Missed most of the rain due to work, but there is plenty more still.
I wonder if the offsprings of Absolutely fabulous are as floriferous as the parent. I think Tack or Eustace had Faustinia here.. I believe most of Week's roses are cross bred with Ab-fab..
I was away for a few days; during that time, the rain has been good for the potted roses. Most of them are shedding their leaves due to the drop in temperature. Some have new tender growth. A huge repotting task awaits me this winter I'm planning to do that during the Christmas holidays.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
Dickson, Trevor White, David Austin and Welling all delivering today/tomorrow. Only Jones the Rose has the common human decency not to be dispatching yet.
My goodness WAMS, good luck with that lot. Which roses have you high hopes for?
I have Faustinia, it is not as floriferous as AbFab, it blooms in huge flushes with too much time in between. It is not rain resistant and crisps in high heat. Blooms last nowhere near as long as AbFab. I do love the bloom colouring, form and scent more though. Foliage health is very good. August 23 pics
That's gotta to be one of the prettiest yellow roses, Tack!
All things considered, I am most looking forward to Abraham Darby, Archiduc Joseph, Fond Farewell and Vintage Classic/Queen of Elegance. I like pink roses and I cannot lie...
We didn’t get as much rain as promised, typically, but very strong, gusty winds yesterday and today with periods of dead calm in between. Did some emergency shortening of long, waving canes being thrashed about.
Cramoisi Supérieur still blooming well:
A couple of other red-purples are re-emerging, with the conspicuous absence of Palais Biron which has refused to bloom since summer.
Royal Celebration:
Ebb Tide, still a bit of a gangly shrub (hence shoved in the corner by the water butts). It would probably work better in a trio:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Shape and colour looks nice @Tack I just could not believe that Ab-fab is just producing blooms despite the neglect.. I remember it was Marlorena's pic that swayed me to buy it..
Good luck WAMS.. thankfully, I have only my DA coming in today and have a few spare pots from last season..
At long last, I can join you all - I received my DA email this morning. 2 x Royal Jubilee and a Summer Song are on there way.
As you will no doubt have heard, the weather here has been atrocious and it is still continuing with high winds and downpours. Yesterday we had about 70mm of rain!
Thankfully I had prepared and the garden - though ruffled - has come through relatively unscathed (touch wood).
Edit: The dahlias had taken the worst of it all - I had lifted all but 4, so they have been taken up. All of them had their stems snapped. But that is them all up, all 29 of them - never again will I plant so many! Next year I think my neighbours and friends will be getting the surplus!
Nice selection WAMS, I had a look on HMF. Look forward especially to seeing how you get on with Fond Farewell and A Joseph. I think I'm realising that I like pink, mauve and purple roses most so should stick with those, Bathsheba is the exception, just love that. I do have Roald Dahl coming as bare root but I am not especially excited about that one.
It was Nollie's Julia Child/AF pics that swayed me way back as a newbie Cooldoc. You'd love the Faustinia scent I'm sure.
Glad you are ok in the truly ghastly storm Peter
My Purple Lodge has been reluctant in the second half of the season too Nollie. I was going to give it an in ground spot but maybe I'll pot it into a bigger pot and see how it goes for another season.
Supplemental: The winds have toppled the obelisks that were holding Lady of Shalott and The Poet's Wife.
Can I prune them down now (I know roses are tough and resilient) and bed the obelisks in deeper or should I wait till spring before pruning? I'd rather not snap anything whilst carrying out remedial works in case I do un-necessary damage.
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I wonder if the offsprings of Absolutely fabulous are as floriferous as the parent. I think Tack or Eustace had Faustinia here.. I believe most of Week's roses are cross bred with Ab-fab..
Edit; the second Ghislaine pic is awesome @Fire
All things considered, I am most looking forward to Abraham Darby, Archiduc Joseph, Fond Farewell and Vintage Classic/Queen of Elegance. I like pink roses and I cannot lie...
Cramoisi Supérieur still blooming well:
A couple of other red-purples are re-emerging, with the conspicuous absence of Palais Biron which has refused to bloom since summer.
Royal Celebration:
Ebb Tide, still a bit of a gangly shrub (hence shoved in the corner by the water butts). It would probably work better in a trio:
Good luck WAMS.. thankfully, I have only my DA coming in today and have a few spare pots from last season..
Edit: The dahlias had taken the worst of it all - I had lifted all but 4, so they have been taken up. All of them had their stems snapped. But that is them all up, all 29 of them - never again will I plant so many! Next year I think my neighbours and friends will be getting the surplus!