My roses have put on a good show all summer and they're still going strong. I love roses, they smell fab and look sensational. However I struggle with their care.... from pruning to dealing with blackspot. I like to garden organically but this year I sprayed them with a fungicide and it helped a bit. On the plus side, they still flower & I remove the blackened leaves to try and keep the disease under control.
I have my roses mixed with annuals and perennials although I try to give them a bit of breathing room & I give them a sprinkling of bonemeal in Spring. Traditionally in Ireland roses aren't planted with any underplanting.
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| Floribunda Arthur Bell. |
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| Rose Floribunda Valentine Heart. |
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| Hybrid Tea Just Joey (5 Sept 2010). |
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| Rose - unknown. |
Beautiful roses! The blooms are bigger than I get here in Florida. I have to fight black spot,too and aphids. The plus here is that roses do bloom all year.
ReplyDeleteGood for you that you know most of the names of your roses!
ReplyDeleteIt has been a good year for second flowering plants all round I think.