Just Joey - probably the most worhwhile of all.
and set off so nicely by the brassica :)
I'm thinking of planting some roses at the allotment. I never cut the garden ones because we have a small garden and I enjoy the roses so much in situ. So I thought I'd plant roses for cutting at the allotment. Does that involve using particular types of roses or can I just plant my favourites?
Just Joey is beautiful Tim.
yep very nice.
I have a climber i want to train over my shed :-)
beautiful :)
Grawrc - don't know whether you want to try this??
http://www.bhg.com/bhg/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/bhg/story/data/rosesforcutting_03072002.xml&catref=cat30018
My grandfather was involved in the breeding of'Just Joey' in Essex! Not suprisingly, my grandmothers garden is full of this rose, reminds me of my grandad every time I see it.....altogether now, ahhhhhh! :'(
have a look at the david austin site
http://www.davidaustinroses.com/
I challange you not to find one you love!
Now that's good thinking, Cambourne!!
I never saw those bunches as recommendation for long-lasters.
Thanks Tim. That's a useful list! Cambourne I have known and loved David Austin roses for many years and have visited the nurseries.
yep david austin rules!
The cut flowers are spectacular
How come I can reply to this and not to the other posts?
Anyway ! I've always wondered whether DA roses would last well as cut roses. Do they?
I have a lot of roses, some of which are David Austin, and they're really good. My May Queen, Rambler is so beautiful, although this year it flowered in June!
I also like Peter Beales Roses and there's a tiny little nursery in Denham, I forget the name that is well worth a visit. Great advice comes free with every plant you buy.
Odd, that you managed to post this today.
Brother Cadfaels are still flowering well and developing new buds - down on Romney Marsh last year my mother's were still flowering at Christmas which is why we chose them. Lovely scent too.
We're talking about cut flowers??
oops! Sorry
Despite the weather this year my roses have flowered well, some producing several flushes, the most recent in september, helped by the rains and cool but mild weather, no doubt. I even have a couple of plants still to flower again, which should provide some nice but unusual autumn colour!
My mother always seemed to have huge bowls of paeonies and roses all summer. Just don't seem to be able to replicate it. When I do cut from the garden they seem to last a couple of days and keel over. :-[ :-[
Hence the search for roses that are good for cutting. I wondered whether all the lovely DA English roses might be too heavy and a bit vulnerable when cut?
hot tip from the laydees' room in Claridges ... float old roses with an inch or so of stem in a wide, shallow bowl of water ;D
Hey! My mother used to do that too! 8) 8)
So many are so short stemmed, because they grow in clusters, that it's the only way.