Lyn, I am with you about growing roses in container but sometimes it is unavoidable. Right now I have about 70 seedlings from this year and last in 1litre pots and about 25 rootstock in 7 litre pots. The baby pots needed to be watered 2 to 3 times a day last week! I would really be better off with some sort of automatic drip system but I am not sure if I want to pay that sort of money for the hopefully few extremely hot days that we have each year.
Thankfully, the heat-wave is over and we had quite a hefty storm this afternoon - petals and leaves AND BRANCHES FROM MY NEIGHBOURS BIRCH everywhere! But it is cooler and I got to dig another two trial beds for my roses and iris before the storm hit.
Took quite a few pictures this last week, far too many, but when you see a beautiful bloom - well click, clickety click! Just love the digital age!!!
so I would like to share them with you.
The only two Austins in my garden - Tea Clipper and William Shakespeare with a NOID 'white sort of Austin'.
Doris Tysterman and France Libre
From left to right, Bonica, Blue Girl and Lavender Joy
Amber Queen (looking very yellow) - Brown Velvet - Charles de Gaulle (a bit stingy this year) - Charmant (a beautiful dependable bloomer)
Hanky Panky (half-half instead of striped) - Herkules (first bloom - I expected it to be larger) - Honey Dijon (just love the colour on this rose, also the way it ages)
Julia Child (bloom progression) - King's Macc (bud and bloom, an amazing rose) - Lichtkönigin Lucia (good bloomer and lovely scent)
Mind Games (can only recommend) - Paul Ricard (perfect form) - Rock & Roll (always different) - Rosengarten Zweibrücken (take off this year)
Rokoko (close-up and bloom progression) - Scented Air (another favourite) - Tea Clipper (up close)
Stephen Rulo (just love this rose!)
And last but not least, two of my own babies from 2013
Maggie May (Deborah X Westerland) and Verian (Deborah X Arthur Bell)
I have so many more but I think I have posted enough for one day
- appreciate so much being able to share and hope you enjoyed seeing some of my roses.
