my new eden 88 rose I've been wanting this for ages, went to Handley and got it hurrah!! I'd read it didn't have much fragrance but actually although it's not mega strong it is a lovely fragrance, i ordered 'twice in a blue moon' and 'sharifa asma' as bareroots for autumn too
It's beautiful Rosemummy I'm moving my roses about in autumn, not sure where yet but am thinking about it at the moment.....and new additions of course
My 4 Aldi roses have all flowered now and my Iceberg (new this year and a climbing one) has stopped flowering a while ago but does have lots of growth.
Thankyou David, that is beautiful! can't believe I hadn't seen that one! I want to see it in the flesh but from the pics I've seen I even prefer that to Alan titchmarsh (rose not chap!)
inspired by this thread, I have ordered 5 bare root roses from Sutton this weekend! :
Claire Marshall, Janeen, L'aimant, Times Past and Carris
Does anyone grow them?
I have always loved roses, can't wait to receive them in November! such a long wait... I am very new to gardening, so I will have a lot of questions for your experts here in the future.
I don't have any of those myself, but have taken a look at them and they do seem to be very promising......I particularly like 'Carris', a beautiful deep red HT.
They seem to be Harkness introductions too, which bodes well as they are leaders in their field.
The only one I've heard of is l'Aimant which I saw in a garden we visited, but can't remember if it was at Hever Castle or David Austin. Anyway it's a lovely pink floribunda.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hi David, they are lovely, aren't they? They are advertised as Harkness roses. To be honest, I have not heard of them before. It is comforting to hear that they are one of the top players in the field.
'Carris' was a free gift. Suttons have a offer on at the moment - buy 3 bare root roses and get 'Carris' for free. the rest are £8.99 each. I got carried away and bought four...
I think my favourite colour for roses is pink. wait a minute, maybe yellow... particularly the ones with a strong tea scent. so refreshing and divine.
Would love to get the Scepter'd Isle from David Austin. Do they sometimes have offers on?
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my new eden 88 rose I've been wanting this for ages, went to Handley and got it hurrah!! I'd read it didn't have much fragrance but actually although it's not mega strong it is a lovely fragrance, i ordered 'twice in a blue moon' and 'sharifa asma' as bareroots for autumn too
also any suggestions for highly fragranced light to mid pink roses, largeish flowers?
It's beautiful Rosemummy
I'm moving my roses about in autumn, not sure where yet but am thinking about it at the moment.....and new additions of course 
My 4 Aldi roses have all flowered now and my Iceberg (new this year and a climbing one) has stopped flowering a while ago but does have lots of growth.
Yes, Yes......Comte de Chambord.
A beauty!
Thankyou David, that is beautiful! can't believe I hadn't seen that one! I want to see it in the flesh but from the pics I've seen I even prefer that to Alan titchmarsh (rose not chap!)
I have it, rosemummy and would readily recommend it....I think it ticks all your boxes.
inspired by this thread, I have ordered 5 bare root roses from Sutton this weekend! :
Claire Marshall, Janeen, L'aimant, Times Past and Carris
Does anyone grow them?
Hi, Flowerlover
I don't have any of those myself, but have taken a look at them and they do seem to be very promising......I particularly like 'Carris', a beautiful deep red HT.
They seem to be Harkness introductions too, which bodes well as they are leaders in their field.
The only one I've heard of is l'Aimant which I saw in a garden we visited, but can't remember if it was at Hever Castle or David Austin. Anyway it's a lovely pink floribunda.
Hi David, they are lovely, aren't they? They are advertised as Harkness roses. To be honest, I have not heard of them before. It is comforting to hear that they are one of the top players in the field.
'Carris' was a free gift. Suttons have a offer on at the moment - buy 3 bare root roses and get 'Carris' for free. the rest are £8.99 each. I got carried away and bought four...
I think my favourite colour for roses is pink. wait a minute, maybe yellow... particularly the ones with a strong tea scent. so refreshing and divine.
Would love to get the Scepter'd Isle from David Austin. Do they sometimes have offers on?