Buying Roses

Wonderfull Woo...especially like great expectations

 

Loli thats the one I liked as well

Very nice Woo I know its not a owl but it has feathers

Spruce

 

Lovely selection WOO

 

Ahh - interesting to hear it's history. Thank you. Just looked up the picture of Mary Rose, and I think I'm in love (again!). About 6 years ago we found a load of DA roses in the corner of a Belgian garden nursery. To be honest, I don't think they realised what they had - they certainly weren't "pushing" them to the public. The owners thought we were mad when we got all excited, and carefully selected 6 roses. Winchester Cathedral did the best - I think partly because we had to dig out a huge rush-grass and a blown sage bush, to make space for it, so it had a very large hole with good compost. The others did well, as the soil was a rich loam, but Winchester Cathedral outshone them. When we moved, I decided to try to bring the rose with me. In some ways it seems criminal - to move a 5-foot rose in mid-summer. But it came with me, I cut it right back to about 12-18 inches, and it's looking very happy in it's new home. I just hope that the new growth doesn't suffer too much over winter...
The 2nd specimen is pot-grown at the moment - a birthday prezzie for hubby, when he thought we were leaving our favourite rose behind (before I got all determined!)