...Notes from a Rose garden...
Welcome to 'The Horseshoe'..
..this garden is not large.. I do not have trees, sweeping lawns or landscaping... and I grow roses in an unorthodox fashion - some of my roses are an acquired taste, so they will not be for everybody... but I hope anyone looking in finds something of interest along the way.. and is inspired to grow a rose or two if you don't already have any..
I have a variety of different types.. I collect roses, they go in wherever I can find a spot, or in a pot... I'm not concerned with colour clashes, but I do try to avoid pink with orange..
...I will also show my companion plantings - very important to have with roses - ... or anything that's looking good on the day.. so it won't only be roses.. plus diseases, bugs or poor growth... all is worth noting.. I have successes and failures like everyone does.. [sympathies welcome]…
I don't use sprays, this is a live and let live kind of place...so if you like the pristine, unblemished look.. I would struggle with that...
I take lots of photos, it's a hobby.. I've reduced the file size so I hope they load quick enough..
May 1st. 2019... I have a few blooms just opening but first a photo of a rambler called ..
'Ghislaine de Feligonde'..
...I know some are new to this rose so here it is today... it's about 8 foot tall by 10 foot wide, but I should add it was severely pruned by half last autumn due to fence repairs... so it's only half the width.. 20 foot wide is easily achieved, and I aim to get it back to that very soon.. it's a gentle rambler that doesn't overwhelm but it does have considerable reach all the same.. it flowers all summer into autumn...
...more photos to follow...
..this garden is not large.. I do not have trees, sweeping lawns or landscaping... and I grow roses in an unorthodox fashion - some of my roses are an acquired taste, so they will not be for everybody... but I hope anyone looking in finds something of interest along the way.. and is inspired to grow a rose or two if you don't already have any..
I have a variety of different types.. I collect roses, they go in wherever I can find a spot, or in a pot... I'm not concerned with colour clashes, but I do try to avoid pink with orange..
...I will also show my companion plantings - very important to have with roses - ... or anything that's looking good on the day.. so it won't only be roses.. plus diseases, bugs or poor growth... all is worth noting.. I have successes and failures like everyone does.. [sympathies welcome]…
I don't use sprays, this is a live and let live kind of place...so if you like the pristine, unblemished look.. I would struggle with that...
I take lots of photos, it's a hobby.. I've reduced the file size so I hope they load quick enough..
May 1st. 2019... I have a few blooms just opening but first a photo of a rambler called ..
'Ghislaine de Feligonde'..
...I know some are new to this rose so here it is today... it's about 8 foot tall by 10 foot wide, but I should add it was severely pruned by half last autumn due to fence repairs... so it's only half the width.. 20 foot wide is easily achieved, and I aim to get it back to that very soon.. it's a gentle rambler that doesn't overwhelm but it does have considerable reach all the same.. it flowers all summer into autumn...
...more photos to follow...
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..this is 'Marie Nabonnand'.. [climbing Hybrid Tea].. very sweetly scented, damask fragrance.. long season.. first flowers today...
..I bought some new roses today... if they are cheap I sometimes get some to grow as annuals, and I may not keep these, it depends how I like them.. they will stay in pots..
I got them for £6.50 each.. one place near me I can get roses for as little as £3.. so it's difficult to resist, although these are not the sort of roses I normally buy.. but looking forward to some lovely blooms...
'Midnight Blue'.. 'Lavender Ice'... 'Chandos Beauty'...
I got this gorgeous Centaurea today...'Amethyst in Snow'.. a Bressingham introduction..
Aquilegia 'Biedermeier'...
Aquilegia 'Mrs. Scott-Eliot'
Shes described on websites and on the pot when I bought her as being a short climber - to only a couple of metres. So it's interesting that she gets so big.
My next favourite foliage is 'Mortimer Sackler' - I like the shape and colour.
I really like seeing photos of your garden Marlorena I've already pinched a lot of ideas from your photos and suggestions in the past.