The New ROSE Season 2021...
Well here we are folks, it’s 2021 and the days are gradually getting longer. Time for a new thread, following in Marlorena’s fine tradition of an annual space dedicated to all things rosey. Looking forward to hearing about and seeing all your roses this year, from members old and new. Feel free to ask questions that I will get others to answer, ask for recommendations and impart your experiences, good and bad, of rose growing!
Apart from the established favourites, for me this year is all about adventures in old roses, especially trying some China, Tea and Noisette roses for the first time. So I’m especially looking forward to seeing how they do for me.
What are you most looking forward to this year? Which of your new roses excites you the most?
A bit early for much on the photo front, but three David Austin roses, Munstead Wood, Lady Emma Hamilton and Darcy Bussell are leafing up nicely. Here’s LEH - a bit dew-sodden but I love her purple coat:
Plus some newbies growing on in the poly are leafing out too, Francis Dubreuil and Guy Savoy:
Apart from the established favourites, for me this year is all about adventures in old roses, especially trying some China, Tea and Noisette roses for the first time. So I’m especially looking forward to seeing how they do for me.
What are you most looking forward to this year? Which of your new roses excites you the most?
A bit early for much on the photo front, but three David Austin roses, Munstead Wood, Lady Emma Hamilton and Darcy Bussell are leafing up nicely. Here’s LEH - a bit dew-sodden but I love her purple coat:
Plus some newbies growing on in the poly are leafing out too, Francis Dubreuil and Guy Savoy:
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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I'm really looking forward to seeing my only Moss rose 'General Kleber' this year, it's a good grower, with excellent disease resistant foliage, no black spot at all last year, so hoping for a good show... I've not grown it before..
..Spring just around the corner...
Emily Brontë waiting for soggy garden to dry.
Marie Pavie, she will stay in pot.
Winter honeysuckle with a bee visitor. It hasn't grown much but I managed to root six baby plants from it.
@Marlorena sorry to tag you as I know you were wanting a rest from notifications!!
Or anyone else, I asked on the previous thread but to be fair I posted a lot of things that day it may well have been missed!
Do you have any experience with "Maid of Kent?" It's my favourite so far of that sort that I've looked at, ticks most boxes. Well reviewed on helpmefind. But not from many people.
DA must like it as they've got several good quality photos on their website and they usually just do one or two stock ones for other breeder's roses.
hey-a..
.....it's no problem at all about the tagging,..or p.m.'s whatever... I was only joking about the notifications, so don't anybody worry about tagging, always pleased to hear from members about anything really..
..re.. Maid of Kent... I know nothing about this rose except that it's scentless and grows well on a pergola.. Mrs Hepworth of The Manor House, at Skeeby, N. Yorkshire has it on a pergola there in the back garden amongst other ramblers and is obviously pleased with it... she opened her garden once a year, pre Covid.. so you would be in good company... the scentless factor would put me off for my own garden though, if growing around windows, but this may not bother anyone else..
..what I don't know, but would like to know, is if the petals drop cleanly, or stay on the plant, and what it looks like after a downpour... I think someone here has it though, but can't remember who..?..