Where are you moving too, WAMS? Will you carry on posting here and telling us about your new garden?
I got very hot outside in the cold but sunny day today. There was ice in the birds' water. I spent 2 hours this afternoon struggling with digging up and re-planting my American Pillar climbing rose. It was supposed to be Darcey Bussell and had the David Austin label on it but someone had made a mistake. It is now planted against the nectarine tree in the middle of the vegetable garden. Tomorrow I will dig a hole to fit a cardboard box in to fill with new soil and compost to plant a new red rose in the middle of the round rose bed. It was a struggle to get American Pillar out, OH had to help. The soil is basically clay, though it had had compost dug in.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
@Marlorena I haven’t used it but know someone who has. She said it’s good compost, if a tad expensive considering you only get 30 litres in a bag. However if using in pots it stains surfaces, where the excess water drains out of the bottom of the pot. This staining can be difficult to remove. I know because I tried to remove it and even my pressure washer had a hard time getting rid of it. So if you are going to buy I would advise putting a pot saucer underneath the pot to save your patio/paving.
Hi! I am a long time follower of these threads, so first of all I'd like to say thanks to the forum members for all the information!
Just wondering if anyone might be able to help with a few questions...
I have received a couple of bare root roses which were delivered yesterday. Will they be okay to be heeled in for 2 - 3 weeks before planting out properly? (I was planning to plant them properly late January)
Also one will be replacing another rose, which has been in the ground for around 2 years. Do I need to worry about rose replant issues? I was planning to dig the soil out and replace with fresh soil (maybe plant it in a cardboard box?)
Yes, heeled in is no problem.. they can all be put in the same hole, if you like, in a bunch... for many weeks..
2 years isn't too long, however in my experience it's enough to set a new rose back for a short time, without amendments, so best to use some fresh soil, but not enough to warrant a cardboard box really..
Oh those are gorgeous... I've had the first two.. Lovely Parfuma indeed has a delicious scent doesn't it?.. and Golden Beauty with its amber colouring, just one fault I found on that rose, the stem under the bloom I thought rather prickly and made it difficult to handle but otherwise an almost perfect, wonderfully healthy rose with that rich dark foliage, and quite shapely too.
Your Twilight Zone is a rich colour.. I've not had that one as yet..
@rfur8832894 I meant to add, may we know the names of your new roses? we love names and can salivate over them until Spring..
Lovely parfuma does have a nice scent, although I found the blooms do go crispy in hot weather, it's still a very young plant so I'm hopeful that will improve.
Golden beauty is a bloom machine for me, despite only being a year old. You are right about the thorns though; it's best admired from a distance!
I found twilight zone a bit of a mixed bag. Large deep coloured blooms with a great scent, but they only last a day or so in hot weather, in cooler weather they last longer but age to a grey colour.
The new roses are called Bordeaux and coral lions rose.
Incidentally, I just noticed when unpacking Bordeaux that quite a bit of the bark has come away from near the graft, do I need to be concerned about this?
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I got very hot outside in the cold but sunny day today. There was ice in the birds' water. I spent 2 hours this afternoon struggling with digging up and re-planting my American Pillar climbing rose. It was supposed to be Darcey Bussell and had the David Austin label on it but someone had made a mistake. It is now planted against the nectarine tree in the middle of the vegetable garden. Tomorrow I will dig a hole to fit a cardboard box in to fill with new soil and compost to plant a new red rose in the middle of the round rose bed. It was a struggle to get American Pillar out, OH had to help. The soil is basically clay, though it had had compost dug in.
..that's good advice.. thank you..
Just wondering if anyone might be able to help with a few questions...
I have received a couple of bare root roses which were delivered yesterday. Will they be okay to be heeled in for 2 - 3 weeks before planting out properly? (I was planning to plant them properly late January)
Also one will be replacing another rose, which has been in the ground for around 2 years. Do I need to worry about rose replant issues? I was planning to dig the soil out and replace with fresh soil (maybe plant it in a cardboard box?)
Thanks!
Yes, heeled in is no problem.. they can all be put in the same hole, if you like, in a bunch... for many weeks..
2 years isn't too long, however in my experience it's enough to set a new rose back for a short time, without amendments, so best to use some fresh soil, but not enough to warrant a cardboard box really..
Hope to see pics of your roses this summer..
Thanks for your reply. I'm looking forward to posting some pics of them I'm bloom. In the mean time here are a few others I have from late September:
Lovely parfuma, golden beauty and twilight zone
Your Twilight Zone is a rich colour.. I've not had that one as yet..
@rfur8832894
I meant to add, may we know the names of your new roses? we love names and can salivate over them until Spring..
Golden beauty is a bloom machine for me, despite only being a year old. You are right about the thorns though; it's best admired from a distance!
I found twilight zone a bit of a mixed bag. Large deep coloured blooms with a great scent, but they only last a day or so in hot weather, in cooler weather they last longer but age to a grey colour.
The new roses are called Bordeaux and coral lions rose.
Incidentally, I just noticed when unpacking Bordeaux that quite a bit of the bark has come away from near the graft, do I need to be concerned about this?
Thanks!