...all very nice @JessicaS ..coming along really well isn't it.. and with the arch now in place too... it's a good sized arch by the looks of it..
@Nollie I rather liked the bluey grey for contrast, but I know what you mean... might look better all the same.. dark wood enhances yellow and white roses I think.. maybe not reds and purples so much.. Oh, and I thought your Pure Poetry looking really good..
@D0rdogne_Damsel G Rozanne takes a long time to show up, being deciduous... better evergreen cover to be had from Geranium oxonianum, G riversleianum and G cantabrigiense varieties.. always useful to have a selection of those I find.. Another evergreen beauty is Geranium traversii, which should do well in your location.. I would also caution that 5 G Rozanne's will produce a swamping effect around your roses in a year or two...
There is an apple tree on the edge of the bed where the ground is hard and difficult to plant in because the tree roots are near the surface, any ideas what could go in around there? I did have anemones in but they didn't like it.
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'Mme. Antoine Mari'.. on the verge of blooming.. narrow at the base, top heavy, it wants to grow tall and wide, if I didn't prune it hard, it would be across the path left and halfway across the road right..
..people say roses don't have much value when not in bloom.. just look at the gorgeous Spring colours we get...
Thank you @JessicaS. I have tried the soapy water method, hosing and flicking them off daily but the buggers still appear again each day. They are very determined!! Although I get a lot of birds in the back garden they don't seem to come to the front of the house very much where I have a lot of roses in pots. BTW.....you have a lovely garden. I too have a tendency to pack them in.
@Nollie thanks. It sounds like your MW is doing well to have a bud. My other stems that had no roots did have leaf growth so I've put more rooting powder on and stuck them back in on the off chance.
@Marlorena - agreed, I think they look great at every stage.
We went to Burton Agnes today for the Easter Egg trail - it was really clever, they had larger than life scale model eggs of different wild bird eggs hidden around the woodland to find. Lovely idea.
The walled garden was full of roses leafing out and daffodils
Lots of lovely roses £6-7 - I resisted.
But I did buy these! They had them growing all along the walk up to the entrance. Amazing scent. Narcissus Bridal Crown and Avalanche. I wanted some dainty multihead ones and bridal crown just smelled too good not to buy.
@Mr. Vine Eye Hard to resist £6-7 roses! I have N. Bridal Crown, I smelled them recently and I find the smell strong but somehow unpleasant. I remember a discussion about Paperwhites (some people like the smell and some don't). I've never smelled Paperwhite but I think I am not a fan of the daffodil fragrance in general, no matter the variety. Here they are with 'Agnes Schilliger' (left), 'Starlet Melina' (centre), 'The Prince' (right).
EDIT: I had to go outside and cut one for my husband to try. He said he liked it but understood which note in the fragrance I don't like and why.
Good thing about not frequently checking on the forum is that you get lots of stuffs to read/see and enjoy. Side effect being you don't remember who said what
Nice fencing and buds @Nollie magical snowy woodland pics @Perki
Loved everyone's Wisterias in bloom
@poppyfield64 even my Eustacia Vye was an accident, just shoved the snapped off bit into a pot and its slowly growing. Was amazed by the tiny size of stem, probably about 2mm thick and I never expected it to make it
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..coming along really well isn't it.. and with the arch now in place too... it's a good sized arch by the looks of it..
@Nollie
I rather liked the bluey grey for contrast, but I know what you mean... might look better all the same.. dark wood enhances yellow and white roses I think.. maybe not reds and purples so much..
Oh, and I thought your Pure Poetry looking really good..
@D0rdogne_Damsel
G Rozanne takes a long time to show up, being deciduous... better evergreen cover to be had from Geranium oxonianum, G riversleianum and G cantabrigiense varieties.. always useful to have a selection of those I find.. Another evergreen beauty is Geranium traversii, which should do well in your location..
I would also caution that 5 G Rozanne's will produce a swamping effect around your roses in a year or two...
'Mme. Antoine Mari'.. on the verge of blooming.. narrow at the base, top heavy, it wants to grow tall and wide, if I didn't prune it hard, it would be across the path left and halfway across the road right..
..people say roses don't have much value when not in bloom.. just look at the gorgeous Spring colours we get...
@Nollie thanks. It sounds like your MW is doing well to have a bud. My other stems that had no roots did have leaf growth so I've put more rooting powder on and stuck them back in on the off chance.
We went to Burton Agnes today for the Easter Egg trail - it was really clever, they had larger than life scale model eggs of different wild bird eggs hidden around the woodland to find. Lovely idea.
The walled garden was full of roses leafing out and daffodils
Lots of lovely roses £6-7 - I resisted.
But I did buy these! They had them growing all along the walk up to the entrance. Amazing scent.
Narcissus Bridal Crown and Avalanche. I wanted some dainty multihead ones and bridal crown just smelled too good not to buy.
Huge buttress hedging in the background.. Yew I suppose..
I have N. Bridal Crown, I smelled them recently and I find the smell strong but somehow unpleasant. I remember a discussion about Paperwhites (some people like the smell and some don't). I've never smelled Paperwhite but I think I am not a fan of the daffodil fragrance in general, no matter the variety.
Here they are with 'Agnes Schilliger' (left), 'Starlet Melina' (centre), 'The Prince' (right).
EDIT: I had to go outside and cut one for my husband to try. He said he liked it but understood which note in the fragrance I don't like and why.