Is LD Braithwaite a good starter? *warning-LONG*
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Comments (23)I've some of these in either California or England, so different climates entirely, but my impressions... Gertrude: Grown in California. Many people love the scent, I grew it as a pillar and it did well giving a lot of blooms. Lots of prickles, I never understood what all the fuss was about with this rose, but I'm in the minority. Lady of Shalott: Haven't grown it, but have seen it growing really well at Austin's garden in England. Can grow quite large and bushy, likes a wall, flowers have many different colours at the same time. I think it looks like it will become one of his best roses over time. Munstead Wood: Grown in England. MW Is wonderful. Mine turned almost purple... deep, rich, wine. Fabulous rose, good scent. William Shakespeare 2000: Have grown it in both California and UK, I like it very much, a good reliable rose with a good scent. Claire Austin: Grown in England. I bought it last summer, it didn't bloom much, when it did I wasn't impressed. Many people really like this rose, I must have had a dud. Winchester Cathedral: Grown in California, not much scent to my nose. Very boring rose that I wouldn't bother growing again. Teasing Georgia: Grown in California. Straggly for me. Wants to climb and ramble. Flowers too heavy for the stems to hold up. Floppy. Average scent and colour. Charles Darwin: Grown in California: One of Austin's best yellows for me. I love the lemony scent, good growth, nice shape and colour. Besides Jude the Obscure, my favourite yellow. Why isn't Jude on your list??? Hmm. Brother Cadfael: Grown in England. I really like this rose. Good strong growth, really wonderful strong scent, great shaped and coloured flowers. A winner. Eglantyne: Grown in California and England. Not a strong scent to my nose, but a beautiful, beautiful flower. Gentle, soft colours, extremely dainty and delicate. Free blooming. Queen of Sweden: Grown in California. One of his loveliest flowers. Strong, upright growth, water-lily like blooms. Gentle colour. Light scent. Spirit of Freedom: Grown in England. A good rose. The blooms are very heavy with all those petals, so they tend to hang and nod, not sure how that will do in a bouquet. Good scent. Tissue paper-like petals. Grown as a pillar. The Wedgewood Rose. Grown in England. Also grown as a pillar. Like Teasing Georgia.. very floppy. Lovely flowers on very weak stems. Light Scent. Hope that helps, let me know if you have any specific questions. There's lots of photos of English Roses from my garden, or at Austin's, on my website. Here is a link that might be useful: My site...See MoreYour opinion of L.D. Braithwaite?
Comments (8)I remember buying this rose at a local home depot store many years ago. I find mine more on the red side than Fisherman's friend's more purplish tone. However, after checking photos on helpmefind site, mine is very woody. I don't remember having octopus canes that are bendable. Hmmmm..I have to take a closer look this summer and takes some pics to post it on this forum to see. Thanks Jerijen, now I can't have a good night sleep until I see the first flush....See MoreWarning! Pic-Heavy lumps! Lopsided Garden Part II
Comments (50)Jim, you made such an excellent choice! I love your roses because they all are known to have amazing fragrance to them! I try so hard to get roses with fragrance, but not always do I luck out... Zyperiris, I would definitely get Gemini from Jackson & Perkins...You will have better luck with them having fragrance at J & P because not all Gemini have fragrance...I love the scent of mine (smells like honey and and peaches)...Advantages of Gemini are that they flourish and look beautiful even in 95-97 degree heat; they are rated exhibition form roses by the ARS and are highly resistant to diseases and are very vigorous! Fragrant Cloud makes...delicious rose petal jelly--haha! man, when I eat that stuff I feel like I'm eating plums, super-saturated kick-pow jam, it's got flavor intensity to the max. It's got a very strong nice perfume, but my favorite perfume will always be Mr. Lincoln. Disadvantage of Fragrant Cloud is that it is very, very difficult to color match whereas Gemini looks beautiful anywhere you plant it! Special Occasion is a very beautiful rose but!!!!!it's got a split personality. It has a classical very lovely shape from young to maturity blooms, but once it's past mature it becomes an antique Souvenir bloom (google search Souvenir de la Maison) and you'll know what I mean. If you don't like the curliness and petticoat shape of this type of antique rose, you may not like Special Occasion... You see Special Occasion is a long-lived blossom, it takes forever! for it to fade and thus it has a split personality-- a breathtaking classical hybrid tea, but once its past its mature bloom stage, it becomes a cute petite OGR. It is now currently sold by Vintage Gardens. Mine was supposed to be exceptionally fragrant, but in my opinion it is only medium in fragrance so far...Also with Special Occasion it is OUCH!if you pick it up by the blossom neck-it's like a bristle brush of very tiny miniscule thorns......See MoreContemplating New Construction - Advice/Warnings?
Comments (28)Ideally, I would not undertake this within two years of having a new baby. It is a stressful process and may result in some degree of marital tension (ahem). My husband and I discovered that our approaches to decision-making are completely different. One of us wants to get it right, and the other wants to get it done. Both approaches have advantages and drawbacks, but nothing highlights this difference more than trying to build a house together. On top of that, we went through most of the process of buying a lot, choosing a design+build firm, designing a floor plan, and almost all of the construction while living out of state from where we were building! In the end (it's been 16 months since we started the process and we're about a week from completion), it has been both better and worse than we thought it would be. But if I had my way, I would STILL be tweaking that floor plan......See Morejewelie6
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