I repotted a camellia today, and I'm thinking of using the empty pot for a rose. I've seen some lovely roses in containers on this thread. Please could you give me some tips about the best type of soil/compost to use , and what type of rose would do best ? I mainly have hybrid teas in the garden, along with a couple of David Austins (one of which is Queen of Sweden and is doing quite badly) 🌹
@Loppers As Marlorena said, it is Harlow Carr and not a sucker but I find it weird that it produced shoot so far from the main plant. I would say leave shoots growing where you want your hedge and remove if they appear where they aren't wanted.
@Nollie I bought both of these only last year, this is their second season. So hard to say. SdSA - wide, spreading growth, lot of thin canes and branching, the tea genes are showing in the growth habit. It grew a lot in its first year, so I think it wants to be big. Wider than tall. I think it will grow 150cm or more wide here if I let it... which I can't unfortunately, but I plan to let it grow as big as space allows. EfY - is a small rose for me and I expect it to stay that small. Description of British suppliers vary (Sarah Raven - 90x60, Beales - 90x75, TW - 80x80, Eastcroft - 90x60, British Roses - 65, TFRC - 75-90). I plan to keep it 60x60, maybe slightly bigger. It is rounded for me and very dense/bushy. Most probably it will grow bigger for you.
What size (HxW) or litres if it is stated, and shape is the pot @Bullfinch? A smaller pot, say 40L you can grow smaller roses, like a compact floribunda, a bit larger and you can grow virtually anything apart from vigorous climbers.
Roses in pots need a decent loam-based compost, ideally with a bit of bagged manure and a small proportion of ordinary compost mixed in, definitely not just pure multi-purpose stuff. You do need to water and feed regularly as they are relying on you for all their nutrition, unlike roses in the ground which can extract goodness from the soil as well as water and feed from you.
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@Omori@edhelka@Marlorena I know that sites a wallet buster! I was delighted with my order, very carefully packed and arrived in mint condition and such lovely plants. They are packed in variants of this:
@Nollie I do indeed have several of those eyes roses - they are really wonderful, hardy, prolific scented and disease resistant. Eyes for you on the right and angel eyes on the left of it next to each other - its very happy to be pruned hard and easily managed (the bushy bit at the front is another rose!). I would say its less than 140cm currently - Mine are about 4 years old so easily maintained smaller.
Thank you @Nollie. It is a round pot, 40cm high, 35cm across the top, narrowing to 28cm at the bottom. It's terracotta I think, with a painted glaze. I'd like to put it outside the patio doors. It's a sheltered spot, facing the sunrise, but would be in shade once the sun moves round to the front of the house in the afternon.
Some ideas here @bullfinch, though of course great to hear about everyone’s experience on this thread. There are tips at the end on how to pot roses and what mix to use.
[Added after seeing your post about pot location, also from the Gardenia website: While most roses perform best in full sun (more than 6 hours a day), a number of English roses also enjoy partial shade where they will reward you with their sumptuous blooms. However, they will need to receive at least 4 to 5 hours of sunshine daily.
Marie Pavie looks lovely @Nollie I can see why you recommended, I'll be interested to see how it develops colour wise as it ages. BTW your photo does it far more justice than the marketing pics I saw on whatever website it was, nice one.
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@Nollie I bought both of these only last year, this is their second season. So hard to say.
SdSA - wide, spreading growth, lot of thin canes and branching, the tea genes are showing in the growth habit. It grew a lot in its first year, so I think it wants to be big. Wider than tall. I think it will grow 150cm or more wide here if I let it... which I can't unfortunately, but I plan to let it grow as big as space allows.
EfY - is a small rose for me and I expect it to stay that small. Description of British suppliers vary (Sarah Raven - 90x60, Beales - 90x75, TW - 80x80, Eastcroft - 90x60, British Roses - 65, TFRC - 75-90). I plan to keep it 60x60, maybe slightly bigger. It is rounded for me and very dense/bushy. Most probably it will grow bigger for you.
Roses in pots need a decent loam-based compost, ideally with a bit of bagged manure and a small proportion of ordinary compost mixed in, definitely not just pure multi-purpose stuff. You do need to water and feed regularly as they are relying on you for all their nutrition, unlike roses in the ground which can extract goodness from the soil as well as water and feed from you.
@Nollie I do indeed have several of those eyes roses - they are really wonderful, hardy, prolific scented and disease resistant. Eyes for you on the right and angel eyes on the left of it next to each other - its very happy to be pruned hard and easily managed (the bushy bit at the front is another rose!). I would say its less than 140cm currently - Mine are about 4 years old so easily maintained smaller.
[Added after seeing your post about pot location, also from the Gardenia website: While most roses perform best in full sun (more than 6 hours a day), a number of English roses also enjoy partial shade where they will reward you with their sumptuous blooms. However, they will need to receive at least 4 to 5 hours of sunshine daily.
On the David Austin site, you can do a search and filter for roses ideal for shady areas (by which I believe they mean part shade as above) and containers: https://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/collections/ideal-for-pots-containers?_=pf&sort=manual&display=grid&pf_t_ideal_for=filter_ideal_for%3A%20Shady%20Areas]
BTW your photo does it far more justice than the marketing pics I saw on whatever website it was, nice one.