Gardening: Hints and Help!

It’s doing really well Bakers. Looks nice and healthy. Interesting that it has white stripes down the odd petal. I had a couple of crispy roses early on as well. They threw up new leaves and some buds very early, but we had a couple of sharp frosts overnight, and this crisped those new leaves. Will you put it into ground at some point?

Takethedogalong it is unusual with the white stripe on some, seems to be just one petal per bloom so far, on some blooms. Been nice to actually look at it closely. I'm rather chuffed at my success, with help from the original  owner 😉😇. Despite not being keen on rose's I think as it's rather special sentimentally and pretty and unusual it may well be granted a space in a bed. If I don't shorten its height I think it could look nice in the middle or to the back of my perennial border. More decisions 😯

I'm looking forward to watching the other rose bloom, the great granddaughter(s) one. I also have had success with a potted minature rose given to her by my cousins when they lost their mum, my mum's older sister, a couple of years ago. Not sentimental about that but it's also got a red bud on it so it will be interesting to watch that bloom.

Might be posting more photos!

Yes. I have two or three in a perennial border, that looks as though it could give some nice colour towards the rear. One or two of mine are quite tall, around 4’6”, with a couple more towards the front around 3ft. Interestingly, the ones in the border take less looking after than my others, less prone to anything nasty, and all I do is deadhead, then a good cut back in November.

I have majored on carnations and dianthus in pots this year, like you say, with not going away, I have had the time to spend on them. I love carnations, that gorgeous scent. They remind me of my lovely Grandad, he always grew them.

Grandma and Grandad in their beautiful garden, with Rex, ratter extraordinaire!😁

B2, just had another rootle through the roses and it could be a floribunda called "Sentimental." The white flashes will be irregular, similar to yours.

TDA, what a nice photo of your grandparents and their immaculate garden! 

When I was young our garden had been planted up by a granny I never met, she died a year before I was born, so I could meet her in the garden if not reality and I've always grown a few things that she grew. 

I don’t think it will be Sentimental Brue, I have one, and almost every petal on every flower is heavily striped. This is a photo of mine. It dates from 1996 as well.

Grandad was brilliant gardener. He won lots of prizes. His early life was spent as a gardener on a big house estate, but sadly in later life he had to move into a less pleasant job. But he kept up his gardening, allotment, and finally got back working as a gardener. I spent part of my lovely childhood pottering around with him and Nan in their garden, sitting by the stove in his big greenhouse, helping to dig up veg and feeding his chickens. 

Brue thanks for searching rose variety. I'm sure it's a floribunda but I dont think it's Sentimental. Too much white you have to look really closely to see the white streaks/stripes. At first I thought it might be bird poo! It's also spelt Scentimental, and suggests a scent. This has none or it's very faint 😉. 

If we all keep at it we'll get it sussed! Or as near as we can.

Takethedogalong what a lovely photo of your grandparents. Beautiful garden, open space and tea on the lawn, milk jug, teapot, cups, how standards have slipped! Your rose is beautiful too.

I looked at an image comparison site which named the rose but the picture only showed a few flecks of white similar to yours. I'm sure it's out there somewhere although some unnamed roses probably get through, I've got some my Aunt ordered from a newspaper offer! Just kept them because of her. 

Still waiting delivery. Problem is , you cant track David Austin Roses so will have  to wait .

Oh excitement and anticipation 😆. 

I presume it's a pot grown so you may well have buds or blooms already.

If you can add a photo so we can share that will be very nice.