Seeking rare/hard to get Hybrid Musk roses

I have Nur Mahal which is red and a modern
Aussie one called Cousin Essie which is white. Sally Holmes is another modern H Musk.

maree wrote:Has anyone actually been there ? I have a list of nursery's i'd love to visit and Honeysuckle Cottage is one of them , hope they keep the business going cause its a long way from where i live ..

We dropped in their when we were in Sydney about 5 years ago. Very overgrown but he owners were very friendly. Plants were a bit stalky but it was at the end of the season (April).

We have Ballerina, Bishop Darlington, Bonn (horrible colour), Buff Beauty, Corniellia, Cousin Essie, Eva, Felicia, Fransesca, Marjorie Fair (bloody vicious thorns on that one), Moonlight (out grew its spot a few years ago and it has been in a pot since), Muchen, Nur Mahal, Nyphenburg, Penelope, Prosperity, Vanity, Wilhelm and Will Scarlet

Did have Lavender Dream which did not survive a move, Erfurt that was going great but just suddenly died and Autumn Dream a few years back but can't remember what happened to that one.

Thanks Balinbear .....

your garden must be amazing Balinbear!! Wow!!

Havn't you seen pictures of it Deb, it is fantastic

No Carole, I haven't!!! It sounds divine though!!
I asked a breeder if Bubblebath was available in Australia and she said it isn't, but that if I ask specialised rose breeders they may let me have some seed.. I am cofused! Does that mean it IS in Oz but not available for sale, or did she mean I should ask overseas breeders???

I have no idea my young friend. The only bubble bath I have comes out of a bottle
There are pictures of Gary's lovely garden on the forum somewhere. I will have a look for them and try and put them up so you can see them. If that fails then Gary will have to put more pictures up so you can see his slice of paradise.

Carole wrote:I have no idea my young friend. The only bubble bath I have comes out of a bottle

Carole....you do know we have a picture policy rule here.......if you can't show us you in the bubble bath...it doesn't exist.....[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]

Deb

We have a gallery of our garden and the roses etc at:

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It probably needs updating but there are not too many roses in there we don't have but there are several that have not been included as yet. Now the weather has settled down a bit, things might grow a bit better and we can get some more photos.

John

Thanks Gary, I couldn't find the link for Deb.
Deb, you will love Gary's garden.

Carole wrote:John

lol Carole, just put up a pic of the bottle of bubblebath.

hope this helps.....found one in the archives ......

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Yes Deb
You will love Gary's garden. I was there with some other people last Sunday and that is my third visit. It was worth every moment of the three hours drive down and three hours drive back to Toowoomba. The garden was magnificent and not just the roses. I have attached a picture from last Sunday.
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It is great to see two Queenslanders who don't submit to the Bali look and endless palms and grow Heritage roses which do so extremely well, especially the teas the chinas. I vowed never to grow another palm when I left Brisbane.
I came home with a plant of Perle des Jardins. Thanks Gary and Lee

Is that Wife of Bath I see?

It's either that or 'Maiden's Blush'/'Cuisse de Nymphe' (aka "Thigh of Nymph")

I am so pleased the camera man caught my good side.

Makes me feel like saving water and sharing the suds.

I knew you would recognise me Bruce.
Now everyone knows what I look like.

Bonita, which one is you ?

Maree
She is the one behind the camera
Gary

Oh okay , thanks Gary ...