@Marlorena, I was browsing this thread and came across this picture, which I hadn't seen before. I was wondering what the pink rose behind "Kew Gardens" is?
@Cambridgerose12 Hi Cambridgerose... that's 'Mme. Lauriol de Barny' a Bourbon, once flowering climbing rose... I've highlighted it somewhere on this thread back a few pages...
'The Country Parson'...
[Austin, UK 2020].. English Rose shrub about 3-4 feet..
I would suggest it's
very suitable for the wilder, informal, northern or Scottish country
garden. It's very tough and hardy and suitable for higher
elevations, being of native Scots Rose ancestry.
Excessively prickly and
tricky to deal with, one needs gloves to handle it.. It may be
difficult to place in a well tended garden, because the blooms are
scented, and attractive, so you want to get close, therefore, perhaps
it's best grown in a tall pot where we can more easily access it,
whilst giving the plant itself a wide berth..
Deep yellow blooms
quickly fading to creamy white, often quartered, quite beautiful with
a strong scent much of the time. I found it citrusy, so it surprises
me to see it described as ''fruity... with notes of sweet apricot,
green apple and honey''.. I shall have to pay more attention.
Due to the quickly
fading colour, this rose is more white than yellow, although there
are always opening yellow blooms showing, to make a pleasing
contrast. It has a very long, continuous bloom season into winter..
...tomorrow.. 2 roses
'The Lark Ascending'.. and 'The Poet's Wife'..
Lovely forum @Marlorena...nice to see quite a few roses I have purchased over the years influenced by your past posts. Out of curiosity though, what is the compost you use in your pots nowadays. I used to be perfectly happy with any brand of JI No3, but over recent years I feel it has become less good due to some tweeking of the ingredients.
..this season I'm using Dobbies signature, JI no. 3 peat free but I sometimes use Wickes top soil and mix in my own fertilizer.. then 50/50 with a MPC, like Westland..
I don't like to buy those which seem to have been kept out in the rain for too long. Dobbies keep theirs under cover.
@Marlorena Thanks for that, I've also been thinking of making my own mix like yours...MPC, topsoil and some grit...so I would be interested to know what fertiliser you add when you mix yours.
..the photos of the
following two roses were taken with an old camera, and lack some
clarity.
'The Lark Ascending'...
[Austin, UK 2012]... English Rose shrub, 7' x 5'..
A fast grower, quickly
establishing itself in the first or at most the 2nd
season.. rather thorny, some canes are full of prickles but less on
others.. in my garden it grew upright, albeit it was tied against a
tall obelisk, otherwise it would have a more spreading habit.
The blooms are produced
continuously in large clusters, and appear from top to bottom on the
plant and all around it, of an apricot/orange/yellow colour, varying,
usually semi double/semi-single.. with a light, pleasant scent. Seen
from a distance it appears to be covered in glowing orange lanterns,
whirling all over the bush. I found it quite stunning viewed from
afar, e.g. from a window or further down the garden.
The foliage was 100
percent healthy, no issues whatsoever throughout the season.
It got a bit too big
for me and I'm not one to cut things down too much, but it can be
kept shorter, but its vigour might overtake any attempts to keep it
compact.
Posts
.. I hope you enjoy your rose, it's quite something at its best..
Hi Cambridgerose... that's 'Mme. Lauriol de Barny' a Bourbon, once flowering climbing rose... I've highlighted it somewhere on this thread back a few pages...
..thanks so much..
'The Country Parson'... [Austin, UK 2020].. English Rose shrub about 3-4 feet..
I would suggest it's very suitable for the wilder, informal, northern or Scottish country garden. It's very tough and hardy and suitable for higher elevations, being of native Scots Rose ancestry.
Excessively prickly and tricky to deal with, one needs gloves to handle it.. It may be difficult to place in a well tended garden, because the blooms are scented, and attractive, so you want to get close, therefore, perhaps it's best grown in a tall pot where we can more easily access it, whilst giving the plant itself a wide berth..
Deep yellow blooms quickly fading to creamy white, often quartered, quite beautiful with a strong scent much of the time. I found it citrusy, so it surprises me to see it described as ''fruity... with notes of sweet apricot, green apple and honey''.. I shall have to pay more attention.
Due to the quickly fading colour, this rose is more white than yellow, although there are always opening yellow blooms showing, to make a pleasing contrast. It has a very long, continuous bloom season into winter..
...tomorrow.. 2 roses 'The Lark Ascending'.. and 'The Poet's Wife'..
Out of curiosity though, what is the compost you use in your pots nowadays. I used to be perfectly happy with any brand of JI No3, but over recent years I feel it has become less good due to some tweeking of the ingredients.
Hi Pete, .. thanks..
..this season I'm using Dobbies signature, JI no. 3 peat free but I sometimes use Wickes top soil and mix in my own fertilizer.. then 50/50 with a MPC, like Westland..
I don't like to buy those which seem to have been kept out in the rain for too long. Dobbies keep theirs under cover.
Thanks for that, I've also been thinking of making my own mix like yours...MPC, topsoil and some grit...so I would be interested to know what fertiliser you add when you mix yours.
..the photos of the following two roses were taken with an old camera, and lack some clarity.
'The Lark Ascending'... [Austin, UK 2012]... English Rose shrub, 7' x 5'..
A fast grower, quickly establishing itself in the first or at most the 2nd season.. rather thorny, some canes are full of prickles but less on others.. in my garden it grew upright, albeit it was tied against a tall obelisk, otherwise it would have a more spreading habit.
The blooms are produced continuously in large clusters, and appear from top to bottom on the plant and all around it, of an apricot/orange/yellow colour, varying, usually semi double/semi-single.. with a light, pleasant scent. Seen from a distance it appears to be covered in glowing orange lanterns, whirling all over the bush. I found it quite stunning viewed from afar, e.g. from a window or further down the garden.
The foliage was 100 percent healthy, no issues whatsoever throughout the season.
It got a bit too big for me and I'm not one to cut things down too much, but it can be kept shorter, but its vigour might overtake any attempts to keep it compact.