Early Spring Teas

Margaret

Yep. We are wasting time trying to grow roses up here. Everybody knows they do no good, get covered in blackspot. I'm thinking that we should dig them out and plant a "Bali" garden.

We have the same trouble with the Camellias. Darn things just keep growing and flowering despite out best efforts.

I should listen more to the people at the garden centres around here and take their advice. I would not have all these pesky roses then.

Thanks Larry.

I don't know what I would do if I had to move to a house block. Probably grow minitures I guess.

How lovely! I am not familiar with Mrs Graham Hart. What is her story?
Maree

Margaret may be able to give a bit more information on this rose but from what I know Mrs Graham Hart is a Yellow climbing Tea that was bred by Alf Williams in 1900. Its heritage is not known but it is known that Alf used Mme Lambard and Marie Van Houtte.

It is believed that it was named after Mrs Graham Hart whose husband was a prominent solicitor in the late 1800's. His company Flower & Hart still exists in Queensland.

Im not sure where it reapeared from but there is one growing in New Farm Park in Brisbane and Leone Kerney had it growing in her garden. If I remember I will ask her next time I see her to see if I can find out.

It has not been confirmed that it is actually Mrs Graham Hart.

Bruce (Ozeboy) manged to get some buds and has propagated these and did have some available (Bruce?). We got ours from him. In 12 months they have climbed up and onto and across the top of the pergola. It's flowering prolifically at present. It appears to be resistant to mildew and blackspot at our place so it should be ok in most areas of Oz.

Some lovely pics have just been posted on helpmefind. The one at Renmark is a baby yet. I think Leonie collected it from an elderly lady near the NSW/Qld border: I'm not sure which side.

Spectacular Garry,
If you have any free time, my garden could do with your magic touch

I rember reading somewhere that White Maman Cochet Climber does not flower all that much. Ours seems to go okay

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Great showing of Tea's Gary, they are such healthy roses. You've done a great job building all those supports for the climbers.

Leonie Kearney supplied the buds for the first Mrs Graham Hart propagated here. It's always a great pleasure to see some of the rare roses brought back to life then appearing in gardens again. There has been a great response from Queensland gardeners for this rose.

Thanks Bruce

I agree. There should be more of a concentrated effort to spread some of the "rare" roses throughout the country to see where they perform the best and to ensure their survival.