My poor Kew Gardens. I was doing some jobs at my plot, weeding and pruning etc. When I suddenly thought, "hang on a minute! Where's Kew Gardens?" Couldn't see it anywhere.
I had to remove a huge amount of bindweed and horsetail to find it again. I've cleared it a good circle to give it some air, removed the blackspot leaves and cut it back a bit.
I started clearing this bed a section at a time, forking, lifting removing vast tangles of bindweed root and horsetail but I haven't had chance to finish it. Kew Gardens was planted right in the middle of that part I haven't had chance to dig properly yet.
It'll be fine though, shows how tough roses are. As lesser plant would have given up!
I've made an order from TCL @edhelka but am holding off the rest for now as I'm starting to confuse myself with the lists and back-up lists🤔 Will order the rest in September hopefully.
@Nollie@Victoria Sponge Yes that’s me with Golden Celebration 👋 The flowers for me look like the ones on the DA listing. This one is described as having “long, arching branches”, which whenever I see that description, I take to mean it needs support from day 1. At least in my case, I can never get them to look as neat as they do on the DA website!
Thanks @Omori, it does look like a fine yellow. Described as strongly scented and with hips. I clocked the bit about 'long arching branches' too...wish I had more room for big sprawly shrubs.
I do love mine @Ffoxglove The scent is lovely. It's only fault is it's prone to blackspot, but maybe I have made things worse by letting it grow too tall.
Wasn’t expecting to be posting any roses today. We were in Scarborough to visit the castle mainly, but we were parked outside St Mary’s church which had a lovely remembrance garden with lots of roses in. Anne Bronte’s grave is here.
Most fitting roses though, that I could recognise, was ‘Scarborough Fair’
@edhelka Ive ordered most of the bare roots I wanted, munstead wood and lady em from Austin and fabulous/ special sister, simply gorgeous and koko loko from styles. Will probably order a couple of cottage memories ones too once available. Id love something small like lavender ice in pink or similar shades to lavender ice to go on the opposite side of it.
@Ffoxglove I had Sheilas perfume as a suprise gift for my birthday, its lovely. It had powdery mildew but hasnt stopped flowers and ive treated it so hopefully it will vanish. Its flowering well and has a gorgeous scent!
@Mr. Vine Eye I can imagine! I know a lot of teachers and the paperwork etc is crazy. The rest is so much more important than assesments. I wish we'd been taught some horticulture etc! (I learnt that one at home instead!) I had teachers that gave up their time, extra tuition at lunchtimes, and one in infant school that brought in her own older daughters books because I had quickly read everything suitable in the schools little library and needed a better challenge. I struggled with the social side of school so things like that from my teachers really made a big difference to kids like me, and very much contributed to future success
Thanks for the responses @purplerallim and @edhelka - I love it when a rose surpasses expectation!
I had this idea for an oranges and blues border so picked it up on a whim because it had the colours I wanted. Well chuffed. Sadly I am Macmillan and just joey aren’t doing much yet as they’re part of my scheme too. Judy dench (pictured) has started but the flowers have been small and not too many yet. Another star has been clematis arabella. It doesn’t seem to stop flowering.
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My poor Kew Gardens. I was doing some jobs at my plot, weeding and pruning etc. When I suddenly thought, "hang on a minute! Where's Kew Gardens?" Couldn't see it anywhere.
I had to remove a huge amount of bindweed and horsetail to find it again. I've cleared it a good circle to give it some air, removed the blackspot leaves and cut it back a bit.
I started clearing this bed a section at a time, forking, lifting removing vast tangles of bindweed root and horsetail but I haven't had chance to finish it. Kew Gardens was planted right in the middle of that part I haven't had chance to dig properly yet.
It'll be fine though, shows how tough roses are. As lesser plant would have given up!
I've made an order from TCL @edhelka but am holding off the rest for now as I'm starting to confuse myself with the lists and back-up lists🤔 Will order the rest in September hopefully.
@Ffoxglove I had Sheilas perfume as a suprise gift for my birthday, its lovely. It had powdery mildew but hasnt stopped flowers and ive treated it so hopefully it will vanish. Its flowering well and has a gorgeous scent!
I had teachers that gave up their time, extra tuition at lunchtimes, and one in infant school that brought in her own older daughters books because I had quickly read everything suitable in the schools little library and needed a better challenge. I struggled with the social side of school so things like that from my teachers really made a big difference to kids like me, and very much contributed to future success
I had this idea for an oranges and blues border so picked it up on a whim because it had the colours I wanted. Well chuffed. Sadly I am Macmillan and just joey aren’t doing much yet as they’re part of my scheme too. Judy dench (pictured) has started but the flowers have been small and not too many yet. Another star has been clematis arabella. It doesn’t seem to stop flowering.