Soil affecting colour of roses

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    This is my Blue for you taken this morning its a lot darker this year(I have moved it from the back garden to the front):smile:

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      What type of soil are you gardening on please Woo?
       
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        Ok so I was wrong. The pink tinge to the bud I saw a few weeks ago ended up as this 001.JPG

        Bear in mind I was away in the intervening weeks and it's now past it's best but it definitely was more the colour a Blue Moon should have been than pink.
         
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          Is that one of my blue moon I can't remember lol
           
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            Hi Sheal sorry for the delay in answering ,I garden on clay,Eve I'm wrong all the time in fact I can't remember the last time I was anywhere near right.I think it was summer 1966 :heehee:
             
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            Certainly was. How are you doing Hannah?
             
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            Ok thanx for asking
             
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