It seems most of the hips that are ripe (or nearly there) are from the floribundas and hybrid teas, which isn't ideal...wonder how they'll turn out, if at all 🤔
@Fire that made me giggle! Albertine is bad for several of spot, sawfly and powdery mildew... waltz time has the rest of that lot! Formers had a good airflow prune, getting pampered this year again to try and clear and bird feeders to get sawflys eaten... laters on its last bin warning!
My work at weekend, new obelisk up and bridge of sighs planted. Picotee clematis on order.
Finished putting new roof trellis up on left rose bed shed and had to cut most of the2 clematis down as theyd pulled the old one off the roof and had damaged and dead sections, but both montanas so wont be too long to regrow! Just got to tie in remaining bits. Got an evergreen clematis joining them too for coverage as birds love it there... ive made a makeshift tree out of prunings on the side by a new open birdbox for the robins fav spot! Ill be doing similar on the roof / side by another box for nesting season as they love it there. Needed to do it now when grounds bare and dormant and before nesting starts. Ive added some new boxes in other spots too, we usually have multiple types nesting.
Swapped Claire Austen and St Swithun over yesterday, as Claire growing far too tall for her previous site. We removed the soil, and lined holes with cardboard prior to dusting roots with mycorrhizal fungi and then replacing the old soil with 50/50 new soil and compost. Monty says not to replant a rose, but we have done it before several times using this method so fingers crossed. I was aware I was talking to them reassuringly throughout the procedure 😂 I had to prune them substantially to be able to move them, so we’ll see what happens🤞Also trying to attract birds to deal with saw fly larvae- not had it until last year, but the leaves were decimated.
Just looked on google maps to check the direction and seen they’ve updated the satellite photo. It’s now showing the ‘new’ patio.
Thanks. Yes, I think they updated around August. I noticed my neighbour's new, rather random, large, self-build swimming pool on the map. They used it for a week or two.
I'm thinking of plant GdF is a pretty shaded spot to see how she does. I am wondering how tough she is. As a rambler, I think she should be fine, if not very flowery.
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My work at weekend, new obelisk up and bridge of sighs planted. Picotee clematis on order.
Finished putting new roof trellis up on left rose bed shed and had to cut most of the2 clematis down as theyd pulled the old one off the roof and had damaged and dead sections, but both montanas so wont be too long to regrow! Just got to tie in remaining bits.
Got an evergreen clematis joining them too for coverage as birds love it there... ive made a makeshift tree out of prunings on the side by a new open birdbox for the robins fav spot! Ill be doing similar on the roof / side by another box for nesting season as they love it there. Needed to do it now when grounds bare and dormant and before nesting starts. Ive added some new boxes in other spots too, we usually have multiple types nesting.
Just looked on google maps to check the direction and seen they’ve updated the satellite photo. It’s now showing the ‘new’ patio.
I'd like to grow one as it's one of the plants that leaf cutter bees use, and I had them nesting in my garden last year.
Was thinking I could grow it over the archway I have half way down my garden, as the clematis that's there now hasn't grown well in recent years.
Any tips for growing please?