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  1. Freddy

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    Hi folks. I don`t know if any of you are familiar with `crimson showers`, but I`m looking for something similar which is less vigorous. Cheers...freddy.
     
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    Hi Freddy well there's nothing to compare with Crimson Shower's you have the best Rambler and best colour of its Kind,so maybe you will have to lower your sights a bit,Maybe PAUL,S SCARLET I had one at the front door It was just beautiful some kind soul vandalised it but I have planted two new ones now.:)
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    How about a classic...........................crackiling rose-Neil Diamond

    A husky yet quite a deep specimen:D:eek::D
     
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    Hi again folks. Thanks for your suggestions. Actually, something I just remembered was Geoff Hamilton training a rambler horizantaly along some wires. I think the thing was I let it get out of hand and ended up with too much growth at the top and not much lower down. As you say wiseoldowl, it`s a cracking rose which I first saw at Barnsdale in their `cottage` garden. So, once again, thanks for your suggestions but methinks maybe I should try it again and THIS time be more vigilant. Cheers...freddy.
     
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    Well folks, it seems I misled you. Having just sourced some `crimson showers` it turns out that this WASN`T the rose I had. The one I had was a very deep red rose that flowered more than once each year and the flowers were in clusters. So I guess I`m looking for a climber and NOT a rambler. Thanks for your suggestions and sorry for leading you `up the path` :) I would be grateful for more suggestions. So, to recap, a climber that has deep red flowers and which grows to maybe 15ft or so. Cheers...freddy.
     
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    BTW, the reason I`m suggesting 15ft or so is because I`m allowing for the growth to be trained horizantally (as well as vertically)along my pergola. Is this right ? Cheers...freddy.
     
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    Hi Freddy This Is just a general estimate.Climber,s TALL(18ft-25ft)
    MEDIUM(10ft-18ft) SHORT(6ft-10ft).Good luck:thumb::)
     
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    Thanks for that WOO :)
     
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    Ok. I`ve ordered 2 `crimson glory` :)
     
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    Hi again. Right, now that the said roses are on order, I`d like to get it right, starting with ground preparation. With this in mind, what do I need to do ? Cheers...freddy.
     
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    Just thought I`d post a pic to show you where the roses are are going to grow. It`s not quite finished, but you get the idea. [​IMG] Cheers...freddy.
     
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    Hi Freddy when are you going to receive them and are container or Bare root.This is what I do but it might not be what other Gardeners do.
    If it is Bare root 1.Put them in a Bucket of water for at least 2 hours
    2.make sure they have at least 6 hours of Sun a day If possible Afternoon
    Sun.3.2 metres apart(Climbers)I dig the hole 2ft x2ft the soil I have removed i put in a barrow .Then I always prune the tips of each roots
    Then I use 50% of Compost Manure and 50% of my native soil(good Stuff) I personally never use the soil i have removed but put it somewhere else in the Garden and I always put about a cup of Phosphate in the Hole and as with any rose I water it early morning and late evening for the first 3 days.:)
     
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    Hi WOO. I`m assuming that they will be delivered shortly, and will therefore be potted. The sun shouldn`t be a problem as we`re pretty much south facing. Cheers...freddy.
     
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