Roses

I'm about to be a Godmother again (that's Godmother, not Grandmother!) and I thought a rose would be nice as part of the Christening gift. Unfortunately, I know nothing about roses so some help in finding exactly what I'm looking for would be greatly appreciated. If possible I'd like it to...

Yes indeed a very sad LossFather of the Modern Rose Mr Moore developed over 500 different types of Rose and has a worldwide following - he is particularly popular here in Britain, according to Ann Bird, president of the UK's Royal National Rose Society."He's an eminent world rosarian," Ms...

Cyril(not Bothered :dh: :hehe: ) Any climbing Rose Is going to take 2 -3 years to grow to the height you require and requires lots of TLC Climbers.(S/C)Artur Bell -Breath of life- Casino-Compassion-Dublin Bay-New Dawn-Iceberg-Pauls Scarlet-:thumb:

Hi Quercus Yes But its purely a Personal choice and Its just that for many sound reasons I prefer Garlic,after all its the same family

Hi GK They are all Perfect In their Own way ,Personally I think what you need Is a patio Climbing Rose,If The Height you want Is Only one Metre,such as Sympathie,Tradition,Temptress,A few of my Non Patio favourites are Dublin Bay,Super Sparkle,Etoile D Hollande.Hope this has been of some help...

It's Sunday afternoon now, Woo, so, good afternoon to you. Yes, Richard Mabey is a very outstanding writer in his field. Another of his very useful books is : Food for Free. Here he not only gives a little insight in a wild plant's history, but also tells the reader what is edible and what to do...

Looks to me like Black Spot, Dawn, spray with Roseclear3.:thumb:

Hi Freddy Lovely rose great photo:thumb:

Hi Rhyleysgranny No Problem ,anytimeU.K Name (Crazy For You) Bred In the U.S.A 1999 Its name there Is (Fourth of July) Parents(Roller Coaster x Altissimo)

Cheers for information.I am grateful for this info,Will do as you say and keep you posted.Its not only your brain I am in the same boat.As I live in the most northernly part of Britain ,just miles from John O Groats the winters can be severe,so was unsure about timing of planting.All the...

lollipop what a gorgeous rose well done truly wonderful

there is only 1 thing that beats a dram 2 DRAMS!. THANKS , music.

Hi Lollipop . I do hope that your Geoff Hamilton Is OK. Is it possible just to place some Bags over the Blooms to keep them dry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To be totally honest,all the powers to be in the Rose world, Say...

Hi Catztail many thanks for your kind words,much appreciated

why are my roses so tall?its only their 2nd year, do i have to stake them

Gorgeous everyone.

Hi lorry you are most welcome

Okay-first, I would identify which are suckers and which are grafted rose shoots. Remove the suckers and leave the rest until early next spring when you give it a good pruning. It looks from here like you can get quite close to the base from behind the bush-and be confident, you can sort this...

Thats so pretty Freddy~!

Assume this is Adenium the desert rose.I've got some seed raised plants. Over the years I had no luck germinated seed from the likes of Chiltern Seeds etc. My first sucsess was with seed bought from a company in the US, second batch from Thailand.Warm temperatures and a well drained...