"Good afternoon Armandll my friend we will have to excuse our friend Mondo,I think he is the Billy Graham of the Rose world with his modern Rose...
I hate to be a party pooper Woo but that bloom does not look like Joie de Vivre; the colour is more like [ATTACH] I'm afraid I can't shed any...
[ATTACH] Are you inspired yet Hannah? How about Moonstone? Does that move you? Hope things work out better or you in 2015
[ATTACH] No ifs or buts Hannah, it's time to get started. Do a little when you can, they say it's theraputic. Not for me, I'm in Scotland, but I'm...
Not quite sure how I found this thread (so late as well). I'm researching for a presentation about Austin roses and ended up here? What Francine...
Long time since I looked in at GC but I find myself on a train to Glasgow to judge rose trials in Tollcross Park and thought I'd check in....
Madam Alfred Carriers is the climber for you my friend. It's hardy, repeat flowering, grows in the dark (almost) and is white. I have two and...
The roses in the greenhouse are supposed to be for early May in Malvern. Typically they are starting to come out now. Three weeks early! It's...
Ooops, sorry Spruce. I obviously should have said Gretzky. It's an age thing.
Oh Spruce, I just spotted that you live in the wonderful kingdom of Fife. You will obviously be aware of cold weather! Be careful in the severe...
Yes they look good plants and will do fine in large pots. The advice to leave them in the pots they are in is also good because these bushes will...
A bargain Woo but, and I hate to be the bearer of this news, climbing sports like your Fragrant Cloud, (I have a climbing Wendy Cussins sport)...
I foliar feed my roses with liquid feed and to make the feed 'stick' better I add a few drops of washing up liquid. This acts as a surfactant and...
Another benefit is that manure helps to lower the soil pH which enables the roses to take up fertiliser much easier. Did someone mention bacon?...
I think that piggy had a lot of friends!
Couple of points from comments so far; As I see it; manure is brilliant at some things but only OK at others. From a fertiliser aspect, its...
It's clear from my short time here that there is a very good group of keen rose growers here on GC. I thought that I should share with you all the...
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