Roses

[skier-hughes]

What beautiful pictures! I feel like I'm watching Gardeners World!

:lol: Coming soon on PPGardenUK - Biggest Vegetable Competition. Marrows and cucumbers at the ready everyone!

You should see the size of my radishes... I'll see if I get time to snap a picture of one. Last year we had a lettuce large than a basketball!!

My only foray into roses here was one called something like valentines day, a beautiful red rose, I bought it for valentines day for Jo. Disappointed when the only flowers we have had are a very pale orange colour!!!!!!! Though continually being eaten by the geese doesn't help with it's growing.

 

[L1zzy]

No pics - but sooo lovely to see such wonderful roses - does it count that I have ordered 'Thisbe' and 'Goldfinch' to plant in November? I was so completely inspired by seeing them in bloom at Cranborne Manor this year and besides I love the name 'Thisbe'

 

[robgil]

But if you aren't going to prune, water, feed, mulch, and spray for mould, mildew and greenfly at the appropriate times don't even bother!

I'm afraid I only get 1/7 on that test! But my garden is a spray-free zone (I occasionally do a soap spray for the aphids, but suspect I only get clean aphids!) and water is not an issue around here. I reckon feed is the main issue and growing out of gravel against the house wall, applying manure is a bit tricky.

you could try mixing some pure neem oil in with the soap. apparently its a natural insect repellent.

not roses , my roses are pretty dire this year but here is a wild orchid i found growing close to a job i was on last week.