Its is a day of scrolling through the plant nursery websites, I don't need anymore plants or want anymore but you know weakness happens and things get bought . I could do to sort my plant stash out , I say this every year get them planted or give away etc but it just keeps growing I am over run with plants with no home .
@Marlorena It is a shame, but it's just got too big for the space and was overwhelming the other roses round it. But at least it's being replanted in the garden of the town's historic old hall. So some good has come from it. What do you suggest I need to do about the soil I've dug up from around it and is lying on the surface, from the point of view of replant disease. Will I need to dispose of it or can it be spread thinly over the surface.
Hard to find photos of my border with the roses in bloom, they were all new last year, but Mary Delany did well for a new rose I need to move the salvia that’s directly in front, not my finest planting 😆
I’ve realised I can make this border almost a metre deeper as I’m squaring off the raised bit to the right, so may as well extend the border to match, right? 😆
I’m going to add at least 2 more roses, one I think will be ferdinand pichard as I have a plant I grew from a cutting. What else should I put in? I think ideally I’d like a white rose as there’s not much white on this side, but the colour scheme is pinks/whites/blues/purples!
it’s south facing, sandy loam but doesn’t dry out too badly, I’ll be moving everything at the front forwards so probably looking for about 1-1.5m tall.
..nice border @zugenie we should ask @WAMS to recommend 'Boule de Neige'.. as both this and 'FP' are of an age, so to speak..
@Pete.8 Yes you should amend the soil for replanting as that rose had left its mark, but not too much, it wasn't there that long, but the top soil is ok to just spread around, that's not a problem.. a few spades of soil from elsewhere mixed with some compost should be enough..
Good to know, @zugenie. I love your floral displays. And yes, Boule de Neige! And you have Ferdinand Pichard which is so pretty and smells wonderful, too. Seemed to enjoy the heatwave last year. Are they predicting another, yet?
..that's a really nice mini border @Athelas ,.. those colours are just right..
I'm yet to be persuaded by these Pheno Geno roses but the foliage always looks good on them.. and I keep looking..
@tack .. I've got 4 of those.. a fun selection, I'm sure you'll be pleased with them.. he uses lots of brown paper scrunched up wrapping to protect the plants in the box, so it's all recyclable.. no plastic, no polystyrene..
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He's doing a great job... that'll be all done in a jiffy... all we can do right now is buy plants, my greenhouse is getting choc-a-bloc..
@Perki
Sorry you lost some Salvias.. I lost Amistad, no idea how you get that one to overwinter..
@pitter-patter
I like that Achilea very much.. I'll look out for 'Red Velvet' then, I hope they flower for a long time..
It is a shame, but it's just got too big for the space and was overwhelming the other roses round it. But at least it's being replanted in the garden of the town's historic old hall. So some good has come from it.
What do you suggest I need to do about the soil I've dug up from around it and is lying on the surface, from the point of view of replant disease. Will I need to dispose of it or can it be spread thinly over the surface.
I’ve realised I can make this border almost a metre deeper as I’m squaring off the raised bit to the right, so may as well extend the border to match, right? 😆
I’m going to add at least 2 more roses, one I think will be ferdinand pichard as I have a plant I grew from a cutting. What else should I put in? I think ideally I’d like a white rose as there’s not much white on this side, but the colour scheme is pinks/whites/blues/purples!
it’s south facing, sandy loam but doesn’t dry out too badly, I’ll be moving everything at the front forwards so probably looking for about 1-1.5m tall.
Here’s a pic of the border in the summer:
@Pete.8
Yes you should amend the soil for replanting as that rose had left its mark, but not too much, it wasn't there that long, but the top soil is ok to just spread around, that's not a problem.. a few spades of soil from elsewhere mixed with some compost should be enough..
Here’s my two-toned rose border from last year:
And best photo of Draga (Hallie) from August 2022:
Super lovely soothing colour scheme @Athelas
And... the council tax bill arrived today so I am going to steadfastly ignore all salvia-buying chat.😁
I'm yet to be persuaded by these Pheno Geno roses but the foliage always looks good on them.. and I keep looking..
@tack .. I've got 4 of those.. a fun selection, I'm sure you'll be pleased with them.. he uses lots of brown paper scrunched up wrapping to protect the plants in the box, so it's all recyclable.. no plastic, no polystyrene..