Hello All,
First off, I would like to say that I have not the greenest fingers in the world so, what some may see below as shocking, I see as a major achievement.
The patch in front of my house to the right of the front door has always had roses in it. The garden is overgrown to say the least (and that is after the major clearance operation last year) and I have decided to put up some white climbing roses (the lounge window is above). I have chosen two different types:
White Night and Iceberg I can't find any reference anywhere for 'White Night' rose which I bought in Homebase this morning, but it apparently produces clusters of semi-double white scented flowers. We shall see.
The problem I have that our soil is very dry and rubbly and roses like a well drained soil, so I will have to keep an eye on the watering I suppose. Any further suggestions for taking care of roses?
I know it's a little late to plant roses, but they're still available, and I'm thinking of getting another type, perhaps a different colour. I like the idea of roses climbing up the wall. Here are some pics:
BEFORE (scuppered by a couple of thunder storms)
AFTER (I got all the weeds I could - I know I will have to keep an eye on them, the dandelion roots are quite deep and anoying)
It's not perfect, I know, but I need to settle them in. You can see what awful soil I have to put up with. Methinks working some more compost would be good. And once the (inevitable) third thunder storm hits, then I can reassess the weed situation.
Here is the Iceberg:
And here's what I'm hoping it will look like in full bloom:
Right, now all I have to do is tackle the area to the left of the front door, which currently looks like this:
Gil. x
10/05/08 @ 17:29