I am itching to get into the garden and get going again, but as we are forecast to have a cold week, that will have to wait. I am always like this in January - Christmas is over, the start of a new year and a new gardening year! However, I have been buying already...
Above is Rosa 'Frilly Cuff', which is a new introduction from last year. I chose it because it is a lovely colour and will grow in a pot (quite important when you have no room in the garden!) It will be arriving in February. (Photo from Peter Beales)
I have ordered and received these two from Apuldram Roses (photos from their website), which I have stuck in pots for now, just to keep their roots from drying out. Trust me to pick a cold week! The one above is Rosa Chandos Beauty which I saw at Haddon Hall in Derbyshire quite a few years ago, but decided now was the time to purchase it. (It grows well in a pot too, apparently!)
The final one is Rosa William Shakespeare 2000, a David Austin rose. I don't have any roses this colour in the garden, so thought it would be a good addition. I'm not sure it will be happy in a pot so I may have to re-jig a few things...
I will be planting the roses properly once the weather is better. In the meantime, I am looking forward to a summer full of roses!
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Oh no, I have just succumbed and bought another rose - Charles de Mills! Right, I need to stop now. This one will need to go in a border too...Major re-jigging of borders now required...gulp
Ooh so pretty! You are so right Ellie, I can't wait for better garden days to come either :-). My wish is also to have more roses in our garden, something to look forward too! Lots of love from Mirjam.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mirjam. I am really looking forward to being able to get these roses planted properly. They are all scented ones, so should add to the ones I already have. Given more space, I would definitely have lots more!
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Ellie
Oooh. Love them.
ReplyDeleteI have William Shakespeare (gorgeous scent) and no, I don't think it would thrive in a pot. Survive, probably, but not thrive.
Thanks, EC. I'll have a good look at the borders and see where I can fit Mr Shakespeare in - I'm sure I can manage it! I would like him to be happy, so I won't put him in a pot - thanks for the advice.
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Ellie
It is always exciting for me to grow new roses. The flowers are a long time in opening.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Poirot. The flowers do take a while to open, but when they do, it was worth the wait. Roses are one of my favourite flowers.
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Ellie
Hello Ellie, 'hate housework but love gardening' - you're my sort of woman! There is nothing so cheering as contemplating roses in the depths of winter.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Share my Garden. It's lovely that you commented. I make myself do some housework, but I would much prefer to be doing something more interesting - like buying roses! Contemplating the new gardening season (and buying new plants) at this time of year is always a cheering thing to do, I find...
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Ellie
Everything in your garden is going to be splendid this year with your new additions! I hope that you enjoy growing them and that they do well for you. xx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Amy. I am hoping for a riot of colour, but first I need to make room for them - AND I have just ordered another rose! Oops! I need to stop now...
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Ellie
Such beautiful blooms. I would love to be able to grow roses here but there's no where to put them that's safe from the dogs' attentions.
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