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Hi all, I am thinking of growing a standard rose this year in a patio pot. Has anyone had any experience with these? Also, I would like a rose type (thats this shape and med - large blooms with fragrance). I like lots of colours so thats not a

I have a Patio Rose and today have noticed that there is a bunch of leaves appearing at the centre of the rose. I have never seen this before.  I wondered if the seeds are growing inside the flower.  The petals are still fresh and healthy

't choose to grow a rose through an apple tree http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mw1h/episodes/guide   Have a look through the attached link Regina If I remember correctly the recommendation was to grow a rose through an  old apple tree that was well past

Last year I planted 2 David Austin clair austin roses against my rose arch.  I don't expect them to make much height this summer and would like to add something that will grow fast and complement the roses this summer. Any suggestions please? Would

I need to move a rambling rose this winter, any advice would be welcomed.  Will I need to cut it down and sacrifice the flowers for next year? Personally I would cut it back. This will help the plant put energy into new growing new roots.

Hi I took some rose cuttings whilst pruning my rambling rose after it flowered, following the instructions given from the Garderners World Website.  The leaves I left at the top of the stems all died, however 2 of the cuttings have lots of new

it big time so what I do is at the end of the growing season I spray the roses with Rose Clear and put some BFB done and dig it in remove all the dead leaves and bury a banana skin by the roots to give them extra potassium then leave them till Spring,  so

as the first shoots are sprouting and to spray them at the first sign of shoots. Climbing roses produce many more flowering shoots if the main branches are trained as near to the horizontal as possible - what is your climber growing against?  Can you lower

.Clean and sharpen knives and secateursPut up nesting boxes for birds on suitable treesMove shrubs growing in the wrong placeAround the gardenCut down willows and dogwoods to their baseFinish taking hardwood cuttingsPlant bare-root roses, hedging, trees and shrubs

Treat lawn weedsRemove suckers growing around or on stems of roses, trees and shrubsTrim box topiary and hedging