Edhelka, I fed slow release feed a few weeks ago, rose feed and a bit of BF&B, and whilst the weather was dry and warmish I have been giving them a 4-5 ltr drench once a week. No liquid feed as yet though.
I’ve just had a notification from DA roses, potted Desdemona is back in stock again for those that are interested, you might need to get a wriggle on before stock runs out.
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@Nollie ...so many buds.. there's no stopping old Gertrude is there... why I got rid of it, I lost my patience with that rose in trying to keep it short..
..delighted to see your Cramoisi Superieur.. I think the colour should darken with age.. these old Chinas won't win any prizes but they have a certain charm... Jedmar usually knows his oats, but that photo on HMF, looks more like 'Fabvier', which is sometimes confused with it.. but he ought to know..
@Marlorena, I like Gertrude, one of my healthiest Austins. I still plan to do as edhelka suggested and get her in the ground at some point. Or at least a larger pot positioned where she can do what she wants. I just keep baulking at tackling the job of surgical extraction!
Yes CS does look very different in Jedmar’s photo doesn’t it? If it can cope in my hot border, I don’t mind how it turns out!
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I've been struggling to spend the garden centre voucher I was given at school. It's for one specific place and everything there is expensive compared to the prices at my local ones. Was hoping to get some carnivorous plants for inside, but they didn't have any.
Solution, check the clearance section. I got these three pots of cowslip for £1 each. I'll plant them in our wildflower patch and take some seed to grow some for the allotment as well. We needed something in there that flowers at this time for year.
They did have some reduced roses as well...but they didn't jump out at me.
I nearly got GJ this year but then changed my mind when I thought we weren't going to have the space. There's one nearby that I can go and sniff anyway!
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Edhelka, I fed slow release feed a few weeks ago, rose feed and a bit of BF&B, and whilst the weather was dry and warmish I have been giving them a 4-5 ltr drench once a week. No liquid feed as yet though.
...so many buds.. there's no stopping old Gertrude is there... why I got rid of it, I lost my patience with that rose in trying to keep it short..
..delighted to see your Cramoisi Superieur.. I think the colour should darken with age.. these old Chinas won't win any prizes but they have a certain charm... Jedmar usually knows his oats, but that photo on HMF, looks more like 'Fabvier', which is sometimes confused with it.. but he ought to know..
Yes CS does look very different in Jedmar’s photo doesn’t it? If it can cope in my hot border, I don’t mind how it turns out!
@Lizzie27
I presumed he'd been poking around in the soil .. he's been busy lately, he has babies I think..
Solution, check the clearance section. I got these three pots of cowslip for £1 each. I'll plant them in our wildflower patch and take some seed to grow some for the allotment as well. We needed something in there that flowers at this time for year.
They did have some reduced roses as well...but they didn't jump out at me.
I nearly got GJ this year but then changed my mind when I thought we weren't going to have the space. There's one nearby that I can go and sniff anyway!