Rose Of The Year 2024

That’s looks stunning. I know orange blooms can divide the room but that one looks really interesting with some colour flush and deep tone. I may have a small space becoming available where a Spirea Goldflame may have to be reduced/retired so…

 

Fantastic @wiseowl - it really does look good. Hope to see pics of the new addition once it is in bloom. I don’t have many roses, even though they are arguably one of favourite blooms, so perhaps I will look out for this one.

 

Peter Beales Classic Roses new rose for this year is an orange one too, called With Courage. I did a rose pruning workshop there in February and Ian Limmer showed it to me, but of course there weren't any leaves or flowers then!
Peter Beales Roses to unveil ‘With Courage’ rose at RHS Chelsea; commemoratING the RNLI’s 200th anniversary 2024

 

I love orange roses! They are my absolute favourites
@wiseowl I look forward to seeing your photos of Meteor over the summer.

 

I always thought that I didn’t like orange or yellow roses until I visited David Austin and fell in love with Lady of Shalott and Poets Wife. Soon joined by Tottering by Gently, Vanessa Bell and Lark Ascending.

Meteor looks fab and I dint know if I dare look at the new Peter Beale one..

 

My favourite for scent and leaf colour is Lady Emma Hamilton. I don't know why DA stopped it. Luckily I still have one in my garden in France.

 

That's a gorgeous rose @wiseowl, thank you for the head's up. Found a bare root one at Marshalls (30% off), how could I possibly resist

 

They’re stopping those they don’t feel are robust enough for the changing climate/diseases (and in comparison to new cultivars, I guess). Tess d’Urberville and Munstead Wood have also gone. Must admit, although I love the colour and scent on MW, mine have never grown very strongly.

 

Back in the 1990's in the garden of a bungalow where I lived at the time there was a gorgeous deep apricot rose scrambling over an old wooden arbour. It was a bit late in flowering each Spring, but once away it flowered all summer with big blousy blooms and the most incredible scent. I never did find out what it was called which was a shame as I would have loved to have purchased another one in later years.
Looking forward to hearing how Meteor turns out.

 

Oh thank you, I might have to have a look. I have not bought roses from them before.

 

First unknown rose of the year

 

I'm battling with a mature Dublin Bay. Right rose wrong place. Some branches are at least 12ft high with flowers at the top. I'm trying to at least arch them towards the pergola but I know that at least half of them will snap at the base. They all snap off if they're young and whippy. It doesn't help that the stems can grow about a foot in a few days.
Wish me luck