Lovely stuff, thanks for posting. I'm a bit behind on the thread, so sorry, but funnily enough I was just looking at your photo of Ab Fab/Julia Child on HMF last night. I crammed my new bare root into a small pot based on the size guide, but something made me think, 'I wonder...' It's cool though, I think I can create a yellow space for next year
'Anne Boleyn'...
[Austin, UK 1999..] [Graham Thomas x unnamed seedling]... height
about 3 feet..
One of the most
feminine of the David Austin collection, a really pretty,
pink/apricot bloom with a musky fragrance. The growth habit is dense
and arching, the foliage is small, glossy and totally healthy and
needs no attention, even in mid to late summer when black spot is
more prevalent... it also does not need spraying for aphids.. as it's
totally capable of growing through any infestation..
A single plant of this
rose, in the first and second year, could get lost in the landscape,
but by the 3rd year it will have put on some girth, and will have more presence.. consequently I grew
mine as a group of 3.. but if one is patient then by the 3rd
season a single rose could hold its own..
Most English Roses have
2 flushes of bloom, late Spring, and again late Summer.. this is
normal for these types of roses.. Some, especially the more recent,
will offer a more continuous blooming performance.
In my garden 'Anne
Boleyn' kept to the norm with the 2 flushes, separated by a long gap
of about 5 weeks. My garden can get bone dry in July, so I would
anticipate this gap could be reduced if heavy watering is applied to
the bushes, or you get a lot more rain than I do, as some people
report continuous bloom on this rose, but this was not my
experience, and I rarely water roses that are in the ground. If kept
to a container with adequate watering, then I would expect better
rebloom grown this way.. The first flush was the best.
'Armada' .. [Harkness,
UK 1988].. ['New Dawn' x 'Silver Jubilee'] Floribunda/Shrub/
Climber..
I cannot be without
this rose which forms a mainstay of a border and is a central focal
point. It's not hugely scented, rather mild but makes up for that in
the health of its foliage, and floriferous bloom performance, which
continues into autumn.. It won coveted rose trials for disease
resistance...
Usually seen about 4-5
feet tall but capable of double this size given support.. I try to
keep mine at around 6-7 feet on an obelisk. The blooms are a light
candyfloss pink, semi double. The growth is upright, some sharp
thorns, and glossy foliage.. I first saw this rose around 1990 and
loved it ever since..
It usually starts to
flower at the end of May... It also sets lots of hips which are quite
decorative..
..with Clematis 'Niobe'.. and Geranium 'Patricia..
@Marlorena. I love that Armada, please could you possibly show what it looks like without foliage so that the less experienced can see how it is trained to get such a good display. I find it confusing when a rose is called a shrub or small climber as that leaves me wondering if they should be treated differently to achieve the desired result.
@Suesyn ..thank you... with tall floribundas you can go either way with them, treat as a shrub or train to be taller.. I love roses like these that give me a choice..
..here is how it looks today... I have pruned it back so the tallest cane is about 5 feet and some short ones so I get blooms top to bottom.. as they grow I will train them around the support and very close to it tying in with green string as I go.. it's very vigorous and will throw out lots of shoots and any basals I will also tie in close..
..the Clematis is planted the other side and the Geranium is at the base in the middle of the obelisk.. I grow the Clematis as a gr. 2 not gr. 3..
I find it quite easy and enjoyable once I get going with it..
Thank you for that information @Marlorena. I think I am inclined to try and stick to "rules" not necessarily understanding that doing something different may not lead to an undesirable outcome. I must learn to be bolder! I'm really liking the new thread but I can see that my "wanted" list may be getting longer than my OH will like.
@Busyliz .. I can't say for sure but a popular rose that looks like that is 'The Fairy'... it has glossy foliage too, just like that one.. a cutting is a good idea, perhaps the owner can confirm.
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..thanks VS.. it'll be fine in a pot for one season... delighted you got it..
'Anne Boleyn'... [Austin, UK 1999..] [Graham Thomas x unnamed seedling]... height about 3 feet..
One of the most feminine of the David Austin collection, a really pretty, pink/apricot bloom with a musky fragrance. The growth habit is dense and arching, the foliage is small, glossy and totally healthy and needs no attention, even in mid to late summer when black spot is more prevalent... it also does not need spraying for aphids.. as it's totally capable of growing through any infestation..
A single plant of this rose, in the first and second year, could get lost in the landscape, but by the 3rd year it will have put on some girth, and will have more presence.. consequently I grew mine as a group of 3.. but if one is patient then by the 3rd season a single rose could hold its own..
Most English Roses have 2 flushes of bloom, late Spring, and again late Summer.. this is normal for these types of roses.. Some, especially the more recent, will offer a more continuous blooming performance.
In my garden 'Anne Boleyn' kept to the norm with the 2 flushes, separated by a long gap of about 5 weeks. My garden can get bone dry in July, so I would anticipate this gap could be reduced if heavy watering is applied to the bushes, or you get a lot more rain than I do, as some people report continuous bloom on this rose, but this was not my experience, and I rarely water roses that are in the ground. If kept to a container with adequate watering, then I would expect better rebloom grown this way.. The first flush was the best.
..tomorrow... 'Armada'...
'Armada' .. [Harkness, UK 1988].. ['New Dawn' x 'Silver Jubilee'] Floribunda/Shrub/ Climber..
I cannot be without this rose which forms a mainstay of a border and is a central focal point. It's not hugely scented, rather mild but makes up for that in the health of its foliage, and floriferous bloom performance, which continues into autumn.. It won coveted rose trials for disease resistance...
Usually seen about 4-5 feet tall but capable of double this size given support.. I try to keep mine at around 6-7 feet on an obelisk. The blooms are a light candyfloss pink, semi double. The growth is upright, some sharp thorns, and glossy foliage.. I first saw this rose around 1990 and loved it ever since..
It usually starts to flower at the end of May... It also sets lots of hips which are quite decorative..
..with Clematis 'Niobe'.. and Geranium 'Patricia..
..hoar frost on hips..
.tomorrow... 'Ballerina'... then 'Bathsheba'..
..thank you... with tall floribundas you can go either way with them, treat as a shrub or train to be taller.. I love roses like these that give me a choice..
..here is how it looks today... I have pruned it back so the tallest cane is about 5 feet and some short ones so I get blooms top to bottom.. as they grow I will train them around the support and very close to it tying in with green string as I go.. it's very vigorous and will throw out lots of shoots and any basals I will also tie in close..
..the Clematis is planted the other side and the Geranium is at the base in the middle of the obelisk.. I grow the Clematis as a gr. 2 not gr. 3..
I find it quite easy and enjoyable once I get going with it..
I'm really liking the new thread but I can see that my "wanted" list may be getting longer than my OH will like.
.. I can't say for sure but a popular rose that looks like that is 'The Fairy'... it has glossy foliage too, just like that one.. a cutting is a good idea, perhaps the owner can confirm.