Evelyn is a peachy pink with yellow tinges in the middle. Charles Darwin is yellow. Brother Cadfael is a clear pink. I think Evelyn and Charles Darwin would go together if you wanted pink and yellow, but I don't think Brother Cadfael would be so good with the yellowerer colours.
You could contact David Austin roses and ask for their advice.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
contacti David Austin would be very good idea. I was worried about neither of the other two roses complimenting Evelyn. I bought these roses from a local garden nursery and were too good a price to not buy! The David Austin equivalent was three times the cost.
I've got a couple of DA roses and the stand out variety is Queen of Sweden. It flowered until November last year and it's already got 2 flowers now. Bare root, took a couple of years to get established but now I have to cut it hard just to keep it in bounds. It doesn't know when to stop flowering.
Flipping eck, that's early. Have two new DA roses to look forward to this year, Olivia Rose Austin and Lady of Shallot both have been on my wish list for a while. Can't wait until they flower.
I bought Lady of Shalott too, this is her first flowering last year. She is in a big pot between Lady Emma Hamilton (my favourite) and Summer Song. I went to David Austin's garden a couple of years ago and saw Lady S doing really well in a pot.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I bought a Lady EH on Monday and ave just potted her up to grow strong set of roots while we get the new rose bed sorted out for planting. I also have Summer Song from a spring order which included Fighting Temeraire, The Lark Ascending,, William Shakespeare plus The Pilgrim, Malvern Hills and Lady of the Lake. I brought with me Geoff Hamilton, Munstead Wood, Scarborough Fair and Jacqueline Du Pré which I had in pots. I also brought a Breathless Charm which has Graham Thomas as a parent.
Just before we left our Belgian garden I took some last minute cuttings and most have taken so today I potted on 2 Teasing Georgias, 3 Queen of Sweden, 1 Graham Thomas and 3 more whose name had washed off their pot. One pot failed completely and its name was washed off too so I shall just have to wait and see what I have.
I love David Austin roses for their perfume, their flower form, whether singles or complex, and their disease resistance.
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Rosemummy where do you shop for your plants and roses around Sheffield?
I live within walking distance of dobbies but I'm hoping there are other options.
Evelyn is a peachy pink with yellow tinges in the middle. Charles Darwin is yellow. Brother Cadfael is a clear pink. I think Evelyn and Charles Darwin would go together if you wanted pink and yellow, but I don't think Brother Cadfael would be so good with the yellowerer colours.
You could contact David Austin roses and ask for their advice.
contacti David Austin would be very good idea. I was worried about neither of the other two roses complimenting Evelyn. I bought these roses from a local garden nursery and were too good a price to not buy! The David Austin equivalent was three times the cost.
Thank you for your feedback.
I've got a couple of DA roses and the stand out variety is Queen of Sweden. It flowered until November last year and it's already got 2 flowers now. Bare root, took a couple of years to get established but now I have to cut it hard just to keep it in bounds. It doesn't know when to stop flowering.
Queen of Sweden yesterday. Not very well formed, affected by the frosts I expect.
Flipping eck, that's early. Have two new DA roses to look forward to this year, Olivia Rose Austin and Lady of Shallot both have been on my wish list for a while. Can't wait until they flower.
Yvie, I too, have bought Lady of Shallot
Mine is in a large pot too Busy so I'm glad to see that your one is doing well.
I bought a Lady EH on Monday and ave just potted her up to grow strong set of roots while we get the new rose bed sorted out for planting. I also have Summer Song from a spring order which included Fighting Temeraire, The Lark Ascending,, William Shakespeare plus The Pilgrim, Malvern Hills and Lady of the Lake. I brought with me Geoff Hamilton, Munstead Wood, Scarborough Fair and Jacqueline Du Pré which I had in pots. I also brought a Breathless Charm which has Graham Thomas as a parent.
Just before we left our Belgian garden I took some last minute cuttings and most have taken so today I potted on 2 Teasing Georgias, 3 Queen of Sweden, 1 Graham Thomas and 3 more whose name had washed off their pot. One pot failed completely and its name was washed off too so I shall just have to wait and see what I have.
I love David Austin roses for their perfume, their flower form, whether singles or complex, and their disease resistance.