@WAMS was this the house purchase you were waiting for? Congrats
Weather has been horribly cold.. I somehow prefer rain (not flooding though).. received my bareroot from a certain EU nursery.. almost 10 days in transit and so I was quite keen to get them onto the pots.. but I underestimated the cold, so had to postpone the plan and got them back in the bucket of water.. hope they are ok, as I kept seperating the tangled roots which had new growths on them..
Is it ok to prune in this winter chill @Marlorena your roses are out early by the looks of it..
@cooldoc Yes, perfectly ok to prune if temps hovering around freezing, or just above.. not something I worry about.. it was +2c when I pruned today... .. I wouldn't do it if expecting a -5c or worse.
Planting in a small gap is fine too.. here's 'Golden Beauty' in an 8 inch gap between pavers.
'Desdemona' pruned... I have it with Verbascum and Papaver 'Patty's Plum'.. 'Penelope Lively'.. I gave it a light prune only.. this garden is full of stones and pebbles..
@cooldoc, in fact, we're selling up and will be emigrating permanently. Will miss my roses very much, but am sure I'll get a couple more at some point. 😉
hardly finished potting up in this cold Marlorena.. Will leave the pruning for later.. I am pretty sure things will start to get going slightly slower than in East Anglia..
Hope everything is fine.. and good luck @WAMS I am sure you will get more than a couple.. once you have caught the rose bug, it stays
@cooldoc, in fact, we're selling up and will be emigrating permanently. Will miss my roses very much, but am sure I'll get a couple more at some point. 😉
..that's a surprise Wams.. didn't see that coming. We shall miss all those roses in your garden,.. I thought you were getting a new lot in too?.. ............
..growing roses through trees is fun if you have the room..
'Debutante'.. 'Blush Rambler'.. on trellis.. 'Chevy Chase'.. arched from tree to tree..
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Weather has been horribly cold.. I somehow prefer rain (not flooding though).. received my bareroot from a certain EU nursery.. almost 10 days in transit and so I was quite keen to get them onto the pots.. but I underestimated the cold, so had to postpone the plan and got them back in the bucket of water.. hope they are ok, as I kept seperating the tangled roots which had new growths on them..
Is it ok to prune in this winter chill @Marlorena your roses are out early by the looks of it..
Yes, perfectly ok to prune if temps hovering around freezing, or just above.. not something I worry about.. it was +2c when I pruned today...
.. I wouldn't do it if expecting a -5c or worse.
Planting in a small gap is fine too.. here's 'Golden Beauty' in an 8 inch gap between pavers.
'Penelope Lively'.. I gave it a light prune only.. this garden is full of stones and pebbles..
Hope everything is fine.. and good luck @WAMS I am sure you will get more than a couple.. once you have caught the rose bug, it stays
Gosh. That's dramatic.
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..growing roses through trees is fun if you have the room..
'Debutante'..
'Blush Rambler'.. on trellis..
'Chevy Chase'.. arched from tree to tree..
...all photos from Mannington, Norfolk..