I've now watched GW, yesterday, while I did the ironing. Monty was planting a yew plant in his cottage garden. He's dug up a lot of the cottage...
Not planting in a zig zag - training in a zig zag, tying in stems sideways.
Thank you @noisette47 . I enlarged it and it definitely isn't Chevy Chase. It does look rather like a friend's Etoile de Hollande. She's also...
When the seeds are just sown or very tiny plants I sit the seed trays in a tray of water. I have sprayed them too but a watering can may wash...
I went to a Catholic Convent @Ergates. Some of the nuns were Irish but they didn't encourage anything as fun as Irish dancing. I hated it. I was...
Which one is that @noisette47? Looks a bit like my Chevy Chase.
Good morning all.I had a lazy day yesterday, didn't do any painting or gardening. I did do the ironing though, in front of Gardeners' World.I...
I prefer ramblers to climbers on an arch as the canes are more supple but a lot don't repeat flower. There is a lot of good advice in this article...
It shouldn't be in direct sunlight. Just needs light.
Too soon to worry yet . When I left OH's garden in Norfolk 9 days ago Rozanne wasn't showing and here in my garden in SW France I noticed the...
Mine is rampant in OH's sandy soil in Norfolk and my clay soil in SW France.I would cut off those longer stems down to the neat clump in the...
I have Blush Noisette and Ghislaine de Féligonde and, although lovely, I don't think they are the best choice for a rose arch. They aren't very...
Good morning all.Cold here, phone says -2C, at least there's no snow. Daughter near Poitiers has snow ❄️. I wonder if @Obelix-Vendée has snow. I...
It looks very good to me, having just come through winter. Mine is tattier.
This morning I did more painting of kitchen cupboards.I finished weeding and mulching the Jewel bed this afternoon. It was cold today and grey,...
Climbing and rambling roses come in different heights. If you would like 2 roses, one each side of the arch then chose shorter ones.I have...
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Lovely photos, I like the bank with the primroses @Plantminded. Are there bluebells coming up? I love the scent of gorse.
I finished weeding and mulching the Jewel Bed. Photos show before, after and last June.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]It's bigger than it looks,...
I found it useful too @AnniD.Maybe you are a perfectionist, @Plantminded, but Monty has such a large garden he possibly doesn't have time to do...
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