Yes you can cut it back as much or as little as you want.. I would take out all the dead stuff and cut the lot right back to about 1 foot.
Oh ok.. the pink one is 'Coral Flower Carpet', and the white one is either 'Kent', or 'White Flower Carpet'.. looks a bit more like 'Kent'.. all...
@NigelJNot a climber, no, more a wall shrub to 6 feet or so in the most sheltered spots, quite stiffly upright I found. My plant came from the...
Opening blooms on 'Bathsheba' are, I think, some of the loveliest in the rose world.. they don't always age well though, but easily forgiven.....
Perhaps you would like Lonicera x brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'.. ?LONICERA brownii 'Dropmore Scarlet'Or, for something slightly tender, I grew...
@CarolineL ..thanks so much.. I don't think they're native, also known as Statice, sold as Limonium platyphyllum.. Noses vary but they are...
@CarolineL ..thanks.. they're called Panacea French Arch Trellis with Finials. There are 2 types, the shorter ones came from 'The Range', and...
3 pics of 'Sally Holmes'.. with these lovely apricot buds.. [ATTACH]..despite the weather, constantly in bloom.. and weather resistant.. also...
Katecat, if your rose was strongly scented, I would guess at 'Prima Ballerina', but I think you said it has no scent at all.. best scent is on a...
Endless rain here, bit of a washout.. Clematis 'Valour'.. [ATTACH] Phlox 'David'.. [ATTACH] Lythrum / Phlox .. [ATTACH] Trachelospermum / clematis...
It looks perfectly fine to me, what is it you don't like about it? You do realise you have the climbing version don't you? Yes of course you do,...
@Busy-LizzieA common problem caused by tiny rose slugs, which you will find on the undersides of the leaves, little white grubs.. they eat away...
@Michael Hewett It's new to me this year. I didn't know it was supposed to be hardy, I would expect to lose it. Doesn't look like a hardier...
Some clever plantings going on above ^... Very dry here again and I don't water.. Lythrum 'Dropmore Purple'.. Dahlia 'Bantling'.. roses.. Phlox...
Very nice indeed.. and can only get better with time.I also have a new 'Kew Gardens'.. [ATTACH]
Exceptional garden photos from everyone, but had to say to @AnniD.. I do love your greenhouse.Just noticed that @Busy-Lizzie has a rather...
Thank you @lizzie27 I also have problems finding threads if they drift off the main page.. At least we're having a fine bit of weather now for...
'Columbia'.. sweetly scented climber.. prefers warm climate.. [ATTACH] 'Loyal Companion'.. [ATTACH] 'Wild Rover'.. [ATTACH] 'Emma...
..some flowering plants.. Hemerocallis 'Laurena'.. [ATTACH] Ceanothus 'Marie Simon'.. Lavatera 'Burgundy Wine'.. [ATTACH] Spigelia marilandica.....
Philadelphus 'Beauclerk'.. [ATTACH]Salvia 'Delice Feline'.. [ATTACH] Hypericum 'Magical Beauty'.. [ATTACH] Ceratostigma willmottianum.. [ATTACH]...
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