Woos Project

New rose beds, Woo?? Can I ask if you've put new varieties of roses in and your thoughts on why you chose them

 

Hi Armandll and Sheal having just moved 3 large bamboo and a giant Fatsia Japonica against all advice,and did they take some digging up, I now have room for 12 new roses,which I will get in the next 2 months bare root ,no idea as yet what they will be,could always do with some help in deciding
Sheal yes it is a Eucalyptus (good job I could copy your spelling)Its in its first year and its racing away,My daughter now wants a Koala bear to go with it,I shall have to keep an eye on it

 

Hi Woo, yep, there's some weight in Bamboo's and Fatsia's......I'm glad it was you and not me attempting it. Well, I only have Roses "Uncle Walter", "Regensberg", "Crazy for You", "Orange and Lemon", "Rosemoore", "Trumpeter" and "Kings Ransom" as Shrub roses and the other 13 are climbers so I can't claim to have any real knowledge on them. Besides, I think choosing a rose is a really personal thing and despite what opinions and advice people get they usually go with their heart. I fell for "Alchemist" when searching a climbing rose to go along with your recommendation about "Compassion" for the Arbour. Even though I have an unwritten rule that I normally only get repeat flowers, and Alchemist is not, I knew it was the rose to get.
Do you have a rose grower from who you get the dry root roses from, Woo?

 

Hi Armandll yes I have a farmer friend who went over to growing roses on his land,Eastcroft Roses its only a stones throw away from me,I have always followed my heart and not my head but I am going to start exhibiting roses next year again but in what classes I am not sure at the moment

 

That's excellent news about you starting to exhibit roses again, Woo. I could only exhibit on how not to grow roses .

 

Hi Armandll of what I,ve seen of your roses and our friends here at GC you could all easily exhibit ,it is very time consuming but I have plenty of that commodity

 

Hi Jenny many thanks for your kind words Sheal I,ll be alright I do most of my flying at night,so I won,t be kept awake,but if it gets much taller I will have to be careful when I come into land

 

Woo, your garden is fantastic . What a change!

Here's a couple of Koalas for your daughter

 

They use the claws for climbing but not for clinging . They were very cuddly and always seem happy to hug you - and fall asleep.

 

Thank Shiney she will just love them my friend