You all say disappointing - but I've no doubt the second that they're actually properly announced you'll all be putting orders in. That's what happened last year!
Not for me, not this year.. a potted rose at the end of May is too late for me now, with the usual droughts here these days.. I find them awfully hard to get established unless potted on..
I note there is no scent description on the yellow one.. they usually shout about these things.. I wonder if those mini photos are false flags? and they will actually be a different colour to what's there?..
I only want something dark now so will probably be able to resist. I'm still in a grump about the mediocre yellow rose from last year that promised apricots and sunshine in Feb. I was musing that gardeners with cabin fever, itchy fingers and not enough gardening to do might well be more tempted to buy around now but expensive in bloom specimens and the grand unveiling at Chelsea will tempt a slightly different cohort. The latter may be more lucrative.
Spring is close but the temperatures are still freezing at night . -6 degrees etc. With no sight of improvement the coming week. I’ m really counting down because I halted pruning some weeks ago. noticed some frost damage here and there . although cold temperatures the roses are getting awake. Enjoying the sun and the blue skies .
@Mr. Vine Eye I’ve got 3 from pococks that still need a home so I’m safe from DA new releases 🤣
Ooh whaddidja get from Pococks?
If I get anything else this year it'll be from C and K Jones as they were the absolute best I have bought from this season.
Minerva (inspired by @edhelka), eyes for you, climbing blue moon (I have a home for this one now), and city of york which is growing along the front of the house
Catalogue arrived here as well. It was a nice welcome back after surgery and I was looking forward to see the beautiful dark reds with amazing scent we were all anticipating. It’s still lovely to look at the photos and imagine how a rose garden might feel at the height of the rose season.
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I note there is no scent description on the yellow one.. they usually shout about these things..
I wonder if those mini photos are false flags? and they will actually be a different colour to what's there?..
I’ m really counting down because I halted pruning some weeks ago.
noticed some frost damage here and there .
although cold temperatures the roses are getting awake. Enjoying the sun and the blue skies .
Ooh whaddidja get from Pococks?
If I get anything else this year it'll be from C and K Jones as they were the absolute best I have bought from this season.