I've got to say @edhelka, there is not a single one of the 'modern' peat free composts I like. I've bought a number of Westland products over recent years and none of them have had any of the quality's you would desire.
It does @zugenie... though it is very small! Size of a medium-sized gobstopper (now there is a reliable measurement 😁). My paoeny will never bloom in this lifetime so I am growing "The Ingenious Mr Fairchild" which supposedly resembles a paeony. (Rojas posted some gorgeous pics of it.) I have another rose because it looks like a shiny camellia (Galway Bay) and at least two pelargoniums chosen because they look like roses (rosebud Tommy and Grainger's Antique Rose).🙃
Another beautiful, healthy rose just arrived from Trevor White's, in this case 'Dublin Bay'. They really do take some beating for quality. Now it's just a case of deciding where it should go...new trellis or replacing an ailing but improving 'Graham Thomas'.
What a feast of lovely roses, both familiar and unusual, to devour. There’s a reason I currently have 65 (gulp!) roses and it’s all the fault of you folks 😆
@LateralBreaks Yes, Rose de Rescht is a good one, gets better and better with age and the scent is rich and powerful. I’m looking forward to seeing my new Yolande de Aragón developing but it’s great to see yours in the meantime.
@PeterAberdeen I’ve had the same tight leaf curling on Roald Dahl. I unwrapped quite a few but couldn’t see any evidence of leaf-rolling sawfly or other egg-laying critters inside. They are the usual culprits..
A bendy cane of The Prince sneaking around the back of another pot:
Some rescued clusters of Guy savoy and Soul. I’m getting ahead of myself deadheading because I’m away on Saturday for a few days and I know OH won’t do it!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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@WAMS I too spray once a month.. but based on the ones that gets BS badly in autumn I have found the new Delbard's and Tantau's are better..
perfect framing of that door with two standards @PeterAberdeen
Louis XIV.. small almost black/ coffee brown tinged petals.. so far no scent for me.. plant has remained compact as well..
Bring me sunshine..
Claire.. (Poulsen)
Golden Celebration
Artemis.. Poorly scented.. Could get a myrrh scent on a warm sunny day..
Boscobel..
Twice in a blue moon..
Strawberry hill..
Jubilee Celebration..
@WAMS daily Petit Prince update. Makes you turn your head... No scent yet.
Dame de Coeur - being a HT rose, it is supposed to have a sturdy neck.
It does @zugenie... though it is very small! Size of a medium-sized gobstopper (now there is a reliable measurement 😁). My paoeny will never bloom in this lifetime so I am growing "The Ingenious Mr Fairchild" which supposedly resembles a paeony. (Rojas posted some gorgeous pics of it.) I have another rose because it looks like a shiny camellia (Galway Bay) and at least two pelargoniums chosen because they look like roses (rosebud Tommy and Grainger's Antique Rose).🙃
Hope you get more scent from Artemis, @cooldoc.
They really do take some beating for quality. Now it's just a case of deciding where it should go...new trellis or replacing an ailing but improving 'Graham Thomas'.
A quick plug for Cottage Memories potted, too. Each rose between £11 and £13.50
@LateralBreaks Yes, Rose de Rescht is a good one, gets better and better with age and the scent is rich and powerful. I’m looking forward to seeing my new Yolande de Aragón developing but it’s great to see yours in the meantime.
A bendy cane of The Prince sneaking around the back of another pot:
Some rescued clusters of Guy savoy and Soul. I’m getting ahead of myself deadheading because I’m away on Saturday for a few days and I know OH won’t do it!