| One for the gardeners. 08:53 - Sep 12 with 2510 views | Benters |
Just been out in the garden to fill my bird baths up and I’ve noticed some of my Roses are coming back into flower again.
I was always taught to prune them in either September or March! March it is then.
Love Roses.
It’s a very English flower.
No doubt some clever person will be along in a minute to tell me they originated in Asia … |  |
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| One for the gardeners. on 08:59 - Sep 12 with 1941 views | naa |
Seems you know your horticulture "The first cultivated roses are thought to have been grown in China around 5,000 years ago." |  | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:03 - Sep 12 with 1912 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 08:59 - Sep 12 by naa |
Seems you know your horticulture "The first cultivated roses are thought to have been grown in China around 5,000 years ago." |
Indeed a beautiful flower. | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 09:06 - Sep 12 with 1893 views | Dubtractor |
Lots of flowers are having another go in my garden, I guess it's the bounce back from them all almost being dead over the summer. |  |
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| One for the gardeners. on 09:10 - Sep 12 with 1869 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:06 - Sep 12 by Dubtractor |
Lots of flowers are having another go in my garden, I guess it's the bounce back from them all almost being dead over the summer. |
True that only half my grass has come back though. | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 09:11 - Sep 12 with 1867 views | naa |
The one I have often has a second flowering in September or October, though this year it's not looking likely. | | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:14 - Sep 12 with 1855 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:11 - Sep 12 by naa |
The one I have often has a second flowering in September or October, though this year it's not looking likely. |
When I was working as a gardener I always took cuttings from peoples flowers and plants (I did ask for the record).
Add that to the pots and tubs I inherited I have about 40 to water and feed.Not all Roses mind but a lot are. | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 09:49 - Sep 12 with 1763 views | Wallingford_Boy |
Depends if a climber, rambler or shrub re: pruning. |  |
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| One for the gardeners. on 09:56 - Sep 12 with 1729 views | mellowblue |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:10 - Sep 12 by Benters |
True that only half my grass has come back though. |
same here, at least it was a consistent colour when it was straw like. Patchy as anything , dandelions galore. | | | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 10:01 - Sep 12 with 1717 views | mellowblue |
I tend to have a light prune in September to clear up dead or straggly bits, just to keep the general shape. Anything drastic, I leave until March. | | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 10:01 - Sep 12 with 1712 views | Ryorry |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:11 - Sep 12 by naa |
The one I have often has a second flowering in September or October, though this year it's not looking likely. |
Mine often do too, and some are this year including a bush rose.
Crown daisies are growing & about to flower for only the *first* time this year though! (despite being in a bed I've regularly watered). |  |
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| One for the gardeners. (with interesting edit) on 10:03 - Sep 12 with 1717 views | Guthrum |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:03 - Sep 12 by Benters |
Indeed a beautiful flower. |
The modern style of rose (multi-petal, rather than basic dog rose) was reputedly introduced to England by Anne Boleyn, who was educated and spent much of her youth in Austria and France.
Roses became associated with England in part because of its use as a royal emblem. To a much more limited use by Lancastrians and Yorkists than in popular imagination (the term "Wars of the Roses" was never used at the time, being an 18th and 19th century invention), but much more so by the Tudors.
Edit: The "Minden Rose", which is associated with the old Suffolk Regiment and its successors, thus being the name of a former pub in Bury, comes from the 1759 Battle of Minden, during the Seven Years War.
During that engagement, where an alliance of England, Prussia, Hannover and other German states faced French and Saxons, the English infantry was ordered to advance upon a large body of French cavalry, backed by cannon. Normally a suicidal thing to do.
As they moved through gardens, some of the English picked roses and wore them in their hats. They attacked and, in fierce fighting, broke the enemy horsemen and forced them to flee, leading to victory. The rose was then adopted as an emblem of the regiments which took part. [Post edited 12 Sep 10:20]
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| Lots of plants coming back ba on 10:03 - Sep 12 with 1707 views | Dyland |
Roses and salvias especially.
We have a China Rose (sorry) that climbs around a crab apple tree that’s kind of dying due to the rose. This one won’t come back now but when it blooms in spring it’s just crazily beautiful, with the tree acting an incredibly evocative foil. Currently the four cosmos beneath it are et pleased with themselves.
Blackberries having a second ripening too.
It’s amazing and awe inspiring. |  |
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| One for the gardeners. on 10:08 - Sep 12 with 1675 views | DJR |
Sadly nothing will bring back life the 4 metre Italian Cypress in my garden which died off over the summer.
It probably doesn't help that it is clay soil which can go from one extreme to the other, but there is another conifer which is dying together with a few bushes which I am not sure will come back to life. And nothing like this has happened over the summer in the 27 years I've lived here. [Post edited 13 Sep 10:21]
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| Could be a disease buh on 10:12 - Sep 12 with 1659 views | Dyland |
| One for the gardeners. on 10:08 - Sep 12 by DJR |
Sadly nothing will bring back life the 4 metre Italian Cypress in my garden which died off over the summer.
It probably doesn't help that it is clay soil which can go from one extreme to the other, but there is another conifer which is dying together with a few bushes which I am not sure will come back to life. And nothing like this has happened over the summer in the 27 years I've lived here. [Post edited 13 Sep 10:21]
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Sorry to hear that, very sad. The soil may need some heavy treatment. | |
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| Lots of plants coming back ba on 10:25 - Sep 12 with 1614 views | Ryorry |
| Lots of plants coming back ba on 10:03 - Sep 12 by Dyland |
Roses and salvias especially.
We have a China Rose (sorry) that climbs around a crab apple tree that’s kind of dying due to the rose. This one won’t come back now but when it blooms in spring it’s just crazily beautiful, with the tree acting an incredibly evocative foil. Currently the four cosmos beneath it are et pleased with themselves.
Blackberries having a second ripening too.
It’s amazing and awe inspiring. |
Climbers round dead or dying trees are amazing.
My Magnolia died last winter (suspect it was just too wet for it), so rather than just chop it down, bought a Clematis Montana (think it was 'Summer Snow' but not 100% sure) to climb up and through it. Has grown 3 feet in 3 months! | |
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| Skills on 10:45 - Sep 12 with 1572 views | Dyland |
| Lots of plants coming back ba on 10:25 - Sep 12 by Ryorry |
Climbers round dead or dying trees are amazing.
My Magnolia died last winter (suspect it was just too wet for it), so rather than just chop it down, bought a Clematis Montana (think it was 'Summer Snow' but not 100% sure) to climb up and through it. Has grown 3 feet in 3 months! |
Shame about the magnolia but yeh, dead trees and bushes make amazing foils for climbers and plants around the base. This crab apple is supporting some spectacular new growth. | |
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| Lots of plants coming back ba on 11:17 - Sep 12 with 1496 views | Dubtractor |
| Lots of plants coming back ba on 10:03 - Sep 12 by Dyland |
Roses and salvias especially.
We have a China Rose (sorry) that climbs around a crab apple tree that’s kind of dying due to the rose. This one won’t come back now but when it blooms in spring it’s just crazily beautiful, with the tree acting an incredibly evocative foil. Currently the four cosmos beneath it are et pleased with themselves.
Blackberries having a second ripening too.
It’s amazing and awe inspiring. |
Two years on the bounce it's been too hot/dry for the cosmos in summer, and we've ended up with with an autumn display instead. | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 12:20 - Sep 12 with 1312 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:06 - Sep 12 by Dubtractor |
Lots of flowers are having another go in my garden, I guess it's the bounce back from them all almost being dead over the summer. |
This is happening in many of my clients gardens.
My wisteria hasn’t stopped flowering since April, my roses are flowering like it’s June again and even the grass is about 80% recovered.
Incredibly resilient flora…..but another summer like this next year won’t be good news though. |  |
| We have no village green, or a shop.
It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| One for the gardeners. on 12:46 - Sep 12 with 1258 views | solemio |
Peace, Benters. | | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 13:43 - Sep 12 with 1179 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 12:46 - Sep 12 by solemio |
Peace, Benters. |
God Bless. | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 22:30 - Sep 12 with 1020 views | insignificants |
When the flower dies, count 5 leaves down and prune. It’ll flower all summer. Thank me next year for this tip. | | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 22:33 - Sep 12 with 1014 views | insignificants |
| One for the gardeners. on 09:10 - Sep 12 by Benters |
True that only half my grass has come back though. |
Scarify, or rake out the dry grass. It’ll recover soon. | | | |
| One for the gardeners. on 04:36 - Sep 13 with 899 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 22:33 - Sep 12 by insignificants |
Scarify, or rake out the dry grass. It’ll recover soon. |
Unfortunately I can’t push or carry anything heavy for 3-6 months. | |
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| One for the gardeners. on 06:24 - Sep 13 with 836 views | Benters |
| One for the gardeners. on 10:08 - Sep 12 by DJR |
Sadly nothing will bring back life the 4 metre Italian Cypress in my garden which died off over the summer.
It probably doesn't help that it is clay soil which can go from one extreme to the other, but there is another conifer which is dying together with a few bushes which I am not sure will come back to life. And nothing like this has happened over the summer in the 27 years I've lived here. [Post edited 13 Sep 10:21]
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I have lost one Lavatera plant and a Bamboo seems to be really struggling both were taken from cuttings about 15 years ago so were very established plants. [Post edited 13 Sep 6:27]
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