Roses and other queries.

Hi Lizzie Oh no just brambles,your experienced green fingered acquaintance as much to learn about the beautiful Rose Blackberries grow on Brambles not Roses

IMHO I really wouldn't have pruned them now,because they have flowered ,if you had beheaded them they would have repeat flowered again and again,I would have waited until they were in their dormant state November to March,this is the time also to relocate them,I would certainly never put them in pots as they have previously been growing happily n the garden soil.If you have no choice and are determined to move your 5 Roses it is imperative that you do not put them in pots.as a generalisation Roses need at least 6 hours of sun each day,I do hope this helps you and if you have anymore questions on anything just ask,you will find all of us friendly and only to willing to help and advise you my friend

 

Good evening Lizze your are most welcome my friend

 

Yes grass will grow OK under apple trees - but do you mean in that corner in your photo above, it doesn't look like an apple tree? That looks too shady for grass.

 

@lizzerti and @wiseowl

Funny thing is my wife and her family have always called climbing roses "brambles", I thought it was just a local Essex name for them and never thought more about it. Just looked up the name on wikipedia and they are indeed part of the Rose family, you learn something new every day

 

Good morning JWK yes indeed there are quite a few

Cherries, apples, pears, plums, quince, raspberries and blackberries. and many more

 

Good morning Lizzie "A Rose by any other name"

He who would have beautiful Roses in his garden must have beautiful Roses in his heart."

It's easy to forget that down deep, roses are simply prickly shrubs—brambles—cousins to the sprawling, ineradicable blackberry. A rose just wants to be a rose, and the plant's needs are not all that complicated:

This is for Bert