...well it might affect roses newly planted, but established ones will be able to cope.. hopefully we get some rain and warmer weather later this month..
@Nollie ..delighted to hear she's getting better and that you got some more Iberis.. hopefully to keep for your garden this time.. I didn't know you had poppies too.. I have some large clumps overwintered... so they survive -8 at least.. I do need to thin out otherwise will be overrun with them.. Nice to have specie Tulips.. I don't know that variety.
@Perki I just looked at some Wildprettii, quite spectacular aren't they.. as are the Puya's.. weird things.. looking forward to seeing yours this year.. must be exciting for you to wait 3 years like that..
I'll wait and see about the Amistad then.. it's in such a sheltered spot I didn't think to lift it.. thanks Newbie too..
Rudbeckia, Echinacea and Asters definitely great for Autumn.
Echinacea looks great from late summer all the way up until you choose to cut it back, as the seed heads are great and it’s very structural.
Ive got helenium this year too.
Theres some lovely planting ideas on the last few pages. I grew Californian poppies from seed the first year I started growing from seed. Had all my rudbeckia and coreopsis from that year - but I ran out of space, never potted them on and ended up just chucking them! I’ll have to have another go.
I did the pointing on the patio yesterday and meant to take a photo but only remembered membered after I’d covered it back up (protect from frost) I’m trying to figure out the best way of sorting the planting bed that’s going to be in front - due to wonky garden levels I think it’ll work best if I put in some wooden edging and make it a short raised bed. I’ll get materials tomorrow and take some photos.
Here’s some photos from today:
It doesn’t really come across that well in these but I love the variation in leaf colour with the roses in this bed. It’ll really work next year when they’ve filled it a bit more. Dark plum red, orangey red and then yellowy green and red. Left to right - Scarborough Fair, Munstead Wood and The Ancient Mariner. RJ behind.
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Laid down for this! Think we’re going to get a great display from Malvern Hills this year.
Look, that first bud from Royal Jubilee has a leaf cluster for a sepal. It’s like a peacock!
Saxifrage Highlander Red
The crabapple is covered in budding blossom. Including on all the new growth from last year. Very quick to flower. One of my favourite moments of spring when this blooms.
@Marlorena - it’s Butterball - very similar to Golden Hornet.
Golden yellow fruit which blush in the sun.
Its a great plant - in fact, had I known, I’d have chosen a crabapple to espalier as the main feature on the brick wall and had the apple to the side as the extra plonked in thing. I only got it to pollinate the apple.
Im still unsure exactly how it’ll fit in, but I’ve leaned it back, tied in the branches and encouraged some to develop lower down. It seems to have a naturally weeping habit - so I might let it grow some longer laterals to get weeping branches coming away from the fence - end up with a sort of weeping pillar.
Oh ok.. well you seem to be doing very well with it...I think they're more easy going to grow, and lovely looking apples, I hope they taste nice, or whatever you do with them..
I did intend making some crab apple jelly but last year we had very few flowers and subsequent fruit, so just left them on. The blackbirds gobbled them up a few weeks ago!
In the winter I cut back my Ena Harkness to one foot. It had only one fairly short cane for years and I wanted to see if it might spring back better. But it looks like I have killed it dead. I will leave it until June and see what happens. It's a tricky planting spot. To be fair, the scent was amazing but my Ena had one main May/June flush and very little after that. The spot is the main feature space at the front of the house, so I would like something that has more to show for the rest of the year.
I am considering something like a Rambling Rosie in its place, around my front door. I understand that it is a constant flowerer - with not just one main flush. Not much scented. Is a rambler a bit too much to train around a door? It seems quite a light crimson. Various sites put it around 2-3m.
Ideally I'd want a red with a scent. But I know we can't usually tick every rose box. It's not the sunniest spot but pretty good west facing light.
Hi @Fire I’m interested in the answers you get about red roses.
I planted Cumberland next to my patents’ front door last year which is east facing. Stunning flowers, but no scent. However, but my main issue is it just won’t grow!
I need it to get to 2metres and it’s a little over 1 foot!
I think the grass was stifling it so I’ve dug out around it. Time will tell...
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@Nollie
..delighted to hear she's getting better and that you got some more Iberis.. hopefully to keep for your garden this time..
I didn't know you had poppies too.. I have some large clumps overwintered... so they survive -8 at least.. I do need to thin out otherwise will be overrun with them..
Nice to have specie Tulips.. I don't know that variety.
@Perki
I just looked at some Wildprettii, quite spectacular aren't they.. as are the Puya's.. weird things.. looking forward to seeing yours this year.. must be exciting for you to wait 3 years like that..
I'll wait and see about the Amistad then.. it's in such a sheltered spot I didn't think to lift it.. thanks Newbie too..
Echinacea looks great from late summer all the way up until you choose to cut it back, as the seed heads are great and it’s very structural.
Ive got helenium this year too.
Theres some lovely planting ideas on the last few pages. I grew Californian poppies from seed the first year I started growing from seed. Had all my rudbeckia and coreopsis from that year - but I ran out of space, never potted them on and ended up just chucking them! I’ll have to have another go.
I did the pointing on the patio yesterday and meant to take a photo but only remembered membered after I’d covered it back up (protect from frost)
I’m trying to figure out the best way of sorting the planting bed that’s going to be in front - due to wonky garden levels I think it’ll work best if I put in some wooden edging and make it a short raised bed. I’ll get materials tomorrow and take some photos.
Here’s some photos from today:
It doesn’t really come across that well in these but I love the variation in leaf colour with the roses in this bed. It’ll really work next year when they’ve filled it a bit more. Dark plum red, orangey red and then yellowy green and red. Left to right - Scarborough Fair, Munstead Wood and The Ancient Mariner. RJ behind.
..you might have said before but what is the crab apple variety you have there?....
Golden yellow fruit which blush in the sun.
Its a great plant - in fact, had I known, I’d have chosen a crabapple to espalier as the main feature on the brick wall and had the apple to the side as the extra plonked in thing. I only got it to pollinate the apple.
Im still unsure exactly how it’ll fit in, but I’ve leaned it back, tied in the branches and encouraged some to develop lower down. It seems to have a naturally weeping habit - so I might let it grow some longer laterals to get weeping branches coming away from the fence - end up with a sort of weeping pillar.
I planted Cumberland next to my patents’ front door last year which is east facing. Stunning flowers, but no scent. However, but my main issue is it just won’t grow!
I think the grass was stifling it so I’ve dug out around it. Time will tell...
For a darker red than Rambling Rosie you could try Crimson Siluetta (little scent):
https://www.rosen.de/en/garden-roses/shop-by-type/climbing-roses/crimson-siluetta?c=780
Or Sympathy (moderate scent):
https://www.rosen.de/en/garden-roses/delivery-type/plant-o-fix/climbing-roses/sympathie?c=780