Thought I'd post a couple of pics of water damaged roses, should anyone else have the same, but not know what it is. I had no idea what it was until DavidK advised. I have four different types of rose. All foliage is healthy.
Here is a different rose (I can't remember what it's called). Buds have started to appear and it has lovely healthy foliage:
All roses are on the sunny side of the garden. I've also included a photo of the shady/dark side of the garden. The she is caused by the neighbours Cobnut and Ash tress (and they are absolutely huge). We have a vast expanse of fence that I want to hide so I'm currently looking on this site for flowers that like shade (the items already planted will take time to establish).
David, should I remove the water damaged roses? Sorry - stupid question number 1..
..roses like the purple one above, that show 'balling', perhaps due to wet weather or some other problem...aren't worth keeping in my opinion....I get rid of these as soon as I realise I've been 'had' so to speak... there are plenty of roses that are weather and disease resistant today that there is no need to hold on to ones that do nothing to enhance your garden... well, that's what I think...
..these days I usually research carefully before I buy, whether it's roses or anything else... see what issues other people have had....
...I really must go to Austin's restaurant....sounds really nice...there is another that I would regard as better than standard, and that's at Bateman's, near Worthing in West Sussex... John Brooke's garden...if anyone is ever down that way...that's how I remember it from a few years ago, but things change...
On the subject of thorniness, I bought 8 bare-rooted roses from Peter Beale's Roses recently and found it really useful that they give all theirs a thorniness rating.
..lovely old Albertine.... too thorny for me nowadays..but a major rose in its day....a favourite of the late Queen Mother's... nice to see it again David...if only for a few weeks....
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Thought I'd post a couple of pics of water damaged roses, should anyone else have the same, but not know what it is. I had no idea what it was until DavidK advised. I have four different types of rose. All foliage is healthy.
Here is a different rose (I can't remember what it's called). Buds have started to appear and it has lovely healthy foliage:
All roses are on the sunny side of the garden. I've also included a photo of the shady/dark side of the garden. The she is caused by the neighbours Cobnut and Ash tress (and they are absolutely huge). We have a vast expanse of fence that I want to hide so I'm currently looking on this site for flowers that like shade (the items already planted will take time to establish).
David, should I remove the water damaged roses? Sorry - stupid question number 1..
Just remembered......tea at David Austin's restaurant is served it stylish china cups decorated with (guess what) beautiful roses.
"David, should I remove the water damaged roses? Sorry - stupid question number 1.."
Doh!
I said yes to this on the tuther thread. 
It will encourage your bushes to produce more flowers.
Thanks
..roses like the purple one above, that show 'balling', perhaps due to wet weather or some other problem...aren't worth keeping in my opinion....I get rid of these as soon as I realise I've been 'had' so to speak... there are plenty of roses that are weather and disease resistant today that there is no need to hold on to ones that do nothing to enhance your garden... well, that's what I think...
..these days I usually research carefully before I buy, whether it's roses or anything else... see what issues other people have had....
...I really must go to Austin's restaurant....sounds really nice...there is another that I would regard as better than standard, and that's at Bateman's, near Worthing in West Sussex... John Brooke's garden...if anyone is ever down that way...that's how I remember it from a few years ago, but things change...
Not a particularly good picture.....this is the climber 'Albertine'. I planted it to cover the front of my old shed/workshop.
Although it's quite pretty, not sure I would recommend it, as it flowers only once and looks fairly lack-lustre for the rest of the year.
It smells lovely, but has lots of vicious thorns. I have three, was five, but the deer ate the others.
On the subject of thorniness, I bought 8 bare-rooted roses from Peter Beale's Roses recently and found it really useful that they give all theirs a thorniness rating.
..lovely old Albertine.... too thorny for me nowadays..but a major rose in its day....a favourite of the late Queen Mother's... nice to see it again David...if only for a few weeks....
I'm enjoying this thread, lovely roses everyone
Albertine has been around since 1921 I remember it well