@Camelliad ...Heya.. you raised a couple of questions...
..Re. City of York... this is a rambler more than a climber, so you need to keep as much of that cane as you can, because it may not rebloom much after the first flush... wait until it's flowered then you should treat as with other rambling roses, and there are various methods.. simplest, is to leave alone for a year or two and allow it to do its own thing..
..re Super Fairy... not a rose I've grown, which does not mean I wouldn't recommend it, but it wouldn't be my type of rambler.. no scent, and quite a strong pink that.. but if you like it and feel it suits your purposes then by all means go for it... but the 'Super' in the name refers to the size of the plant i.e. a large growing rambler, not that it's necessarily a super-douper rose.. sporadic rebloom after the main flush I gather.. ...best of luck with your choices..
@Marlorena thank you so much and understood re: Super Fairy. I would prefer something with scent though so I will keep looking.
Re: City of York. Um, so what would you advise someone who had been overzealous with the secateurs and cut most of the leading cane down. Erm. Asking for a friend.
<removes self to stand in corner>
<gives secateurs to husband and asks him to hide them until she can be trusted to wait for advice in future>
I don't know. I think maybe this counts as my first massive gardening mistake??
I think someone here has it though, but can't remember who..?..
Someone must!
I think you're right, I searched the forum for posts about maid of Kent but couldn't find any. What I did find was someone commenting on an ID post saying it looked like Maid of Kent. So maybe that person has it!
Hi @Marlorena, My 2 new Austin's are Generous Gardener climber, which is on the opposite side of the pergola that my unknown climber discovery is on, and Falstaff, which I bought as a replacement for MW which was sold out. This looks to be a very deep crimson / purple on DA site, and stated to be very fragrant, so looking forward to that one. I'm kind of excited about my unknown climber discovery, perhaps hoping for too much for it to be in a complementary colour to GG which occupies the same structure... @newbie77, it was raining this morning when I took photo, the area is not flood prone or especially waterlogged, although we have been inundated during Jan
I wanted to take photos of my Hellebores and found this guy. I don't like them though and they are slowly disappearing from my garden.
This is Crépuscule ready for its 2nd season. It wants to grow wide and spreading, so I use the sticks as a temporary help with the training. They actually work quite well and I am thinking about replacing them with decorative metal ones and keeping them there.
..nice deep purple colour on the Hellebore, complements the green thingy.. lol..
@Camelliad ...oh dear, never mind.. we all learn by mistakes... if you want to keep your rose, just let it grow - don't touch - and leave it be for a couple of years, and then see about it, just cutting back only the bits that might get in your way... alternatively, as it's been chopped down, get rid of it and buy a better variety... but that's the sort of thing I do, but may not appeal to others.... I discard roses at the drop of a hat, without compunction... but if you're sentimental, then you will keep it and soldier on with that one.. ... push the blame onto your husband, they can deal with it .. lol..
@Camelliad ...oh try not to be too disheartened... you may still get a few nice blooms this year, .. depends how much cane is left, so all may not be lost... perhaps treat yourself to another rose? that way it'll take your mind off this one a bit... the more roses I have, the more I forget about the ones I might have made a mess of... and yes I do that too...
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...Heya.. you raised a couple of questions...
..Re. City of York... this is a rambler more than a climber, so you need to keep as much of that cane as you can, because it may not rebloom much after the first flush... wait until it's flowered then you should treat as with other rambling roses, and there are various methods.. simplest, is to leave alone for a year or two and allow it to do its own thing..
..re Super Fairy... not a rose I've grown, which does not mean I wouldn't recommend it, but it wouldn't be my type of rambler.. no scent, and quite a strong pink that.. but if you like it and feel it suits your purposes then by all means go for it... but the 'Super' in the name refers to the size of the plant i.e. a large growing rambler, not that it's necessarily a super-douper rose.. sporadic rebloom after the main flush I gather..
...best of luck with your choices..
Re: City of York. Um, so what would you advise someone who had been overzealous with the secateurs and cut most of the leading cane down. Erm. Asking for a friend.
<removes self to stand in corner>
<gives secateurs to husband and asks him to hide them until she can be trusted to wait for advice in future>
I don't know. I think maybe this counts as my first massive gardening mistake??
Although I also liked the look of super Dorothy, reviews I found weren't that great.
The others are too small growing or you have to get a once flowering rambler to get the look I want.
Obviously choice of good climbers is huge, it's just because I specifically wanted large racemes of small flowers.
I think you're right, I searched the forum for posts about maid of Kent but couldn't find any. What I did find was someone commenting on an ID post saying it looked like Maid of Kent. So maybe that person has it!
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My 2 new Austin's are Generous Gardener climber, which is on the opposite side of the pergola that my unknown climber discovery is on, and Falstaff, which I bought as a replacement for MW which was sold out. This looks to be a very deep crimson / purple on DA site, and stated to be very fragrant, so looking forward to that one.
I'm kind of excited about my unknown climber discovery, perhaps hoping for too much for it to be in a complementary colour to GG which occupies the same structure...
@newbie77, it was raining this morning when I took photo, the area is not flood prone or especially waterlogged, although we have been inundated during Jan
I don't like them though and they are slowly disappearing from my garden.
This is Crépuscule ready for its 2nd season. It wants to grow wide and spreading, so I use the sticks as a temporary help with the training. They actually work quite well and I am thinking about replacing them with decorative metal ones and keeping them there.
@Camelliad
...oh dear, never mind.. we all learn by mistakes... if you want to keep your rose, just let it grow - don't touch - and leave it be for a couple of years, and then see about it, just cutting back only the bits that might get in your way... alternatively, as it's been chopped down, get rid of it and buy a better variety... but that's the sort of thing I do, but may not appeal to others.... I discard roses at the drop of a hat, without compunction... but if you're sentimental, then you will keep it and soldier on with that one..
... push the blame onto your husband, they can deal with it .. lol..
..yes I remember now about your Generous Gardener... I do hope they work well together...
@Mr. Vine Eye
...oh well, hope you find something you like... is 'Rural England' too short for you?..
<eeek>
Yes, I feel obliged now to give it a chance. I will leave it alone, as I should have done in the first place!
So annoyed with myself!
...oh try not to be too disheartened... you may still get a few nice blooms this year, .. depends how much cane is left, so all may not be lost... perhaps treat yourself to another rose? that way it'll take your mind off this one a bit... the more roses I have, the more I forget about the ones I might have made a mess of... and yes I do that too...