Those early buds are such a tease, aren’t they, often they eventually amount to not very much.
I think Aralia would get far too big and dominate for a dahlia pot @Alfie_, I considered it for my north-facing border as it’s meant to be very shade tolerant. What about Alchemilla Mollis for a frothy green to tumble over the edges?
The Penstemon is a relatively new one I think, Marlorena, one bred to be more compact, but that doesn’t always turn out to be the case..
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Happy new rose thread, thanks to Marlorena. Can roses grow themselves out of the ground? This is my crimson patio rose. The graft is about 50mm above the soil level. It's possible that the soil level has dropped some but the rose graft is now at or just above coping level and I cant imagine that I would have planted it that high. It also seems to have undergone a transformation also. It used to be small and compact with weedy stems, but it's canes are now very sturdy and it is getting to be quite a large plant.
Oops, I didnt refresh and replied on the old thread! Heres 6 of my favourites from the earlier topic out of the 80+ Roses I have.
Sweet Syrie - divine scent, prolific, disease resistant, sturdy stemmed. She really is no trouble. Lady of Shalott - stunning heavy bloomer Natalia / Evelyn Wylde - just beautiful and lovely scent Nostalgia - reminds me of a delicious dessert, sweet scent. Angel Eyes - had to have a hulthemia on! Prolific, beautiful. Flowers for months on end. Largely evergreen for me. Copper lights - fairytale looking rose with stunning highlights on petals, so unusual. Torn between this and Oddessy though, so thats on as a bonus!
I love the colours of new rose growth. Those are beautiful @cooldoc, and also the very dark ones by @pitter-patter on the old thread. Stunning. Right, that's coffee break over, better get back to it...
@JessicaS I saw your post on the other thread... lovely bouquet for MIL.. and bronzey foliage.. Brother Cadfael is gorgeous isn't it, especially being thornless mostly.. I always wanted to have that one but never got around to it..
Nice list of 6.. it's almost impossible to pick really..
@Busy-Lizzie they mostly survive, although I have lost a few Black Adders. They are in raised beds with loads of grit added and they are the only thing I plant slightly higher than soil level then mound them up so excess water can drain away. My winters tend to be drier though, more so than the Dordogne I suspect. Our main rains tend to come from now onwards, in fact there is a big thunderstorm brewing as I type!
@owd potter cheers, herculean task! Your rose does look as if it’s heaved itself out the ground, very dry summers can cause soil shrinkage, I’ve had a few where I’ve had to build the soil level back up over the graft. It’s probably outgrowing it’s space but does very healthy nonetheless.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Speaking of Amazing Day, @edhelka , Google Photos keeps sending me pictures of that rose(which I got thanks to you and @cooldoc) as "memories"... not only is it pretty, but the scent is utterly delicious.
So lovely, @JessicaS, esp (to my taste) Eveline Wild!
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I think Aralia would get far too big and dominate for a dahlia pot @Alfie_, I considered it for my north-facing border as it’s meant to be very shade tolerant. What about Alchemilla Mollis for a frothy green to tumble over the edges?
The Penstemon is a relatively new one I think, Marlorena, one bred to be more compact, but that doesn’t always turn out to be the case..
Can roses grow themselves out of the ground?
This is my crimson patio rose. The graft is about 50mm above the soil level.
It's possible that the soil level has dropped some but the rose graft is now at or just above coping level and I cant imagine that I would have planted it that high.
It also seems to have undergone a transformation also. It used to be small and compact with weedy stems, but it's canes are now very sturdy and it is getting to be quite a large plant.
Was always going to be tricky that
Sweet Syrie - divine scent, prolific, disease resistant, sturdy stemmed. She really is no trouble.
Lady of Shalott - stunning heavy bloomer
Natalia / Evelyn Wylde - just beautiful and lovely scent
Nostalgia - reminds me of a delicious dessert, sweet scent.
Angel Eyes - had to have a hulthemia on! Prolific, beautiful. Flowers for months on end. Largely evergreen for me.
Copper lights - fairytale looking rose with stunning highlights on petals, so unusual. Torn between this and Oddessy though, so thats on as a bonus!
Those are beautiful @cooldoc, and also the very dark ones by @pitter-patter on the old thread. Stunning.
Right, that's coffee break over, better get back to it...
I saw your post on the other thread... lovely bouquet for MIL.. and bronzey foliage.. Brother Cadfael is gorgeous isn't it, especially being thornless mostly.. I always wanted to have that one but never got around to it..
Nice list of 6.. it's almost impossible to pick really..
@owd potter cheers, herculean task! Your rose does look as if it’s heaved itself out the ground, very dry summers can cause soil shrinkage, I’ve had a few where I’ve had to build the soil level back up over the graft. It’s probably outgrowing it’s space but does very healthy nonetheless.
So lovely, @JessicaS, esp (to my taste) Eveline Wild!
And wow so many buds! I don't know why but they look delicious, a bit like sugar snap peas