@Woodgreen Yes it's attached to a 7ft trellis but likes to grow 2-3ft higher, so the unsupported higher bits tend to hang over slightly, which can be rather nice.
@murasaki .. I've recently acquired 'Angela' by mistake, but I'm liking it very much. I also doubt the rose is 'Munstead Wood', the foliage and growth habit don't look right, but it's difficult to tell from a distance. I think it's 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'...
..love Blush Noisette too, but it's not so nice going over I know.. Tottering is ok here in full sun, but as for hotter climates I can't say really..
@andrewnewton .. if you're not set on 'GJ', would you care for 'Wild Rover'?.. I've no idea why it's not grown more, I love this rose and very suitable for obelisks, but my taste is not to everyone's..
Mottisfont’s rose garden was wonderful, stopped at pococks roses and got a few roses, £16 per potted rose! Definitely worth a visit if you are local or in the area. Pics to follow when I’m home and back on the wifi!
Identification help please! At the end of the season last year I purchased 4 roses from B&M for £14 ( 2 Bonica and 2 Charles de Mills). Only one of the Charles de Mills had a bud which subsequently opened to a small pink flower. Google lens identified it as Bonica. Now the second Charles has flowered, it is much larger,cupped and smells fruity/sweet. The petal formation is similar to the first pink rose though. The original 2 Bonica plants are full of buds but none are close to opening yet. Any ideas?Â
What's your head for heights like, Fire? Since tackling an unruly buddleia in April, I am conscious of not growing anything that is going to require a ladder to tend to. Following, though, as I'd like to tart up my front wall/door with a climber after the front window is replaced.
Is it against good sense to try and grow a rambler around a front door? Too unruly?
I will take my Ena out in the autumn and am (still) plotting a replacement.
This is my front. It has a tacked on porch, with guttering above the white fascia border that you can see - so the rose would be to be able to be train in a fairly narrow space. It's fine if the rose comes out, but not really up, or it will mess with the gutters. The rose can travel left and keep travelling
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This is the view when I moved in. It's a fairly narrow gap, but possible, with care. I should think.Â
I love it! Especially with the salvia and *squints* petunias. Red is one colour I do think looks good planted like that, barely diluted. Why are you removing Ena?
@TracyP .. the label on your rose tells me it's come from Wharton's Roses in Norfolk, they are the main potted rose supplier to the industry throughout the U.K. including to Peter Beales.. Lots of pink roses today are bred to look like David Austin roses, so there are a lot of them, and one single bloom is not much to go on, it's best to see a rose fully grown and in full flush. However, I'm prepared to give a good guess going from your description and knowing what Wharton's sell to places like B and M. I think it's 'St. Ethelburga'... consider yourself lucky, it's a lovely rose..
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Yes it's attached to a 7ft trellis but likes to grow 2-3ft higher, so the unsupported higher bits tend to hang over slightly, which can be rather nice.
'Open Arms' is lovely, I'd love to have it..
@murasaki
.. I've recently acquired 'Angela' by mistake, but I'm liking it very much.
I also doubt the rose is 'Munstead Wood', the foliage and growth habit don't look right, but it's difficult to tell from a distance. I think it's 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles'...
..love Blush Noisette too, but it's not so nice going over I know..
Tottering is ok here in full sun, but as for hotter climates I can't say really..
@andrewnewton
.. if you're not set on 'GJ', would you care for 'Wild Rover'?..
I've no idea why it's not grown more, I love this rose and very suitable for obelisks, but my taste is not to everyone's..
rose! Definitely worth a visit if you are local or in the area. Pics to follow when I’m home and back on the wifi!
At the end of the season last year I purchased 4 roses from B&M for £14 ( 2 Bonica and 2 Charles de Mills). Only one of the Charles de Mills had a bud which subsequently opened to a small pink flower. Google lens identified it as Bonica. Now the second Charles has flowered, it is much larger,cupped and smells fruity/sweet. The petal formation is similar to the first pink rose though. The original 2 Bonica plants are full of buds but none are close to opening yet. Any ideas?Â
.. the label on your rose tells me it's come from Wharton's Roses in Norfolk, they are the main potted rose supplier to the industry throughout the U.K. including to Peter Beales..Â
Lots of pink roses today are bred to look like David Austin roses, so there are a lot of them, and one single bloom is not much to go on, it's best to see a rose fully grown and in full flush.
However, I'm prepared to give a good guess going from your description and knowing what Wharton's sell to places like B and M.
I think it's 'St. Ethelburga'... consider yourself lucky, it's a lovely rose..