Lots of Roses

They are looking good Dan, considering the heat we have had. Your Abraham Darby is such a sumptuous fellow and stands up well in hot weather, for such a delicate looking rose. Mine is the same, seems it likes the heat. Dioressence is another one that you would expect to fry. Yours is lovely.
I'm rather taken with Louis XIV.

thanks silky. Louis is a nice looking rose, it fades to almost the darkest red , there was another bloom next to it very dark , it tolerates lots of sun but I grow mine in part shade as it brings out the better colour

How's your Black Caviar going Jordan , mine hasn't had a lot of blooms , it started then the hot weather got them , do you think its fragrant ?

Hi Maree, so far I have to say I am not impressed with BC , got it bare root last year , and probably since then had about 8 blooms half of them unfortunately got burnt by the heat , and as far as the scent not as high as they advertise , although it is still a young rose , will see how it will go otherwise its going to mums .

Exactly my thoughts Jordan , i planted mine ,mine is a bare root last year as well , i'll give it three years and then if its no good , out it comes .  Thats the last new release i buy , lol but i say that all the time ...

lol me too , cant help the addiction grrrrrrrrrr

few pics taken over the last three days

THE RSL ROSE
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SIR EDWARD ELGAR
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REINE DES VIOLLETTES
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REDOUTE
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PRETTY JESSICA
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PEACH BLOSSOM
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MOLINEUX
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LOUIS XIV
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LADY OF SHALLOT
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L.D.BRAITHWAITE
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GUARDIAN ANGEL
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GRAHAM THOMAS
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GLANSTONBURY
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FRAGRANT CLOUD
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FIRESTAR
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FALSTAFF
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EBB TIDE
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COTTAGE ROSE
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CANDY STRIPE
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BENJAMIN BRITTEN
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there is few more , but it wont alow me to load more up

Looks like they are doing pretty good in this weather Jordan, does it take you long to dead head them all . Have you got any other climbers that you like ? Not too large apart from Pierre de Ronstad and Nahema , perfumed too ....please ...

Yes your roses look wonderful Dan, considering how hot it's been. Your photos always tempt me with something new or a rose that has come off my list and then I see yours and think...maybe???? Benjamin Britten and Firestar are a case in point. Louis XIV I really like too. I notice you have mulch in your pots. Do you have any trouble with birds chucking it out? I only have a couple of pots and am forever scraping mulch up to put it back. Very annoying.

Lol Silky , let me guess , little blackbirds !!

Yep, got it in one Maree. I don't mind them, they're such busy hard working birds, but I wish I could just let them know there aint any worms in there, wasting your time. They do make a mess in the garden. Lucky I'm not really a neat freak.

lol yes blackbirds digging the mulch up , it does get rather annoying

here's the others that I couldn't fit in the original post

DAN PONCET
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BLUEBERRY HILL
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MONSIUER TILLER
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BLACKBERRY NIP
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BELLE STORY
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WARM WISHES
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I love the colour of Dan Poncet Dan. This is a new one for me. I'm thinking of getting Warm Wishes. How do you find it?

thanks silky ,

warm wishes is a nice looking rose , the blooms are lovely , she is bit tight on the production though

Good to know. Thanks Dan.

you welcome

Your roses are lovely Jordan.
How old is your Monsieur Tiller? And how does it go for you in a pot ? I am stuck with growing roses in pots, and I would like to try some teas, and Mons. Tiller is a lovely looking rose, but I have heard it can get a bit big...

Curdle, have we asked you yet what you're growing in your pots? I have my noisettes in the ground, but I keep my HTs and floris in pots because I'm too lazy to dig holes.
Do you grow any for the vase? Are you a scent hound, or perhaps a connoisseur of form or colour hound?

Glad to see some other crazy person is still up (watching the Olympics?)

lol no Olympics:)..I tend to be a late night person, and all the hot weather doesnt help..plus I have the next two days off work...

I have only just started trying roses in the last two years (before that it was vegies and bulbs). I have about 25 so far..mostly the smaller Austins, but far too many HTs are slipping through, because they tend to be cheap impulse buys at hardware stores...bit of a worry, as I know they probably wont be as happy in pots as in the ground.
I have been looking into small teas and minatures lately! I promise!

hi curdle , roses can be happy in pots for many years , offcourse bear in mind ,regular watering is required as well as food and above all the size of the pots is essential, have been growing my roses in pots for over 4 years now , it is lot more work to have them in pots , I re pot mine every two to three years , unfortunately for me I have no choice as I rent and I cant afford to buy a place .

Monsieur tiller I have had for three years ( he is in a bigger pot so he seems happier ) you can always grow MT in a smaller pot but a decent size would be better

good luck

here's some more

CHARLES R. MACKINTOSH
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EVELYN
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FRUHLINGSMORGEN
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JOHN CLARE
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MARTINE GUILLOT
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PAT AUSTIN
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PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENT
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RADIO TIMES
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SIR DONALD BRADMAN
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VERSIGNY
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Jordan, thankyou for allowing us to partake of your gorgeous roses!!! Lovely!!

Dan your roses are looking so lovely and healthy too! Versigny is a new one to me, very appealing. I wouldn't mind having this one. Just looked it up and am liking what I read. How have you found it? What about its fragrance?

rosebud wrote:Jordan, thankyou for allowing us to partake of your gorgeous roses!!!  Lovely!!

thanks rosebud