I'm not a big fan of roses so I've never grown any, but I do appreciate them and their fragrances. My mum grows quite a lot but I've no idea what they are. Do you go for pink ones mostly @bédé? I agree old and classical should have a place to themselves. There must be thousands of specially bred and hybridised ones now.
I love roses and have several old ones, except new to my garden here as I moved house 2 1/2 years ago. Complicata and various others were in my old garden. I also have Felicia, but no photo, and Comte de Chambord which I think is the one in the last photo. They are all beautifully scented.
Louise Odier
Jacques Cartier
Cornelia
Stanwell Perpetual
Compte de Chambord
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Rosa alba "Céléste".
Rosa alba "Koeniin von Danemarck". Also 4ft. and both deliciously scented, thornless and healthy.
Rosa gallica "complicata". Mine on poor sandy soil is 8 x8ft. slight black spot. Hasn't yet done much running around yet.
All pics taken today.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Why the flag?
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Do you go for pink ones mostly @bédé?
I agree old and classical should have a place to themselves. There must be thousands of specially bred and hybridised ones now.
Louise Odier
Jacques Cartier
Cornelia
Stanwell Perpetual
Compte de Chambord
But my "albas" are the first to show.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
Magenta and two pink hues. It can look quite different. And who says gold/yellow clashes with magenta?
gallica Belle de Crécy
Opened about 2 days earlier. That's magenta also, but will fade.
The pics are not enough. You have to live with them.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."