@Nollie , Munstead Wood really is rather beautiful isn't it? And I remember your 'Astronomia' from last year - its gorgeous too. I love many single roses, the stamens are often really striking!
Looks like plenty of you will be joining me soon with rose photos, excellent - I always feel a bit of a thread hogger at the start of the season!
@edhelka, obviously we have different conditions (ref The Prince 😊) but can you tell me how you find Purple Lodge - growth habit generally and how are the blooms in sun re colour, fade and crisp resistance etc.? I’m planning the final layout of my new East rose bed and some locations get more sun than others. I have Ebb Tide too, provisionally earmarked for the smaller, less sunny location because I expect it to be less vigorous, if initial growth rate of the two is anything to go by. Any thoughts? Thanks.
@iaincd, yes MW is a stunner, if you can put up with the awkward plant! Astronomia is a great healthy plant so I’m keen to see how it does this, it’s second year. Last year the blooms were a bit delicate and blew off in strong winds, so I’m not sure it would suit your windy garden! Have you seen Odyssey? Looks similar, possibly better..
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Morning all, some lovely pictures there. So much knowledge about what‘s growing well and what’s sulking- they all look good to me 😄.
This is what I think might be munstead wood. It’s quite fragrant, large flowers, frilly, and dark cerise colour. I might have pruned it wrong thinking it could climb and cover the fence in blooms? How should I prune it next time?
@Ilikeplants, unless you have a mutant one, no not a Munstead Wood, which is a short, 2-3ft shrub, not with long canes like that. Could be Mme. IP or a whole load of others, think we shall have to wait for it to bloom to know 😊
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...continue to hog @Nollie.. we don't mind I'm sure.. Mr VE going great guns too by the looks of it..
..no roses, but if anyone is new to Geraniums, and looking to use as companion plants, I recommend 'Russell Prichard'... it can be a bit touchy feely, but it's one of the longest, continuous blooming plants in cultivation.. compact and less invasive than 'Rozanne'.. .. started yesterday.. Rhodanthemum 'Tangiers'.. if you enjoy daisy like flowers, I rather like it.
Saturdays foul weather stopped any gardening but managed to get out on Sunday and get some more roses planted, some tidying and some potting. Following the advice on here I made sure the roses "feet" were nice and clear. My friend gave me Belle Du Jour and Westerland a few weeks ago, but they were in a big pot together and when I checked they were really waterlogged so I moved and planted them out now rather than wait until they were a bit bigger. I found Lady Margarette was almost filling the pot with roots, so I definitely got a good deal there!
Crown princess Margaritte now in position by her very own arch. Theres a gap by the lavender, and clematis Rouge Cardinal going up the opposite end to join her. The rose in the background is one of the red fairys and that spots a compost bin screen!
Lady of shallot (bare root in March) now leafing away nicely. I still need to hack out the rest of that shrub behind but theres decent gaps for now.
My lefthand rose bed, all leafing away. Theres about 8 roses around here of varying types....
A nice glossy looking sweet Syrie budding and Brother Cadfael and the hulthemias behind in my right hand bed. Cadfaels disease resistance is not great for blackspot, but it dosent actually stop it in the slightest.. fingers crossed its under control this year! I'll give it another spray if its stops pouring for more than a day. I nipped out any leaves the frost caught so thats why a few are missing.
Side view of the right hand bed, and my arbour, theres quite a few roses in here and Albertine and the white rambler over the fence / shed behind have gone even more crazy than normal. So far they are looking healthier than normal too, Albertine is really prone to powdery mildew and black spot but its had an extra feeding, spraying and pruning regime this year just gone and I stripped out a lot of the inner framework to increase the airflow so fingers crossed.
Lavender Ice - cottage memories bare root, budding already! Very fresh looking limey green foliage. All my ones from there are looking good, very cheap too so I'll definitely use them again.
Rather pleased with this colour combo this year - I'll use that in one of the new borders next year I think. Beautiful scent too.
This is what's left of my 'Dusky Maiden', a sorry looking single cane (down from 6 or 7 last summer) which I have transferred to an old rose pot in order to revive her. Best I can say is, at least the cane is still green after a few weeks in the pot, albeit with sickly looking leaves. A complete contrast to her first summer, when there was a continuous showing of fabulous, deep, luscious red blooms with large dark foliage. Ravaged by BS and rust late on, and has never recovered. Such a shame.
Madame Alfred Carriere, the first to flower despite being battered by the strong winds. These blooms are at the side of the house, it is actually planted at the front and guided round the corner. The house faces N/W so the flowers at the side always open a bit sooner than the ones at the front.
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@edhelka, obviously we have different conditions (ref The Prince 😊) but can you tell me how you find Purple Lodge - growth habit generally and how are the blooms in sun re colour, fade and crisp resistance etc.? I’m planning the final layout of my new East rose bed and some locations get more sun than others. I have Ebb Tide too, provisionally earmarked for the smaller, less sunny location because I expect it to be less vigorous, if initial growth rate of the two is anything to go by. Any thoughts? Thanks.
@iaincd, yes MW is a stunner, if you can put up with the awkward plant! Astronomia is a great healthy plant so I’m keen to see how it does this, it’s second year. Last year the blooms were a bit delicate and blew off in strong winds, so I’m not sure it would suit your windy garden! Have you seen Odyssey? Looks similar, possibly better..
This is what I think might be munstead wood. It’s quite fragrant, large flowers, frilly, and dark cerise colour. I might have pruned it wrong thinking it could climb and cover the fence in blooms? How should I prune it next time?
..no roses, but if anyone is new to Geraniums, and looking to use as companion plants, I recommend 'Russell Prichard'... it can be a bit touchy feely, but it's one of the longest, continuous blooming plants in cultivation.. compact and less invasive than 'Rozanne'..
.. started yesterday..
Rhodanthemum 'Tangiers'.. if you enjoy daisy like flowers, I rather like it.
Crown princess Margaritte now in position by her very own arch. Theres a gap by the lavender, and clematis Rouge Cardinal going up the opposite end to join her. The rose in the background is one of the red fairys and that spots a compost bin screen!
Lady of shallot (bare root in March) now leafing away nicely. I still need to hack out the rest of that shrub behind but theres decent gaps for now.
My lefthand rose bed, all leafing away. Theres about 8 roses around here of varying types....
A nice glossy looking sweet Syrie budding and Brother Cadfael and the hulthemias behind in my right hand bed. Cadfaels disease resistance is not great for blackspot, but it dosent actually stop it in the slightest.. fingers crossed its under control this year! I'll give it another spray if its stops pouring for more than a day. I nipped out any leaves the frost caught so thats why a few are missing.
Side view of the right hand bed, and my arbour, theres quite a few roses in here and Albertine and the white rambler over the fence / shed behind have gone even more crazy than normal. So far they are looking healthier than normal too, Albertine is really prone to powdery mildew and black spot but its had an extra feeding, spraying and pruning regime this year just gone and I stripped out a lot of the inner framework to increase the airflow so fingers crossed.
Lavender Ice - cottage memories bare root, budding already! Very fresh looking limey green foliage. All my ones from there are looking good, very cheap too so I'll definitely use them again.
Rather pleased with this colour combo this year - I'll use that in one of the new borders next year I think. Beautiful scent too.