..thunderstorm ongoing here.. these taken beforehand.. 'Mrs. John Laing'.. 'Indigo'.. turns pink/red in heat.. 'Bring Me Sunshine' and 'Frilly Cuff' from another angle..
.. a few other things.. ..this seedling Antirrhinum is the brightest thing in my garden.. seems like an Erigeron has arrived with it.. ..this winter pansy was planted last October.. it's never looked better.. Geraniums and Freesias.. blue conifer 'Pelt's Blue'.. .. a few 'Lavender Lassie' blooms.. Fuchsia, Begonia and the red tips of Indian Pinks..
Henri Matisse. The fragrance is pure raspberry to my nose.
Unknown rose. When we bought our house the garden was a jungle of overgrown shrubs. This rose was one of the three that had survived. Not sure if we are keeping it yet. It only has a mild tea scent and seems very disease prone.
Don't grow up - grow sideways.
Gardening in the West Midlands on a mix of neutral loamy sand & Victorian building rubble.
Feel good that many have rain but sorry for myself that we have precisely none despite the weather forecasts suggesting a high likelihood. The water butts were all cleaned out (unbelievably stinky) in preparation this morning. Bit gutted actually. I have earmarked 2 more in ground rose for removal (Teasing Georgia and Eye of the Tiger) and 3 pots (Jingle Bells, New Zealand and Olivera Frayla) for removal tomorrow. There will be more...
Meanwhile @Pam285 any news on your Claude Monet rose opening? My UI one starts yellow and pink but soon becomes white and pink. Anybody any idea what it is please? I find the photography element of this rose growing is my least favourite element. I hope my quick old iphone snaps are ok. Frilly Cuff x3 are currently a delight, more magenta and without the pale edges in real life they are an eyeful from everywhere.
So many beautiful blooms everyone, well done! It is wonderful to see the variety and listen to the conversations about them. I feel embarrassed that I have had hardly any blooms on my roses. It could be lack of light but I did not cut any of them back and they are probably between ages four and five. Is pruning in late winter crucial? They are mostly DA roses and I read somewhere not to prune them when young! I am inspired to be more ruthless with them if it gets results as seen on here!
Can you post some photos of your roses? Do they look healthy? How much sun do they get?
@Marlorena, sorry, mixed up your comment on Othello with Young Lycidas. Thanks for the tip to improve Lycidas. Will certainly try that.
@WAMS thanks so much for absolving my culling intention of Mikolas. Now I feel I should do it now and not even wait for the balling blooms. Plus that would free up a pot which I need because, tada, Louis XIV will arrive soon.
Rain is a pain. Last night only 12km away the Autobahn was closed for an hour because there was so much water on the road. And in my garden? Not a drop. Not even a promise of it in the forecast for the next 14 days.
For those who want to buy Cymbeline after the mouthwatering pictures, the new name is Auslean.
Like Hulthemias very much. They just look happy to me with their colourful middle.
Pegging and bending helped a lot to increase number of blooms on Variegata. But I don't get very excited by it, don't know why.
Another one leg wonder with exactly one bloom per year. Every year I think, this year, this year it will finally leap. But, no, it remains shy.
A delightful mini climber, easy to handle, pollinator friendly and healthy.
Lavender Dream and stachys, a combination made in heaven.
Auguste is very salmony this year. Must be the heat. In the back, Reine des Violettes.
La rose du petit prince is really growing and blooming happily. Totally different from the first prince who lives only 2 meters away.
Nothing where I am weather-wise either, @Tack. My phone actually has the gall to tell me it is raining outside when it isn't. Your pictures look good, btw.
@Marlorena how beautiful Sophie's Perpetual has been in all your pictures.
And @cooldoc I agree about Jubilee Celebration's scent. For strength and sheer deliciousness (really, it smells edible and surely it would make great jam), perhaps my new favourite scent.
@Elbfee go for it! Some roses undoubtedly do deserve to be consigned to the dustbin of history. I have Prospero (a hand-me-down from my friend who bought it from Trevor White) this year and I have to say, I think he should have left it in oblivion.
@Tack. Here’s Claude Monet. It’s pouring down currently. I’ll photo again tomorrow. They look very similar. My nose for scent is rubbish. This is its first year.
@Tack Do you not think your rose is 'Claude Monet' ?
Where did you both get your roses from and do you know the breeder's codes?
I think you both have JACdesa.. which is the 1992 U.S bred, but introduced by Delbard in France.. Delbard released a later 'Claude Monet' just to confuse everyone..
The 1992 starts yellow and pink, then it becomes white and pink..
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'Mrs. John Laing'..
'Indigo'.. turns pink/red in heat..
'Bring Me Sunshine' and 'Frilly Cuff' from another angle..
.. a few other things..
..this seedling Antirrhinum is the brightest thing in my garden.. seems like an Erigeron has arrived with it..
..this winter pansy was planted last October.. it's never looked better..
Geraniums and Freesias.. blue conifer 'Pelt's Blue'..
.. a few 'Lavender Lassie' blooms.. Fuchsia, Begonia and the red tips of Indian Pinks..
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@WAMS thanks so much for absolving my culling intention of Mikolas. Now I feel I should do it now and not even wait for the balling blooms. Plus that would free up a pot which I need because, tada, Louis XIV will arrive soon.
Rain is a pain. Last night only 12km away the Autobahn was closed for an hour because there was so much water on the road. And in my garden? Not a drop. Not even a promise of it in the forecast for the next 14 days.
For those who want to buy Cymbeline after the mouthwatering pictures, the new name is Auslean.
Like Hulthemias very much. They just look happy to me with their colourful middle.
Pegging and bending helped a lot to increase number of blooms on Variegata. But I don't get very excited by it, don't know why.
Another one leg wonder with exactly one bloom per year. Every year I think, this year, this year it will finally leap. But, no, it remains shy.
A delightful mini climber, easy to handle, pollinator friendly and healthy.
Lavender Dream and stachys, a combination made in heaven.
Auguste is very salmony this year. Must be the heat. In the back, Reine des Violettes.
La rose du petit prince is really growing and blooming happily. Totally different from the first prince who lives only 2 meters away.
@Marlorena how beautiful Sophie's Perpetual has been in all your pictures.
And @cooldoc I agree about Jubilee Celebration's scent. For strength and sheer deliciousness (really, it smells edible and surely it would make great jam), perhaps my new favourite scent.
@Elbfee go for it! Some roses undoubtedly do deserve to be consigned to the dustbin of history. I have Prospero (a hand-me-down from my friend who bought it from Trevor White) this year and I have to say, I think he should have left it in oblivion.
Do you not think your rose is 'Claude Monet' ?
Where did you both get your roses from and do you know the breeder's codes?
I think you both have JACdesa.. which is the 1992 U.S bred, but introduced by Delbard in France..
Delbard released a later 'Claude Monet' just to confuse everyone..
The 1992 starts yellow and pink, then it becomes white and pink..