to reposition my climbing rose?
I can't remember it's name, only that it flowers approx june/july time. I've cut it back but it's living in a really unsuitable place in my backyard & I have a nice new home waiting for it.
It I move it now is it likely to sulk it's way through this summer or is it a case of taking a chance and seeing if it settles into it's new home.
CC
reposition it......into the bin :o hehehehe. Can you tell how much I lurve roses? Sorry, can't help, waste of time and energy me writing this, but number one son is cleaning his teeth and kicked me out of the bathroom and I will have to go clean up shortly and am biding my time.........ho hum.....lardeedah... ;D
If you really must grow these disgusting plants then now is as good a time as any to inflict it on another part of your garden. Given a good handful of bonemeal or whatever, it should grow away. If you have already cut it back, then flowers may be lost for next season anyway.
Roses I wouldn't want to be without them. Your rose should be fine being moved now; put a bit of mannure in the planting hole if you've got any, don't worry about it if you aint. Dig the rose up carefuly, bringing as much root as poss, and firm well in to the new hole. Its worth top dressing in the summer with a sprinkle of proper rose fertiliser. Happy happy!
Palustris
I'm gutted!!!!! Every year my backyard is transformed into a rose & fuschia heaven!!!! They bring back childhood memories of holidays at the grandparents.
Ah, the heady smell of floribunda wafting on a warm summer evening breeze
CC
I adore roses. I can't imagine any garden without them. A garden without roses is not a garden in my eyes. I will even be putting them on my allotment ;D
This year I'm taking a leaf (no pun intended) out of a book I bought called "companion planting".
The general idea is to intersow veg with flowers & herbs which are beneficial to each other.
I don't recall roses being mentioned for companion planting down the lottie but they would still look nice down there with all the other flowers.
CC
apparently garlic is supposed to keep the blackspot at bay.
just read this thread and would like to add that an infusion of rhubarb leaves is effective as an aphicide and also to help control blackspot on roses ;)
Ann-Marie