@Lizzie27 thanks for the book recommendations. I think I might try the Titchmarsh one. I have Michael Marriott's one which was gifted to me that is good.
Picture from today of Champagne M. Hard to believe these 40 odd blooms are from just a few stems:
I am contemplating whether to plant my new Prospero rose into pot or ground.
1. Will the rose perform better in pot than the ground? (I have only got 3 flowers from The Prince this year. Those who has it pot must have got more for sure isn't it?!) 2. What would you do to make it floriferous please?
Out of the 10 one year old roses I now have , two patio roses ( Sparkle) are slow to grow in tubs, five in tubs are doing well ( Desdemona, Blue Moon, and three Ruby Wedding), but three Twice in a Blue Moon planted straight into the ground are not doing well, one even appears to be dieing. So @Rojas I would go for pots for at least the first year or two, and give it at least three years before it comes into fruition.
@Rojas I concur with @purplerallim - roses do far better for me if I put them in a pot first. Funny as I have Blue Moon in a pot and Twice in a Blue Moon in the ground too. Blue moon has about 20 buds and TiBM has given me ONE flower so far and has no new growth/buds since then (that was 4 weeks ago). They just establish much quicker in a pot.
No photos from me as I am away for a couple of weeks. The Oddfellows rose - nice single blooms in a fetching shade of pink. Wild rover, which I bought after seeing @Marlorena's has put out its first flower.
Westerland - more pinky this year. Summer Song - droopy as usual. This is what I got from TCL labelled Port Sunlight 🥺 Lots of leafcutter bees, vine weevils and sawfly caterpillars around. 🥺🥺
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
Quote a few grower’s inventory/picking are in a bit of a mess it seems. The ongoing rose lottery and a few pathetically small, skinny and dead specimens has put me right off TCL. Souvenir de St Anne’s has joined Versigny in the valley of the dead, Boule de Neige is not far off and ‘Not Vichy possibly Thierry Marx’ is struggling.
The storm broke with a vengeance last night with a biblical deluge, lots of battered, sodden blooms. I do wonder why I persevere with roses in this bonkers, insect-infested climate!
@Rojas I grow The Prince in a pot and have followed suit with Falstaff, at least until the latter develops more. TP hasn’t given me much this season, but is in need of a harder prune and repotting. Against a wall it’s prone to insect damage, but at least it’s sheltered from the rain and new growth has a respectable amount of buds:
Taken last night before the rain..
Falstaff:
Super Trooper - shame the blooms age to muddy coral as it’s floriferous and healthy:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Good morning fellow rose fanatics. I have seen that David Austin have removed their 'Lady Emma Hamilton' from production, citing disease problems. I know it is bad for disease, but I have always loved it--I don't think the other oranges compare for sheer colour interest, and few can rival it for smell. I wondered what people on this thread had to say about theirs--is it still worth growing?
I also have a couple of photos from a recent trip to Wimpole Hall, where nothing is labelled. They are of two plants. Both looked to be DA (flower form, habit). Both large shrubs, both highly scented. If anyone recognises them, I'd be very happy. One was more yellow, and the scent was different, so I *think* they were different varieties despite the resemblance.
Grand Award, neglected in a dry and shady spot, and blooming away. Must try to remember to water it occasionally.
Queen of Denmark... the first really scented bloom
A Lidl hydrangea from last year. Not keen on it and am trying to give it away. Only really like the bright blue ones I think! . Eustace, your Oddfellows rose is really charming.
TCL seem to have had a shocker. My mislabels have been Harkness roses and there it is apparently so par for the course they send you a form letter with Insert Rose Name In A Different Font Here when you email them.
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Picture from today of Champagne M. Hard to believe these 40 odd blooms are from just a few stems:
1. Will the rose perform better in pot than the ground? (I have only got 3 flowers from The Prince this year. Those who has it pot must have got more for sure isn't it?!)
2. What would you do to make it floriferous please?
The Oddfellows rose - nice single blooms in a fetching shade of pink.
Wild rover, which I bought after seeing @Marlorena's has put out its first flower.
Westerland - more pinky this year.
Summer Song - droopy as usual.
This is what I got from TCL labelled Port Sunlight 🥺
Lots of leafcutter bees, vine weevils and sawfly caterpillars around. 🥺🥺
If it’s a holiday have a good one @Eustace.
The storm broke with a vengeance last night with a biblical deluge, lots of battered, sodden blooms. I do wonder why I persevere with roses in this bonkers, insect-infested climate!
@Rojas I grow The Prince in a pot and have followed suit with Falstaff, at least until the latter develops more. TP hasn’t given me much this season, but is in need of a harder prune and repotting. Against a wall it’s prone to insect damage, but at least it’s sheltered from the rain and new growth has a respectable amount of buds:
Taken last night before the rain..
Falstaff:
Super Trooper - shame the blooms age to muddy coral as it’s floriferous and healthy:
I also have a couple of photos from a recent trip to Wimpole Hall, where nothing is labelled. They are of two plants. Both looked to be DA (flower form, habit). Both large shrubs, both highly scented. If anyone recognises them, I'd be very happy. One was more yellow, and the scent was different, so I *think* they were different varieties despite the resemblance.
Queen of Denmark... the first really scented bloom
A Lidl hydrangea from last year. Not keen on it and am trying to give it away. Only really like the bright blue ones I think!
Eustace, your Oddfellows rose is really charming.
TCL seem to have had a shocker. My mislabels have been Harkness roses and there it is apparently so par for the course they send you a form letter with Insert Rose Name In A Different Font Here when you email them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.