June is the month for roses and mine are just starting to bloom. (I have no doubt further rose-based posts will follow once they really get going). Above is Olivia Rose Austin - grown in a pot, really healthy and beautiful.
This is Winchester Cathedral which is really pretty but has got blackspot, so I am debating whether to keep it or not. It is also in a pot and that may be the problem, or it may just not be that healthy.
My favourite (don't tell the others) Gertrude Jekyll, growing in the border, with a gorgeous scent.
Kew Gardens looking pretty too.
Other plants are joining in with the roses. Here is one of the alliums in the border.
This is geranium St Ola which I bought bare root from Wilkos. It has lovely delicate white flowers and bright pink stamen stems, which I hadn't expected!
Finally, here is my little patio apple tree (James Grieve) which had lovely blossom earlier in the year and now has apples forming. What a treat to be able to pick and eat my own apples!
Your roses are beautiful. I'm a latecomer to being a rose admirer but I just can't get enough of them now. None of mine are flowering yet, they seem quite late this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jo. They are lovely plants and I agree, they are a bit later this year, due to the weird Spring we had. Let's hope we can enjoy them for longer!
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Ellie
Your roses (& all your flowers) are beautiful, Ellie! May I pick your brain for a moment? I have a few rose bushes but my oh my, they sure do get eaten by bugs. On one rose bush some of the leaves are shriveling up & dying. I found a picture online, of what is happening, and it said something about the soil being too acid so water the heck out of the rose bush to dilute the acid. The article said it is likely it is from over-fertilizing... but I don't remember ever fertilizing at all. **shrug** Do you use any products on your roses to prevent the bugs from eating the leaves, etc? Thank you~ Andrea xoxo PS~ If you answer, could you please do it in the comment section of my blog? My brain isn't what it used to be and I'm afraid I won't remember where I asked this question. XOXO
ReplyDeleteThanks, Andrea. I have left a reply on your blog, but roses are susceptible to many different pests and diseases and these can change depending where in the world you are. I hope you can help your poorly rose.
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Ellie
Yet another delightful post. Love your roses. Loathe black spot. I hope yours can be controlled.
ReplyDeleteThanks, EC. There are more roses to come, but they are a bit later to flower this year. Black spot is an absolute pain. I am not sure whether it's because this rose is in a pot and perhaps doesn't like it, so isn't as healthy as it should be. I am still undecided as to whether to remove it so that the black spot doesn't spread to other roses. I don't like using chemicals, so don't want to go down that route. Ah, the trials and tribulations of being a gardener!
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Ellie
Beautiful roses, I love the show they give with so many varieties. Your apple tree looks very healthy, bet you can´t wait to harvest them xcx
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chrissie. In two days, so many more roses are flowering - another post will undoubtedly follow! I am looking forward to harvesting the apples - assuming they remain on the tree and don't fall during the 'june drop'.
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Ellie
Gorgeous! I love all flowers but have a special fondness for roses.
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Thanks, Amalia. I love roses too - especially when they have a lovely scent. June in the UK is all about roses!
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Ellie
The roses are absolute stunners Ellie! Please can we have a full sniff report next time? ...Undertones, overtones, you know like the poncy wine woman used to do when she stuck her snout in a glass.. do you know the one I mean? ;) Alas my x2 roses always get black spot - think the air is too humid for them in these parts. Lulu x
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lulu. There are many more roses to be featured. For a small city back garden, I seem to have squashed a lot in! Sniff report...now that would be a challenge! My favourite rose for perfume is Gertrude Jekyll - sweet, cloves...hmm, I'm not very good at this, am I?
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