@Mr. Vine Eye, such a great transformation. Your Malvern hills is star of the garden. You have got perfect balance of perennials and roses.
@Tack, I can relate to your feelings about The Prince. I feel same for Evelyn. Flowers are to die for but plant is already showing some signs of issues. Dames de C. is so beautiful.
@Tack wonderful to see your Prince in bloom! I seem to recall I was pretty scathing about it at first, yes leggy and brittle canes that snapped easily, foliage shredded in the wind, so I moved it to a sheltered position against a wall and it did much better with that and a bit of maturity.
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I'll certainly give it some time and TLC @Nollie, now that I've seen the colour and sniffed the scent. That is what is so great about this forum. You get to see something you want and get the advice to get the best out of it, just brilliant.
You really do deserve the rewards of your lovely garden @Mr. Vine Eye. You are my inspiration for Malvern Hills, I hope mine flowers tomorrow.
@Mr. Vine Eye. You are my inspiration for Malvern Hills, I hope mine flowers tomorrow.
I planted one in the spring on your recommendation and look forward to it growing very much. It was a runty little DA specimen. I should have waited until the winter, but got impatient. I think I might buy a second then. Mine is growing, but oh so slowly on one stunted little cane. 😱 It's had lots of water and I will manure it. I have taken down some shrubbery to give it more light. I suspect that when it decides to shoot, it will rocket.
My rosa Moonlight is at eye level now and it dies off quite brown and drear. My first flush is going over, so much of the plant has gone brown. I hope Malvern flowers dies better. I find pale flowers do die off not so well, going brown, and how a flower dies can be as important as how it lives. To me, at least. Jamain is pink and tends to go brown.
That is one good thing about a dark red rose, in my experience; it tends not to lose its colour through its blooming cycle.
@Fire - no doubt it will when ready. Mine shot up straight away - as I said it had reached the top of the wall, in the wavy pattern, in the first year. So last year was more filling in than vertical growth. Although I have been able to extend it over the top of the door and above/below the window on the other side. I’ve no doubt that it’ll eventually be right over the door and start going up the main house wall too. I certainly hope so anyway!
At the moment the flowers are dropping nice and neatly but that’s probably due to the dry weather. They do tend to hang on a to a few petals which go brown, but it’s not particularly noticeable, they’re easy to pull off and I’ve not found in unattractive. It’s certainly not messy - There’s so many flowers that the older ones just blend in. Then they can be cut back when done anyway.
@Marlorena - Oh Queen of Chives! I certainly don’t regret planting so many of them. However the flowers are starting to go over now. How do I cut them to encourage fresh growth and rebloom? Is it deadheading, reducing whole thing by half or cutting right down to the base? Thank you
Thank you so much for all the lovely comments everyone! I started planting bare roots last Autumn, and growing on plugs ready, still lots to do, but then thankfully a garden is never really done is it? Im enjoying every minute. I want to make sure I have colour all seasons. Getting the drainage sorted, ruined lawn gone and decent fencing has helped massively. No more waterlogged or hound trampled plants.
Ive had my nose in books and GW looking for ideas but Honestly I have taken so many more ideas from you all here too e.g @Mr. Vine Eye your mini patio laying actually made me eye up stepping stones, @Marlorena your lovely companion planting gave me lots of inspration.
Not to mention an awful lot of must have roses from here
Rains boosted everything already. Albertines in full bloom, it balls terribly and sheds clouds of petals in rain so deadheading quickly. Sweet Syrie is bursting out and smells incredible. My roses of the day whilst I wait for newbies to bloom; Rhapsody in blue, prolific, scented and stunning. Rosa des Cistertiens stunning this year Glenfidditch Zephrine droughin Sweet Syrie Albertine
.. so many lovely roses all looking good after the rain...
@Mr. Vine Eye ... re the chives.. shear them off to almost ground level, I leave about a couple of inches of stumpy shoots.. this stops them seeding, which they are inclined to do.. you can also lift, divide and replant, even at this time with a bit of watering in... the flowers are edible too by the way... they should rebloom... I'm just going out to do mine, all gone a bit messy with the rain..
The rain has stopped play here and I had to go out and do a fair amount of dead heading.
Desdemona is looking ok seen as though she decided to bloom as the rain started.
Port Sunlight just looks sad...
I've also had Iceberg climber start to bloom too, I was worried about this last year because I didn't think she would ever make it to the top of the pole but seems to be doing better this year.
Oranges and apricots today. Best put your shades on 😎 for the first photo!
Super Trouper - the camera is certainly dazzled, it can’t capture the detail:
Warm Welcome:
Two wilting ladies. Lady of Shallot and Lady Emma Hamilton - the Austins aren’t as good at retaining colour here, but the bloom form is still better. Swings and roundabouts:
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@Tack, I can relate to your feelings about The Prince. I feel same for Evelyn. Flowers are to die for but plant is already showing some signs of issues.
Dames de C. is so beautiful.
I planted one in the spring on your recommendation and look forward to it growing very much. It was a runty little DA specimen. I should have waited until the winter, but got impatient. I think I might buy a second then. Mine is growing, but oh so slowly on one stunted little cane. 😱 It's had lots of water and I will manure it. I have taken down some shrubbery to give it more light. I suspect that when it decides to shoot, it will rocket.
@Mr. Vine Eye
My rosa Moonlight is at eye level now and it dies off quite brown and drear. My first flush is going over, so much of the plant has gone brown. I hope Malvern flowers dies better. I find pale flowers do die off not so well, going brown, and how a flower dies can be as important as how it lives. To me, at least. Jamain is pink and tends to go brown.
That is one good thing about a dark red rose, in my experience; it tends not to lose its colour through its blooming cycle.
At the moment the flowers are dropping nice and neatly but that’s probably due to the dry weather. They do tend to hang on a to a few petals which go brown, but it’s not particularly noticeable, they’re easy to pull off and I’ve not found in unattractive. It’s certainly not messy - There’s so many flowers that the older ones just blend in. Then they can be cut back when done anyway.
@Marlorena - Oh Queen of Chives! I certainly don’t regret planting so many of them. However the flowers are starting to go over now. How do I cut them to encourage fresh growth and rebloom? Is it deadheading, reducing whole thing by half or cutting right down to the base? Thank you
Ive had my nose in books and GW looking for ideas but Honestly I have taken so many more ideas from you all here too e.g @Mr. Vine Eye your mini patio laying actually made me eye up stepping stones, @Marlorena your lovely companion planting gave me lots of inspration.
Not to mention an awful lot of must have roses from here
Rains boosted everything already. Albertines in full bloom, it balls terribly and sheds clouds of petals in rain so deadheading quickly. Sweet Syrie is bursting out and smells incredible.
My roses of the day whilst I wait for newbies to bloom; Rhapsody in blue, prolific, scented and stunning.
Glenfidditch
Zephrine droughin
Sweet Syrie
Albertine
@Mr. Vine Eye
... re the chives.. shear them off to almost ground level, I leave about a couple of inches of stumpy shoots.. this stops them seeding, which they are inclined to do.. you can also lift, divide and replant, even at this time with a bit of watering in... the flowers are edible too by the way... they should rebloom... I'm just going out to do mine, all gone a bit messy with the rain..
Desdemona is looking ok seen as though she decided to bloom as the rain started.
Port Sunlight just looks sad...
I've also had Iceberg climber start to bloom too, I was worried about this last year because I didn't think she would ever make it to the top of the pole but seems to be doing better this year.
Super Trouper - the camera is certainly dazzled, it can’t capture the detail:
Warm Welcome:
Two wilting ladies. Lady of Shallot and Lady Emma Hamilton - the Austins aren’t as good at retaining colour here, but the bloom form is still better. Swings and roundabouts: