Roses

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Thanks. It was definitely the "right" colour last year, which was why I bought it and it's been properly looked after. It gets plenty of sun as the back garden is SW facing, but I'd have thought if it was fading caused by too much sun it would have happened on last year's flowers too. ...

Loli, with regard to your rose cuttings, go with what you feel! I had loads of goes a while back and to be honest I could never find a formula for what worked and what didn't. When a rose decides to live, it will cope with quite a lot. I potted mine on during the growing season as they had...

if you go to the rose section there is a sticky for care advice without using chemicals. i have tried soapy water but the infestation is so bad ive baught some rose clear which is insectiside and fungicide. but i will spray in eve when my lovely bees go to bed

I'd nip off the top couple of inches then it will start to get side shoots....the bit you nip off you can remove some of the bottom leaves wack it in a small pot of compost then hopefully....you'll have 2 plants

Bon appetBon appetit mon ami, Jenny

MD did a piece on rose cuttings toward the end of the last series of gardeners world; he re-visited them recently and said to leave them in place until this autumn when you should plant them into their final spot. As for yellowing of the leaves I'd give it a drink with sequestered iron and rain...

What direction does the wall face ? (NESW)

I fell in love with a picture of this little rose and, on discovering that it was a "patio rose", I ordered one which came today. In good condition BUT the root system is very big! I only want it in a pot on the postage stamp size patio. Can I cram all the root system in or can I trim any off ?...

Woo, I don't know whether you are around, but if you feel someone transmitting kind-intended and grateful thoughts in your direction, it's me! I think Falstaff says 'hello'...,...but it will stay under the bottle, because I don't believe the cuttings have rooted yet. However, this is...

Good going, Music! I'll look up those roses you've got. I'm in a similar position to you in that I bought 5 dry root climbing roses last Autumn, 3 for by the pond and two for the Arbour. The first three roses are Bright Future, Madame Alfred Carriere, and White Cloud [for the pond area],...

first spring I have this garden, so don't know yet. But more than one branch at least on the pink Camellia. On the other hand, both the pink and the white are quite substantial - 4-5 feet tall - and the red branches are not from the base or even the largest branches, so who knows.

How long has it been in the ground Laker as it could be frost damage. To be honest I think the plant is dead. You could try digging it up to see if there is any life in the roots, if so trim off alll the dead foliage and re-plant it to see if it puts up new shoots.

Thanks for the exallent advice

I have a new rose planted this year, a climber called 'Chris' with fragrant yellow flowers. It's to grow up and over an archway and is possibly the thorniest rose I have ever seen! It looks like its going into battle! At least it will give the pigeons something to think about when they land on it...

I think the idea is not to put the rose in the wine box..........just to buy a box of wine, drink the wine as you watch the rose grow.....and put your feet up on the box as you get steadily drunk!!

Just do as you're told,Harry!! I must admit when I was a long haired, scruffy, oil stained overall wearing Radar Fitter in the RAF I always told officers that if I ever called them SIR it would be spelled CUR.

Thanks Kevin and WOO (twit t-woo, sorry couldn't resist it ), a lot of very good information there. Yes, I'm growing it as a bush and it gave me a fantastic display of flowers last year and I'm hoping for the same again this year. As soon as the rain and the cold wind disappear, i shall get out...

Just a quick shout to let you know that they are both budding up nicely now. Thanks for the tips on pruning these loverly climbers. :grouphug:

In 2004, two dutch companies, River Flowers and F.J. Zandbergen, experimented and successfully grew a rose that had its petals rainbow colored. As petals get their nourishment through stem, the idea is to split the stem into several channels and dip each one in a different colored water. This...