What have I got in this border?

This border is a little crazy. There are some thorny roses I have no idea what to do with as they're intertwined with the other flowers. Love the pink, orange and lilac flowers but no idea what any of them are. Any ideas?

How would you approach tackling this area?


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The red flowers look like quince?
I can also see Dicentra and Bluebells. And maybe some Saxifrage.

 

Middle bottom of the first picture (pink with white parts coming out the bottom of it) is Lamprocapnos spectabilis - more commonly known as Bleeding Heart.

You also have bluebells - unfortunately they are not our native English bluebells but Spanish bluebells.

The straggly looking one is Chaenomeles commonly known as Flowering Quince (not too sure which variety of it you have though)

 

Well spotted!
The common name for Saxifrage is London Pride
I've included links in both of my posts which will tell you how to care for them so you can make decisions on what *you* wish to do with them

 

Your roses have Black Spot and that will need to be dealt with and they do need a good prune, but @wiseowl is the best person to give advice on that ( or @Sheal )

 

Lovely, thanks so much! I'm finding this border a little overwhelming - not least because I don't have any gardening gloves thick enough to handle rose stems! (We moved into the house in October and this is the first chance I've had to get into the garden and explore it...)

As a novice gardener I'm struggling to identify anything so you have all been extremely helpful. Thank you.


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Cut the flowers off the bluebells once they are finished to stop them spreading. Pick off the yellow/black spotted leaves and dispose of them in a normal bin. Once the quince and dicentra have finished flowering I would give them a light prune too.

 

I'd dig the rose out and move it to a less crowded spot. Most shrub roses need an area of about 3ft to spread in, they also need air circulation which helps to prevent disease. These plants need quite a bit of attention compared with most and they are hungry and thirsty shrubs too.

Pull all the diseased leaves off and collect any from underneath the plant, these must be disposed of carefully as black spot carries spores which will spread to other roses. Either burn them or put them in your rubbish bin, not in a composter if you have one. The rose can be treated with chemicals or organically, which ever is your preference. 'Rose Clear' or something similar is available as a spray. Our rose expert @wiseowl will be able to help you out with organic solutions.

I find leather gardening gloves better for handling thorny plants than cloth ones but they can be pricey.