quite like the look of is Lyda but that sounds alot more spready than upright so probably not suitable, or for a red Wilhelm , but again might be too wide.
On the other end of the spectrum, someone did suggest Scepter'd Isle to me, not something I'd normally go for but I'm open to differences.
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..DA messed up again ? it's a pity as you've been sent a nice KG there too... hope you manage to accommodate it... I must look up Binney plants later, I've heard of them before..
@Elothir
.. I would probably cram in a couple of 5 foot roses there maybe 3 feet apart if possible.. if you like a single yellow, Tottering by Gently is very good, lots of canes from the base and quickly ascends to 5 feet, not too wide either, very upright growth..
...I like to compare year on year, here's a comparison with Kew Gardens last 3 seasons..
...first bloom opened on this, May 8th
..first bloom opened on this one, April 28th..
...this year, I think I'm way behind... mid May ?...
'Hume's Blush' [''Bermuda Spice'']..
..not a problem Pete... too short a time to be problematic..
I do like the look of Tottering-by-gently, though I do remember hearing when looking a year or two ago that the flowers appeared disproportionately large for some reason? (might be misremembering). Not sure about yellow as it would be next to white, but that's a definite candidate I feel, or perhaps I can squeeze it in elsewhere...
Another single flowered rose I came across that I quite like the look of is Lyda but that sounds alot more spready than upright so probably not suitable, or for a red Wilhelm , but again might be too wide.
On the other end of the spectrum, someone did suggest Scepter'd Isle to me, not something I'd normally go for but I'm open to differences.
Tottering is certainly nice though...