@Mr. Vine Eye Yes I did lasagne planting.. I went with the advice to cram as many as I could into each pot and despite my worry that they might outcompete each other they have all flowered well. I think lasagne planting is definitely the way forward with pot displays. It saves so much space for a compact garden. I’ve had really good successional displays of flowers from February onwards - starting with the snowdrops/crocuses then daffodils and now tulips. It should nicely blend in with the beginning of the Rose Season in late May.
@Nollie you’re making me blush now ☺️ I know nothing about garden design (although would love to try it when I have a proper garden)- I just plant things that I like and luckily they somehow turn out to blend together quite well 😁
@Tack ..nice plants from Thorncroft.. I've been pleased with them too.. do you spray your Pear?
@Lizzie27 ... huge Ispahan... I bet you get tons of blooms off that.. have you tried to grow one from cutting? it roots easily and grows just as well..
..nice roses @Nollie as ever... huge bloom on MP...
@celcius_kkw ..what's that nice orange Tulip left of centre.. I might like some of those.. great display.. ..do you have the daffodil 'Acropolis' amongst them? it's really pungent.. Have you sprayed your new Rugosa by any chance?..
@peteS ...nice roses Pete... you are building quite a collection.. we don't see Chianti very often these days..
@Marlorena That orange one is called Orange Emperor. Striking colour isn’t it? It’s unscented though.
I haven’t got Daffodil ‘Acropolis’ - but sounds like I must add it to my shopping list this year! I love everything fragrant as you know..
Regarding my rugosa, no I haven’t sprayed it. Do rugosas respond differently to spraying? This year I’m only spraying if I can see any pests on the plant, I do my aphid inspection once a week, so far I’ve only had to spray (selectively) every couple of weeks with the SB plant invigorator.. I genuinely think this product is far better than Rose Clear..
@celcius_kkw ..oh ok.. I've grown Red Emperor.. they were huge Tulips.. didn't know there was an orange one too.. the reds were quite startling..
..I'm glad you are getting on with the SB plant invigorator.. you can spray Rugosas for pests but not with a fungicide... they don't need spraying for that and I understand it causes an adverse reaction on Rugosas.. I thought the leaves looked a bit yellowy and wondered if you had sprayed it with something.. so maybe just a minor mineral deficiency... I used to have that rose, gorgeous rich purple flowers.. it can grow quite large..
@Marlorena I’ve just had a second look at the picture of my rugosa, yes I agree there seems to be a degree of ?chlorosis, I sort of assumed that’s normal for it given this is my very first rugosa and the foliage looks quite different from my modern shrubs.. it’s now planted in fresh john innes 3 so hopefully it should recover from whatever deficiency it was experiencing. I got it from Eastcroft roses.. couldn’t find it anywhere else as they’re all out of stock.
I am looking for a large rose to create a bit of height on my balcony so hopefully this one will be perfect for that.. obviously gale force wind withstanding..
Gave my roses a potassium feed today, I didn’t want to encourage blooming too early before the frosts were over, looks like they might be 🤞
Second bloom on Francis Dubreuil thinking about opening. Need to buy a permanent pot and get it transplanted from the 6L one it’s in:
Lots of tiny spiders have set up home on the roses, I believe they eat aphids so am egging them on. There is one on this shoot of Julia Child if you can spot it:
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@Marlorena I don't spray the pear, unfortunately it has been afflicted with pear rust quite badly in recent years. There is no treatment for it that is safe for edibles and we do still get a large pear crop from the tree (it is 35 years old ). Several neighbours have junipers, which the fungus needs to overwinter, so we can't win this battle.
A lot of the new leaves (most, in fact) on my 3-yr old Aloha are looking pretty atrophied... is this just a result of the late frosts, or could it be something more sinister...? My other roses have suffered too with the recent overnight temperatures, but they’re all looking a sight better than this one...
Unless something has been munching, I think it probably is frost that’s just nipped the tender new shoots @Janie B. There has been quite a lot of it about. Some roses seem to be more prone it it, my Golden Celebration was severely nipped, but Lady Emma Hamilton right next to it escaped largely unscathed. If you have had those cold, drying winds, give it a good drink in the morning to rehydrate it during the day, before the temperature drops at night. This helps build up resilience and rehydrate the plant, as wind can suck all the moisture out of the leaves making it more vulnerable. Hopefully it should recover and grow new leaves 🤞
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@Nollie you’re making me blush now ☺️ I know nothing about garden design (although would love to try it when I have a proper garden)- I just plant things that I like and luckily they somehow turn out to blend together quite well 😁
..nice plants from Thorncroft.. I've been pleased with them too.. do you spray your Pear?
@Lizzie27
... huge Ispahan... I bet you get tons of blooms off that.. have you tried to grow one from cutting? it roots easily and grows just as well..
..nice roses @Nollie as ever... huge bloom on MP...
@celcius_kkw
..what's that nice orange Tulip left of centre.. I might like some of those.. great display..
..do you have the daffodil 'Acropolis' amongst them? it's really pungent..
Have you sprayed your new Rugosa by any chance?..
@peteS
...nice roses Pete... you are building quite a collection.. we don't see Chianti very often these days..
..nice Angelique tulips.. looking forward to seeing your roses too..
@Omori
...your Boscobel is looking really good from a cutting... I imagine it will do just as well as the grafted looking at that..
Regarding my rugosa, no I haven’t sprayed it. Do rugosas respond differently to spraying? This year I’m only spraying if I can see any pests on the plant, I do my aphid inspection once a week, so far I’ve only had to spray (selectively) every couple of weeks with the SB plant invigorator.. I genuinely think this product is far better than Rose Clear..
..oh ok.. I've grown Red Emperor.. they were huge Tulips.. didn't know there was an orange one too.. the reds were quite startling..
..I'm glad you are getting on with the SB plant invigorator.. you can spray Rugosas for pests but not with a fungicide... they don't need spraying for that and I understand it causes an adverse reaction on Rugosas.. I thought the leaves looked a bit yellowy and wondered if you had sprayed it with something.. so maybe just a minor mineral deficiency... I used to have that rose, gorgeous rich purple flowers.. it can grow quite large..
Second bloom on Francis Dubreuil thinking about opening. Need to buy a permanent pot and get it transplanted from the 6L one it’s in:
Lots of tiny spiders have set up home on the roses, I believe they eat aphids so am egging them on. There is one on this shoot of Julia Child if you can spot it:
A lot of the new leaves (most, in fact) on my 3-yr old Aloha are looking pretty atrophied... is this just a result of the late frosts, or could it be something more sinister...? My other roses have suffered too with the recent overnight temperatures, but they’re all looking a sight better than this one...