..still some colour on 'Lilac Bouquet'.. ..if you have any old fashioned roses, it's time to defoliate them of their usually manky foliage by now.. ..modern roses like 'Molineux'.. the winter can deal with.. ..autumn colour on Hakonechloa..
I counted around 53 without duplicates here.. excluding the 6 bareroots I got last month..
I agree social media is not a good platform if it makes you feel pressurized.. but I feel it is good to feel inspired by the images, to get information on the rose you want and hope the bare root you ordered has got potential to reach heights as seen in social media..
At this point I am feeling, I am trying to justify my rose addiction?
edit; @clematisdorset I have not found a strongly scented miniature yet.. Trust me, I have searched.. If you come across one, do let me know.. I would go for climbers if vertical space is not an issue..
Cooldoc has just prompted my brain into action @clematisdorset. I had been looking at a Ralph Moore mini called ‘Sweet Chariot’, sold as ‘Insolite’ in Europe. It’s supposed to have a strong damask scent. Don’t know if it’s available in the UK??
Miniature can often refer to bloom size rather than plant size, so do check the latter before committing your cash. There are a few compact, fragrant Austins and floribundas that might fit the bill. Needless to say my most compact and highly fragrant Austin - Lady Em - is discontinued 🙄
Thank you @nollie, that is handy, I will make a note 🤗 ...Another good DA that has gone - disappointing indeed.
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For a sweetly fragrant rose that looks like a miniature, but isn't, consider 'Perle d'Or'.. Another would be 'Cecile Brunner' but it was never as fragrant to my nose.
On another note, I see Sarah Raven has now teamed up with [bought out? or vice versa?] Taylor's Clematis.
Thankyou @ma@Marlorena, that is really helpful and I will make a 🎵! 🤗
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Sorry @clematisdorset, I don't know what Grade A and Grade B mean. It's on R V Roger's website selling bareroot roses. That's why I was asking if it was worth paying extra for Grade A. I assume it's to do with size but I couldn't find aany explanation on the website - probably didn't look hard enough.
Thanks @kate.james58. I saw it on their website too but couldn't find an explanation for it either! It could be size. I hope it is not anything to do with poorer quality!
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A Grade A rose should have a minimum of 3 stems on the graft, all with a certain thickness. A Grade B would only have 2 stems, but I think I'm right in saying that if those 2 stems reach the total thickness required for Grade A, then it could be sold as such.
2 stems are perfectly fine for most roses.. usually we will see a lot more than that.
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..if you have any old fashioned roses, it's time to defoliate them of their usually manky foliage by now..
..modern roses like 'Molineux'.. the winter can deal with..
..autumn colour on Hakonechloa..
A Grade B would only have 2 stems, but I think I'm right in saying that if those 2 stems reach the total thickness required for Grade A, then it could be sold as such.
2 stems are perfectly fine for most roses.. usually we will see a lot more than that.