I use coffee grounds around my rhododendrons and it certainly gives them a boost. However it does absolutely nothing to deter slugs
@Magical Meeekat would your mom be able to take the rose bush before the move is completed? Not the best time to move roses I know but I find them...
My roses are starting to pick up after the rain. Obviously the plants all love the rain but the individual blooms struggle a bit. I have bring me...
What a shame I must admit most of my roses are looking a bit bedraggled and please don’t mention the peonies! I picked some yesterday but those...
The thread was started by @katecat58 but I am sure questions about any plant would be fine. I think the idea was a chatty thread with possibly...
@Penny_Forthem i won’t go into details but my niece was dog sitting for a friend this week and last night the dog passed away. It wasn’t an easy...
Good morning all. Dry here and windy hope it lingers until my washing dries! Dreaded housework today as I have visitors for lunch tomorrow. I was...
Marlorena how lovely to see you on here. Your advice really helped me on GW when first trying to grow roses in pots. I look forward to seeing...
Emily Brontë is looking good this year.
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As far as greenfly are concerned I tend to leave them for the ladybirds and small birds to sort out. The only exception are lupin aphids which I...
I think I have deleted it.
So sorry @katecat58 didn’t see this gosh I am not doing well am I? I will close the thread I just started and contribute to this one instead. If...
That’s absolutely fine I will start a new thread and I do apologise if I have caused offence
Look like verbena to me. Pretty flowers
Yes it would be interesting to hear stories about the lovely roses, reasons for choosing them or reminiscing about when they were bought. Also I...
A lot of those threads are closed? Would it be possible to expand this thread to discuss general rose care and chat about roses? Or do I need to...
Is there a thread to talk about roses? Care etc? I don’t really want images only.
Just to say @lizzie27 I grow all my roses in pots and with plenty of food and water and the right soil they do very well. On GW we had a poster,...
I do have Elizabeth from DA a few years ago and she is lovely, elegant and sweetly scented.
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