Sorry @Nollie but we are still a bit behind. This is as far as my Blue for You has got. And even Desdemona is reaching for the sky. As for the rest Celebration has just a touch of red on one bud, it was first last year. And Love Knot seemed furthest along for a couple of weeks, but it may well be beaten. And for those with the problem, it has black spot, but never mind.
Lots of progression of roses everyone! So many buds and immaculate growth. I'm most impressed with James G. I got it in a half price sale at the end of the summer and it is in deep shade; 1-2 hours of sunlight. Flowered well for a new potted rose last summer. It's grown so much even in the shade and its only been in the ground 9 months! Pot for comparison:
I'm planning on tying in the two branches on the right at a similar angle to the one on the left and leaving the ones in the middle to grow upright. Is that a good plan?
My tulip border is also going well still. Flowers are lasting ages. The Einstein daffs are as good as they were on day 1 of flowering:
So soaked meal worms and you have a friend for life that follows you round literally inches from your feet:
@purplerallim, My Blue for You is in the same state as yours and looks promising to be the first to bloom. If I'm lucky and the weather's kind, the wisteria and purple irises in the same bed open at the same time - it looks glorious when they all do but it doesn't always happen. Fingers crossed.
I wired the obelisk and tied the new canes of Strawberry Hill around it yesterday, did some in opposite directions and hope that's right. I'll be excited to see the new blooms on this one and my new GdeF this year.
I shall try hard to be patient, I’m as keen to see all your roses as you are, but congratulations to @Tack!
Some more joining the party today..
Mme. de Sévigné, huge blooms, fabulous fragrance:
First of new Boule de Neige. It’s a spindly little specimen, so I’m growing it on in a pot for a season first. Pretty bloom with good fragrance, looks promising..
Mrs. Oakley Fisher, love how the large single blooms glow:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Nice to see our roses starting to bloom, it's been a long time coming.
@Nollie Have you compared 'Mme. de Sevigny' with ' Mme. Isaac Pereire'?.. I have been suspicious some French nurseries send out that rose under other names..
There are certainly a lot of similarities but also some definite differences Marlorena. MdS (or what I was sold as such) is a much more muscular rose than MIP, with strong, upright canes. So far it’s conforming to Mike Lowe’s description of a ‘freestanding climber’. MIP has much longer, thinner and arching canes in need of support. The foliage is very similar but healthier on MdS, which is not so prone to blackspot. The blooms aren’t fully out on MIP yet so I will compare form and fragrance and let you know.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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And even Desdemona is reaching for the sky.
As for the rest Celebration has just a touch of red on one bud, it was first last year.
And Love Knot seemed furthest along for a couple of weeks, but it may well be beaten.
And for those with the problem, it has black spot, but never mind.
I'm planning on tying in the two branches on the right at a similar angle to the one on the left and leaving the ones in the middle to grow upright. Is that a good plan?
My tulip border is also going well still. Flowers are lasting ages. The Einstein daffs are as good as they were on day 1 of flowering:
So soaked meal worms and you have a friend for life that follows you round literally inches from your feet:
I wired the obelisk and tied the new canes of Strawberry Hill around it yesterday, did some in opposite directions and hope that's right. I'll be excited to see the new blooms on this one and my new GdeF this year.
Some more joining the party today..
Mme. de Sévigné, huge blooms, fabulous fragrance:
First of new Boule de Neige. It’s a spindly little specimen, so I’m growing it on in a pot for a season first. Pretty bloom with good fragrance, looks promising..
Mrs. Oakley Fisher, love how the large single blooms glow:
@Nollie
Have you compared 'Mme. de Sevigny' with ' Mme. Isaac Pereire'?.. I have been suspicious some French nurseries send out that rose under other names..
A bud showing colour on Crown Princess M and deciduous azalea Irene koster.