Some Maturing Bush Pics

oldblush

14 years ago

I say maturing because when I think they have matured the next year they're even larger. It's getting kinda scary.

My version of the leaning Ducher.

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Not an old rose at all but Clementina Carbonieri has grown like crazy.

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Gilbert Nabonnand probably blooms more and faster than any other rose in my garden

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Little Rainbow is sagging due to the weight of the blooms. That is Safrano behind her.

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mashamcl
14 years ago
I am overwhelmed! You must live in paradise.... You are so lucky to have the room to grow such huge gorgeous roses. How old are they? They look so healthy and happy, it is wonderful to see so many blooms and so much foliage too:-). Also, what is the rose in the first picture? Your companion plants are lovely. I hope you will post more close-ups.

Masha
oldblush
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14 years ago
Sorry, the first picture is Souvenir de la Malmaison.
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zeffyrose
14 years ago
What a treat to see these gorgeous roses this morning----

they are all wonderful great companion plants also--

Florence
Krista_5NY
14 years ago
Hamp, my goodness, your SDLM is spectacular, they all are!!

Your SDLM has grown, is it one plant?

Your roses are so elegant, love 'em all!
jerome
14 years ago
I am overwhelmed Hamp. SdlM doesn't do anything like that here. I thought it was some sort of Tea, and when you said what it was....I cannot believe my eyes. Thanks for posting those photos.
garden2garden
14 years ago
Oh my! What a pleasure seeing these! They are just gorgeous! And such an inspiration, you are in the same zone as me! I had no idea most of these would get this big in the SE and could have SO many flowers! Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
14 years ago
Your roses are absolutely magnificent. You must be doing a lot of things right to have such big, gorgeous bushes. These pictures are a great inspiration although I secretly hope that MINE won't grow quite that large since I've planted them too close together. Most impressive!
sherryocala
14 years ago
Very amazing, Hamp. Do tell us how old they are. I thought Ducher was a fairly diminutive rose bush, but I guess not. If mine had lived, no way would I have had room for it. Do you prune at all?

Sherry
organicgardendreams
14 years ago
Wow Hamp, these are some of the most amazing rose bush pictures that I have ever seen on GardenWeb. Your roses are just plain gorgeous! Your pictures really show why Old Garden Roses are so special.

I can't believe how large Souvenir de la Malmaison is getting for you. Your SdlM looks simply wonderful!!!

My other favorite is Gilbert Nabonnand. This rose is soo... elegant and beautiful.

Thank you so much for posting these bush shots. It is so rare that we get to see mature roses. I am glad that you have the room to let the roses grow to the size they want and show their full potential.

Christina
le_jardin_of_roses
14 years ago
This is truly LIVING LARGE. God bless you Oldblush! You are taking rose gardening to a new level and I LOVE IT!!! :)

Juliet
oldblush
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks everyone, glad you liked these.

Krista, I think there were two rooted cuttings in the pot of SdlM and I didn't separate them. That's probably why it's so wide.

Ingrid you don't know how many roses I've removed because they were planted too close together. I've learned to not rely on the catalog's estimate of size.

Sherry, I do prune but obviously not enough. The oldest of these is SdlM at about 6 years. Ducher and Rainbow are 3 I think and the others in between.
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
14 years ago
I had to come back and ogle some more. Your picture of Clementina Carbonieri makes we want to cry. I had this rose and loved it but in my dry heat the flowers dried up almost as soon as they opened so I had to let it go. You obviously have the ideal climate for these roses. I hope you don't mind that I added your photos to my file of memorable roses. That way I'll still have CC in my life in some small way. I share Christina's admiration for GN. Unless these are the only roses you have in your garden we hope to see LOTS more pictures.

Ingrid

P.S. I feel a little better that I'm not the only one who planted her roses too close together. But how else can you fit in all the ones you crave?
huttnem
14 years ago
The size of any one of your roses would probably take up 1/2 my garden. I really like when you post bush shots because it's not just about the flowers for me -it's about the form and size of the shrub too. Your SdlM and Ducher are so graceful (even if Ducher is leaning... :~)
mendocino_rose
14 years ago
Oh no! It's not scary. It's wonderful!
carla17
14 years ago
Hamp, your roses have always been amazing to me. I know what you mean about the size being scary. I will try to remember that when planting in the future. My Georgetown Tea along with some others can be quite daunting. Thanks for sharing your photos.

Carla
oldblush
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14 years ago
Ingrid, my CC also fries to a crisp in the summer. I've threatened to sp it and still might but right now she's pretty pretty.

Maybe 'scary' isn't the right word. More like overwhelming or unexpected. Back when Brian was posting on this forum regularly he stated the size of some of his teas. I thought he was exaggerating but found out different.
berndoodle
14 years ago
That was really delicious.
aimeekitty
14 years ago
so wonderful! I love seeing the whole bushes and in the context of your garden. What lovely bushes!

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