@Marlorena I’ve been very good this year and not bought a single rose, having said that I do have 3 plus some cuttings that need a home so that’s probably for the best 😆
Regarding feeding roses, if I’m mulching now with composted manure do I also need to feed in addition to that?
I haven't ordered any roses this year but I ordered some for my garden in France from Meilland in November. Has anyone grown Astronomia? It looked very pretty in their catalogue, so I bought three.
I've never heard of TCL, looked them up and there was no mention of delivery to France.
At the moment I'm at OH's cottage in Norfolk. No problem ordering roses here - we are only 20 minutes from Peter Beales. The problem is not enough space! But I have squeezed in 8 more.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
TCL have obviously got into trouble with Austin for supplying U.K. with their breeds as they are not licensed to do so. I would however keep it on the down low as to whether you receive them as they really should not be supplying them here. For them it’s obviously a massive money maker. Austin’s must have agents who will discover this in due course. They also are not processing their exports correctly with the U.K. plant passport laws, which should cost them £25-30 per order if done law abidingly. They are just carrying on as usual… law makers obviously haven’t the powers.
I’m going to rose feed today @Lizzie27, I have Vitax Azalea for the job, identical to the old DA food). I don’t Know Westland, you could compare and contrast the NPK and list of trace elements of the two and let us know.
This is the sort of sturdy trellis I’m thinking of, three 1x2m panels with posts inbetween. I will also stretch wires on vine eyes between the two end posts so that and the fairly closely woven trellis should hopefully keep the roses on opposite faces apart..
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
@cooldoc I’ve forgotten what roses most people have bought, including a few I’ve got myself that I am now scrabbling to find places for! So if anyone fancies posting thier updated lists that would be good. Here’s mine:
Crépuscule
Marie Nabonnand
Indigo
Boule de Neige
Souvenir de St Anne
Roald Dahl
Yolande d’Aragon
Blue for You
Royal Celebration
Stormy Weather
Vichy
Falstaff
Thomas á Becket
Darlow’s Enigma
Violet Hood
Lady Emma Hamilton standard
Empereur Charles IV standard
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I have got Evelyn and Charles Austin as new planting this autumn. I did not order anything this autumn, those were ordered last summer for delivery in autumn so I can claim I didn't buy anything 😄
I have taken day off from work to prune roses. After pruning I need to do weeding. If I get time left after that I might feed and mulch. It feels so cold outside, doesn't feel like it is time to feed.
The pots I pruned in November are so much ahead of everything else.
There are several that I don't know in your list @Nollie. You have some lovely roses.
In my garden in SW France there were already 3 roses, climbing Peace, a red climber and a shrub with small dark pink flowers, all looking a bit neglected when I moved there 2 years ago. Peace only had 2 flowers that year. Last year it had 17, probably liked being fed.
I have since bought: Lady Emma Hamilton Marie Curie Burgundy Ice Stanwell's Perpetual Golden Celebration Happiness Graham Thomas Arthur Bell Astronomia x 3 Friendly a single red one Aspirin x 3 Amica x3 Darcey Bussell
I brought with me, as she was in a pot, the Eden Rose that my daughter gave me. My daughter gave me 5 other pink shrub roses after I moved. Jaques Cartier, Cornelia, Louise Odier, Compte de Chambord and Felicia.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I'm at OH's cottage in Norfolk at the moment. He lives in Norfolk and I live in France, we met in later life. Can be complicated. We are here for his hip replacement on Thursday.
I will feed the roses here in March but the ones in my French garden will have to wait.
I have planted in OH's garden: Ghislaine de Feligonde Penelope Souvenir de Dr Jamain Westerland Oranges and Lemons Grosvenor House For Your Eyes Only - present from a friend Baroness de Rothschild - " " " Olivia Rose Austin Park Inspector Riggers
There were already Climbing Iceberg Caroline Testut climber New Dawn Ballerina Albertine Unknown red climber
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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I've never heard of TCL, looked them up and there was no mention of delivery to France.
At the moment I'm at OH's cottage in Norfolk. No problem ordering roses here - we are only 20 minutes from Peter Beales. The problem is not enough space! But I have squeezed in 8 more.
They also are not processing their exports correctly with the U.K. plant passport laws, which should cost them £25-30 per order if done law abidingly. They are just carrying on as usual… law makers obviously haven’t the powers.
This is the sort of sturdy trellis I’m thinking of, three 1x2m panels with posts inbetween. I will also stretch wires on vine eyes between the two end posts so that and the fairly closely woven trellis should hopefully keep the roses on opposite faces apart..
Crépuscule
Marie Nabonnand
Indigo
Boule de Neige
Souvenir de St Anne
Roald Dahl
Yolande d’Aragon
Blue for You
Royal Celebration
Stormy Weather
Vichy
Falstaff
Thomas á Becket
Darlow’s Enigma
Violet Hood
Lady Emma Hamilton standard
Empereur Charles IV standard
The pots I pruned in November are so much ahead of everything else.
In my garden in SW France there were already 3 roses, climbing Peace, a red climber and a shrub with small dark pink flowers, all looking a bit neglected when I moved there 2 years ago. Peace only had 2 flowers that year. Last year it had 17, probably liked being fed.
I have since bought:
Lady Emma Hamilton
Marie Curie
Burgundy Ice
Stanwell's Perpetual
Golden Celebration
Happiness
Graham Thomas
Arthur Bell
Astronomia x 3
Friendly a single red one
Aspirin x 3
Amica x3
Darcey Bussell
I brought with me, as she was in a pot, the Eden Rose that my daughter gave me. My daughter gave me 5 other pink shrub roses after I moved.
Jaques Cartier, Cornelia, Louise Odier, Compte de Chambord and Felicia.
For me it's too early to be feeding, early to mid March is my usual routine, and there's not much rain around so I'll stick with that..
Your potted roses are looking rather good @newbie77
Great list @Nollie but I expected nothing less.. your roses will look good on those panels..
I will feed the roses here in March but the ones in my French garden will have to wait.
I have planted in OH's garden:
Ghislaine de Feligonde
Penelope
Souvenir de Dr Jamain
Westerland
Oranges and Lemons
Grosvenor House
For Your Eyes Only - present from a friend
Baroness de Rothschild - " " "
Olivia Rose Austin
Park Inspector Riggers
There were already
Climbing Iceberg
Caroline Testut climber
New Dawn
Ballerina
Albertine
Unknown red climber