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ROSES.. UK/Europe - Part 2..

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Summer 2024..

'Armada'... / 'Mme. Lauriol de Barny'..

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Nollie in Spain Zone9

yesterday

Clockwise from top - Ventilo, Yolande d’Aragón, William Shakespeare

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peter straw
yesterday
Thanks for that Marlorena, looks like a goer to me.

Would you have any idea as to why I am unable to add photos to my posts, I bring the photo up but it just remains veiled, then disappears after a minute or two.

PS...the long awaited invasion of sawfly has arrived, a positive swarm of 'em this morning...so it's a case of 'let battle commence'.
Marlorena
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yesterday
No idea about the photos Peter.. mine seem to load ok. If only they were larger.
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Eustace_UK_Zone_9a
yesterday
@peterstraw you need to wait until the photo loads i.e, until the veil disappears and then click submit.
Sarah WAMS (England, Zone 8a)
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Just love the colour of Sophie's Perpetual, Marlorena! KATHLEEN looks prett ythroug h railings

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peter straw
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Hooray, at last, I managed to get a picture loaded. Very first bloom of the year 'Belle de Jour'. Picked up a bit of BS of late alas.
Tack UK
yesterday
Ventilo is gorgeous Nollie

Your MN is such a great early rose Marlorena but I bet it takes your magic to look like that

Thanks @Ross13 for the preview. Not out of the question that I'll want that one but a bit disappointed if it isn't nicely scented. Will wait for some comments from the visitors at the show before deciding. I don't regret getting Penelope Lively one bit

Did anyone want to see my obelisk from the other side?! More buds are opening but rain is forecast and those delicate petals won't all hang on.
ElbFee
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Still waiting for the flush and rain, too. Huddersfield looks fine. Reine des Violettes is promising glory. And Gertrude opened the first bud. To which I cannot get before erasing a field of forgetmenots. Jacques forgot that it is the white version. Late April frost caused all kinds of weird behaviours. Oh, and a shorter alternative to daucus carota, Orlaya. Less foliage, too.

Looking at your Malvern Hills @Tack, I question my decision to put up with a one legged, 30cm Ilse Krohn superior who should be a climber. Why don't I just start afresh? It's not even any special memories. Anyone else knows this stubborn clinging and hoping beyond reason?
Fire zone 8, north London, UK
yesterday
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To answer Peter's Q. I would load one picture under 1mb and wait for it to load. The pic will unveil and go full colour when the pic is loaded. I would then save that pic before adding a comment or another pic. I have realised that I am being too impatient and am trying to 'save' before the pic has properly loaded. I do have to wait carefully before saving or I tend to lose the post. I would also not use a phone to upload anything.
Cooldoc
yesterday
thanks for the clarification @Marlorena Because I could see a bit of green in all blooms I assumed it might be similar.. Now the pictures of Houdini is something else.. as in more like a 'Foot ball' eye..

Now Vanessa bell vs Country Parson.. growth, flowering, fragrance.. could your opinion on those? depending on how my existing yellows perform, I might think about buying another yellow..

@Tack UK I think the mention of delicate fragrance is not inspiring much confidence.. as Marlorena said, all those seedlings (which they boast about every year) and not one single rose which is different..

and that Obelisk looks awesome...

I think even Kordes has not released any in their Parfuma collection last year (I could be wrong).. may be it is not easy to breed one that ticks all the boxes..

@Nollie I was tempted by Marie Ducher, but the discussion seemed to suggest mix up with another similar rose and it looked more pink on HMF..

Ventilo seems to be much larger comparitively..

WAMS- Archiduc Joseph seems to be having a well shaped bloom compared to Clementina..
Marlorena
Original Author
yesterday
@Cooldoc

As good a rose as 'The Country Parson' is, continuous bloom and lovely scent, better than 'VB' on both counts, but it's almost impossible to handle. It did well for me in a pot too, which I know is how you grow some of yours.. but I stick with 'Vanessa Bell', which I think fits into my garden better..

Just a personal opinion.. but if scent and continuity of bloom are your main considerations, then The CP is recommended, but as is typical, the yellow quickly fades to creamy white, so overall it's mostly that colour.
Marlorena
Original Author
yesterday
I wish my 'PL' was like Tack's, it's a bit behind.. I think there were ants in the root system earlier.

The foliage on this rose is very similar to 'Silas Marner' although the flower is a different colour. I feel sure they're bred along the same lines, and it's a line I like very much.

All lovely roses earlier.. huge variety going on here.

'Cornelia' in the rain this morning..

'BMS' soon be busting out all over..
showa_omori
yesterday
Gertrude Jekyll, colour is quite fluorescent today:
Tack UK
yesterday
I forgot to say that my PL in that (huge) pot is 2 plants! I hope yours does well soon Marlorena. Interesting observation re Silas Marner which I also have. I agree it also has attractive and colourful foliage, but mine is a bit floppy.
Cooldoc
yesterday
Thanks Marlorena..

I too had got Penelope Lively as bareroot by end of last year.. I am pretty happy with it so far, for a 1st year rose.
oliya_uk
yesterday
@Ross13 thank you for sharing the new DA with us. I really like the colour! It’d be nice if it was scented… but then Elizabeth was advertised as strongly scented and I’m still struggling to get any scent from her, let alone a strong one…

It looks like I had a visit from a deer last night as some of the new shoots on my roses in the front garden have gone. I’ve never seen deers on this side of the road before but I can’t think of anything else that could’ve caused such damage.

@Nollie in Spain Zone9 I really like your Guy Savoy. But I guess it needs a lot of sun since it’s thriving in your climate.
Marlorena
Original Author
yesterday
Tack,..

Re Silas,

I have a couple of these strategically placed..

.. and for the future..

I'm enchanted by this 'Pastella'..
Marlorena
Original Author
yesterday
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'Malvern Hills' just great either side..

'Arch. Joseph' an interesting rose to see.. Sarah, Pitter Patter is on the other site..

Elb Fee.. I think 'Ilse Krohn Superior' is best on a wall for climbing purposes, that's the only place I've ever seen one here.. in a garden not far from me actually..

Oh agree, that's a great pic of Nollie's.. black backgrounds do something for roses..
Rojas
yesterday
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I was excited to receive my first ever potted rose in flower! I had a weak specimen from TCL and I was eyeing for a while and finally managed to get it from Trever White! Hopefully this grows better..

Evelyn:

Cymbeline:

Kathryn Morley:

The Prince:

Chippendale:

Leander:

Olivia Rose Austin:

Constance Spry:

Redoute:
Kate James
yesterday
One good thing about smaller pictures - less on my wish list!
peter straw
yesterday
Fire....I'm intrigued with the size of your images you describe. You say you upload photos of under 1mb...how do you get them so small. Mine are uploaded from my phone, straight into a Windows photo app, then uploaded onto this site at between 2-3mb's. It sounds like I might be doing something wrong.
Fire zone 8, north London, UK
yesterday
@Peter straw - Do you have any problems posting photos? 1mb isn't a magic number, but the large the file the long it can take to load. I was suggesting that if people are having problems posting, they could try reducing the file size. I'm not sure how Windows / Android offers file resizing.
ElbFee
yesterday
@Peter Straw, I upload from my mobile, Android. Size is more than 1 MB each and I have no issues. That's one of the advantages of this forum. I do not need to downsize or host and link etc. The only mystery so far is how to upload, type and upload next pic. The pics all cluster at the bottom. And when I choose from albums I have to do it one by one. If they are still unsorted I can simply click on as many as I want. I do have to refresh to see my post and sometimes a couple of times. Editing only works on the website for me.

Superb roses @Rojas. I think, I need them all 😁.
Fire zone 8, north London, UK
yesterday

I just tried to load a large image file and it took three minutes to load. It got there in the end (on a laptop)
peter straw
yesterday
Fire... I've just checked the file sizes coming off my phone to my PC and they range from 2.5mb and 3.6mb, which seems rather large and not ideal. I'll have to do some investigating into how I can reduce the file size using Windows own editing suite (Viewer, I think it's called). If I still had Adobe Photoshop all this would be a doddle to do. Ditto with the loading times, but a lot of the time it just times itself out and disappears.
Peter Aberdeen
yesterday
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Stunning rose photos coming in today. I especially like:
- @Nollie in Spain Zone9 's Palais Biron, there is something about that colour! & Ventilo.
- @Marlorena in England 's Sophie's Perpetual (and Freddie!).
- @Tack UK 's Obelisk - magnificent training of Malvern Hills.
- @showa_omori 's Gertrude Jekyll - last year mine went fluorescent too, it was magical.
- @Rojas 's Constance Spry - lovely chalice/cupped shape.
@Marlorena in England - forgive the bad photograph, but here is Tulipa Cairo doing it's 'blaze' in full sun, and yes that is one of my Madam Alfred Carrieres on the back wall:
Marlorena
Original Author
yesterday
Very nice Peter, I like bright cheery colours... your Mme AC is stupendous.. Everything seems to grow so well in your northern garden.

Rojas, great to see those old Austins.
Marlorena
Original Author
22 hours ago
'Scented Garden'..

'Bienvenue'..

'Pastella'.. rather like a dwarf Eden rose..

'Lilac Bouquet'..

..first bloom on 'Iceberg'.. this spring..

'Lucky' with Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow'..
Nollie in Spain Zone9
22 hours ago
Thanks all, that black granite worktop does come in handy for rose portraits!

Not everything in the rose garden is a triumph…

I thought I had got rid of them, but the ants seem to be back in my Avalanche Abricot pot, unfortunately. It does seem to be affecting general health and the blooms, which are emerging shrunken and distorted. Drastic action required!

Some others in casualty…

Alister Stella Gray and Blush Noisette - both seem to have stalled in growth and both (like the Teas) hated the recent heavy rain - buds refusing to open, a balling, mouldering mess. I’ve deadheaded ASG but this is BN:

Mme. Isaac Pereire, no problem with vigour and it was reaching an impressive first flush - until the rain did this:

Oh and that beastie is my new rose munching nemesis, the White Spotted Rose Beetle.
peter straw
22 hours ago
One of the pleasant surprises for me this year has been 'Windflower'. Full of vigour and not even a hint of BS. I've had it a number of years now, but I've never seen it so healthy. No blooms as yet but it is full of buds, and it's a bit wispy so needs support.
Eustace_UK_Zone_9a
17 hours ago
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I thought I will take a few photos in the hot sun - roses drooping in the heat. Only 21 deg C though.

Belle de Jour

Cornelia - first season, purchased after seeing @Marlorena's.

Fully opened Twice in a Blue Moon

First of my herbaceous peonies

Smaller flowers on Susan Williams-Ellis.

Think this is Lili Marlene

An unlabelled HT

Weg der Sinne
Fire zone 8, north London, UK
17 hours ago
last modified: 17 hours ago
Wonderful re-growth on the big red climbers that are rocketing away. Cutting to the ground feels like such a high-risk strategy but looks like it has paid off. Putting on about two inches a day.
Cooldoc
16 hours ago
Rojas- I saw Evelyn in stock but did not want to double up as I was hoping that my specimen will improve with time.. next day I checked again and it was gone.. now I know who got it.. an impressive specimen indeed.. Is the bloom holding up or has it sloped over?

Heard Bienvenue is strongly scented.

Like the colour on Belle d J, Eustace.

That kinda pruning looks scary, Fire.

Tagging is hopeless in this forum :(
Sarah WAMS (England, Zone 8a)
16 hours ago
Cornelia

GJ

Both new pink standards starting well

Belle de Jour

Lolabelle

Archiduc

Boule de Neige

Tranquillity

Amazing Day
Sarah WAMS (England, Zone 8a)
16 hours ago
Rojas congrats on Evelyn. Your photos show off the Austin charm so perfectly!
Tack UK
16 hours ago
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You really do have the most exquisite blooms @Rojas, can't wait for the full Contance Spry wow moment.

Lovely Lilac Bouquet Marlorena, will watch that one with interest.

I am tempted too Eustace by Cornelia, very pretty indeed. Edit and now yours too WAMS, it's going to be too much!

Great to see those lovely red triffids @Fire zone 8, north London, UK, that is quite a growth rate, hope they behave as you wish now

Not at all great there Nollie, hopefully conditions better now and you don't lose too much but I feel for you

Purples tonight, Heidi Klum and first blooms of Purple Lodge/Palais Biron and Eufemia
ElbFee
16 hours ago
Ah, slobber, Amazing Day is soo lovely. And impossible to get after Brexit, sigh.
peter straw
16 hours ago
Love it how 'Belle de Jour' changes from deep buttery yellow to a much more gentler yellow, tinged with orange as the blooms age.
Sarah WAMS (England, Zone 8a)
15 hours ago
Aaand it's letting me type again.

ElbFee, Amazing Day is perfection, but I haven't a non-wonky second flush. In the heat of summer it is hideous here! But it is lovely, yes, like raspberry ripple. I am most likely to be back in New Zealand at the end of this year and it is one of the roses unavailable there-- and the thought does sadden me. On the other hand, you can get pretty much all the discontinued Austins ever over there. So Kathryn Morley and all of Rojas's other beauties will be mine! *rubs hands* Did you make up your mind what to do with that rare rose you saved but which wasn't behaving itself?

Love your purples, Tack. 😍

PeteS, I also love the colours of that rose. It's almost like a watercolour painting. Henri Delbard has the same effect. Love the look of Marlorena's Scented Garden, too.
Fire zone 8, north London, UK
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@Sarah WAMS - do you have a garden in NZ?
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Souvenir de St. Anne's

Clg. Mrs. Herbert Stevens

Gertrude Jekyll

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Cooldoc
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Lovely pics all..

May be you can take a cutting? try to root one now or after flowering WAMS..

Quite a good collection of old roses there @ElbFee My fist bloom on Yolande is also having a proliferation problem.. but the resin from bud smells awesome..

It was such a joy today.. got early from work and straight away started sniffing roses..

Munstead wood with Nepeta..

Twilight Zone

Julio Iglesias

Louis Odier

Emily Bronte

Scabiosa with Crimson glory in the back ground

new bloom on Gruss an Coburg

Amour de Marie Jo.. another new bareroot this year.. not strong scent yet..

Gertrude J
Fire zone 8, north London, UK
12 hours ago
WAMS, I don't think you would be allowed to leave NZ with plant material
oliya_uk
12 hours ago
Wow! So many gorgeous roses in flower! I’m still waiting for the most of mine to start blooming…
A few more got their first flower today:
Boscobel, For Your Eyes Only, Elina and Souvenir de St Anne’s (smells delicious!)
Rojas
9 hours ago
last modified: 9 hours ago
@Cooldoc As you can see it on the picture Evelyn came without any support and stem holds the big bloom nicely. It didn't even touched the card board box. Hahaha.. I had similar experience, I have subscribed for the potted roses notification, before I reach it will be sold out. Seems I've managed to nick yours in time ! No basal growth on the other Evelyn so far and I'm giving root drench with Empathy feed. Hopefully thats helps! Love the colours of Julio Iglesias. Twilight Zone is in my wish lis for a long time and that bloom looks really reddish!

@Sarah WAMS (England, Zone 8a). Ahh I envy you a bit as you can get hold of some of the rare old Austins that I'm hunting for! As I've promised earlier, I took Kathryn Morley cuttings for you last autumn and then I came to know about your move! I was sad that I would not be able to get chocolates from you for Kathryn Morley! Just kidding...it was a shocking news. Looks like both cuttings rooted and i'll post the pictures tomorrow. Please try to acquire as many old Austins as possible and share pictures with us!

@Tack UK Constance Spry is nearly there!

Wild Edric - Mostly in Full flush

Cymbeline - Coffee tones

Wellbeing:

Mme Isaac Pereire rose: This rose just doesn't work for me! Got rust badly although I have sprayed multiple times already! The colour looks much faded in person. I should let this go! @Nollie in Spain Zone9 Indeed yours is beautiful and doing much better!

Boscobel:

Crown Princess Margareta:

Eustacia Vye:

Radio Times: Love the scent

Emily Bronte:

I was hunting for a very rare old Austin for a long time and by god's grace I found it. I really wanted one badly but I've ended up with 4! What a blessing :-) I just can't wait to see the blooms. I will post pictures once I know it's a true rose!
Eustace_UK_Zone_9a
2 hours ago
@Rojas you have the national collection of DA roses! 👍 Looking forward to seeing your Constance Spry this season. 💕
Cooldoc
2 hours ago
Lovely pics @Edhelka (North Wales, UK) (Just realised that I missed your post...) @Oliya and that Constance spry is something @Rojas

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