had almost 80 or so posts to catch up... lovely blooms all around...missing my plants..
Here in London, I happened to see a rose being grown almost like a tree with beautiful lip-stick red blooms.. jus wow.... sad I could not take a pic as I was driving (plus it's someone's house )
Thanks @Marlorena, but I’m very jealous of your and @edhelka’s lovely purple blooms, no chance really with the heat, 33ºC, today and rising.. It really is one weather extreme to another here.
I saw a Mutabilis today grown as a tree! Quite a find here where the standard unnamed red, pink and occasionally yellow HT rules. I’m feeding my neighbour’s dog, cats and chickens while they on holiday and it was at the first house up their long, steep bumpy track. I will try and remember to take my camera tomorrow, I have no shame @cooldoc!
Oh I found out what the problem was with my Souvenir de St Anne’s when I dug it up. The fig tree had breached it’s root barrier and I had to dig out a huge, vigorous fig root wrapped around the poor, starved rose. When I disentangled the root ball it looked fine. It’s recovering in a pot. I have viciously cut back the fig roots and now have to figure out a way to reinforce the barrier without digging everything else up 🤔Â
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Lady of Shallott looking stunning Purple tiger Eyes for you Mme Antoine maari - not very happy in the front heat at the moment, good soak tomorrow morning and a feed see if that helps.
@pitter-patter started pouring not long after I posted! Still raining now - I can see from the window the bud stalks have perked up so more water daily and a mulch for that at the weekend...
...lovely roses one and all.. too many to address personally but I do like that 'Gret's Joy' @Imprevu  I note it's a climbing rose from Lens..Â
I don't grow 'Olivia Rose Austin', I feel it would take it's sweet time in my dry conditions, but I'm finding 'Silas Marner' growing on me very much, having moved it twice, it's taking off this Spring and is now on the way to being a rather good rose I think.. nice sweet scent too, beautiful foliage..
@Omori .. lovely pictures. I wish I could capture red on my camera the way you have there with EdeF.. Â
@JessicaS ..sorry about Mme A Mari, it'll perk up in no time.. When established it's very drought tolerance and will need no further attention.. your LoS is looking great.
@edhelka ..that's a nice white rose. Not one we hear about too much..
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'Special Brother' aka 'Amethyst Star'.. scented of cloves..
'Enchantress'.. very sweetly scented..
'Kew Gardens'..
'Forever Royal'.. sweet scent..
'Vanessa Bell'..
'Mutabilis'..
There is something about high-centered roses. 'Mrs. Herbert Stevens, cl'
'Ebb Tide' surprised me, I didn't expect it to open today.
Here in London, I happened to see a rose being grown almost like a tree with beautiful lip-stick red blooms.. jus wow....
I saw a Mutabilis today grown as a tree! Quite a find here where the standard unnamed red, pink and occasionally yellow HT rules. I’m feeding my neighbour’s dog, cats and chickens while they on holiday and it was at the first house up their long, steep bumpy track. I will try and remember to take my camera tomorrow, I have no shame @cooldoc!
Oh I found out what the problem was with my Souvenir de St Anne’s when I dug it up. The fig tree had breached it’s root barrier and I had to dig out a huge, vigorous fig root wrapped around the poor, starved rose. When I disentangled the root ball it looked fine. It’s recovering in a pot. I have viciously cut back the fig roots and now have to figure out a way to reinforce the barrier without digging everything else up 🤔Â
Purple tiger
Eyes for you
Mme Antoine maari - not very happy in the front heat at the moment, good soak tomorrow morning and a feed see if that helps.
I don't grow 'Olivia Rose Austin', I feel it would take it's sweet time in my dry conditions, but I'm finding 'Silas Marner' growing on me very much, having moved it twice, it's taking off this Spring and is now on the way to being a rather good rose I think.. nice sweet scent too, beautiful foliage..
@Omori
.. lovely pictures. I wish I could capture red on my camera the way you have there with EdeF.. Â
@JessicaS
..sorry about Mme A Mari, it'll perk up in no time.. When established it's very drought tolerance and will need no further attention.. your LoS is looking great.
@edhelka
..that's a nice white rose. Not one we hear about too much..