What a fabulous display of roses @Busy-Lizzie ... this is the first time I've seen your gazebo, it's looking really good - wish I had one.....
..^that's a nice Hulthemia Kate isn't it? unusual mix of colours on those. I'd like to see how it compares to more established varieties of this...
A close up of the exquisite 'Rose de Rescht'.. the blooms are small but produces a lot of them.. wonderful fragrance.. [ATTACH]
@Meomye.. Thank you, yes I've scaled down a lot but I can still manage a few new ones here and there.. I took a liking to the unusual colours of...
@Valleysgirl oh ok, well I'm not sure really, it has some similarity to 'The Anniversary Rose' but the buds are usually much darker.. Sorry I...
@Pete8 oh dear I am doing well.. I really can't recall now, maybe we stick with Fritz Nobis?..@Valleysgirl Those are 2 lovely roses. I'd...
@Pete8 thanks.. more to come I hope..whoops ... memory lapse.. I can see now the foliage is not correct for Albertine... did I say 'Mme....
You don't see 'Agatha Christie' rose very often these days, lovely big blooms..and 'Clarence House' is superb. A good scent as I recall, I had...
Striped roses have been around for a long time, Rosa mundi is medieval, then we have roses like Ferdinand Pichard and the 19th C. Commandant...
I was never keen on these striped roses and my first impression was one of disinterest, but I now think this one has considerable merit. They...
@lizzie27 Thanks Lizzie, nice to talk with you again. Desdemona will be fine in a pot 18 x 18'' for a few years I should think, bit of topping...
..this is 'Marie Nabonnand'. a clg HT circa 1938.. thornless, damask scent.. just going over in places.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ''Surpassing...
Still on this subject, I fed these two roses with Maxicrop sequestered iron with seaweed, just 2 weeks ago, they both suffer from chlorosis in my...
@DevonDays Hello, and thanks for the alert, I've only just noticed as I've been away a bit. I'm delighted you remember me in some other place...
@OwdPotter Hello ! long time no see, and thanks for the mention. I do look in here sometimes but I've been away, just got back from a trip to...
Please consider Rosa sancta - The Holy Rose. It was discovered in ancient Abyssinia, probably of Phoenician origins [Syrian]. It was planted in...
I'm seeing things a little differently. What I think has happened there is that your rose, the one that produces just 5 or 6 apricot coloured...
Yes, as others have said, it will be best if you start out again with this rose by cutting the whole lot down to about 2 feet above ground or...
I use this. One capful around the base of the rose in the pot, about once a fortnight. You will still need to water it in a little if no rain...
'Star of India' at its best right now.. .. the south side.. [ATTACH] ..north facing.. [ATTACH]
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