@Fire, that’s certainly been my experience, but I guess one would have to factor in all the variables, such as aspect, climate, rainfall, soil quality etc. I imagine you would get away with less cosseting, fully petalled or otherwise, if all the stars aligned in those areas.
@jessica, ah, but if they are better with feeding, that kind of supports my ‘you get out what you put in’ assertion! This is my first real foray into HTs this year, having favoured mainly shrub roses in the past, so very helpful to hear your thoughts.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I did a little investigation and found out that proper job was completely pot bound. Decided to move it to a flower bed. If it survives, yay! If not, I'll not be too sorry. I've also fed it with some David Austin rose food at the bottom of the hole and will give it some tomato fertiliser tomorrow. I don't have any seaweed foliage spray. Any brand recommendations?
Rest of the garden is looking good. And managed to photograph two frogs in the pond! Bonus points if you can find the newt
Not going to page fill this time! Some collages instead. Last photos of our garden for a few days as we’re going away, will probably miss some first blooms but I think I’m a way off full flush on anything yet, so shouldn’t miss too much!
Kew Gardens, I love this flower with the buds surrounding it.
Clockwise - Malvern Hills, Munstead Wood starting time show colour (very tasty apparently) Royal Jubilee bound to open up when I go, and first show of colour on Rhapsody in Blue
Clockwise - Vanessa Bell hanging in there and starting to regrow, Scarborough Fair surrounded by chives, alliums and salvia...still covered in aphids though! The Ancient Mariner and Malvern Hills.
clockwise - Self seeded aquilegia, Thalictrum black stockings, first helianthemum ‘the bride’ flower #Marlorena’sChoice, ladybird gobbling aphids on my crabapples, common thyme, aquilegia Black Barlow, Centre: Dahlia bishops child
I'm catching up on some wonderful photos today.. so lucky you went to Mottisfont @Suesyn ... I've not been there for some 20 years... but I can't wait to go back at some point.. ..isn't that Dunwich gorgeous ?..
@didyw I continue to be astonished by your Banksia rose.. and you have Dunwich too, how fabulous..
@omo I now wish I held on to my Gentle Hermione after seeing yours..
@celcius_kkw .. cute little Cosmos and your EdeH is doing quite well considering.. as you say, better for the wind pruning..
@Mr. Vine Eye all your roses are fabulous, and great to see KG as an own root.... I might try one myself.. mine isn't quite out yet here.. I don't know that Geranium, I shall go look it up..
@Nollie I would have to do something about that long cane.. irritation would set in.. but I know it's got buds on top.. when I see something like that, I cut it for the house..
@JessicaS ... Rhapsody is a gorgeous colour, I'm not sure whether I prefer it to Blue For You.. both lovely roses..
@Katsa Love your pond too !.. just noticed... I can see the frogs..
As for HT's needing any special care.. well, some are finicky, especially the older ones, so it depends.. I've had some that refuse to do anything much without a fair dose of manure.. The main difference for me is that I would not want to grow HT's in anything much less than full sun, or mostly sun, a little shade part of the day not a problem.. but absolutely no overhang from shrubs.. with shrubby roses and stronger growing floribundas, I have found I can get away with more shade with these..
Thanks @Marlorena. That's really helpful. I will reconsider the site as it doesn't get the sun all day long. And I've planted another HT (Soul) in a site that doesn't get much sun at all! I will certainly move that one to a better spot. I have an extremely large planter that would work.
I finally have some buds on my Princess Anne of Kent roses
And my wildlife pond has really become a beautifully calming space in the garden
The front of the house is looking a little bare, but I'm hoping that in a couple of weeks, more will be growing. There's three boscobels, a duchesse de nemours peony in the background, along with nepeta. In the foreground, I've some ranunculus and scabiosa and a claire austin rose.
I've also ordered some seaweed foliar feed for some of my more sorry looking plants and will give them all a feed when it arrives.
@Mr. Vine Eye Gosh tell me about those bindweed and horsetail.. and couch grass! I’ve had to dig my dahlia patch three times over just to get on top of it.. and lo and behold if it rains for a week they’ll pop back up again..
Your own root Kew garden looks incredible! Can’t believe it came from a cutting! I’ve literally had no luck with cuttings whatsoever.. tried twice and none took. Even my lavender cuttings didn’t survive.
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@jessica, ah, but if they are better with feeding, that kind of supports my ‘you get out what you put in’ assertion! This is my first real foray into HTs this year, having favoured mainly shrub roses in the past, so very helpful to hear your thoughts.
Rest of the garden is looking good. And managed to photograph two frogs in the pond! Bonus points if you can find the newt
Kew Gardens, I love this flower with the buds surrounding it.
Centre: Dahlia bishops child
Roses today at Mottisfont, we always are a little too late or too early to see them all in full bloom.
... I've not been there for some 20 years... but I can't wait to go back at some point..
..isn't that Dunwich gorgeous ?..
@didyw
I continue to be astonished by your Banksia rose.. and you have Dunwich too, how fabulous..
@omo
I now wish I held on to my Gentle Hermione after seeing yours..
@celcius_kkw
.. cute little Cosmos and your EdeH is doing quite well considering.. as you say, better for the wind pruning..
@Mr. Vine Eye
all your roses are fabulous, and great to see KG as an own root.... I might try one myself.. mine isn't quite out yet here.. I don't know that Geranium, I shall go look it up..
@Nollie
I would have to do something about that long cane.. irritation would set in.. but I know it's got buds on top.. when I see something like that, I cut it for the house..
@JessicaS
... Rhapsody is a gorgeous colour, I'm not sure whether I prefer it to Blue For You.. both lovely roses..
Love your pond too !.. just noticed... I can see the frogs..
As for HT's needing any special care.. well, some are finicky, especially the older ones, so it depends.. I've had some that refuse to do anything much without a fair dose of manure..
The main difference for me is that I would not want to grow HT's in anything much less than full sun, or mostly sun, a little shade part of the day not a problem.. but absolutely no overhang from shrubs.. with shrubby roses and stronger growing floribundas, I have found I can get away with more shade with these..
I finally have some buds on my Princess Anne of Kent roses
And my wildlife pond has really become a beautifully calming space in the garden
The front of the house is looking a little bare, but I'm hoping that in a couple of weeks, more will be growing. There's three boscobels, a duchesse de nemours peony in the background, along with nepeta. In the foreground, I've some ranunculus and scabiosa and a claire austin rose.
I've also ordered some seaweed foliar feed for some of my more sorry looking plants and will give them all a feed when it arrives.
Your own root Kew garden looks incredible! Can’t believe it came from a cutting! I’ve literally had no luck with cuttings whatsoever.. tried twice and none took. Even my lavender cuttings didn’t survive.