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Can a Rose Bush live in semi shade?
Newtothis2016
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Hello,
I'm just after a bit of advice. My garden is south east facing, and gets plenty of sunlight (when we're lucky enough to get any). I want to tidy up my front gsrden borders, only get sunlight in the morning. I've gone and planted in a rose bush tgis morning..willvit survive in morning only sun, can I plant stargazer lilies next to it? Any advice would be most welcome please. Thanks. 
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It's a David Austin..Lady Sylvia. It was delivered last November. ? I've only just got round to planting it.A bare root shrub.
Hi I have an east facing back garden and all these roses thrive; harlow carr, new dawn, gertrude jekyll, mme alfred carriere,generous gardener, ispahan,and zepherine drouhin
My climbing "The Pilgrim" faces east.
I hope you had those rose roots in some damp compost or temporarily dug in somewhere. Rose roots mustn't be allowed to dry out.
David Austin's web site tells you whichh of his roses can be grown in shade. Gertrude Jekyll amongst others needs 4 hours of sunlight a day but that's the minimum.
Thank you all so much. I've been so busy with a young baby and we got married, I've only got round to it. I had left it in the garden so it was ok..had even started a shoot on it. lucky , I know.Still I guessed I couldn't make it any worse by planting it.Lily bulbs came today, I'll plant those this weekend. Thanks again.
It may not be ideal but roses are surprisingly tough - it sounds as if it'll be fine.
Enjoy that baby and if you have any more gardening questions don't hesitate to ask
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.