...this isn't meant to put anybody off their plans but just to relate this little story... when I lived on the south coast I dug up the centre of my lawn to make a rose bed... I planted it up and thought it looked nice... I overheard 2 neighbours talking - they could see what I had done, and both shook their heads, one said to the other ''ridiculous''.. I had a workman come to do some jobs and he said to me ''you've been watching too much Gardeners' World'' - lol ... well, I took a bit of offence but started to realise they were all right... it did look ridiculous... I dug all the roses out and reseeded... maybe I was too sensitive.. I dunno..
... but I was pleased to revert to lawn, it looked a whole lot better...
Interesting stories. Did it really look ridiculous, @Marlorena? Or was it just the social pressure? @poppyfield64@Ditsy I would say think twice but once you are sure, go for it and don't doubt yourself. Carpe diem. The slope makes it challenging, or more specifically the combination of it sloping and the bed being circular. It can be solved but the result won't be easily reversible. I would love to have simple, levelled, low-maintenance mowing strips around my beds. At least that's what I would do if I had a blank canvas. But instead, I inherited curves and a spiral-shaped island bed. I changed it to a simple oval but I don't want to cement in a formal edging. I don't think it would go well with the curves, with the style of the garden, and also it would make everything permanent. But I hate edging the grass. This is what I inherited... Changed it to oval the next winter... I think it makes the garden bigger but sometimes I wish I had bigger borders on the sides and a simple circular lawn.
A few weeks ago I asked if anyone could find a good source for a Blue Moon climber. I found one and gave it to a neighbour to thank for all her support through the covid year. She was delighted and I think it will be a great fit for her south facing garden. I didn't know anything about "blue" roses before so thanks to the thread for the education.
It seems like it has a good scent and is healthy. So I'm looking forward to seeing how it will do. Does anyone grow a Blue Moon?
I used to have a bush variety years ago @Fire , it was a very weak plant ( plus at that time didn't know how to look after it😊) but I didn't know it came as a climber! Will be interesting to see how it does. That was why I got a Blue for You instead as there wasn't a Blue Moon to be found when I started this garden.
To be frank, the Blue Moon doesn't have to do anything very spectacular. It's a tiny patio garden with loads of sun and a careful owner who knows nothing about roses but has a lot of garden advice to hand (garden group) - so the plant should be fine. As long as it survives and looks pretty, that's enough. It will have a good beginning and fine soil.
A few weeks ago I asked if anyone could find a good source for a Blue Moon climber. I found one and gave it to a neighbour to thank for all her support through the covid year. She was delighted and I think it will be a great fit for her south facing garden. I didn't know anything about "blue" roses before so thanks to the thread for the education.
It seems like it has a good scent and is healthy. So I'm looking forward to seeing how it will do. Does anyone grow a Blue Moon?
I grew a Blue Moon bush rose when we lived on the Texas Gulf Coast. I absolutely LOVED it! I believe it was one of the all-time best scented roses I have ever smelled in my life. So sweet like a Don Juan; so intense as well. I haven't been able to find one in the nurseries here in Central TX, so I may have to start looking on-line for one. I didn't know there WAS a climbing variety of it.
A few weeks ago I asked if anyone could find a good source for a Blue Moon climber. I found one and gave it to a neighbour to thank for all her support through the covid year. She was delighted and I think it will be a great fit for her south facing garden. I didn't know anything about "blue" roses before so thanks to the thread for the education.
It seems like it has a good scent and is healthy. So I'm looking forward to seeing how it will do. Does anyone grow a Blue Moon?
I have one in my garden and yet to see it flower.
It's always been in the wrong place at the wrong time
It has always recovered and started to grow but not to sure it's survived the new fences going in. I would love to get another one.
@poppyfield64 I used upended bricks to edge a circular dias on my sloping lawn. This is about 1.50m diameter and the gradient is not too great so halving the bricks was sufficient. With a steeper gradient you could se full bricks on end. They are not bedded in mortar, just driven into the soil with a mallet. It's time consuming to point them up but not too much effort.
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... but I was pleased to revert to lawn, it looked a whole lot better...
..just saying.. don't make a hasty decision..
@poppyfield64 @Ditsy I would say think twice but once you are sure, go for it and don't doubt yourself. Carpe diem.
The slope makes it challenging, or more specifically the combination of it sloping and the bed being circular. It can be solved but the result won't be easily reversible.
I would love to have simple, levelled, low-maintenance mowing strips around my beds. At least that's what I would do if I had a blank canvas. But instead, I inherited curves and a spiral-shaped island bed. I changed it to a simple oval but I don't want to cement in a formal edging. I don't think it would go well with the curves, with the style of the garden, and also it would make everything permanent. But I hate edging the grass.
This is what I inherited...
Changed it to oval the next winter... I think it makes the garden bigger but sometimes I wish I had bigger borders on the sides and a simple circular lawn.
It's always been in the wrong place at the wrong time
It has always recovered and started to grow but not to sure it's survived the new fences going in. I would love to get another one.
Mine is the bush variety x
I used upended bricks to edge a circular dias on my sloping lawn.
This is about 1.50m diameter and the gradient is not too great so halving the bricks was sufficient.
With a steeper gradient you could se full bricks on end.
They are not bedded in mortar, just driven into the soil with a mallet. It's time consuming to point them up but not too much effort.