@Oliya I think it is Hoverfly larvae.. Saw a few on my roses with their pupae.. beneficial as they eat aphids in Larvae form.. they never damaged my roses..
I like true red roses (and other plants). I like to combine them with white, lavender and cool purples, they are fine with light pink but clash with bright pinks. They also sometimes fade to various shades of pink which can make it tricky. I don't have any dark red roses at the moment. For pinkish reds like Gabriel Oak, I never know where's the line between red and pink. I will have Gabriel Oak + lobelia Cambridge blue combo again this year in the front garden, it's perfect. Last year, I had darker lobelias and it wasn't anywhere near as good. My GOs look good this year, they will be spectacular.
@Nollie Lol. I still have it, lost somewhere in the border between other plants...
A little catching up on photos... @purplerallim and @JessicaS I love the wisterias. I would get one too but I think I am too impatient for that. @Tack Really nice borders and the rose in the paving with the ground covers around it, lovely. @Lizzie27 I like the raised bed with the erigeron.
I am so behind everyone, it has been cold. I hoped for 20°C+ next week but it looks like it's not happening, 16-17 with a spike to 18-19 is more likely. At least we've had regular rain so far but not excessive.
@edhelka im trying Anethyst falls wisteria too, flowers first season. Less dramatic with much shorter flowers and less rampant but a good compromise! Mine brought autumn last year is indeed budding.
Well it looks like Souvenir de St Anne’s is my nemesis @edhelka, another cane just died.
The only true red I still have is Moyesii Geranium. LD Braithwaite really impressed in it’s first year then went downhill rapidly, The Prince’s Trust fried in the sun and Crimson Shower was not in the least crimson, it was light pink!Â
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Looks like I will have to chop off few of my roses back as their leaves look poorly.. I suspect its Thrips/ Aphid damage.. all of these badly damaged ones are kept together, so no other reason to think of..Â
Now on a positive note.. I came home to this.. my fragrant collection..
Not so typical colour or bloom shape of Gruss An Teplitz..
Lots of wonderful roses and bold colours, great to see, nice to see wide shots of people's lovely gardens too (just because I'm nosy and like to see how things are put together😉)
Here, I think Ness, (the sport of Jacqueline du Pre) might have overtaken everything to get First Flower but still a furlong to go.
I watered 2/3 of the garden today and have added another 2 to the care list which are suddenly looking manky, Our Dreams, which came through winter looking the smartest and Park Direktor Riggers which I think might need a new watering sump creating as it's on a bit of a bank. I might add Flanders too, it looks fine at the moment but is unpleasantly sticky with 'phids and is in a dryish part.
Two new this year from bare root, LHS Rose de Rescht which I bought because of Nollie's I think. I might buy this a nice pot and spruce up this area as I have nowhere else to put it. RHS is Candlelight better known as Global Beauty which I have tentatively reserved a place for in the ground all being well. You can see how dank this end of the garden is with the green forming on top of the compost. I barely water these two as they only get end of day sun but they seem cheerful enough.
Just for fun, showing this snazzy geranium phaeum seedling that I found under my bench. It looks closest to one I have called Mottisfont Rose but it slightly redder. I'm going to have to gouge it out of the bricks and bring it on.
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Can somebody tell me what this is? Do I need to worry? Thanks:)
I'm still not really sure why he chose this David Austin but I'm sure it will be lovely.
It's not with my other roses as I wanted to be able to see it all the time from my patio doors x
I don't have any dark red roses at the moment.
For pinkish reds like Gabriel Oak, I never know where's the line between red and pink.
I will have Gabriel Oak + lobelia Cambridge blue combo again this year in the front garden, it's perfect. Last year, I had darker lobelias and it wasn't anywhere near as good. My GOs look good this year, they will be spectacular.
@Nollie Lol. I still have it, lost somewhere in the border between other plants...
A little catching up on photos...
@purplerallim and @JessicaS I love the wisterias. I would get one too but I think I am too impatient for that.
@Tack Really nice borders and the rose in the paving with the ground covers around it, lovely.
@Lizzie27 I like the raised bed with the erigeron.
I am so behind everyone, it has been cold. I hoped for 20°C+ next week but it looks like it's not happening, 16-17 with a spike to 18-19 is more likely. At least we've had regular rain so far but not excessive.
The only true red I still have is Moyesii Geranium. LD Braithwaite really impressed in it’s first year then went downhill rapidly, The Prince’s Trust fried in the sun and Crimson Shower was not in the least crimson, it was light pink!Â
Now on a positive note.. I came home to this.. my fragrant collection..
Not so typical colour or bloom shape of Gruss An Teplitz..
Eyes for you...
Princess Alexandra of Kent..
Here, I think Ness, (the sport of Jacqueline du Pre) might have overtaken everything to get First Flower but still a furlong to go.
I watered 2/3 of the garden today and have added another 2 to the care list which are suddenly looking manky, Our Dreams, which came through winter looking the smartest and Park Direktor Riggers which I think might need a new watering sump creating as it's on a bit of a bank. I might add Flanders too, it looks fine at the moment but is unpleasantly sticky with 'phids and is in a dryish part.
Two new this year from bare root, LHS Rose de Rescht which I bought because of Nollie's I think. I might buy this a nice pot and spruce up this area as I have nowhere else to put it. RHS is Candlelight better known as Global Beauty which I have tentatively reserved a place for in the ground all being well. You can see how dank this end of the garden is with the green forming on top of the compost. I barely water these two as they only get end of day sun but they seem cheerful enough.
Just for fun, showing this snazzy geranium phaeum seedling that I found under my bench. It looks closest to one I have called Mottisfont Rose but it slightly redder. I'm going to have to gouge it out of the bricks and bring it on.