I have just noticed a message, amongst the numerous I have received for uploading pictures and a couple of new roses, that I have been 'tagged'.
Please excuse my ignorance, I am still trying to get used to all the 'acorns', 'thumbs' and 'badges' ect.
I joined ATP because I think it is an amazing website with a wealth of info. What I particularly like is the combination of the factual and social aspects of gardening!
This is my first actual post on the rose forum so here is a quick intro. I am originally from South Africa, lived in Sweden for a couple of years and settled in Switzerland 19 years ago. Our current garden was totally neglected when we bought the place 8 years ago so we started from scratch again. We have always had a rose or two in our gardens but in the old days roses were grouped in colours and either smelt or didn't!
My fascination with roses started about 5 or 6 years ago. I have since increased my collection mainly with HT's. I also started breeding my own roses 4 years ago (but really small scale due to lack of space) and propagate them by cuttings and grafting onto Rosa Canina rootstock.
@ Neil (gemini_sage) - thanks, glad you like King's Macc and La Rose du Petit Prince (BTW-not 'de Petit' as the label on one of my pics shows!)
Thanks to everyone for their thumbs up's - I don't know if a thank you is expected - maybe somebody can give me some tips on ATP etiquette.
regards
sunnyvalley
