These winds have put paid to my plans of planting the Trevor White roses today 😵💫 Is everyone else experiencing this? I opened the back door and immediately shut it again 😆
So nasty out there! Went to move bins and barely made it back to the door! I feel like I need to get out and prune though, some of them have got huge new shoots on and I feel like If I don't do it now then the wind is going to do it for me!
.. @cooldoc ..I've been researching from that link for Pheno Geno roses... I dunno, I've yet to be taken in by these roses, there's something about them that isn't socking it to me, so to speak.. ..I think they are bred for winter hardiness coming from cold parts of Europe, and that is mostly their customer base I imagine, so I suspect they use Canadian bred roses in their breeding.. most of which is not disclosed but the only one I have found from the Winterjewel series, which is one group I actually do rather like, is 'Milly' and no surprise it's bred from 'Adelaide Hoodless' a Canadian rose..
Of course they're not alone in this, David Austin uses Canadian roses too, like 'Martin Frobisher' for 'Mrs. Doreen Pike' and probably 'Wild Edric'..
I think it's because I like roses that have a touch of tenderness about them, emanating more from warmer climates, presenting a more delicate look..
I planted a Sophie’s Perpetual last week, location isn’t great for soil but I’ve put in some compost and richer topsoil from the back garden to improve it, and watered it in.
@JoeX A 2-3” dressing of well rotted horse manure this spring, spread out to not touch the canes, and a rose feed of your choice. Look forward to seeing it later this year 😊
Very windy here too but the suns suddenly come out and the wind speeds dropped so Ive been out. Really needed it after last week and oh, was it lovely to get some soil in my hands! Ive been sorting out the montanas and broken shed roof trellis. New one up, huge cutback of damaged etc bits in progress and a couple of new evergreen / winter & summer clematis put in. Ive put lady hillingdon in the corner by the metal arch with "royal vellors" clematis. Pots are temporarily on my lovely red hellebore buds as Im a clot and tred on things otherwise! Putting some more ferns against shed too. Ive got some lovely hellebores out in lieu of the roses;
I've braved the outside and sun came out and have started pruning. I'll post some before and after pics.
Did Lady of Shalott, Royal Jubilee, Mortimer Sackler, The Ancient Mariner, Scarborough Fair, Munstead Wood and PAOK.
Munstead Wood didn't require any more than a slight trim as it hasn't really changed much in size the last two years.
Scarborough Fair is still really spindly, so just removed crossing and inward growing twigs.
The climbers were much more involved though.
Royal Jubilee caught me a lot!
The Generous Gardener is so variable with thorns. Some large sections of it are completely smooth - lulls you into a false sense of security - and then you get a sudden nasty surprise by one of these!
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... a little windy here too, otherwise a sultry 14 degrees which is rather astonishing..
I have lift off!... Spring is here..
..I've been researching from that link for Pheno Geno roses... I dunno, I've yet to be taken in by these roses, there's something about them that isn't socking it to me, so to speak..
..I think they are bred for winter hardiness coming from cold parts of Europe, and that is mostly their customer base I imagine, so I suspect they use Canadian bred roses in their breeding.. most of which is not disclosed but the only one I have found from the Winterjewel series, which is one group I actually do rather like, is 'Milly' and no surprise it's bred from 'Adelaide Hoodless' a Canadian rose..
Of course they're not alone in this, David Austin uses Canadian roses too, like 'Martin Frobisher' for 'Mrs. Doreen Pike' and probably 'Wild Edric'..
I think it's because I like roses that have a touch of tenderness about them, emanating more from warmer climates, presenting a more delicate look..
last week, location isn’t great for soil but I’ve put in some compost and richer topsoil from the back garden to improve it, and watered it in.
Any other tips? Mulch?
Ive been sorting out the montanas and broken shed roof trellis. New one up, huge cutback of damaged etc bits in progress and a couple of new evergreen / winter & summer clematis put in. Ive put lady hillingdon in the corner by the metal arch with "royal vellors" clematis.
Pots are temporarily on my lovely red hellebore buds as Im a clot and tred on things otherwise! Putting some more ferns against shed too.
Ive got some lovely hellebores out in lieu of the roses;
I've braved the outside and sun came out and have started pruning. I'll post some before and after pics.
Did Lady of Shalott, Royal Jubilee, Mortimer Sackler, The Ancient Mariner, Scarborough Fair, Munstead Wood and PAOK.
Munstead Wood didn't require any more than a slight trim as it hasn't really changed much in size the last two years.
Scarborough Fair is still really spindly, so just removed crossing and inward growing twigs.
The climbers were much more involved though.