..what a glorious hedge,.. if once flowering.. I think I've seen a picture like that before from the same place.. @Discandied Lovely photos.. have you considered 'Botzaris' instead of 'Mme. Hardy' ?.. I think it's nicer and more compact.. a bit floppy.. Your no i.d. Alba, the first one I think is 'Felicite Parmentier'..
@geralddavies Your orange rose is very nice indeed.... are you wanting the i.d. of it? I think it's 'Westerland' looking at those thorns.. the shape of the receptacle is the same too..
Thanks @ElbFee for the advice on a white rose heath resistant.
Beautiful gardens and roses you all, this thread is a treasure trove, thanks @Marlorena for starting it, I could not live anymore without it, it’s so inspiring to see all the roses posted and garden corners.
Anyone who has climber The Piligrim could please tell me how large and tall it grows? I just received it and I think I’d like to put it between two arches that are near each other at an angle, so it can go on each one side of both, but I don’t know if it grows large enough for that.
Finally all the 14 roses I bought bareroot from TCL last November have all bloomed, so I was able to find them all (I didn’t remember where I put some of them, lol). Most of all, Purple Lodge has a beautiful bloom and it’s standing up to the rain like a good soldier.
I have to say I am very satisfied with them all and I surely will buy again from TCL, the order arrived on time and the roses are all coming out very well. This was my very first experience with bareroots, a very dangerous one since now that I know they grow as well as potted ones but cost very much less I don’t knowmif I’ll resist the temptation to buy a lot of roses!
On a side note, Love Song with its huge beautiful flowers is now all splattered on the ground due to the heavy rainy days we are having here (that’s also why I can’t always manage to take pictures in the garden, unfortunately). I hope that with time it will stand upright by itself, tell me that is true, please!
@Marlorena thanks for the Felicite Parmentier ID - that must be it.
I considered Botzaris as an alternative to Madame Hardy, but went for Madame Zoetmans instead purely because, if Trevor White is to be believed, it is more compact again, and there is only so much space. Neither have as consistently perfect blooms as Madame Hardy though, despite being better in other characteristics. The ideal solution would be to somehow get an enormous garden and grow all three.
@dabolem The Pilgrim grows quite quickly to a height of 3m+ in 3-4 years. So, they'll reach the top of the arch quite quickly, but you need to pay attention to tie the stems when they are still flexible to the curved top part of your arch; the stems tend to grow a bit rigid as days pass.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
I don’t know if anyone saw the article in The Times but according to britain’s leading rewilder, Isabella Tree, the secret to fuller rose bushes is to ditch the fertiliser and use pony spit. If it’s true have we all got to find room to keep a pony now.
Such thoughtful combinations with roses.. Vanessa Bell one of the more graceful Austin's I think.. I did find her hard work at times but worth it..
A sparkling bloom on 'Belle du Jour'..
I'm delighted to get this rose back in my garden again after too long an absence.. one of my top 5 roses and loved by so many in the past.. an old Victorian hybrid perpetual that is rarely talked about today, yet it has so many qualities, as Gertrude Jekyll noted back in her day.. It resists spoiling by rain, it's disease resistance is very good for a rose of this type, mine is without a blemish so far.. and the scent is just wonderful.. sweet apples or the old damask scent most people enjoy.. It also repeat flowers into autumn.. about 5 feet tall after 3 years if I recall.. it's also quite compact and upright in habit..
My plant here is new, so small and it's just opening its silvery pink blooms.. 'Mrs. John Laing'..
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Lovely photos.. have you considered 'Botzaris' instead of 'Mme. Hardy' ?.. I think it's nicer and more compact.. a bit floppy..
Your no i.d. Alba, the first one I think is 'Felicite Parmentier'..
@geralddavies
Your orange rose is very nice indeed.... are you wanting the i.d. of it? I think it's 'Westerland' looking at those thorns.. the shape of the receptacle is the same too..
Beautiful gardens and roses you all, this thread is a treasure trove, thanks @Marlorena for starting it, I could not live anymore without it, it’s so inspiring to see all the roses posted and garden corners.
Anyone who has climber The Piligrim could please tell me how large and tall it grows? I just received it and I think I’d like to put it between two arches that are near each other at an angle, so it can go on each one side of both, but I don’t know if it grows large enough for that.
Finally all the 14 roses I bought bareroot from TCL last November have all bloomed, so I was able to find them all (I didn’t remember where I put some of them, lol). Most of all, Purple Lodge has a beautiful bloom and it’s standing up to the rain like a good soldier.
I have to say I am very satisfied with them all and I surely will buy again from TCL, the order arrived on time and the roses are all coming out very well. This was my very first experience with bareroots, a very dangerous one since now that I know they grow as well as potted ones but cost very much less I don’t knowmif I’ll resist the temptation to buy a lot of roses!
On a side note, Love Song with its huge beautiful flowers is now all splattered on the ground due to the heavy rainy days we are having here (that’s also why I can’t always manage to take pictures in the garden, unfortunately). I hope that with time it will stand upright by itself, tell me that is true, please!
I considered Botzaris as an alternative to Madame Hardy, but went for Madame Zoetmans instead purely because, if Trevor White is to be believed, it is more compact again, and there is only so much space. Neither have as consistently perfect blooms as Madame Hardy though, despite being better in other characteristics. The ideal solution would be to somehow get an enormous garden and grow all three.
While deadheading the BfY found a white rose on the same stem as last year!
A long awaited first bud on Pheno Geno Draga/Hallie — very aphid ridden, unlike my DAs
Vanessa Bell in the border
A sparkling bloom on 'Belle du Jour'..
I'm delighted to get this rose back in my garden again after too long an absence.. one of my top 5 roses and loved by so many in the past.. an old Victorian hybrid perpetual that is rarely talked about today, yet it has so many qualities, as Gertrude Jekyll noted back in her day..
It resists spoiling by rain, it's disease resistance is very good for a rose of this type, mine is without a blemish so far.. and the scent is just wonderful.. sweet apples or the old damask scent most people enjoy..
It also repeat flowers into autumn.. about 5 feet tall after 3 years if I recall.. it's also quite compact and upright in habit..
My plant here is new, so small and it's just opening its silvery pink blooms..
'Mrs. John Laing'..