I too wanted to get Rose de Rescht, purely for the scent.. but had to put on hold as I have no space at all.. wish roses could be planted indoors
@edhelka that Plaisanterie sounded familiar and now I remembered why.. I was looking for scented alternatives of Mutabilis and ended up researching its offsprings... If I remember correctly even Josephs Coat is one of its offsprings...
Hello everyone. I've been enjoying looking through all your lovely roses. After 5 days away, today I have come home to this year's first pink bud on my Olivia Rose Austin   Â
Here’s some of the rose buds showing colour. Clockwise: Royal Jubilee, Bathsheba, Lady of Shalott, Rhapsody in Blue and Eustacia Vye in the centre.
Another flower on Kew Gardens
Vanessa Bell
Some flowers - Clockwise: Allium Purple Sensation, Tulip Black Parrot, Astrantia - third time lucky after all, it actually is the colour it was supposed to be! - Trollius Golden Queen, different colours from my seed grown chives, self seeded foxglove, Geranium Elworthy Eyecatcher.
Nepeta Walkers low, going for world domination at the moment.
Mint moth on thyme
Good catch spidey!
Finally managed to get a photo of our resident bee!
Peter Beales roses have a 4 for 3 container rose offer using code 4for3, but offer includes a red climbing rose called 'Uetersen'.. which is one fabulous reddish/deep pink rose..  I'm not surprised they're offering this rose. I took a photo of it late March when I was there, and no doubt it's grown a lot since then..
@Marlorena You clearly had some beautiful climbers along your old fence...would it not have been possible to dig them up as established plants, and then replant them later when the new fence was built. I'm only asking as I face a similar dilemma, not on your scale, but it will still be annoying.Â
@peteS - It would be possible to move established roses - but it could be very tricky if you lacked the space to store them while work was done. If you can just move them straight to their new planting hole, that would be best. Otherwise you’d have to put them in a very large container - after giving them a major cut back
However you did it, you’d be best doing it when they’re dormant. Otherwise they could just die from the stress of it.
@T@Tack - thanks, I’m not actually actively seeking a red rose right now. I just mean I would like one at some point. If I spotted one on offer, or saw a good rose on here and then ordered one bareroot later on from Trevor White or somewhere.Â
Yesterday, I successfully completed the daunting task of tying in Generous Gardener canes without snapping them off! (Two red ones brought down to horizontal)
Wanted to show how tall Rhapsody in Blue is now - the top cane is 7-8ftÂ
Also this was a very pleasant surprise. So this lavender must be over 6 years old, and yet it had growth at the base in spring, so I cut it right down, almost to ground level and look at it now! I thought they just got leggier and leggier until you eventually chucked them, as the new growth was always slightly higher up the stem than the year before. First time an old one has done fresh basal growth for me like this.Â
^what a colour !.. ..lovely pics above, I love scented Azaleas too..
@peteS .. I didn't have a lot of notice as it's not my fence, about 2 days, and it all happened in a hurry, also Covid had broken out and I wasn't in the mood for messing about then.. what you could do in a similar situation, is plunge the roots in buckets of water, you can root prune if you want, and they will be ok there for some time until you're ready.. even during the summer, although you will inevitably get some dieback..
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@edhelka that Plaisanterie sounded familiar and now I remembered why.. I was looking for scented alternatives of Mutabilis and ended up researching its offsprings... If I remember correctly even Josephs Coat is one of its offsprings...
I'm not surprised they're offering this rose. I took a photo of it late March when I was there, and no doubt it's grown a lot since then..
You clearly had some beautiful climbers along your old fence...would it not have been possible to dig them up as established plants, and then replant them later when the new fence was built. I'm only asking as I face a similar dilemma, not on your scale, but it will still be annoying.Â
@T@Tack - thanks, I’m not actually actively seeking a red rose right now. I just mean I would like one at some point. If I spotted one on offer, or saw a good rose on here and then ordered one bareroot later on from Trevor White or somewhere.Â
Spring colours still going on in my garden while I wait for roses.
..lovely pics above, I love scented Azaleas too..
@peteS
.. I didn't have a lot of notice as it's not my fence, about 2 days, and it all happened in a hurry, also Covid had broken out and I wasn't in the mood for messing about then.. what you could do in a similar situation, is plunge the roots in buckets of water, you can root prune if you want, and they will be ok there for some time until you're ready.. even during the summer, although you will inevitably get some dieback..