@Fire I recently watched an interesting vid regarding creating privacy.. if you get too occupied in creating that space all around then you might end up with a shaded garden.
Well, that's it. I have concentrated on surrounding my seating area - it's the main reason my large arch is where it is. I let my espalier apple grow high laterals through the summer to give some height too. There are two spots on either side of the arch that might need a kind of tall skinny something to give more sense of enclosure.
Yesterday afternoon in what began as a whisper of drizzle but ended in quite torrential rain, I did as advised and transplanted Ghislaine de Feligonde. The little shoots went into a sulk but today they have perked up nicely. There's something to be said for transplanting in heavy rain.....I also gave it two watering cans full.
I bought the rose to go on this rusty arch. It's 7 feet wide. But after buying the rose I read on here that Ghislaine isn't suitable for an arch. I wish the arch had more depth to it, but if I find it's not adequate I may replace it with a deeper one. I've just tied the shoots in for now to let it get over the move, but should I try to zig-zag them up the arch?
I know it's not the best place, but I have no spare walls.....in the catalogue it was classed as suitable, but when I read on here that it's not really good on an arch it was too late. I'll do my best with it.Â
It flowered nicely last year in its temporary home, so I'm looking forward to more blooms this summer.
Thanks @cooldoc, I have Buff Beauty although only a youngster and I find it quite orange toned. This might not be the exact colour below as my phone struggles to take photos of orange shades in low light.
I was hoping for something lighter and creamier as a colour buffer between LEH and a bright pink Gallica.
To follow on from the conversation above, I'm taking out shrubs this year but not replacing with roses , (it's too dry and shady otherwise I would be tempted) but with another favourite, alpine clematis and maybe have some space around the base for some geranium phaeum and fancy hellebore
Lichfield Angel could fit @Victoria Sponge Colour is creme but with an apricot cast Mine is just going into it's second year so I can't really say much about it's growth habit as it may become but it is stated to grow to 1.40m  Edit: I see above that you have considered this too
Sorry @Fire, I didn't see your post until I refreshed. I had no idea Ghislaine could be grown as a shrub, I just looked it up. I love the colour mix in general but would like something less orange for this space.
@owd potter yes I considered Lichfield Angel, it's the right colour and I assumed it would grow bigger than advertised as it's a DA and it needs to be around 5' due to the surrounding plants. I just know I wouldn't have the patience with the nodding heads and from what I've read, it is a feature of the plant, not a youthful thing.
I'm going to put the unknown Glyndebourne on my winter root list (unless I think of something better) and will report back with my findings in about 18 months😉
@Victoria Sponge, have a look at 'Penelope', one of the old Pemberton roses. I grow mine on a south facing big raised bed. It can easily reach 5-6 ft and a good 6ft to 8ft wide. It's beautifully apricot/peach/cream with lovely apricot hips if you leave over winter.
@Lizzie27, oh I have a Penelope, I didn't even think about that one. I often unfairly overlook it, I don't know why. It does have a peach and cream look. If I didn't have it already I would probably consider it. I also considered Sally Holmes and Thisbe although I suspect the latter would be a bit much to sit next to super-pink Gallica officinalis.
So my day has been rubbish - realising I have an EPIC ant problem and then I came home to this:
My PAOK somehow managed to tip itself off its pot legs and roll down the deck. It’s badly bent one of the basal shoots and lost a lot of its new growth.Â
Here’s the damage to the basal shoot. It was bent in half but seems to be okay holding itself upright.Â
And here’s the other damage:
I gave up and cut the damage off.Â
Question is, do I wait and see if it recovers or take this as an opportunity to add another DA rose to my order before the end of the month?Â
Also, has anyone had any luck with nematodes today control pests?
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The little shoots went into a sulk but today they have perked up nicely. There's something to be said for transplanting in heavy rain.....I also gave it two watering cans full.
I bought the rose to go on this rusty arch. It's 7 feet wide. But after buying the rose I read on here that Ghislaine isn't suitable for an arch. I wish the arch had more depth to it, but if I find it's not adequate I may replace it with a deeper one. I've just tied the shoots in for now to let it get over the move, but should I try to zig-zag them up the arch?
It flowered nicely last year in its temporary home, so I'm looking forward to more blooms this summer.
Colour is creme but with an apricot cast
Mine is just going into it's second year so I can't really say much about it's growth habit as it may become but it is stated to grow to 1.40m
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Edit: I see above that you have considered this too
@owd potter yes I considered Lichfield Angel, it's the right colour and I assumed it would grow bigger than advertised as it's a DA and it needs to be around 5' due to the surrounding plants. I just know I wouldn't have the patience with the nodding heads and from what I've read, it is a feature of the plant, not a youthful thing.
I'm going to put the unknown Glyndebourne on my winter root list (unless I think of something better) and will report back with my findings in about 18 months😉
I grow mine on a south facing big raised bed. It can easily reach 5-6 ft and a good 6ft to 8ft wide. It's beautifully apricot/peach/cream with lovely apricot hips if you leave over winter.