Oh dear, I really should not come on this thread. I have so much run out of room that I've been giving away roses on all sides. And yet I'm still browsing in case I find space for, say, a miniature rose... anyone got any recommendations??
Small Polyantha roses are very useful, like Marie Pavie and Nathalie Nypels, which I still have.. continuous bloom and shouldn't get in the way. Roses of the Gruss an Aachen group,.. including Pink Gruss / Irene Watts, all top notch for small spaces.. as are Austins 'The Shepherdess' and 'Sir John Betjeman' if you like a deep pink/red..
@JessicaS .. yeah I know, I was upset to remove it, but after 10 years it just wanted to grow huge and I resented cutting it back every year.. wrong location, and I didn't have anywhere else for it.. a tremendous rose that outclasses any Austin I've ever had actually, on a number of levels except scent, it's a bit light on that..
New basal growth on Lady of the Lake, Emily Brontë with some new growth and Lady Emma Hamilton - leaves looking a bit tatty now but very strong colours.
Ooh, loved looking through everyone's June photos😀 I was going through mine recently, trying to free up a bit of storage space and I wondered why I spent so much time critiquing and fixing the garden instead of enjoying it.
I have just ordered Pergolese which I don't feel remotely guilty about as I've wanted it before, it is discontinued and I have a space for it (if it will tolerate a bit of shade). Justification complete. Showing less judgement I also ordered a further two bareroots that weren't in the sale. Reine des Violettes and Mme Legras de St Germain. I do have spaces for them although I had originally wanted Alba Semi plena for the white space but it was out of stock.
A few happy June photos before those summer storms that hammered everything
I really needed that cheer yesturday, them arriving is something to look forward to. We very suddenly lost one of our younger hounds today after a sudden illness. Vets did everything but nothing could be done. Only a month after losing our rescue, im absolutely devastated. Lovely rose pictures as a way of Distraction very welcome.
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.. yeah I know, I was upset to remove it, but after 10 years it just wanted to grow huge and I resented cutting it back every year.. wrong location, and I didn't have anywhere else for it.. a tremendous rose that outclasses any Austin I've ever had actually, on a number of levels except scent, it's a bit light on that..
I would love to have Mme Antonie Mari but I would feel bad for not giving it the space she needs.
Thanks for posting the TW potted sale @cooldoc🙂
I have just ordered Pergolese which I don't feel remotely guilty about as I've wanted it before, it is discontinued and I have a space for it (if it will tolerate a bit of shade). Justification complete. Showing less judgement I also ordered a further two bareroots that weren't in the sale. Reine des Violettes and Mme Legras de St Germain. I do have spaces for them although I had originally wanted Alba Semi plena for the white space but it was out of stock.
A few happy June photos before those summer storms that hammered everything