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  • Marlorena said:
    @Allyblueeyes
    Not a problem at all.. several options, you could just leave it, and prune out a cane later, you could insert a small little cane and tie the stem to that, away from the other one.. all a faff... what I would do is just prune where I've put the red line.. job done. 



    @Marlorena.  Thank you, I’ll go ahead and prune where you say.  So simple when you know how eh?  😉
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    ..that's ok, no problem.. 'Queen of Sweden' is a popular rose which I've never got around to acquiring..

    I just saw my first butterfly, one of those small tortoiseshell's I think it was.. 
    East Anglia, England
  • agnasiaagnasia Posts: 154
    My short list has been getting longer, not such a short list anymore!

    Olivia
    PAoK
    Chandos Beauty
    Marie Pavie
    Pretty Jessica
    Amazing Day
    Princess Charlene de Monaco

    Also wondering if anyone knows about these -

    Queen of Sweden (inspired by the posts above but I've always liked it, I know it's very upright so not normally recommended for a pot but I like the colour/shape of flower)
    St Elthelburga
    Dunham Massey (not much scent?)
    Natasha Richardson
    Comte de Chambord
    Jacques Cartier

    Thanks again for all the input!
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043


    My handyman, who is taking care of my garden in France, has just sent some photos of my garden. I have a round rose bed that I made and planted in early spring 2022 with 3 white roses, Aspirine, and 3 pink roses, Amica, bought from Promesse des Fleurs. The white ones are doing really well, lots of leaves and growth, but the pink ones are dead. I wonder why.

    If a rose has only been planted just over a year and dies do you have to change the soil before planting new roses?
    @Marlorena what would you do, please? I had 2 answers but they were different! The roses were on a very cheap end of season offer, so maybe the pink ones already had a problem. The soil is clay and I dug in loads of compost when I made the bed which is in sun.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • agnasiaagnasia Posts: 154
    Oh that's pretty @bullfinch!  Do you think it would be happy in a pot?
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    @Busy-Lizzie
    I wouldn't worry about it in this case, just over a year isn't long enough to make much of an impact.. just incorporate if you can some fresh garden soil at planting time, as backfill.. that's all..  a spadeful will do.. 

    I sometimes plant a little to the right or left of the original hole, about a foot, as an alternative.. 

    East Anglia, England
  • MarlorenaMarlorena Posts: 8,705
    @agnasia
    I've had 'Dunham Massey'.. 'Comte de Chambord' 'Jacques Cartier' and 'Gentle Hermione' of those you've listed.
    For pot purposes I would advise 'St. Ethelburga' though, as I've seen it in a garden setting and it is not only a lovely rose but has a sweet and delicious scent.  It suits a more modern feel to a garden than the others.

    Up to you of course, happy choosing.. 
    East Anglia, England
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Thank you, Marlorena.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • ElbFeeElbFee Posts: 161
    @agnasia to lengthen your short list: how about L'Aimant aka Merlin, Oxford or Victorian spice. Frilly blooms, very pot suitable. 
    Hamburg, Germany, Zone 8a
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