Roses

I brutally pruned some climbers two years ago. No flowers last year but they're back in force now.Arthur Bell Dublin Bay Albertine

I love her but do find the scent erratic. Sometimes strong and gorgeous, other times/blooms negligible. Ours took a couple of years to settle and really get going, before then they flowered well but always looked a bit spindly

Good evening thank you for that information I shall have a search on my database and get back to you at some point

I don't really care for "The King's Rose", it looks too feminine for the king. Rosa Mundi is OK because of it's wonderful scent. The main difference between the two is that Rosa Mundi is only summer flowering and The King's Rose repeat flowers.

No advantage that I can see.

Most roses will cope with as little as three hours of sunshine a day (when it shines ) but prefer much more.In a previous garden I dug out a new rose bed and planted nine bare root roses in early Spring. I didn't expect them to bloom the first year but they all produced some flowers late in...

I've had a good look. It definitely has plenty of room - for this year anyway. Then I'll do what @infradig suggests. I don't want to waste a good container on it.

Oh dear. Another thing to worry about

I think it's OK for the moment but when it grows new canes then tie them where you want while they are still flexible.

@Snorky85- That is interesting that yours haven't done much better in the ground, thank you.I've added some of the additional rose nutrients listed up thread, so hoping it makes a difference till I can plant them in the ground.

I'm afraid your roses are planted far to close to the fence and 12" is very narrow for a bed. Roses should be at least 12" from a fence. The soil is very dry at the bottom of fences, due to something called rain shadow and also the rose needs air circulation.The rose on the left looks rather...

Thanks for the replies! Ok so chop off the dangerous attacking bits now & leave the big task of thinning it out to winter? It’s huge and I think it’ll be easier when the leaves are gone to see exactly what’s what! It’d be nice to get flowers next year though.

I'd love to see that @Allotment Boy . There are times when I'd like to try something similar in my own garden

Probably rose sawflies or leaf cutter bees. Unsightly but they won't kill the rose. The young of sawflies are called rose worms but they are more like tiny caterpillars. Pick them off if you see any. Rose worms tend to suck out the sap though.If the leaves are green I don't remove them but if...

Superb diagnosis! That's exactly it! Guess thr black grit is droppings. I popped my glasses on and there the caterpillars were! Pretty well camouflaged too! Thank you!

I think it's interesting to see different tastes! But to answer your question, because peonies flower for a very short period of time, whereas roses keep flowering for months and months.Also, just to clarify something. When I said that I personally don't like classic roses, I meant hybrid tea...

If it repeat flowers then deadhead at first and stop later in the year - best of both worlds.

We moved here in 97 so my rose isn't as old as some. I loved the picnmix aspect.

You really need to have the pot filled to around an inch or so below the rim otherwise it doesn't matter what size pot you use you will only be using a bit of it.So if you repot settle it higher than it is in that pot.