Yesterday morning was grey and foggy here, barely raining at all. At first.
They're all David Austin roses from England. I've had the best luck with direct order, even over the same roses in local nurseries. I'm building a Shakespearean garden down the side of the driveway, so I put in new Noble Anthonys (petals perfect for drying, the fuschia turns dark red), Heavenly Rosalinds (great hips, nice old fashioned look), and Cordelias. I also got a couple Ferdinand Prichards just 'cause I liked the look and put them in the back, along with transplanting the Black Magic back there so it will get more sun.
The Austin "English roses" are really hardy and rebloom all summer long, and tolerate a certain amount of neglect without dying - "Mistress Quickly" and one of the Juliets lost half their roots to a mole and they're still carrying on. I packed fertilizer under their stumps yesterday and propped them up.
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Date: 2005-04-03 02:24 pm (UTC)They're all David Austin roses from England. I've had the best luck with direct order, even over the same roses in local nurseries. I'm building a Shakespearean garden down the side of the driveway, so I put in new Noble Anthonys (petals perfect for drying, the fuschia turns dark red), Heavenly Rosalinds (great hips, nice old fashioned look), and Cordelias. I also got a couple Ferdinand Prichards just 'cause I liked the look and put them in the back, along with transplanting the Black Magic back there so it will get more sun.
The Austin "English roses" are really hardy and rebloom all summer long, and tolerate a certain amount of neglect without dying - "Mistress Quickly" and one of the Juliets lost half their roots to a mole and they're still carrying on. I packed fertilizer under their stumps yesterday and propped them up.