But there is one problem. What to do when roses stop blooming? They don’t bloom all year round, right? Photos were taken end of May in UK, I wonder how this garden looks today. Possibly some roses are still blooming… but what about November-April?
For this reason I prefer solution roses with lavender, because lavender at least stays in color and nice shape in those dull winter and early spring months.
Aha, when we ear at the roses – little update on my rose gardening. Last week I took some cuttings from my Mary Rose old English rose. My current two Mary Rose shrubs have very undisciplined rootstock which is weakening the original plant.
I know that currently rose producers are producing roses on their own rootstock – there must be a reason. I want to see difference. I don’t hope for too much success in this season. If it doesn’t work now, repeating in May will make no harm, right? Let’s treat it as rose gardening exercise.
I wonder what do you exercise this season?
Hi Ewa, thank you for visiting and leaving a comment :-) ! I see you also belong to the ones who make rose cuttings. A lot of my roses are "made" of cuttings and up to now I didn't experience any difference (after a few years) between the original and the "new" one. The rose cottage on your pictures is indeed a very nice one. So typical for Great Britain. I like the charm of these rose gardens. Besides I do not like gardenbeds with monoculture. My roses too have their companions, like lavender, geraniums etc.
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Dear Barbara, would you like to share maybe your experience about taking rose cuttings. I think we all would appreciate it.
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