Wot No Roses

Hi all, my Jubilee Celebration did well this year.
And William Shakespeare too.

 

My Crocus rose looked nice.
And my latest buy was the Mayflower.

 

Thank you for the info Woo.... it's got that lovely 'Rose' shape.....

 

@Gazania ....lovely Roses ...they have done you proud

 

Thanks Loli, yours and the other roses look good too.

I planted roses for the first time last year. And the results are what you see. I've always been put off roses because they have a reputation for high maintenance but that hasn't been the case. A cut in spring, a bit of feed to kick start the flowering season, and then it's just plenty of watering and dead heading, simple.

Gazania

 

Mine have all put on a lovely display this year Here's a selection of pics ...

Lady Emma Hamilton

Teasing Georgia


Lady of Shalott


Sceptre'd Isle


Lady Emma Hamilton


Jude the Obscure


Pas de Deux


Gertrude Jekyll


Teasing Georgia


Teasing Georgia again

 

Those are really lovely Merle, do you know the varieties, might even dig up some lawn and make a rose bed this autumn, they are so lovely.

 

Apart from a last flourish from my old peace rose all finished here

 

Hi Pam. I'll add the names to each pic

Here's one I took this morning of my latest addition, Golden Celebration. Beautiful and very fragrant too

 

@wiseowl
Joie de Vivre is budding up for the third time and some more blooms will be along soon,
Jenny

 

Lovely roses Merleworld. Pas De Deux has caught my eye, it's so delicate.

 

On my wants list so far are Lady Emma Hamilton. Teasing Georgia, Gertrude Jekyll, Jude the Obscure, Sceptered Isle, oh b*##^5 it I want them all, will have to give some serious consideration to re designing my garden over autumn.
Then will have to go through entire thread and make a long list, then cull it to a short one,,

 

Thanks merleworld pas de deux neverheard of that one.
Woo
my 1990 ish peace

 

If I were buying a yellow one now it would be Golden Celebration rather than Teasing Georgia, only because it's more fragrant in my garden. Both can be grown as a shrub or short climber . The others you've mentioned all have a fairly strong fragrance