Thanks for the good wishes folks, feel a bit better tonight. Managed to walk very slowly up to my GJ and WC roses to inspect them once again and they both have tiny new shoots - big relief.
It's one of those supermarket packs.. says 'Unwin's Mixed perennial, annual mix or butterfly mix'.. Pack does not specify starting them inside.. says anywhere from Feb to April..
@cooldoc I'm guilty of planting daffodils and tulips very late. If the daffodil bulbs are still firm, they might grow and establish for next year. Regarding the mix of seeds, I would wait until April for sowing.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
I always wimp out of hard pruning and dont take off much more than 1/3 but mine are all covered in shoots as its fairly mild here and a lot are newish. Finally got some rain here! Bulbs bursting out in the front; Front lavender hedge I planted in Autumn seems to have settled in well, just needs a trim in spring for a few grey bits. Look what mme Antoine Maari has thrown up! I need to defoliate her too... Newly planted autumn bare roots Mrs Muriel Reynolds and Lady Adrianna from Dicksons. Both compact sized unusual looking ones I couldnt choose between so got both. I normally keep feet clear, but there were already a lot of bulbs id planted in the area nearby, very deep, non underneath and they dont seem to bother them currently.
Oh, and pupdate; Full house... (we humans can still fit, but this is why we brought a massive sofa!!) Falling asleep with a favourite toy! (Hes on one of those bench storage seats, he jumps up with it in his mouth)
@Lizzie27 hope you feel better today . @Nollie I think the morning sun is maybe the best for Charles Empereur . Mine got some damage last summer with the hot afternoon sun. ( ok it was really hot 🥵)
Also guilty on a general dislike of Hosta! No gardening here, we are with the kids at the sea side for a long weekend. I do not count the grass that I have pruned on the terrace.
Regarding perennials anyone has an idea what this is?( kind of phlox?) It was really pretty last summer . Was in the pots of the village at the sea.
I can just about tolerate a blue leaved Hosta, used to have one, as I liked the pretty white lily like flowers, but those yellow/green ones just have no place with roses .. they always look rubbery to me, full of holes, and one needs to kill things for them to look best.. but roses are not to everyone's taste either.. so all according.. and a Hosta in the right situation can look rather impressive..
@cooldoc I would go with what's on the packet.. as it's a mix you have there.. I always preferred to sow in pots as in the ground I would forget where they were and hoe them up.. labels are needed I think..
My wife isn't fussed about roses at all. Completely unimpressed with my work on Malvern Hills etc.
It's why I have to post on forums and Facebook to get some positive feedback 🤣
@Marlorena - I thought I didn't like Iris but decided to try and prove myself wrong and I'm quite taken with them now. I think the first pack I got was a rather hideous, garish, neon-coloured-mix of Dutch iris and they put me off.
@JessicaS they are lovely.. had you trained them to dig on your command, you could have saved time digging for roses does your last two roses from Dickson look the same?
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Bulbs bursting out in the front;
Front lavender hedge I planted in Autumn seems to have settled in well, just needs a trim in spring for a few grey bits.
Look what mme Antoine Maari has thrown up! I need to defoliate her too...
Newly planted autumn bare roots Mrs Muriel Reynolds and Lady Adrianna from Dicksons. Both compact sized unusual looking ones I couldnt choose between so got both. I normally keep feet clear, but there were already a lot of bulbs id planted in the area nearby, very deep, non underneath and they dont seem to bother them currently.
Full house... (we humans can still fit, but this is why we brought a massive sofa!!)
Falling asleep with a favourite toy! (Hes on one of those bench storage seats, he jumps up with it in his mouth)
@Nollie I think the morning sun is maybe the best for Charles Empereur . Mine got some damage last summer with the hot afternoon sun. ( ok it was really hot 🥵)
No gardening here, we are with the kids at the sea side for a
long weekend.
I do not count the grass that I have pruned on the terrace.
.. a google search of that plant gave me Scaevola.. there are several named cultivars, so wouldn't know which one.. rather nice isn't it?
@JessicaS
No room for you obviously.. lol.. wonderful babies.. roses looking good, nice shoot on Mme A M.. that'll be a big one I think..
@cooldoc
I would go with what's on the packet.. as it's a mix you have there.. I always preferred to sow in pots as in the ground I would forget where they were and hoe them up.. labels are needed I think..
It's why I have to post on forums and Facebook to get some positive feedback 🤣
@Marlorena - I thought I didn't like Iris but decided to try and prove myself wrong and I'm quite taken with them now. I think the first pack I got was a rather hideous, garish, neon-coloured-mix of Dutch iris and they put me off.
@JessicaS they are lovely.. had you trained them to dig on your command, you could have saved time digging for roses
does your last two roses from Dickson look the same?