I can't resist taking more photos of GJ these days. My fragrant rosy entrance - GJ on the right, Marie Pavie on the left. Photographed from the arch with white clematis montana. Ebb Tide
I only grew it last year for the first time @JessicaS from seed, but it hasn't come back. That could have been because of the bitter cold this spring, as its only half hardy those types wouldn't have done well, so didn't expect it to return. It's easy from seed, and grows quite fast, so don't plant too early.
I am enjoying going through everyone's gardens and roses.
Gave up on weeding after I hurt my finger. Doing other tasks. A very sunny day isn't the best for gardening all day. I have taken too many breaks and eaten too much ice-cream.
@Marlorena, yes Evelyn, Aquarell and couple of more roses who can have blackspot and other issues, I have kept them in pots to enjoy flowers and keeping more reliable healthy roses in border.
Thank you @edhelka, your GJ is beautiful and I think MP makes a very pretty standard. Now how do I look after the seedling/s, please? I know one parent but I don't know whether I can say because it is a current breeder's recentish rose. I am afraid of Stud fees! and yes, I know it is the seed parent not the pollen parent in my case.
Give it time @Katsa, probably not the best time to move it, so it may take a while to perk up.
@Marlorena, I’d heard that too, DA said 10 years I think, or I maybe I read that somewhere else. Given they only reach their peak after 3-4 years, I hope my Munstead is not in decline since it’s not yet 5yrs old! It looks healthy enough and the blooms I’ve had have been lovely, just less of them.
@peteS nothing rasping the leaves from underneath or is it just losing pigment in that spotty fashion? Looks rather like a mosaic virus if the latter, I know apples (rose family) get that, but don’t know about actual roses.
@JessicaS I can’t help you with suggestions for climbing reds, @Fire might..
Here is my Darcy Bussell, it’s lost about half of it’s foliage already to BS and the canes have always been a bit wimpy, but it was a gift so I have to keep it and just enjoy the blooms:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@Tack I would care for it like for any other seedlings. That means not letting it dry out (which probably means keeping it out of the direct sun because that could dry out a small pot quickly) and just letting it develop. Once it is sturdier (2 true leaflets), I would give it its own pot. Start with a very diluted liquid feed when it needs it (which depends on the compost used for potting on... probably when the buds start forming). It should flower in 6-8 weeks. And you can name the parent, growing from seeds is perfectly legal. Your rose is a new variety, so you aren't propagating their variety.
Took me a while to get back to the front of the thread but had fun catching up and I must go and look for Marlorena's new thread.
I thought I was going to be the last to have a flower this year but I see a couple of you are still waiting also. I might have a bloom by the weekend as there is a bit of colour showing on Summer Sweetheart.
Bodnant looks like a great place to visit @edhelka and I was interested to see Agnes and Nuits de Young. Agnes I have in its second year but I think it has now lost all its buds, I flicked a few off today, victim of the frosts. Nuits de Young I have as a consideration for a space that might open up in a year or so, so good to see the manner of growth.
@Nollie you're probably right. It was a risk but was in a completely shaded part of the garden (which wasn't when I planted it!) I'm away for the weekend, but will ask a neighbour to water them. Im just being impatient and want them to perk up immediately. Hopefully they'll recover soon...
Thank you @""Victoria Sponge" it's good to be back
@Bright star I agree Globemaster is probably the best allium to grow a real star I highly recommended that variety to , Ambassador is a very good one and Beau regard is supposedly the same as globemaster just a different colour unfortunately I haven't been able to get hold of any bulbs last year.
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My fragrant rosy entrance - GJ on the right, Marie Pavie on the left. Photographed from the arch with white clematis montana.
Ebb Tide
Gave up on weeding after I hurt my finger. Doing other tasks. A very sunny day isn't the best for gardening all day. I have taken too many breaks and eaten too much ice-cream.
@Marlorena, yes Evelyn, Aquarell and couple of more roses who can have blackspot and other issues, I have kept them in pots to enjoy flowers and keeping more reliable healthy roses in border.
@peteS nothing rasping the leaves from underneath or is it just losing pigment in that spotty fashion? Looks rather like a mosaic virus if the latter, I know apples (rose family) get that, but don’t know about actual roses.
@JessicaS I can’t help you with suggestions for climbing reds, @Fire might..
It should flower in 6-8 weeks.
And you can name the parent, growing from seeds is perfectly legal. Your rose is a new variety, so you aren't propagating their variety.
I thought I was going to be the last to have a flower this year but I see a couple of you are still waiting also. I might have a bloom by the weekend as there is a bit of colour showing on Summer Sweetheart.
Bodnant looks like a great place to visit @edhelka and I was interested to see Agnes and Nuits de Young. Agnes I have in its second year but I think it has now lost all its buds, I flicked a few off today, victim of the frosts. Nuits de Young I have as a consideration for a space that might open up in a year or so, so good to see the manner of growth.
Congratulations @Katsa, nice to see you back.
Thank you @""Victoria Sponge" it's good to be back