Lovely @murasaki, mine is near a north facing fence in part shade. I’m going for the sprawled shrub effect! I do have the option of some wires and space behind it if that doesn’t work out. It’s about 5ft from a baby Alister Stella Gray and that will probably  hog most of the climbing space in time.
Both of those are gorgeous @newbie77, love the quilled petals.
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I'm looking for some colour advice please regarding an L shaped mixed rose border that I'm planting. Originally I was going for a selection of pink roses with blue and purple perennials and a splash of white. To this end I've acquired Harlow Carr, Sceptre'd Isle and Dunham Massey plus some salvias. I'm now wondering if I could have pink / blue on one arm of the L and change the colour scheme on the other part; if so should I go for a white rose on the corner to break the pink theme or just go for more roses. If so any suggestions please - they don't have to be DA roses but definitely repeat flowering and ideally scented. I'm leaning towards incorporating Munstead Wood or similarly colour but don't want to end up with a horrific colour clash. If it helps each border that form the L is approximately 20' X 6' Many thanks if you've stuck to the end of my ramble and any advice appreciated
Hi Andrew, I think I would go for two different but compatible colour schemes and have a white rose or two in the corner as you suggested. Today's rose is Eglantyne - just a broken bloom in a tiny vase.
Hi Andrew, I think I would go for two different but compatible colour schemes and have a white rose or two in the corner as you suggested. Today's rose is Eglantyne - just a broken bloom in a tiny vase.
Many thanks for your suggestion. Eglantyne looks lovely. Is it a soft pink moving towards white in real life ?
@andrewnewton I think it also depends on your most frequent viewing angle, say from the house or patio. You might just see two blocks of different colours visually clashing as your eye might not really register what’s in the corner to theoretically separate the two.
Depends on what colours you are thinking of transitioning to - I think you were originally contemplating warmer orange/apricot tones too? Soft apricot tones with hints of pink might work, look at newbie’s Versigny (posted above) or Lady Emma Hamilton, for example.
It is all a matter of personal taste, some don’t worry about colour clashes at all, others (like me!) are bothered by them. So if it were me, I would keep the colour scheme coherent across both legs of the L but blend in some deep cool pinky red, burgundy and purple into the whole mix to add points of depth and pops of vibrancy. Lavender roses would also work in there, or lavender itself. I would avoid orangey reds. But as I say, that’s just me, every scheme is personal.
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@Tack the german sites i checked mentioned exactly this, "pleasant light scent", but there was nothing on the french ones, so i wasn't sure. i will definitely put it on my list!Â
@Nollie haha, i had wanted to get Alister Stella G too last year, but it was sold out. in the meantime i stumbled upon a blog description which mentioned the fact that all the dry petals keep hanging on it and it is very hard to clean them, because it gets so big. so i am not sure anymore... let us know how this works out for you.Â
@murasaki I got mine from Francia Thauvin (it was sold out everywhere else when I looked too). I also got a Ghislaine de Feligonde standard and Alberic Barbier from them, they were very helpful. I mainly buy from French rose nurseries, Roses Loubert is a favourite of mine for old roses. I am hoping I can just give Alister a good shake to dislodge his petals, or attack him with a broom. A technique Marlorena told us she uses with Blush Noisette, which suffers from the same problem! Alister is still tiny though, not helped by the fact I accidentally snapped off one of the canes that was beginning to climb!
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Both of those are gorgeous @newbie77, love the quilled petals.
To this end I've acquired Harlow Carr, Sceptre'd Isle and Dunham Massey plus some salvias. I'm now wondering if I could have pink / blue on one arm of the L and change the colour scheme on the other part; if so should I go for a white rose on the corner to break the pink theme or just go for more roses.
If so any suggestions please - they don't have to be DA roses but definitely repeat flowering and ideally scented. I'm leaning towards incorporating Munstead Wood or similarly colour but don't want to end up with a horrific colour clash.
If it helps each border that form the L is approximately 20' X 6'
Many thanks if you've stuck to the end of my ramble and any advice appreciated
Today's rose is Eglantyne - just a broken bloom in a tiny vase.
If you scroll back a page or two, another poster has put a bigger pic of his/hers online.
Depends on what colours you are thinking of transitioning to - I think you were originally contemplating warmer orange/apricot tones too? Soft apricot tones with hints of pink might work, look at newbie’s Versigny (posted above) or Lady Emma Hamilton, for example.
It is all a matter of personal taste, some don’t worry about colour clashes at all, others (like me!) are bothered by them. So if it were me, I would keep the colour scheme coherent across both legs of the L but blend in some deep cool pinky red, burgundy and purple into the whole mix to add points of depth and pops of vibrancy. Lavender roses would also work in there, or lavender itself. I would avoid orangey reds. But as I say, that’s just me, every scheme is personal.
the german sites i checked mentioned exactly this, "pleasant light scent", but there was nothing on the french ones, so i wasn't sure. i will definitely put it on my list!Â
haha, i had wanted to get Alister Stella G too last year, but it was sold out. in the meantime i stumbled upon a blog description which mentioned the fact that all the dry petals keep hanging on it and it is very hard to clean them, because it gets so big. so i am not sure anymore... let us know how this works out for you.Â