Beautiful roses everyone. I particularly like"Meg" Lizzie as I'm always drawn to open types but don't have any. I only have three - Iceberg, pink one from Aldiand Chandos Beauty which smells lovely. I need a regime of feeding as I only do it when I remember and with whatever is in the garage.
This thread is going to be so helpful. Thanks David.
Beautiful roses, what a brilliant thread. Roses are definitely my favourite flowers, only have one at the moment bought From Chateux Villandry on a visit ti france about 3 years ago. The poor thing has been moved from pillar to post inits original pot until a few weeks ago. I took pity on it and planted it up into a huge pot (bed for it still not ready). It now has lots of buds and two open flowers, and smells heavenly. Only problem is the flowers seem to be too heavy for the branch, why is this do I need to feed it more? I did put some FBB in when I repotted it, and it has had loads of water.
If it has big flowers and healthy leaves then you have probably fed it enough. Some roses are just like that and may need a little tying to a discreet support. Do you know what variety it is?
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
gasp, lizzie they are so beautiful, i have such tiny garden but love roses so much, am fitting as many in as i can,back garden east facing, front west , both partial sun so do look for roses that say the're ok not in full sun though am sadly aware they may flower better in full sun
Pleased to see this thread has been welcomed, though I'm puzzled why Bev hasn't joined in so far.
I hope this thread will enable like-minded people to pool their knowledge and better our understanding of rose growing.
For myself, I can say that in my many years of gardening I have specialised in growing & showing just two species of flowers.....those are of course sweet peas & roses.
I have grown mammoth onions and stuff like that, just for the fun of it & the competition.... but that was never a serious passion.
Good luck to the thread.....I'm really impressed by the pics I've seen so far.
...such lovely roses...and a fine thread for this time of year...
..I like close ups, so here are a few of mine...
'Kew Gardens'....totally thornless...suitable for a pathway...
..gentle rambler 'Ghislaine de Feligonde'...nice rich colour I think..
...old rose and Hall of Fame-er 'Gruss an Teplitz'...has a scent to die for...
'Bonica'....I think this is one of the finest shrubs, of any kind, that anyone can grow... fine foliage, disease free...continuous flowering...and another from the rose Hall of Fame...
'Mortimer Sackler'...an upright climber...8 foot...flowers and foliage down to the ground...thornless from the knee up....lovely scent too...
That youtube was so beautiful. I'm waiting for my new William Shakespeare to flower.
When we lived in Kent, before '85 I used to enter my roses in the village rose show. Sometimes I did quite well. When rain was forecast I would tie little clear plastic bags over the flowers! I had masses of roses there. Very fertile clay.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I love rose shows....the rose marquee at Hampton Court Flower Show was just wonderful the only time I've been...and of course one is surrounded by people who are so enthusiastic about these plants...quite intoxicating... Kent is fine for roses isn't it?...although I still think they grow a little better in the cooler West at midsummer...
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Beautiful roses everyone. I particularly like"Meg" Lizzie as I'm always drawn to open types but don't have any. I only have three - Iceberg, pink one from Aldi
and Chandos Beauty which smells lovely. I need a regime of feeding as I only do it when I remember and with whatever is in the garage
.
This thread is going to be so helpful. Thanks David.
Beautiful roses, what a brilliant thread. Roses are definitely my favourite flowers, only have one at the moment bought From Chateux Villandry on a visit ti france about 3 years ago. The poor thing has been moved from pillar to post inits original pot until a few weeks ago. I took pity on it and planted it up into a huge pot (bed for it still not ready). It now has lots of buds and two open flowers, and smells heavenly. Only problem is the flowers seem to be too heavy for the branch, why is this do I need to feed it more? I did put some FBB in when I repotted it, and it has had loads of water.
If it has big flowers and healthy leaves then you have probably fed it enough. Some roses are just like that and may need a little tying to a discreet support. Do you know what variety it is?
gasp, lizzie they are so beautiful, i have such tiny garden but love roses so much, am fitting as many in as i can,back garden east facing, front west , both partial sun so do look for roses that say the're ok not in full sun though am sadly aware they may flower better in full sun
Pleased to see this thread has been welcomed, though I'm puzzled why Bev hasn't joined in so far.
I hope this thread will enable like-minded people to pool their knowledge and better our understanding of rose growing.
For myself, I can say that in my many years of gardening I have specialised in growing & showing just two species of flowers.....those are of course sweet peas & roses.
I have grown mammoth onions and stuff like that, just for the fun of it & the competition.... but that was never a serious passion.
Good luck to the thread.....I'm really impressed by the pics I've seen so far.
...such lovely roses...and a fine thread for this time of year...
..I like close ups, so here are a few of mine...
'Kew Gardens'....totally thornless...suitable for a pathway...
..gentle rambler 'Ghislaine de Feligonde'...nice rich colour I think..
...old rose and Hall of Fame-er 'Gruss an Teplitz'...has a scent to die for...
'Bonica'....I think this is one of the finest shrubs, of any kind, that anyone can grow... fine foliage, disease free...continuous flowering...and another from the rose Hall of Fame...
'Mortimer Sackler'...an upright climber...8 foot...flowers and foliage down to the ground...thornless from the knee up....lovely scent too...
Gorgeous, Salino.
This must be worth 5 mins of anyone's time: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ee0m75dv9U
..oh aren't they lovely...and Claire de Lune playing along...so romantic.... I must make room for another one...
Lovely roses Salino.
That youtube was so beautiful. I'm waiting for my new William Shakespeare to flower.
When we lived in Kent, before '85 I used to enter my roses in the village rose show. Sometimes I did quite well. When rain was forecast I would tie little clear plastic bags over the flowers! I had masses of roses there. Very fertile clay.
thank you...
I love rose shows....the rose marquee at Hampton Court Flower Show was just wonderful the only time I've been...and of course one is surrounded by people who are so enthusiastic about these plants...quite intoxicating... Kent is fine for roses isn't it?...although I still think they grow a little better in the cooler West at midsummer...