Hi all, I’ve just bought my first couple of David Austin Roses.
First, I got Strawberry Hill to grow in a pot with an Obelisk. So any advice on that would be gratefully received.
Secondly, I was torn between Olivia Rose Austin and Gertrude Jekyll to grow as a shrub, I chose GJ, but almost regret it already! I probably would have been the same had I gone the other way round! Again any advice would be great.
My garden is slowly springing into action. There hasn’t been any time yet to weed, it will appear. I don’t have much going on with the roses yet. But there is a tree peony and camilla that almost have rose like flowers, unfortunately I don’t know their names.Â
I have StrawberryHill but not in a pot @ciaranmcgrenera . I can vouch for its immaculate health and easy bend stems. Very pretty with lovely scent but seems to take a while to get into its stride. It was fabulous for me all late summer and well into autumn last year.
DA Kew Gardens arrived, needed a good bit of pruning and I must repot because I hate that huge crown thing and it is high above soil level. It looks quite a mature plant, will they have dug it up recently? It doesn't say I have to leave it in the green pot to grow roots.
Do you think this will be suitable as a first feed for my roses. It's soluble, but it was the only feed I could find were the nitrogen content was higher (I think) than the other two nutrients. The contents label was a bit confusing to say the least.
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First, I got Strawberry Hill to grow in a pot with an Obelisk. So any advice on that would be gratefully received.
My garden is slowly springing into action. There hasn’t been any time yet to weed, it will appear. I don’t have much going on with the roses yet. But there is a tree peony and camilla that almost have rose like flowers, unfortunately I don’t know their names.Â
..that's ready to replant or repot, it's not been recently potted from a bare root, it's quite established. Nice thick root coming off it..