When you dig up those roses, don't expect to get any rootball, they will come up bare rooted, which is ok.. if any roots are trapped, just snip off with secateurs to shorten them. I like to get at least 1 foot of roots to work with for replanting..
Replant, making sure you firm in well using heel of foot, toes or bare hands.. I often use my knuckles to pat down the soil. it's important they are firmly planted and not loose.. oh, and water in well.
Depending on what you have, I would trim back top growth to about 2 feet for now, but in mid March, for your location, I would prune back all shoots to 6 inches, as that rose is a hybrid tea, and benefits from that treatment. At this time, feed with rose fertilizer and if you can, mulch with multi purpose compost, and your roses will thrive.
Rose Gaujard is a strong pink, I wouldn't want to plant anything yellow or orange-y with that, but use purple, white and blue flowers, with a touch of pink..
We can all give you suitable combinations if you wish..
@Lizzie27 I’m wondering if your roses would benefit from a harder prune, especially Margaret. They don’t seem to be producing much in the way of new basal growth to replace the old canes, would that be right?
Hello and welcome @PeterAberdeen. The only thing I would add to Marlorena’s sound advice would be to dig and prepare the new planting holes for your roses before lifting them. That way you can settle them in right away and they will barely register the move.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Here are my Loubert roses that arrived early this morning, they were soaked for 7 hours then potted up in garden soil, which is a friable loam, as I don't have any compost right now. They seem to be still alive, but were totally dry.
Just to inform, they were despatched on Dec. 17th, but did not arrive in UK until Dec. 30th, then delayed by New Year. So 2 and half weeks, but when you consider the delays involved, strikes included, not too bad really. Just before they were despatched by Loubert, I got an email from TRACES, which is the E.U. Phytosanitary dept, asking me to confirm my email, without any other reasons given as to why, so I did that, and then I received confirmation of the despatch.
The roses cost 13 Euros each, and despatch cost 20 Euros. In our money it works out at £17 per rose inclusive of delivery. More than TCL but still favourable compared to some nurseries here, and these are not roses one can get everywhere.
Thanks @Nollie, I wondered about pruning those three even harder but in view of their age, didn't want to shock them too much. You're right, they don't produce many new basals at all but I think the hedge roots are probably inhibiting growth. GJ & WC are still producing lots of blooms however and I don't want to lose them because of sentimental value to me. Might leave them this year and rethink next if need be. Good to have your input though, thanks.
I hope they revive Marlorena, that’s a long time in transit! 20€ postage is what Loubert charge me, so great they haven’t added any extra for dealing with the UK import certs.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
The move for the rose is to take them out of a border that is semi shaded and into full sun that is sheltered, @newbie77, they are also far too close to a rhododendron, as it has continued to grow and the roses have been neglected. We guess they are about 20 years old. (I have recently taken over my mother's garden. As she is 90 it is too much at 0.5 of an acre and she has given me carte blanche.)
Excellent and not any real hardship in the ground prep as I have already prepared the new bed. I have some new well rotted horse manure and some DA Mycorrhizal Fungi that I planned to use as well.
I love the idea of the purple and blue to counter-plant with them (I'll keep the orange and yellow for my canna/dahlia combinations). I really appreciate your wisdom on the pruning advice pertinent to our conditions up in Aberdeenshire, that is advice you cannot get from a book or website, but only from people who 'get their hands into the soil'.
Oh, I nearly forgot - last but not least - @Nollie. I will bear that in mind to keep the time out of the soil to a minimum.
Any advice on purple/blue counter-plants warmly appreciated. I do have a preference for putting them behind the roses and therefore they can be up to 6' tall if necessary. I was thinking on maybe Phlox Paniculata Blue, Delphinium Dark Knight, and/or Geranium Rozanne.
@PeterAberdeen, I had asked how old because if they are so old it might be too much effort to relocate those and you could just get something new. Anyway ground would be wet and you have got good advice on how to move so it would be ok.
@PeterAberdeen I like all 3 of your choices and I have variations of those here.. I would put the Geranium a little way off from your roses as it can swamp them..
Ok Peter, you did ask.. here are some pics of some favs. of mine.. they all have a decent flowering season, but you are maybe a couple of weeks later than I am here, and in turn, I'm a bit later than London and south coast.. Veronica 'Marietta' offers a dark, rich blue.. not too tall.. Astrantia 'Roma'.. very long season and essential for me here.. ..simple seeded Lychnis coronaria, the pink reflects the pink in your roses.. Geranium 'Russell Prichard' my longest flowering Geranium.. Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' / Salvia caradonna.. I think a good mix.. Geranium 'Patricia' with a pink rose... Geranium psilostemon is similar but taller.. .my longest flowering Phlox, 'Amethyst' I also love this colour with pink roses.. ..tall, simple and elegant white Foxgloves, or the usual purple for height.. .also essential for me is the sweet violet Hesperis Matronalis on the right, which needs support but has good fragrance and blends so well with pink roses..
Good luck with your Mum's garden, it's great that she has you too look after it for her now.. Come do mine sometime ...
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When you dig up those roses, don't expect to get any rootball, they will come up bare rooted, which is ok.. if any roots are trapped, just snip off with secateurs to shorten them. I like to get at least 1 foot of roots to work with for replanting..
Replant, making sure you firm in well using heel of foot, toes or bare hands.. I often use my knuckles to pat down the soil. it's important they are firmly planted and not loose..
oh, and water in well.
Depending on what you have, I would trim back top growth to about 2 feet for now, but in mid March, for your location, I would prune back all shoots to 6 inches, as that rose is a hybrid tea, and benefits from that treatment.
At this time, feed with rose fertilizer and if you can, mulch with multi purpose compost, and your roses will thrive.
Rose Gaujard is a strong pink, I wouldn't want to plant anything yellow or orange-y with that, but use purple, white and blue flowers, with a touch of pink..
We can all give you suitable combinations if you wish..
I will do a bit of pruning at the weekend... its not been that cold here so not sure how dormant some of mine are!
I finally pulled out Waltz time over this weekend, fed up of its hideous balling in rain.
Hello and welcome @PeterAberdeen. The only thing I would add to Marlorena’s sound advice would be to dig and prepare the new planting holes for your roses before lifting them. That way you can settle them in right away and they will barely register the move.
They seem to be still alive, but were totally dry.
Just to inform, they were despatched on Dec. 17th, but did not arrive in UK until Dec. 30th, then delayed by New Year.
So 2 and half weeks, but when you consider the delays involved, strikes included, not too bad really.
Just before they were despatched by Loubert, I got an email from TRACES, which is the E.U. Phytosanitary dept, asking me to confirm my email, without any other reasons given as to why, so I did that, and then I received confirmation of the despatch.
The roses cost 13 Euros each, and despatch cost 20 Euros. In our money it works out at £17 per rose inclusive of delivery. More than TCL but still favourable compared to some nurseries here, and these are not roses one can get everywhere.
Thanks @Nollie, I wondered about pruning those three even harder but in view of their age, didn't want to shock them too much. You're right, they don't produce many new basals at all but I think the hedge roots are probably inhibiting growth. GJ & WC are still producing lots of blooms however and I don't want to lose them because of sentimental value to me. Might leave them this year and rethink next if need be. Good to have your input though, thanks.
The move for the rose is to take them out of a border that is semi shaded and into full sun that is sheltered, @newbie77, they are also far too close to a rhododendron, as it has continued to grow and the roses have been neglected. We guess they are about 20 years old. (I have recently taken over my mother's garden. As she is 90 it is too much at 0.5 of an acre and she has given me carte blanche.)
Excellent and not any real hardship in the ground prep as I have already prepared the new bed. I have some new well rotted horse manure and some DA Mycorrhizal Fungi that I planned to use as well.
I like all 3 of your choices and I have variations of those here.. I would put the Geranium a little way off from your roses as it can swamp them..
Ok Peter, you did ask.. here are some pics of some favs. of mine.. they all have a decent flowering season, but you are maybe a couple of weeks later than I am here, and in turn, I'm a bit later than London and south coast..
Veronica 'Marietta' offers a dark, rich blue.. not too tall..
Astrantia 'Roma'.. very long season and essential for me here..
..simple seeded Lychnis coronaria, the pink reflects the pink in your roses..
Geranium 'Russell Prichard' my longest flowering Geranium..
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' / Salvia caradonna.. I think a good mix..
Geranium 'Patricia' with a pink rose... Geranium psilostemon is similar but taller..
.my longest flowering Phlox, 'Amethyst' I also love this colour with pink roses..
..tall, simple and elegant white Foxgloves, or the usual purple for height..
.also essential for me is the sweet violet Hesperis Matronalis on the right, which needs support but has good fragrance and blends so well with pink roses..
Good luck with your Mum's garden, it's great that she has you too look after it for her now..
Come do mine sometime ...
..best of luck..