Eustace, many of my roses have a second flush late Aug/Sept eg StrawberryHill, Utopia, The Prince. Others are having a third eg Odyssey, Boscobel, Mountbatten. Yet more have a continuous trickle of blooms all season with fuller flushes interspersed as well eg Easy Does It and Absolutely Fab.
Sorry, just caught up, Strawberry Hill Looks perfect @Tack, so thanks for that recommendation. Compassion looks also good but very slightly not quite the right shade of pink I'm after.
I'm still getting several blooms on my roses, particularly Claire Austin which hasn't stopped. My Royal William had a very good 2nd flush which has just finished but I expect it will re-bloom again shortly. Being a HT, I've known it to bloom as late as November. No aphids here (as yet!).
I'm quite pleased as I've just planted three blue fescue 'Blue Glow' in a row underneath my three roses, Margaret Merrill, GJ and Winchester Cathedral. I wanted something that was small, domed, evergreen (or in this case, everblue!) and not invasive. Hope they survive and look good.
While out and about saw this rose ( with lable) Sophies Rose a DA with a lovely dark pink hue. Hubby's hand presenting 😁 This far south of us the roses are in much more bloom
I like that mixture of the grass and the leaves on your cherry tree @Lizzie27. A pink rose will set it off nicely.
The weather has turned somewhat autumnal so I harvested these flowers for the house. Blue For You (best & strongest scent) Raymond Carver and Draga.
Lilac Bouquet at the back, Caroline's Heart centre (a strongish scent but not a delicious one, to me it smells slightly clinical but I think the thread diagnosed this smell previously as myrrh) Munstead Wood returned to a normal colour (went a bit pink in the hot weather) adding a sombre tone.
I can't remember who mentioned Roses Loubert here a few weeks ago, but it forced me to buy some roses from them. They have so many unusual roses of the Portland/ early Hybrid Perpetual type that I like. I am not sure where they are going to go in the garden, especially as I had already ordered six new roses from Trevor White! Les Saisons D'Italie. Souvenir de Mackinley. Duc de Cazes. Charles Louis.
Hi everyone , my second flush is tbh a little bit ruined by rain the passed weeks…
GdF doing nothing almost, guirlande already done.the only one in full gear at the moment is Julia Child.
That souvenir de M. Is really beautiful 🤩
I have finally made up my mind that robe Fleurie will be shovel pruned and will be replaced by love song .
In the hope it will perform like Julia Child . it is more a half shade position and doubting to put Emma Hamilton or Roald Dahl next to it My preference is Emma Hamilton but everywhere I read they are mentioning it needs full sun.
Advice please 😉 or any other rose that Would be nice next to Love Song
But I do think Inhave a problem with the newest addition in February of a Sophie’s Perpetual.
Hiya @JoeX I think this is probably not a problem at all. I'd guess as it's new it's putting down roots to establish itself rather than putting energy into flowering.
Thanks for the reassurance - I’ll put some manure around it now for the autumn/winter.
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I'm still getting several blooms on my roses, particularly Claire Austin which hasn't stopped. My Royal William had a very good 2nd flush which has just finished but I expect it will re-bloom again shortly. Being a HT, I've known it to bloom as late as November. No aphids here (as yet!).
I'm quite pleased as I've just planted three blue fescue 'Blue Glow' in a row underneath my three roses, Margaret Merrill, GJ and Winchester Cathedral. I wanted something that was small, domed, evergreen (or in this case, everblue!) and not invasive. Hope they survive and look good.
been reading the posts whenever I have some spare time..
Amazing day.. Took a break but back with loads of buds..
Elizabeth.. blooms lasting a bit longer.. probably due to cold weather..
Summer romance..
Henri Delbard.. Huge blooms and now they have a Tea mixed with lemon scent..
Poets wife and Eustacia..
Eustacia..
Golden Celebration.. working hard this 2nd year with being in bloom almost always..
Soul.. does not stay compact.. has braved the rain and did not ball yet.. strong old rose scent..
Super trouper.. No scent at all.. but strong orange colour..
Lady Emma Hamilton.. staying compact this year at around 45cms..
Well being..
Dioressence.. Huge blooms with strong scent..
Munstead wood..
Hubby's hand presenting 😁
This far south of us the roses are in much more bloom
The weather has turned somewhat autumnal so I harvested these flowers for the house. Blue For You (best & strongest scent) Raymond Carver and Draga.
Lilac Bouquet at the back, Caroline's Heart centre (a strongish scent but not a delicious one, to me it smells slightly clinical but I think the thread diagnosed this smell previously as myrrh) Munstead Wood returned to a normal colour (went a bit pink in the hot weather) adding a sombre tone.
Les Saisons D'Italie.
Souvenir de Mackinley.
Duc de Cazes.
Charles Louis.
my second flush is tbh a little bit ruined by rain the passed weeks…
GdF doing nothing almost, guirlande already done.the only one in full gear at the moment is Julia Child.
it is more a half shade position and doubting to put Emma Hamilton or Roald Dahl next to it My preference is Emma Hamilton but everywhere I read they are mentioning it needs full sun.