This is the nicest the top end of the garden has ever been, it is supposed to be uncomposed . I just need to spruce up the mouldy mess around the arbour seat and sort the wonky water tank (obscured here by a helpful thalictrum). A glimpse of the Parkdirektor Riggers on the far right hand fence. I'm not sure I'm going to live long enough to see these roses cover this fence, two of them have been in at least 5 years, from furthest away, Lilac Bouquet, Crown Princess Margareta and Rambling Rosie. Might cram another one in between CPM and RR to speed up the process.
CPM close up, near I could get to the colour, it is a warm colour without the blue tinge. I haven't found it to be a very pliable climber so far. This bit is closer to the path than the fence. Perle d'Or, a smart, sweet border companion to R Rosie. This rose is no bother at all, never has any issues and doesn't make a fuss. Interesting raggedy flowers.Â
Oh, I enjoyed looking at the garden visit photos earlier @edhelka and @Discandied, I meant to say earlier. Thanks for posting them.
I think @Fire has already positively decided about Buff Beauty? Hopefully these are not dissuasive. I think I caught a nice waft of scent off it the other day. I assume it was BB as others flowering nearby are less and much less scented. Draga, poor thing crisped up terribly in the heat. I've got it a full sun position in the garden and I think I will stick with it, it might be better in the ground than in a pot. It is medium scented I would say for those querying it being in the scented collection. Front garden hero Walferdange, looking quite spread out here. Draga in the background and Buff Beauty barely visible behind the tea tree shrub. P.S anyone in the North East can thank me for this deluge occurring, I tempted the storm gods by draining my last 3 waterbutts today
Yes, I have one in at the front and will put in another in Sept or so at the back. I can't wait. I will be interested to see how it shapes up again Malvern.
I am a bit concerned about ramblers as each bloom seems to last only a day. Mine are growing over far fences and are a pain to dead head. I might have to get some long armed snippers.
Thanks for the update on Parkdirektor Riggers @Victoria Sponge. I think your mention of it is the only reference I've seen on the thread. I have found it to be a robust plant, and the flowers are weatherproof. It's frustrating that my phone camera doesn't capture the true colour. I am nurturing it back to health after clearing aggressive weeds and blankets of moss from around it last year, and am so pleased to see how it has responded. This was yesterday... It shares the obelisk with clematis Betty Corning, which is making a bid for the top as I type....
Parkdirektor Riggers is fabulous, in name and appearance alike.
Acanthus is reappearing under my Gabriel Oak from next door. Is it OK to move him between flushes? He's just finishing his first and has bloomed so valiantly in the face of an apparently relentless underground attack.
Boule de Neige bloomingly sans cesse
A heart-shaped face on the Lady of ShalottÂ
Amazing Day isn't fully open yet but I can't stop admiring the petal formation or the beautiful sweet scent.
Last from me, at least for today  Just went out between showers and gave Blush Noisette and some others a beating with a stick. It looks like I've been hosting a rained off wedding with sustainably sourced decor.
Other front garden guardsmen before the storm hit: Hot Chocolate (brick brown, centre). This is not as floriferous as it used to be, last year all the growth melted back in a late frost. It used to hang to the ground with clusters; I might add it to my special feeding list. HC and Stephanie d'Ursel, a quality Lens rose. Chateau de Munsbach (lemony-white, centre). I think this would be a nice fresh companion to Munstead Wood, RHS, if the latter had more than one flower. Superstar doublet of Lark Ascending and a supersized Flanders. I should add Stephanie d'Ursel to the front garden A list as it really does earn its space (rear LHS). None of these three need any special treatment. Athens, a fun size new buy
'Comtessa' fully open 'Emp. Charles IV' PAOK 'Joie de Vivre' 'Super Excelsa' 'La Belle Rouge', 'Amazing Day' in the pot in the background Gabriels 'Belle de Crecy' Drive bed
Thanks @Victoria Sponge I am thinking of buying Parkdirector Riggers and put it in a somewhat shady soot, hoping she will bloom all the same.
Every time I see pics of your gardens and borders, you all, I kind of die form envy. I have a lot of work to do before having an at least decent garden, let alone one as amazing as yours all (I am afraid I’ll never achieve such a result).
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I'm not sure I'm going to live long enough to see these roses cover this fence, two of them have been in at least 5 years, from furthest away, Lilac Bouquet, Crown Princess Margareta and Rambling Rosie. Might cram another one in between CPM and RR to speed up the process.
CPM close up, near I could get to the colour, it is a warm colour without the blue tinge. I haven't found it to be a very pliable climber so far. This bit is closer to the path than the fence.
Perle d'Or, a smart, sweet border companion to R Rosie. This rose is no bother at all, never has any issues and doesn't make a fuss. Interesting raggedy flowers.Â
I think @Fire has already positively decided about Buff Beauty? Hopefully these are not dissuasive. I think I caught a nice waft of scent off it the other day. I assume it was BB as others flowering nearby are less and much less scented.
Draga, poor thing crisped up terribly in the heat. I've got it a full sun position in the garden and I think I will stick with it, it might be better in the ground than in a pot. It is medium scented I would say for those querying it being in the scented collection.Â
Front garden hero Walferdange, looking quite spread out here. Draga in the background and Buff Beauty barely visible behind the tea tree shrub.
P.S anyone in the North East can thank me for this deluge occurring, I tempted the storm gods by draining my last 3 waterbutts today
I have found it to be a robust plant, and the flowers are weatherproof. It's frustrating that my phone camera doesn't capture the true colour.Â
I am nurturing it back to health after clearing aggressive weeds and blankets of moss from around it last year, and am so pleased to see how it has responded.
This was yesterday...
It shares the obelisk with clematis Betty Corning, which is making a bid for the top as I type....
Acanthus is reappearing under my Gabriel Oak from next door. Is it OK to move him between flushes? He's just finishing his first and has bloomed so valiantly in the face of an apparently relentless underground attack.
Boule de Neige bloomingly sans cesse
A heart-shaped face on the Lady of ShalottÂ
Amazing Day isn't fully open yet but I can't stop admiring the petal formation or the beautiful sweet scent.
Other front garden guardsmen before the storm hit:
Hot Chocolate (brick brown, centre). This is not as floriferous as it used to be, last year all the growth melted back in a late frost. It used to hang to the ground with clusters; I might add it to my special feeding list.
HC and Stephanie d'Ursel, a quality Lens rose.
Chateau de Munsbach (lemony-white, centre). I think this would be a nice fresh companion to Munstead Wood, RHS, if the latter had more than one flower.
Superstar doublet of Lark Ascending and a supersized Flanders. I should add Stephanie d'Ursel to the front garden A list as it really does earn its space (rear LHS). None of these three need any special treatment.
Athens, a fun size new buy
'Emp. Charles IV'
PAOK
'Joie de Vivre'
'Super Excelsa'
'La Belle Rouge', 'Amazing Day' in the pot in the background
Gabriels
'Belle de Crecy'
Drive bed
Every time I see pics of your gardens and borders, you all, I kind of die form envy. I have a lot of work to do before having an at least decent garden, let alone one as amazing as yours all (I am afraid I’ll never achieve such a result).