I did buy new ear buds with my itchy fingers. I still call those ear phone, buds is reserved for flower buds. Now trying to learn how to use wireless ear phones properly.
@WhereAreMySecateurs I think Coopers of Stortford are supplied by Yougarden for all their garden plants. The rose your looking for is also available on the Wilko website supplied by Yougarden. Twilight Zone is available from Cottage Memories if anyone is looking for it.
OK, obviously I have nothing better to do at the moment, so here are a few pics of a Carruth/Weeks rose called 'Wild Blue Yonder'.. sold by Jones... probably the conversation above made me think of it..
This is a first season plant, note the healthy foliage, and vigorous growth considering it was planted in my very worst droughty soil area with little nutrient value..
Likely to grow 4 x 4' at maturity, perhaps more.. don't ask me why I haven't still got it..
I’d forgotten about Jonestherose, Marlorena, they have a good selection of Weeks roses and lots of purple and lavender roses. A good hunting ground for @Alfie_
I’m currently twiddling my thumbs while my septic tank is being cleaned out, always a joyous task, while the dogs alternately agitate for their walk and bark at the guys.
So here’s a rose I also no longer have. Large, semi-double blooms of a rich burgundy colour which fades to lavender grey. No fragrance though.
Burgundy Ice, Floribunda [Prose 2003]
As you can see from the middle photo the leaf-cutter bees were fond of the foliage, but I don’t mind them. The reason I got rid of it was because it has a lanky growth habit, seemed to suffer from high leaf senescence and got blackspot - but few roses escape the latter here. I often thought about trying it as a standard, having seen a really good specimen on HMF that was much fuller and impactful grown that way.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
One rarely sees a good plant of that.. perhaps after 5 years? I wish I had given mine more time, but life's too short.. even the white one I think is falling out of favour having lost its ADR too.. still superlative in hot dry climates I think..
A touch of the Nollie temps here last night -8C.. I brought a Daylily stem indoors a few days ago and it opened..
'Spinne In Lachs' [Spider in Salmon]...
People worry about losing a bit of tender growth to frosts.. takes more than -8 for most of them.. like 'Kathleen Harrop'.. and that's a leaf rolling sawfly I think tucked away in there.. ..doesn't want to go to sleep.. ..naughty lady..
Whilst were on blues and purples, I was delighted with night owl, gorgeous scent too! Ebb tide... scrawny and unhealthy usually though. rhapsody in blue. Prolific, gorgeous scent
I'm surprised the guys can get to the tank @Nollie I can't even get to water my houseplants, as this is my waterbutt today after -5 for the third night
True, Marlorena, I only gave it two but those leafless, wimpy canes on BI really annoyed me.
I have daylilies budding too, all sorts of unseasonal things, like echinacea, never seen this in December before..
Ouch! Well I have mild, wet British weather at the moment, but -8 in winter is frequent here so you definitely have my weather. I think the reason I get a lot of winter dieback is the combination of warm sunny days that encourage new growth on the roses then those severe nighttime temps that zap them right back. It’s a constant see-saw.
Sawflies going great guns at the moment, I’m optimistically hoping that means less next year since I’m squishing loads:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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It's Christmas, newbie.
https://jonestherose.co.uk/hybrid-tea/374-twilight-zone-wekebtidere.html
I have just planted it bareroot this month...
We could be twins. Come on.
And if Nollie does track it down, triplets.😁
Well you did say you were itching to buy something newbie!
This is a first season plant, note the healthy foliage, and vigorous growth considering it was planted in my very worst droughty soil area with little nutrient value..
Likely to grow 4 x 4' at maturity, perhaps more.. don't ask me why I haven't still got it..
I’m currently twiddling my thumbs while my septic tank is being cleaned out, always a joyous task, while the dogs alternately agitate for their walk and bark at the guys.
So here’s a rose I also no longer have. Large, semi-double blooms of a rich burgundy colour which fades to lavender grey. No fragrance though.
Burgundy Ice, Floribunda [Prose 2003]
As you can see from the middle photo the leaf-cutter bees were fond of the foliage, but I don’t mind them. The reason I got rid of it was because it has a lanky growth habit, seemed to suffer from high leaf senescence and got blackspot - but few roses escape the latter here. I often thought about trying it as a standard, having seen a really good specimen on HMF that was much fuller and impactful grown that way.
A touch of the Nollie temps here last night -8C.. I brought a Daylily stem indoors a few days ago and it opened..
'Spinne In Lachs' [Spider in Salmon]...
People worry about losing a bit of tender growth to frosts.. takes more than -8 for most of them.. like 'Kathleen Harrop'.. and that's a leaf rolling sawfly I think tucked away in there..
..doesn't want to go to sleep..
..naughty lady..
Ebb tide... scrawny and unhealthy usually though.
Ouch! Well I have mild, wet British weather at the moment, but -8 in winter is frequent here so you definitely have my weather. I think the reason I get a lot of winter dieback is the combination of warm sunny days that encourage new growth on the roses then those severe nighttime temps that zap them right back. It’s a constant see-saw.
Sawflies going great guns at the moment, I’m optimistically hoping that means less next year since I’m squishing loads: