Thank you everyone, especially Reg as this is really his thread.
Chicky your pergola looks a great size, I wanted quite a large one too. I don't suppose you remember what size it is do you. Also did you buy it kit form or make it yourselves. We were looking a few weeks ago and they all looked rather small.
Love all that trellis, chicky, so inviting to grow stuff up and the pergola must look superb when the roses are out. I have the shrub Constance Spry and the climber New Dawn. But the New Dawn gets a lot of black spot and isn't doing as well as it should. But it is about 20 years old.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Thanks Lizzie - lots of clematis growing on in GH ready to smother it next year. Up til a couple of months ago it had a huge leylandii hedge behind it which we felled, so it now has loads of light. The trellis is to keep the deer out
Lily - oh made it from scratch - it is three fence panels wide. Will ask him about dimensions later. We found one we liked in a Hampton Court show garden once, and he took the measurements for the uprights and the beams to make sure it was chunky enough. If oh is handy you can always make these things much better than a kit. Keeps him out of mischief !
Thank you chicky, yes he's not bad at diy, once he starts! Still I don't want it till next year so i've plenty of time to get him motivated lol. Size sounds good, didn't want one too small, want seating area etc. Thanks again chicky
Biz Liz... our Village Hortisoc. had an excellent talk/hands on demo on Rose growing from Stewart Pocock of Pocock's Roses ( a local grower who has won Golds at the big RHS shows) who clearly knows his stuff. Re disease resistance he said that it made sense to buy the newest varieties, because the pathogens mutate over time ( just like the flu virus) and eventually, say after 12-15 years, a previously resistant rose will start to succumb to disease.
His second lesson for me, watching him prune some roses. is to be very, very, ruthless. Don't be frightened to really hit the rose hard. There are lots of dormant buds, even if you can't see them. He said that loads of damage had been done by various TV gardeners, for example, advising you to always cut to an outside facing bud ( that one dies back, so the next one faces inward anyway) . He cut his very hard and low, leaving a few strong stems.
Hi Reg - when you reply to a post there is an icon in the bar that looks like a tree - click on that and then follow the instructions - and don't give up , sometimes it can take 30 seconds or so for the upload to happen - good luck
Lily - just checked out pergola measurements with OH - uprights are 4x4, front and back beams are 8x2, cross beams are 6x2 - all inches ( he doesn't do new fangled !! )
Sorry for late reply chicky, have been out all day at friends, only just got in. Many thanks for beam and upright sizes. Could I be a pain and ask for size of the main part of pergola. Think you said 3 panals wide, and depth? Many thanks. Also did you plant your roses in the ground or in pots.
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Thank you everyone, especially Reg as this is really his thread.
Chicky your pergola looks a great size, I wanted quite a large one too. I don't suppose you remember what size it is do you. Also did you buy it kit form or make it yourselves. We were looking a few weeks ago and they all looked rather small.
Love all that trellis, chicky, so inviting to grow stuff up and the pergola must look superb when the roses are out. I have the shrub Constance Spry and the climber New Dawn. But the New Dawn gets a lot of black spot and isn't doing as well as it should. But it is about 20 years old.
Lily - oh made it from scratch - it is three fence panels wide. Will ask him about dimensions later. We found one we liked in a Hampton Court show garden once, and he took the measurements for the uprights and the beams to make sure it was chunky enough. If oh is handy you can always make these things much better than a kit. Keeps him out of mischief !
Thank you chicky, yes he's not bad at diy, once he starts! Still I don't want it till next year so i've plenty of time to get him motivated lol. Size sounds good, didn't want one too small, want seating area etc. Thanks again chicky
Biz Liz... our Village Hortisoc. had an excellent talk/hands on demo on Rose growing from Stewart Pocock of Pocock's Roses ( a local grower who has won Golds at the big RHS shows) who clearly knows his stuff. Re disease resistance he said that it made sense to buy the newest varieties, because the pathogens mutate over time ( just like the flu virus) and eventually, say after 12-15 years, a previously resistant rose will start to succumb to disease.
His second lesson for me, watching him prune some roses. is to be very, very, ruthless. Don't be frightened to really hit the rose hard. There are lots of dormant buds, even if you can't see them. He said that loads of damage had been done by various TV gardeners, for example, advising you to always cut to an outside facing bud ( that one dies back, so the next one faces inward anyway) . He cut his very hard and low, leaving a few strong stems.
Hi Chicky,
How does one post a photo?. I have a tree I want to identify and would like to post it on the forum for help.
Grateful fo any help
Hi Reg - when you reply to a post there is an icon in the bar that looks like a tree - click on that and then follow the instructions - and don't give up , sometimes it can take 30 seconds or so for the upload to happen - good luck
Lily - just checked out pergola measurements with OH - uprights are 4x4, front and back beams are 8x2, cross beams are 6x2 - all inches ( he doesn't do new fangled !! )
Sorry for late reply chicky, have been out all day at friends, only just got in. Many thanks for beam and upright sizes. Could I be a pain and ask for size of the main part of pergola. Think you said 3 panals wide, and depth? Many thanks. Also did you plant your roses in the ground or in pots.
Hi RegB, did you decide what rose you wanted.