Thanks @Eustace@newbie77 I have JC and YL.. both flowers well.. JC more droopy than YL.. I can only imagine what a sight it would be if JC does not droop.. those petal arrangement, scent and colour makes me forgive its negatives.. I won't be keeping Super trooper or Odelia.. both have strong colours.. Odelia blooms in clusters which stays for a really long time.. but fragrance is a big let down.. hence I am hunting for that dark orange bloom with good fragrance..Â
regarding chopping down Austins for sturdier growth.. I have got mixed outcomes.. Lady EH has remained compact at 1- 1.5 foot (so far).. but JC and YL still droops..
Can someone recommend a rose for a half wooden barrel outside my back door please? Preferably a deep pink or a red or orange one with an intense perfume and perpetual flowering through the summer. I have 3 Gertrude Jekyll ones so ideally not another one.
The barrel is 24ins inside diameter and 20ins high. For the past 2 years it's housed an Olivia Rose Austin but I'm disappointed with that as the heads droop and both years it's covered in black spot. It could be the conditions but the rose does nothing for me personally.Â
Looking for advice please. I'm having the garden fence replaced next month and will need to prune back an unknown once flowering rambler so they can access the area. How brutal can I be in cutting it back and any suggested aftercare please
..thanks for earlier best wishes, much better today, managed to take some pics..
'Dee-Lish' / The Anniversary Rose / Sweet Parfum de Provence.. good choice for a pot.. edit.. I've no idea about suitability for Scottish climate, it seems to withstand the wet here in East Anglia, but I don't get much of that..
@andrewnewton .. re your rambler... you can cut back as much as you need to do, even to near ground level, but if you can, try to retain any fresh new growth that has appeared from the base, but if you can't do that then you will just have to cut back whatever is required. You will be bound to lose flowers for next year as a result, but needs must.. In autumn, your rose should still send up more basal growth, it's Alberic Barbier isn't it? or am I mistaken?.. by which time your fence will be done, and you can tie the new growth for flowers next year..
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I have JC and YL.. both flowers well.. JC more droopy than YL.. I can only imagine what a sight it would be if JC does not droop.. those petal arrangement, scent and colour makes me forgive its negatives..
I won't be keeping Super trooper or Odelia.. both have strong colours.. Odelia blooms in clusters which stays for a really long time.. but fragrance is a big let down.. hence I am hunting for that dark orange bloom with good fragrance..Â
regarding chopping down Austins for sturdier growth.. I have got mixed outcomes.. Lady EH has remained compact at 1- 1.5 foot (so far).. but JC and YL still droops..
The barrel is 24ins inside diameter and 20ins high. For the past 2 years it's housed an Olivia Rose Austin but I'm disappointed with that as the heads droop and both years it's covered in black spot. It could be the conditions but the rose does nothing for me personally.Â
Your help would be appreciated.Â
Rose des Cisterciens starting second flush after very short break
Is it strongly perfumed?
Highly scented is the marvellous Dee-Lish, sold as Sweet Parfum de Provence by Eastcroft, where I suspect I should have bought mine lol
https://www.eastcroftroses.co.uk/products/sweet-parfum-de-provence?variant=29030200583
'Dee-Lish' / The Anniversary Rose / Sweet Parfum de Provence.. good choice for a pot..
edit.. I've no idea about suitability for Scottish climate, it seems to withstand the wet here in East Anglia, but I don't get much of that..
..full of buds for next flush, and very healthy..
.. re your rambler... you can cut back as much as you need to do, even to near ground level, but if you can, try to retain any fresh new growth that has appeared from the base, but if you can't do that then you will just have to cut back whatever is required. You will be bound to lose flowers for next year as a result, but needs must..
In autumn, your rose should still send up more basal growth, it's Alberic Barbier isn't it? or am I mistaken?.. by which time your fence will be done, and you can tie the new growth for flowers next year..
'Mutabilis'..
'Tottering..'
'Lady of Shalott'..
'Marie Nabonnand'..