The David Austin Bare root pre-orders are just open, and Lady Emma and munstead are both on along with others.
# suckerforreds
I see DA also have new potted stocks now for sale, such as Malvern Hills, which they didn't have a few weeks ago (not that I was obsessing. Moi? 🥴)
Does it make very much more sense to wait for the bare root season to plant that try it in the middle of summer? For smaller roses with pots as a final destination I can see it would make sense to buy potted roses in July. But I've never had luck trying to establish large roses starting off in the ground in summer... Thoughts very welcome on this.
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Does anyone have any current going DA discount codes? Asking for a friend.
@Tack I can see why he feels that way. It isn’t powerful like say Gertrude Jekyll, but it’s a very delicate and refined fragrance, one you want to keep sticking your nose in.
I think DA themselves advise not to plant out roses when it’s hot or drought conditions @Fire, so depends on the lead times and the weather by the time you receive them! I certainly wouldn’t contemplate planting out anything here after June, I would pot it on and keep it somewhere cooler then plant it out mid autumn.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Desi_in_London I always welcome leaf cutter bees. It might just be my garden, but here it looks more like someone has been out with a large hole puncher.
Maybe it's just my inept photo skills ( cancel the maybe in that) , but when i looked at the gardeners world article https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/solve-problems/leafcutter-bees/ ( I don't know how you rename the link to be a shorter one ) it actually looked pretty identical, so I was further reassured (plus a few others on this forum thought it looked like leafcutter) - maybe different kinds of leafcutter bees leave different sized holes (??)
Pheno Geno Mileva Very pretty, nice colour. The blooms sometimes don't want to open fully and/or go limp before opening. I hope this could get better with a more regular water supply (it is still in the nursery pot... I need to repot it soon.) Very fragrant (very sweet, raspberries).
Amazing Day Very healthy so far and very vigorous, also a nice shape and strong stems. The blooms are opening all at the same time. The downside is evident - too many petals. The blooms take ages to open and the outer petals rot. I keep removing the outer petals, hoping that it helps.
The Prince decided to make an appearance. Not the best bloom. Astronomia. Still no new basals. I desperately need some rituals for the basal god...
Such an intense yellow on Buttercup @Omori, love your Claire Marshall too, it’s vivid, but not garish, very elegant 😊
@Shenny, I guess Bathsheba just needs more time, some roses are very frustrating like that, take ages to open. Shouting at them doesn’t seem to help, unfortunately!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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Pheno Geno Mileva
Very pretty, nice colour. The blooms sometimes don't want to open fully and/or go limp before opening. I hope this could get better with a more regular water supply (it is still in the nursery pot... I need to repot it soon.) Very fragrant (very sweet, raspberries).
Amazing Day
Very healthy so far and very vigorous, also a nice shape and strong stems. The blooms are opening all at the same time.
The downside is evident - too many petals. The blooms take ages to open and the outer petals rot. I keep removing the outer petals, hoping that it helps.
The Prince decided to make an appearance. Not the best bloom.
Astronomia. Still no new basals. I desperately need some rituals for the basal god...
Hope not and it’s just me being impatient as always
it was the mottled that drew my attention to the rose.
@Shenny, I guess Bathsheba just needs more time, some roses are very frustrating like that, take ages to open. Shouting at them doesn’t seem to help, unfortunately!