..this is 'Lilac Bouquet'.. from Style Roses... a replacement for one I lost due to the fence.
..this is a shorter thornless rambler to 8 feet or so, with lilac pink sometimes bluey semi double blooms favoured by insects... not much scent unfortunately, but the lack of thorns redeems itself to me.. and it flowers all summer..
@Marlorena I received a response from Style Roses re 'Highworth'. It is a found rose, found in the Highworth house garden and they haven't been able to ID it.
I quite like the colour of Nye Bevan I don't normally like wishy washy colours I like them bold and dramatic, I've already got a few yellow / orange roses and more and more orange colour perennials keep creeping into my borders so it no no from me for Nye Bevan for now . I've still got my heart set on Gabriel Oak .
Not keen on Nye Bevan, not my colour at all. Don't do yellow or bright red apart from yellow daffs in the spring and then I really prefer the white ones. It's a good job really as I don't have any room left.
Hoping it will be less floppy than the taller ones @Mr. Vine Eye. My Waltraut and Moerheim are a nightmare to stake, they always flop over the top of the hoops.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
My lady of Shalott has arrived today from David Austin. Ive put it in a 53cm x 50cm terracotta pot which hopefully is big enough until I can convince the husband to let me have beds in the garden as he likes the grass 🙄.
The roots were a lot bigger than i expected them to be! I can see why people suggest large pots for them.
Hopefully I can get some nice blooms this year to brighten up the garden.
Gabriel Oak and Shropshire Lad have arrived today, that’s half my gift voucher spent, I’m saving the rest for DA new roses but I won’t be spending it on Nye Bevan. Let’s hope for more vibrantly coloured blooms from any other new roses.💐 l have quite a few Heleniums in the garden and have found that the taller ones definitely improve with age, a bit like roses. My clump of Moerheim beauty is now 4 years old and had very little support in year 3 and none last year. Dead heading is fiddly but rewarding as it kept blooming well into late autumn.
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..this is 'Lilac Bouquet'.. from Style Roses... a replacement for one I lost due to the fence.
..this is a shorter thornless rambler to 8 feet or so, with lilac pink sometimes bluey semi double blooms favoured by insects... not much scent unfortunately, but the lack of thorns redeems itself to me.. and it flowers all summer..
Hopefully I can get some nice blooms this year to brighten up the garden.
l have quite a few Heleniums in the garden and have found that the taller ones definitely improve with age, a bit like roses. My clump of Moerheim beauty is now 4 years old and had very little support in year 3 and none last year. Dead heading is fiddly but rewarding as it kept blooming well into late autumn.