You lot are a bad influence! Having started out less than two years ago with a climber (Golden Showers), somehow I soon acquired Tottering-by-Gently, Blue for You, Dusky Maiden, Night Owl and Apple Jack. Temple Bells sneaked into a pot and up an obelisk too, though this may not be staying. Last autumn I added Warm Welcome and Astronomia/Sweet Pretty, and my daughter/grandsons gave me Grandma's Rose for Christmas. A couple of weeks ago I succumbed to the lure of Ballerina and yesterday I turfed out a poorly-performing penstemon Dark Towers to make way for Jacqueline du Pre by the front door. Oh, and my daughter gave me one of those miniature hot-housed roses in a fetching orange for Mother's Day, which will go out in a pot when the time is right.
Looking forward to the summer's display!
Maybe it's time to invest in some gauntlets for next winter's pruning....!
That's a nice mixture @KayJ, look forward to seeing them.
Does anyone know the Harkness shrub Glyndebourne? Is it pink or apricot toned? I'm on the look out for a 5-6' shrub in a cream colour but my preference would be for it to have apricot base for cream, not pink or lemon.
It’s amazing when you think you have absolutely no more space for roses, planting opportunities just seem to magically appear..
I second Marie Pavie for pots @Katsa, the two I have either side of my door performed amazingly last year, their first. So far I would say it’s a very willing bloomer and easy-care rose.
I mulch right over the top of perennials and bulbs with compost @Mr. Vine Eye. If there is new growth I just lightly brush it off with my hands.
@pitter-patter I love your garden and planting combinations, the flair is there!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
It’s amazing when you think you have absolutely no more space for roses, planting opportunities just seem to magically appear..
It is, by now I am at the point where I have to take out shrubs if I want to put in roses. And I don't have many shrubs left.
@pitter-patter I love your garden and planting combinations, the flair is there!
Absolutely @pitter-patter - the amount of time and attention you give, the design and the colours amaze me. You def'ly have one of my favourite gardens on the forum. I think you and I have quite a similar taste.
@Fire I do agree that we tend to prefer roses over perennials or shrubs.. and just when we think that we have made peace with all the conflicts, Marlorena comes along and opens a thread about perennials... and the conflicts starts again.. that itchiness to add some perennials as well
I'm happy with a mix, but I don't get a hankering for anything at the moment like I do for roses. I had two fences come down before lockdown, (about twelve metres in sun) so I have been busily planting up both sides of the garden with climbing roses, where a wildy ivy and a montana had been. I took out a big, tall golden privet, which I don't miss.
I can't really have many herbaceous perennials as they don't really return, because the slugs eat off the new shoots. I have experimented with a lot to see which ones make it through the slugs.
My own tussle is with roses versus height. I want a lot more screening as my garden is entirely overlooked. The main arch helps a bit, but I really need some small trees (or to move house). Trees v roses is a very hard call.
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I’ll do some research  ants and report back!
@Eustace - thank you! I thought that the pots would be well watered as with the soil. I’ll try to water each day and see how it goes.Â
Does anyone know the Harkness shrub Glyndebourne? Is it pink or apricot toned? I'm on the look out for a 5-6' shrub in a cream colour but my preference would be for it to have apricot base for cream, not pink or lemon.
I second Marie Pavie for pots @Katsa, the two I have either side of my door performed amazingly last year, their first. So far I would say it’s a very willing bloomer and easy-care rose.
@pitter-patter I love your garden and planting combinations, the flair is there!