Tuesday 22 November 2016

Autumn deliveries.

I always think of Autumn as the start of the gardening year, it is one of the busiest times of year.
A painful back and hip is the last thing a gardener needs just now!

I had started planting some of the 'many' tulip bulbs purchased and then the order of bare root roses were delivered.
They have been stored, still in their packaging, in the summer house for a few days whilst the gardener and the weather improves.
Today was that day!


There are two standard roses...


...and four shrub roses.

When I originally planted the garden in 2004 there were two standard roses in the front garden which I moved to join two new ones in the main border, now christened The Blue Border.
Sadly they didn't perform too well, they were quite old roses and were eventually removed.
I have always thought the bed lacked the symmetry ( very designer speak ) that having four standard roses provided in the border, not to mention colour.
I decided this summer to plant again, two more standard roses joining, R. Worcestershire, a weeping standard and R. Bonica Std.

The new standard roses are Wisley 2008...



...and Charlotte.



The shrub roses are R. William and Catherine, a white rose that does not grow too tall.  They are destined for the White and Green garden, to compliment the climbing rose, 'Iceberg', which is trained along the dividing fence in this garden.




They are not very much to look at when planted...



The standard roses do provide a little more structure just now.



The three following pictures are from the David Austin website.

R.Wisley 2008. Std

R. Charlotte.Std

R. William and Catherine.
We hope our new additions will look this good next year.
Now to finish the tulip planting!

What's new in your garden this autumn?

14 comments:

  1. The choices look lovely but will you need to rename the blue border?

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    1. Thanks, Sue. The blue border is so named due to there being blue painted furniture and other items in there. The inspiration came from John Brooke's garden Denmans where he has blue painted furniture through the garden.

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  2. Avoiding my embargo, the Golfer agreed to 'give' me two new roses as a slightly early birthday present, as autumn planting gives them a better start. Mine came 2 or 3 weeks ago and were duly planted uto climb up the obelisks in the shrub border. They are 'Warm Welcome' and 'Gloriana', chosen for their long flowering season

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    1. I hope they provide a Glorious Warm Welcome to your garden visitors next year Cathy.

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  3. Oh sorry to read that you've been suffering Brian and hope that you are well and truly on the mend. Here two bare root roses namely 'Boscobel' and 'Grace' arrived on Monday but it will be Friday before I can do anything with them. It's amazing how these sad looking twigs morph into full blown roses over a few months. The unplanted tulip mound has still to diminish.

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    1. Thank you Anna. I have looked up those two roses, they look beautiful. Good luck with the tulips, I finished mine yesterday.

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  4. I bet these are going to be gorgeous, Brian. I hope you're feeling better!

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    1. Thank you Eliza, with the changing seasons the gardener always has something to look forward to.

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  5. Looking forward to seeing these bloom in the future. No planting here, just chopping down Christmas trees.

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    1. We just bought our tree at the weekend from a local farmer. Now to do the decorations.

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  6. I don't know these roses but they look lovely, how exciting.

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    1. I selected these in the hope they would go with the other Std roses in this border.

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  7. I love the bare root season. So much promise in those twigs! There is a very strange weather phenomenon which occurs in my garden... it always snows when I take delivery of bare root plants. It doesn't stop me ordering them though. I like your rose choices & look forward to seeing them strut their stuff next summer.
    Take care of your back and hip!

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    1. Thank you Sarah, it is healing, frustratingly slow for a gardener with a winter to do list!

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