Roses

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"?

I'm pleased to hear the old bloke focused on in-transit moisture rather than natural fertiliser.

yes the current roses that are blooming look like typical Alexandra of Kent roses now. so it was probably weather related

Thanks I've tied a couple of the long canes into the wires on the fence so there in a bit of a fan shape and cut out some dead twigs and spindley bits with no leaves. I'll leave it be now till Feb / March like you say thanks.

Thanks, I’ll do that. Not sure where I’m going to plant them yet. Would be nice to have them not too far from the house, so I can pop out and sniff them!

Ah, the collecting bug has bitten you. Seconds to order, days to receive, yrs to care for.

Plenty of air flow and there was plenty of flowers , just rust now - but I have pulled off all those leavesbrand new leaves with rust even stemsI appreciate it’s had it this year, but what can I do to stop the spores next year

Yes, I think it could. I think @CostasK could be right. Dig down and have a look. I had a Charles de Mills rose that did that and spread quite a bit sending out new babies. They were all like the parent not like suckers.

Yes you can cut it back as much or as little as you want.. I would take out all the dead stuff and cut the lot right back to about 1 foot.

We have green woodpeckers that visit to eat ants and so do sparrows, tits, pigeons and robins that are resident so I don't use any poisons. Adequate watering of pots and, if needed, the oil of cloves works for me and hurts nothing.

Having said that, I've found you there. I'm there too.

It could be, @amancalledgeorge , closest I've seen anyway. Though I wouldn't describe it as low, given it's at least 90cm tall already..... Jury's still out on whether to keep it or pass it on, it's sort of growing on me...... Shame it's got as much black spot as all my other roses....and the...

Ok, thank you for responding, I will do that!

Thank you @Mrs Hillard. For Your Eyes Only is very vigorous and is growing new leaves. I hope they won't be affected. The pink rose, it had a label saying "Baroness Rothschild" but I'm not sure, the pink is too dark, has suffered quite badly.

I think Harlow Carr is meant to grow floppy. A change from the stiff upright varieties. The soft growth pattern is a good foil to other roses. If its growth does not suit then it should not be too difficult to find a similar alternative, there are so many roses on the market now. Why pick a...

Grateful thanks everybody. It never ceases to amaze me what people know all you have to do is reach out. Thanks again.

MIL’s rose definitely hasn’t got a scent so maybe it isn’t DB? It dies insist on reaching for the stars though.I’m always anthroprimising plants and have quite clear ideas of which are boys or girls when the name doesn’t dictate. Always makes my OH laugh but it seems quite obvious to me.

Same as Darlec and how Sandvik used to be then.I spetlt it wrong Darlac