I always enjoy visiting Peter Beales, so I hope you find something you like..
'Alexandre Girault' on a 7'6'' arch, 5 feet wide.. long time ago in another garden of mine.. the white in the front is 'Iceberg' and the yellow at the back is 'Graham Thomas' before it morphed into a climber.. the other arch had 'Sander's White' on it, not yet in flower. Oh and the pink is 'Mme. Lauriol de Barny'.. a Bourbon..
I only have one type of grass and that’s Penissetum Rubrum, but I love the burgundy tones with pink and white roses. The pink from this side provided by a compact single dahlia ‘Diablo’:
Drawback is they’re tender, so are in pots that I overwinter in the garage. Just begun sinking them back in the ground as growth has started, but I’m keeping the fleece handy just in case. The pots will disappear under the arching foliage by summer:
The roses growing on in my now disintegrating poly are ahead of the rest as usual, with new Crépuscule leading the way:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Here’s some foliage pics from me. I’ve not got any very strong reds. Although The Generous Gardener does have deep red new shoots which turn to gloss dark green leaves. The Ancient Mariner has plum tones in the leaves. Lady Emma in the ground shows off more colour than the potted one in my photo.
Rhapsody in Blue is the greenest, starts green and stays green.
Below, clockwise from top left - Royal Jubilee - bluey green with red margins, Munstead Wood, The Generous Gardener and The Ancient Mariner
Malvern Hills, Vanessa Bell, Rhapsody in Blue, Bathsheba
Happily, both Julia Child and Knockout Double Red that opened yesterday survived the absolute torrential rain we had overnight. I fully expected to find shattered blooms, but other than a bit of nodding from the water weight, no ill effects.
We could do with a torrential downpour here @SYinUSA, but typically it always seems to coincide with early blooms! Glad yours survived, JC is a trooper in all weathers here too.
Red-tinged foliage always looks so vibrant in sun, here’s my potted Mrs. Oakley Fisher:
The same pot in shade:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I think those must be the earliest blooms we've had on these threads, ours are probably another month or so away.. I gather it warms up early in Georgia..?
I wish I still had Mrs. Oakley Fisher.. I remember that foliage well..
@Busy-Lizzie o/t.. I can't find the other thread so I'll put it here, but just to say I noticed your recommendation for a Chillington Wheelbarrow from Wickes, and I got one delivered today...the 85L one.. I had been pondering for some time not knowing which would be best for me.. I'm delighted with it, it glides over my gravel with ease.. the wheel is fantastic..
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'Alexandre Girault' on a 7'6'' arch, 5 feet wide.. long time ago in another garden of mine.. the white in the front is 'Iceberg' and the yellow at the back is 'Graham Thomas' before it morphed into a climber.. the other arch had 'Sander's White' on it, not yet in flower. Oh and the pink is 'Mme. Lauriol de Barny'.. a Bourbon..
Your roses are all looking good. They will appreciate the feed..
Drawback is they’re tender, so are in pots that I overwinter in the garage. Just begun sinking them back in the ground as growth has started, but I’m keeping the fleece handy just in case. The pots will disappear under the arching foliage by summer:
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Red-tinged foliage always looks so vibrant in sun, here’s my potted Mrs. Oakley Fisher:
The same pot in shade:
I gather it warms up early in Georgia..?
I wish I still had Mrs. Oakley Fisher.. I remember that foliage well..
o/t.. I can't find the other thread so I'll put it here, but just to say I noticed your recommendation for a Chillington Wheelbarrow from Wickes, and I got one delivered today...the 85L one.. I had been pondering for some time not knowing which would be best for me.. I'm delighted with it, it glides over my gravel with ease.. the wheel is fantastic..