catching up with posts from last 2 days.. even though its sunny now the wind is so chilly that I cannot stay out for long and admire the roses.. was in London yesterday and I felt it was more windy..
Nice gardens everyone.. hopefully one day I can have my own.. that dragon was seen in pitter-patter's garden as well I think (or did I get the name wrong again)..
@Victoria Sponge I thought you were in look for a creamy apricot rose.. Ely Cathedral is a red one as per HMF..
Cute fox pic @Fire , Vine eye's suggestion of Santa was too good..
@Alchemist ..that's fabulous for a pot grown rose of this type.. Just curious but could you not have planted it in the ground in that area? Â
@Marlorena Thanks very much. I didn't know what I was doing when I planted so, its down to luck. The pot sits on a paved patio and if you look carefully there is a large leilandii hedge from our neighbours garden starting where the wall ends. Thats why it's in a pot. I wish they'd remove it, as Ive ended up looking after the hedge (rented place).
@BlueBirder. Thanks. This pot gets fed twice a year with different fertilisers depending on what Ive got (usually DA rose food/ Top-rose or Yaramilla complex). Weekly watering with a hose, all summer and intermittent liquid feed with whatever is on offer at the shops.
I can't imagine sheep are any better than deer, I do all I can to deter the latter after losing so many shoots this time last year.
DA marketing struck again and I was bounced into buying Kew Gardens by the discount ending tonight. And I bought potted, the delay when you buy bare root in April was too painful to consider.
So far so ok with the frost, the pear blossom hanging on @Alchemist I have a 1 year old MIP in a pot, yours is inspiring, I assumed I would have to plant or remove within a year or 2.
@Tack - yeah I was kinda happy for her to eat the old leaves over winter but new growth is another matter!! We need to childproof the back garden as we’re on the edge of a cliff so may bring that forward to this year. Although I’ll miss the comedy of my husband trying to shoo a reluctant sheep from the garden!
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.yes, shame about the Leylandii.. not much you can do there.. still, you've worked wonders.. !..
..still, it turned out nice again... 'Vanessa Bell', always looks so fresh..