Roses

Gabriel Oak still in bloom 27 th November never in bloom at this time here in Scotland .

Ahh excellent! Yes I remember seeing this and just watched it again. I think I’ll try it.Thanks for the help everyone.

Thanks yes, I will definitely trim that down, and then mulch.

Missed it last week as we went on a little break up to Bridlington, Scarborough & Whitby

thanks @Busy-Lizzie! glad it seems fine. can't wait to see how it does next year!

I can't help with the roses @Sue15, but the others have given great advice.The only thing I'd say is - have you notified the new purchasers of your current property that you're taking them? Anything in the ground is considered part of the sale unless you state you're taking them with you. If...

To a large extent it will depend on the weather over the past couple of years, you haven't mentioned whether you had drought, a lot of rain, a wet winter, a cold spring/summer. I've had all of these and I can see that some of the roses are struggling in my garden; not the two species roses...

Thank you so much! That’s all really informative and helpful…I shall get started in a couple of weeks

Thanks @Busy-Lizzie, hope you're feeling better.The first rose was my favourite, Gertrude Jekyll, pinks don't seem to come out true to colour on photos somehow. I'd have liked to name them all but don't know how to do it on my phone. Garden's been a bit neglected lately, the weather's been...

Perhaps one should plant with 1" above the soil to permit a 3/4" mulch of well rotted FYM , thus satisfying all camps. ?

No It has a lid in case of flies and smells and is only there for a week at a time.

Thank you

The other problem with that idea is getting a rose established where there is already one growing. Rose re-plant disease is a pain, meaning that new roses sicken and die when planted into soil where roses have grown previously (or still are growing). The answer really is to chop one or more of...

I agree that the pot isn't big enough. It should be at least 60cm tall.Did you feel into the compost to find out if it was moist lower down? Roses in pots need quite a lot of watering. Better a can full every 2 days in summer than a sprinkle every day. This also washes out nutrients so they...

Thanks @Tidemark .

I agree with Busy-Lizzie, dig it out, it's too old and oddly shaped now to ever look very attractive and personally I would never plant a red rose against a red brick wall - cream or white would look so much better as a contrast.Most modern roses have better disease resistance than the old...

Yeah give them a good heavy watering if you are worried.

Invaluable advice, thank you. I also have a very old rambling rose, which attacks me if I get anywhere close, I will make a determined effort to cut it well down.Protective gloves at the ready.

I agree with If it's a climber I wouldn't prune the tallest strongest stems down in February but I would remove the skinny straggly stems and prune the side shoots on the main stems to a few inches. Feed it in March and keep it moist.Roses often look a bit the worse for wear at this time of...

The advice given was to soak your rose, not just "water" it. What do you mean by "water heavily"?