Roses

I still need to prune several rose bushes ... am waiting for the forsythia to bloom (thats what I was taught i.e. prune rose bushes when the forsythia start blooming?)

Very fragrant rose is Margaret Merril (Harkness), but the flowers are not very durable.

what the quickest growing type/types you could buy?would love to have some up to the bedrooms in the front of my house and along the wall to the front door.Thing is if i done this when i said yrs ago could have had some well established ones there by now...

I say you need to let go, move on, and forget about the ex. Grow roses, great, they are beautiful. But they are not magic.As long as you hold onto the idea of something that's gone, you can't move on, and can't be happy. Let go, start fresh. Mr Right might be just round the corner, but you'll...

Thank you Armandii :-)

That is a very specific way to look at it... the root stock could be any kind of rose although most likley something like rosa rugosa, suckers coming from a root stock are likley to be strong growths as that's why it was chosen as the root stock:WINK1:

...Update.....well after the incredibly mild winter we've had (so far!! :D), my little roses are still in full leaf and are starting to produce suckers around the base......., looks like they're going to make nice little multi-stemmed bush roses

Ooh..a trial..sounds like a plan! Steve...

I know Clare It was wicked of the writers to do that not only to me the listener, but to Graham Seed the actor A well missed friend (in imagination) They could of at least have the suspence then six months in hospital from all the damage, would have had the same impact on the listeners on old...

Hi Dim,I saw that on you tube yesterday,what a beauty and what a wopper....it must have taken years to get that big...

Thanks wiseoldowl, very helpful!... I will investigate by the light of day when I get a chance. The flower on my potential sucker is bright yellow - identical to the flowers on the bush itself ... It's just that the shoot is 2ft away from the bush!

That's just gorgeous Julie! I was looking at getting one of those and now you have just made up my mind for me!!

Good morning Archie,to err on the side of caution I always try to answer all our friends posts in text book styleBut My own personal answer would be if you need to move your standard Rose my friend then by all means move it now(I move Roses at all times during the year):WINK1:Hope this helps.

Ok thanks, wasn't sure if I had to bubble wrap the container or anything.Cheers D

Good morning Scotkat hang on to their beauty for as long as you can,no rush to prune them my friend wait until Feb/March

I posted a couple pics of my front garden but I started a new thread under Beginners Gardening. Thanks for all the advice so far - it really does help!

Thank you for the reply wiseoldowl, I will try and put some of your suggestions into practice and keep my fingers crossed.

I don't know, I've never had one die on me yet. I've nearly lost a few to over watering, but a bit of neglect lets them recover. Perhaps that's it, the basis of the taleNo objection at all to you borrowing my post

When this Adam was a lad we had Rosehip Syrup from the fledgling National Health Service, as a vitamin C suppliment, also NHS Orange juice. There is a very good Rosehip Cordial available now see: a-a

Hi Janefer IMHO yes with new John Innes no 3,with respect a 16 inch Pot is not large enough,and keep it well watered ,Hope this helps.