A really beautiful dahlia, @newbie77. Is that "Islander"? Whatever, it's gorgeous. And what a great sight the new basals are, @Marlorena. I love the look of La France. William Shakespeare is stupidly pretty, @Nollie. Rose jam sounds intriguing, @Discandied. When I was a kid in NZ, Roses chocs used to have a rose-flavoured toffee that was my absolute favourite.
An awful lot of garden jobs to do this bank holiday weekend... the recent rain should hopefully help a smidgeon with diggability. That bit at the back, behind the concrete platform where pots are and which must have been a shed floor at some point, is where I hope to remove some ivy and put the Albrighton Rambler. You see what an ivy problem I am contending with. At least I have a digging assistant.:) In the foreground in the grey pot is the previously rusty replacement Dee-Lish, now very glossy (if only my assistant would stop eating the compost from around it!). It's amazing to me how quickly roses regrow leaves.
Just been removing the gone-over sweetpeas from the obelisk Boule de Neige is on and uncovered a good 10-15 other blooms hidden under there. Smells divine.
@Nollie I like very much your Guy Savoy, it’s a rose I didn’t know. Which yellow rose do you reckon doing better in you hot climate?
@Marlorena I envy your Forever Royal, the colour is gorgeous and I like its shrub shape.mI’ve read you got rid of Kew Gardens and other roses and I am just curious about how you chose which roses to keep and why, also what made you choose those that went, if you are feeling like to share you thoughts
@WhereAreMySecateurs I love your digging assistant, everybody should have one ☝️
I too am swamped with Ivy, especially on the edge walls, it’s a very bad beast to get rid of, every year it come up one place or another, I hate it!
@dabolem .... the reasons are that I'm too old and cannot manage all the garden any more, so much has had to be removed. Nothing to do with preferences unfortunately. So it's being returned to bare earth. It happens. I think the heat and drought this summer helped make these decisions too..
Armada looks fab @Marlorena You are tempting me with La-France..
I might take longer breaks between posts.. will be a bit busy with things till Jan.. but enjoying all the posts here whenever I get time..
Chandos Beauty.. drooping post rain.. scent is soooo strong.. (Stephanie in the background)
Desdemona..
Artemis..
Amazing day.. took a break and back with lots of buds..
Enchantress.. (Reminds me of Yardley rose talcum powder)
Soul.. nice old rose fragrance.. stronger than Rachel for me.. has not completely balled for me yet.. despite having a week of rain when they were in buds..
Rachel..
the colour of sunflower being picked up by Emily Bronte's and Clementina's new growth in the evening sun..
Armada seems such a good rose and a generous bloomer from the look of it. Not sure why many more of us haven’t been tempted..
I must say I’m liking the look of Artemis, giving Desdemona a run for her money.
WS2000 blooms are delightful, WAMS and a really strong fragrance too (better than Mme. IP) but it’s the droopiest Austin I’ve had to date, can’t even support the weight of new buds. Hopefully it will get better.
For heatproof yellows, @dabolem, either Julia Child or Golden Beauty. Of the two, I prefer the generosity and bloom form of JC although she does get some blackspot in my climate.
A very promising newbie is a Delbard rose, Souvenir de Marcel Proust - seems healthy and vigorous plus better fragrance and petal count than the previous two. But I’ve kept it out of very strong sun, so far..
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
A lot of Delbard roses seem very lovely, @Nollie (I only have Henri Delbard and Rose des C but would like more- that yellow is beautiful). Thanks for the warning about WS2000... I'll get more stakes ready for it. Amazing Day is my worst offender for droopiness this year. Once flowering, the canes would be nearly flat on the ground if not staked.
Very taxing trying to garden in the drought this year, @Marlorena. Hopefully next year we get normal rain to make things easier. Have you chosen your next new rose yet?
Lovely roses @cooldoc, I especially love your white roses but this year I got a lot of cetonian beetles (if the english name translation is correct) all over my white-y roses so I am not sure I want more of them.
I didn’t know you could make jam with rose petals an now I am curious about the taste of it @Discandied. I am not even able to make jam with fruits, though.
Thanks @Nollie, then I think I am happy I ordered Julia Child to put in full sun (and Poet’s Wife for a shady corner).,I’ll take a look at Delbard’s Souvenir of Marcel Proust, as I need some yellow here to brighten things up.
@dabolem It takes pretty much like roses smell. You have to add pectin because the flowers don't have any and it would not set otherwise. It is more like a jelly than a jam really, as the roses make up only a small part of it, but they have a strong flavour.
I have a rose in a pot in my garden which has a label that calls it Homage a Barbara or similar ……..it’s quite faded .No fragrance but the most beautiful red roses .Can’t find it on line or in a book ,does anyone know it ? Has it been re named ? It’s quite a mystery to me .Igot it some years ago at a closing down sale locally I seem to recall .
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An awful lot of garden jobs to do this bank holiday weekend... the recent rain should hopefully help a smidgeon with diggability. That bit at the back, behind the concrete platform where pots are and which must have been a shed floor at some point, is where I hope to remove some ivy and put the Albrighton Rambler. You see what an ivy problem I am contending with. At least I have a digging assistant.:) In the foreground in the grey pot is the previously rusty replacement Dee-Lish, now very glossy (if only my assistant would stop eating the compost from around it!). It's amazing to me how quickly roses regrow leaves.
Just been removing the gone-over sweetpeas from the obelisk Boule de Neige is on and uncovered a good 10-15 other blooms hidden under there. Smells divine.
Have a fabulous weekend, everyone.
@WhereAreMySecateurs I love your digging assistant, everybody should have one ☝️
I too am swamped with Ivy, especially on the edge walls, it’s a very bad beast to get rid of, every year it come up one place or another, I hate it!
.... the reasons are that I'm too old and cannot manage all the garden any more, so much has had to be removed. Nothing to do with preferences unfortunately. So it's being returned to bare earth. It happens. I think the heat and drought this summer helped make these decisions too..
I might take longer breaks between posts.. will be a bit busy with things till Jan.. but enjoying all the posts here whenever I get time..
Chandos Beauty.. drooping post rain.. scent is soooo strong.. (Stephanie in the background)
Desdemona..
Artemis..
Amazing day.. took a break and back with lots of buds..
Enchantress.. (Reminds me of Yardley rose talcum powder)
Soul.. nice old rose fragrance.. stronger than Rachel for me.. has not completely balled for me yet.. despite having a week of rain when they were in buds..
Rachel..
the colour of sunflower being picked up by Emily Bronte's and Clementina's new growth in the evening sun..
Munstead wood, Boscobel and Eustacia Vye..
I must say I’m liking the look of Artemis, giving Desdemona a run for her money.
WS2000 blooms are delightful, WAMS and a really strong fragrance too (better than Mme. IP) but it’s the droopiest Austin I’ve had to date, can’t even support the weight of new buds. Hopefully it will get better.
For heatproof yellows, @dabolem, either Julia Child or Golden Beauty. Of the two, I prefer the generosity and bloom form of JC although she does get some blackspot in my climate.
A very promising newbie is a Delbard rose, Souvenir de Marcel Proust - seems healthy and vigorous plus better fragrance and petal count than the previous two. But I’ve kept it out of very strong sun, so far..
Ivy is the worst, @dabolem... commiserations.
Very taxing trying to garden in the drought this year, @Marlorena. Hopefully next year we get normal rain to make things easier. Have you chosen your next new rose yet?
I didn’t know you could make jam with rose petals an now I am curious about the taste of it @Discandied. I am not even able to make jam with fruits, though.
Thanks @Nollie, then I think I am happy I ordered Julia Child to put in full sun (and Poet’s Wife for a shady corner).,I’ll take a look at Delbard’s Souvenir of Marcel Proust, as I need some yellow here to brighten things up.