Rose lady

Talkback: Most hated plants

Anything beginning with Mahonia and Ivy!! reminds me of the shrubs outside city council buildings.

Love ALL Roses, be it Rambling, climbing, bush.....and  all varieties of lavender and any Anemonies....pure bliss!!

Rocky soil

Hi.

Thanks for getting back to me. I would say the soil is quite rocky. I have now been told that the rocks are clay, and yes can be broken down. I have grown flower carpet roses in huge pot which have done really well for years. Ive moved houses a few times which is why most of my flowers and plants are in pots, however I wanted to have a go at ramblers and roses actually in the ground, so thank you Busy-Lizzie

To Gary Hobson...BIG thanks for reassuring me that roses will grow through clay!! To flowering rose...our front garden is very heavy clay, so like yours maybe my David Austin roses will do fine. They'll be here soon...really excited to get them in the ground!

Can you also advise me whether it would be a mistake using bark to mulch roses with, as ive read it depleats the Nitrogen? Is compost or Manure better for them?

Rocky soil

Hello. I was  wondering if anyone had any advise for me.

My husband and I have just moved into a fairly modern house and were digging out the beds in the back garden ready for our roses. We have. As we dug away, about spade and half in we hit rock. Now this rock if hit hard enough will eventually break to form fist sized rocks.

My problem is my bareroot roses are arriving soon, so I have two questions

1) The fact that we have this rocky surface at the bottom, will this be bad for my roses.

2) What else can I add to the existing soil to improve it?

thanks

Kel

Spring bulbs

Paul's Himalayan musk rambler/ Mme Alfred Carriere

How do I create extra height to my existing fence?

Bone meal or Fish bone and blood??

too cold to plant Perenials?

Rocky soil