@WAMS I ordered fond farewell too, looks gorgeous. I've got Mrs Reynolds and Lady Adrianna, brought them last years bare root season, so Im looking forward to seeing how they do. Lovely glossy foliage on both so far, planted them out the front.
Ive got 'Checkmate' by Dickson its lovely. It didnt do much last year as it just had 2 huge canes which I had to cut back as it was top heavy. Ive better pruned it this year and trained it over the shed door as well. Its already got a lot more shoots so hopefully more flowers this year. Pics from a couple of years ago;
That is a stunning standard. I didn't think much at all of standards until I came on this forum. Someone else around the bare root season had a stunning Austin one if I remeber correctly.
@JessicaS - that rambler is incredible. Thanks for the photo.
I too am troubled by Red Deer, and have found human urine soaked on clothes on my boundary and a radio playing white noise seems to stop them, but I only do it after the first time they come in during the season.
How can you lie there and think of England When you don't even know who's in the team
@Lizzie27, I wish I'd thought of that last year, NDN's cat just about destroyed my Nepeta Walker's Low last year.
@JessicaS that rose is so beautiful. I think I've now decided which rose shape I like best - that one! Didn't answer when it was asked as I love them all.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Ive been up since 5am courtesy of the hounds shouting / ringing the bell for various reasons. Lots of growth here! The shadier left shed bed has first rose buds but Albertine & wedding day at the back are sprouting away. The middle bed Hulthemias dont really drop leaves fully but are covered in new growth ready. Extra Seasonal pots of daffs & tulips out Couple of climbers and my Cartmanii spring sensation on the fence, with AstraNova. Zephrine Droughins in there too. Just put in Phylis Bide to go down the right of the fence to cover lots of bare fencing where there's no flowers. Spring sensation Wont be as prolific as last year as it set seed well so those stems die off after, suspect it'll need a year to regrow. The culprits, youngest and oldest. The other two are behaving!
I've just given one of my ramblers a long overdue haircut, and as I was doing so these things fell down from above. They look very much like eggs to me, but does anyone have an idea from what. They look like snail/slug eggs, but given where they fell from I think unlikely. Many thanks.
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Ive got 'Checkmate' by Dickson its lovely. It didnt do much last year as it just had 2 huge canes which I had to cut back as it was top heavy. Ive better pruned it this year and trained it over the shed door as well. Its already got a lot more shoots so hopefully more flowers this year.
Pics from a couple of years ago;
@JessicaS - that rambler is incredible. Thanks for the photo.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
@JessicaS that rose is so beautiful. I think I've now decided which rose shape I like best - that one! Didn't answer when it was asked as I love them all.
Extra Seasonal pots of daffs & tulips out
Couple of climbers and my Cartmanii spring sensation on the fence, with AstraNova. Zephrine Droughins in there too. Just put in Phylis Bide to go down the right of the fence to cover lots of bare fencing where there's no flowers. Spring sensation Wont be as prolific as last year as it set seed well so those stems die off after, suspect it'll need a year to regrow.
The culprits, youngest and oldest. The other two are behaving!
I guess this is officially my first rose bloom of the season - a slightly wonky and sparsely petalled Cramoisi Superieur:
Meanwhile, a watched pot never boils. The Prince is agonisingly slow to open: