Three bare-root roses were bought in December 21 and potted up. All seem to be doing well. Barcarole was bought in January 22 and is still in its original pot. Growth seems quite behind compared to the others. All pots are West facing and in shade much of the day. Looking forward to June!
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Oh my goodness @zugenie you have worked hard, it looks great and will get even better, well done.
Edit, looking good @daisym, even Barkarol will get there, is there a sunnier spot you can put your pots or are you waiting for the danger of frost to pass? As you say, come on June.
Can I claim a first flower on AbFab?
Marlorena was only recently telling us about the tripod thing when the
apical shoot is damaged and sets the buds either side into growth.
Should I remove the centre one. There are several of these on Jingle
Bells
I chose rich coloured tulips this year but the descriptors did not state these height differences. Some of the pots have the short ones in the middle.
@Tack Yes. I could move them to the front garden which is South facing. Do you think that would help bring them on? It is so good to see everyone's photos. Great to see the first flowers appearing. I have a bit of a wait for mine.
In case the pic above is misleading the yellow flower in AbFab is a tulip. I recently planted this from a 60lt pot so the hole was huge, the bulb must have been as deep as Hades.
@zugenie lovely pond.. love the logs near the fence, like a wild life shelter.. and may I ask if the solar panel is powering a pump?
Thank you, my neighbour kindly saved me the logs when he was having some work done on his trees! There’s a big chunk of slate there to create a little cave, thought something might appreciate that.
Yes, it’s a little pump I’ve had for ages, it just gently ripples the surface but seems to help stop any scum forming.
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Pond pictures as promised!
.. yes Tack, you might as well remove the centre one, it's not going to do anything, all the vigour is with the other 2..Â
It is so good to see everyone's photos. Great to see the first flowers appearing. I have a bit of a wait for mine.