Here is my new Clarence House just beginning to grow. I am quite excited about this one for some reason, donāt know why, I am just looking forward to it.
Indigoletta beginning to romp away An unnamed white one from many years ago And finally my potted pink double (joi de vivre Ā or something like that)
Just to say @Mr Vine Eye, I put an old metal hanging basket over my nepetas, pegged down if in the ground or wedged in a pot. It protects the crown by stopping the cats from rolling on it and the stems soon grow through and hide the basket. Works a treat for me.
re: the broken Tess upthread, Styles Roses promptly replied thus:
Hello [Panda]
We will send a replacement this week for you.
The rose you have, once you prune of the damage, you will still be able to plant this somewhere in your garden
Kind Regards Margaret Styles
Everything else I have had from them has been great, so I am sure the replacement will be too.
The dog helped me dog a hole and the standard rose is in- straight, it's the fence that is wonky.š Will be clearing away the ivy overhang there and now to consider perennials for underplanting... off to Marlorena's new thread!
@Emptyheadtime, itās great to see fresh new growth isnāt it? Clarence House looks a lovely rose, but, if I may, itās seems to be planted awfully close to the dry base of the wall and would be better moved further out if you can. The usual recommendation is plant climbing roses 45cm from a wall (tho you can get away with a bit less if need be) and angled back toward the wall. This gives the roots and the new canes that will shoot from the base more space to grow and climb. A couple of illustrations here, you can see in the later photos stages how far away the new climber is planted: https://www.davidaustinroses.com/blogs/news/how-to-plant-a-potted-climbing-rose
Ok thanks for the advice @nollie and @fire. Itās my first year planting a climbing rose, I just thought it would grow up the trellis/wires better if closer. Novice error I guess but glad to have it pointed out now, As I said, I really like this rose so want to do whatās best for it. Itās only been in the ground about 2 weeks so should be easy enough to move out as above. Thank you š
@Emptyheadtime ..no worries, we all make mistakes.Ā I still do that sort of thing..Ā I like your roses, I've not heard of 'Indigoletta' so I looked it up..Ā a colour variant of 'Blue Moon'.. that's nice !
@pandakoalagirl49lS9c8QR_ ..lovely, such fun, my dog used to do that... so glad you got a result from Styles, I expected nothing less..
@Emptyheadtime gladĀ that was helpful, one is always nervous about giving unsolicited advice! No problem moving it a bit further out, it wonāt even notice. When it produces climbing canes long enough to tie in to your trellis (?) feel free to ask for training tips of you need them. There are various methods depending on how flexible the canes are and the space available, but all involve bending the canes to as near as horizontal as possible so it produces shoots all along the cane. More shoots = more rose blooms = happy rose grower šĀ
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Indigoletta beginning to romp away
An unnamed white one from many years ago
And finally my potted pink double (joi de vivre Ā or something like that)
Just to say @Mr Vine Eye, I put an old metal hanging basket over my nepetas, pegged down if in the ground or wedged in a pot. It protects the crown by stopping the cats from rolling on it and the stems soon grow through and hide the basket. Works a treat for me.
Margaret Styles
https://www.davidaustinroses.com/blogs/news/how-to-plant-a-potted-climbing-rose
Excellent result @pandakoalagirl49lS9c8QR_.
..no worries, we all make mistakes.Ā I still do that sort of thing..Ā I like your roses, I've not heard of 'Indigoletta' so I looked it up..Ā a colour variant of 'Blue Moon'.. that's nice !
@pandakoalagirl49lS9c8QR_
..lovely, such fun, my dog used to do that... so glad you got a result from Styles, I expected nothing less..
@Nollie
...guilty as charged..Ā